William "Bill" Grenier Jr.

William A. Grenier, Jr., of Perkasie, PA, passed away on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, at Kindred Hospital Philadelphia in Havertown, PA. He was 71.

He was the beloved husband of Lynn (Jennings) Grenier, with whom he had shared 46 years of marriage.

Born in Fort Monmouth, NJ, he was the son of the late William A., Sr. and Joan (Guth) Grenier.

Bill graduated from Sayreville War Memorial High School in Sayreville, NJ.

For over 45 years, he worked as a master machinist for a number of companies. It was a trade that he loved, and he felt great pride in working in it. It gave him the opportunity to be creative, put his technical skills to use, and carry on the traditions of the craftsmen who had trained him.

Outside of work, Bill enjoyed history, reading, working on cars, and being with the dogs that he and Lynn cared for together. The two of them shared a passion for dogs and, as such, the dogs were a huge part of Bill’s life. His love of animals also extended to other cherished pets throughout his life, including cats, cockatiels, guinea pigs, goats, chickens, llamas, alpacas, and his boyhood rat, “Shiner.”

Fascinated by machines of all kinds, he had an impressive, almost magical ability to fix anything.

Bill was also an active, long-time member of the Branch Valley Fish, Game, and Forestry Association and the National Rifle Association.

Bill will be remembered for being a wonderful husband and father, spoiling his wife rotten, and being an animal whisperer.

He will be missed for his big, generous heart, an ability to make friends everywhere he went, and his ready, often ribald, jokes that were always delivered with a grin. 

In addition to his wife, Bill is survived by his daughter, Melanie Grenier-Brusse, and her husband, William Pirrone-Brusse; his two sisters: Ruth Dorvin and Susan Grenier Warner; his brother-in-law, John Dorvin; and several nieces and nephews: Rich, Kris, and Kate Poulsen, Glenn Warner, and Amanda Dorvin.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Karen Poulsen, and his nephew, Rob Poulsen.

You are invited to visit with Bill’s family and friends from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 27, 2026, at Naugle Funeral and Cremation Service, 135 West Pumping Station Road, Quakertown, PA 18951. His funeral service will follow at 3:00 pm. Interment will be held privately. The family requests that you do not wear black to the service. If you have something blue, please wear that, as it was Bill’s favorite color.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to America’s Vetdogs: https://www.vetdogs.org/

As one friend said, “There should be more ‘Bills’ in the world.”