Mr. Heteji was born at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. He was raised in North Plainfield by Paul Stout Heteji Sr. and Catherine Frances (Phelan).

In 1970, he settled down in Livingston to have a family. He was a career tax specialist, employed by Marsh McClennan in New York for the past 20 years working up to the day he died.

Mr. Heteji was the husband of 28 years to Charlotte (Jane) Rotunno Heteji; father to Lauren Carol Heteji, Lianne Christine Carp and to Michael Gallo. He was a brother to Peter Dunham Heteji and Thomas Phelan Heteji. He had two grandchildren.

The funeral was held on Saturday, June 17 at the Leonard-Lee Funeral Home, with the Funeral Mass offered at Church of the Assumption in Roselle Park.

In lieu of flowers the family suggests making a donation to the National Kidney Foundation kidney. org or the American Diabetes Foundation diabetes.org.