William passed away on 6/19/2021 in Marlton, Burlington, New Jersey Obituary:
WILLIAM LEON PAGE, born on December 3, 1935 in Omaha, NE. He was the eldest son to William Hyland Page and Lena Dorothea Kuhl. Younger brother Donald Page (deceased), nephews Eric J. Page and Jeffrey S. Page in St. Louis, MO. A graduate of The University of Denver and Purdue University, William was the Dean of the Library Services of Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA. Upon retirement, he spent a lot of time in Malaysia with his Spouse Albert Ong. Moved back to USA (settling in Marlton, NJ) permanently in 2015. William lived a full life until the end. He was very active, doing 1200 miles on the bike a year, at the age of 84 and was looking forward to doing 2000 miles this year (2021). A quiet man, he will be much missed by everyone, especially his spouse of 23 years. Funeral service for William will be private.
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Obituary:
WILLIAM LEON PAGE, born on December 3, 1935 in Omaha, NE. He was the eldest son to William Hyland Page and Lena Dorothea Kuhl. Younger brother Donald Page (deceased), nephews Eric J. Page and Jeffrey S. Page in St. Louis, MO. A graduate of The University of Denver and Purdue University, William was the Dean of the Library Services of Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA. Upon retirement, he spent a lot of time in Malaysia with his Spouse Albert Ong. Moved back to USA (settling in Marlton, NJ) permanently in 2015. William lived a full life until the end. He was very active, doing 1200 miles on the bike a year, at the age of 84 and was looking forward to doing 2000 miles this year (2021). A quiet man, he will be much missed by everyone, especially his spouse of 23 years. Funeral service for William will be private.
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