We’re sorry to report that Riverton’s most energetic and effective volunteer, Bill Hall, passed away peacefully at his home on Cedar Street on March 24, 2026.
Still a great conversationalist and with his trademark sense of humor in full force at age 101, he leaves hundreds of people with great memories of working with him on an astonishing variety of activities in Riverton and beyond in the larger world.
Bill met Nancy Ritschard in the 1940s while both were young avid sailors at the Riverton Yacht Club. Married for 72 years, their enthusiasm for sailing never waned, and Bill was RYC’s oldest member. Nancy passed away at age 93 in 2024.
Both were extraordinarily kind, with an irrepressible optimism that was at the same time completely realistic, an approach that brought out the best in everyone they encountered.
Here is a frame from a homemade film of the 1st National Duster Class Regatta at Riverton Yacht Club on September 7, 1946. Bill is in the middle with the red shirt and Nancy is wearing a green scarf on the deck of her Duster sailboat as it is getting its official measurement before the start of the first race.
Here’s a closeup of the handsome guy (age 22).
Bill and his many friends always seemed to be involved in unexpected projects.
That’s Bill on the left, followed by John Mustard, Knute Hunn, and Marcy Lippincott. It’s Spring of 1941 (Bill was 16) and the gang had bought a decrepit Model T Ford in Easton, Pa. for $25 and were towing it home to Riverton. They had gotten as far as Glenside when the tow rope chafed through. This precious photo is thanks to Roland Hunn (Knute’s son) who generously shared with us his scans from several family albums.
Read Bill’s wonderful official obit and be prepared to say “I didn’t know that!” over and over. He was one of a kind.
Family and friends are invited to visit on Thursday April 16, 2026, from 10:15 AM to 11:00 AM, followed by a funeral service at 11:00 AM, all at Calvary Presbyterian Church, 4th Street and Lippincott Avenue, Riverton, NJ 08077.
