William J.A. VandenHeuvel III

William J. A. VandenHeuvel, III

Date of birth: 3/7/1935

Date of death: 9/2/2026

Son of William J. A. VandenHeuvel, Jr., and Geraldine I. DuPuy VandenHeuvel. Bill was born on March 7, 1935 and died on September 2, 2026. He was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years, Lois Long VandenHeuvel, married on August 20, 1960.

He is survived by their three children and their families: daughter Adrianne V. and Patrick Cusick and their children, Ciaran, Alessia and Catherine; son Paul and Carolyn Kegley VandenHeuvel and their children, Christian (Megan) and Calder (Shaylan); and daughter Laura V. and David Tapscott and their children Annie and Sarah; predeceased by his brother, Nicholas G. VandenHeuvel.

Bill graduated from Princeton University in 1956, and received his Ph.D. in organic chemistry from Princeton in 1960. He then served in the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service, was next on the faculty of Baylor University College of Medicine, and for nearly thirty years was a research chemist with the Merck Research Laboratories.

In 1983, he received an honorary doctor of science degree from Bucknell University. During his professional career and retirement years, he was an active member of the American Chemical Society, and also was a visiting scientist and faculty associate in the Bucknell chemistry department.

He was an active member of several Lutheran churches, and of a variety of community and other organizations, including the Susquehanna Valley Chorale, the Friends of Joseph Priestley House, the Princeton Area United Way, and the Princeton Class of 1956. Memorial gifts may be made to the Lutheran Church of the Messiah, Princeton, NJ, St. Mark Lutheran Church, Hanover, PA, Trinity Lutheran Church, Brewster, MA, and/or the Susquehanna Valley Chorale, Lewisburg, PA.

A celebration of Bill's life will be held on Saturday, November 14, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Mark Lutheran Church, 129 Charles St, Hanover, PA 17331. A reception will follow in the church Fellowship Hall. In honor of Bill, you are welcome to write a limerick to share. Hot tea with lemon will certainly be served.

Interment at 3:30 p.m. at Lewisburg Cemetery, 201 S 7th St, Lewisburg, PA 17837.