The funeral mass for William J. Ptak (Billy) will be held Saturday at 9 a.m. at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Route 36, Highlands.
Ptak, of Jacksonville, Fla, is a native of Highlands, son of Ben and Geraldine Ptak. He died August. 30 after a brief illness.
A veteran of ten years in the US Navy, Bill was also life guard at Gateway National Recreation Area at Sandy Hook for many years.
Bill was a member of the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Jacksonville and a communicant of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church while living here.
