Kanwar Kultar Singh

Kanwar Kultar Singh, 94, living in Jericho, NY, died after a brief illness on March 7, 2026. Kultar, as he was known to his family and friends, or “KK,” was born in Delhi, India, September 1, 1931. 

His parents Tirlok Singh (Papaji) and Avtaar Kaur (Biji) lived at Roop Nagar in old Delhi, where Kultar’s father built a family home and successful transportation business, passed on to Kultar’s brother, Kamal (deceased).

 Kultar left India to study Engineering at the University of London in 1950, where he met his future wife, Maureen Doherty. They were married in Delhi in 1959, and moved to Calcutta and then Bombay, where Kultar worked for ESSO, a global energy company. 

In 1967, Kultar, Maureen, and their two children, Anita and Nikhil, came to the United States, where Kultar completed an MBA at Tulane University in New Orleans. After finishing his studies, they made the decision to emigrate, and Kultar took a job at W.R. Grace in New York City, with the family eventually settling in Westfield, New Jersey, where their third child, Karam was born. 

When he wasn’t commuting to New York for work, Kultar enjoyed teaching his daughter math and coaching his sons’ soccer teams. 

In the late 1970s, he transitioned to a highly successful career in international banking and finance, retiring in 1994 as Senior Vice President at National Westminster Bank, North America. 

Kultar and Maureen continued to travel widely in their later years, visiting with friends around the world, returning each summer to Yarwell, England, their second home, as well as annual visits to South Africa. 

Kultar was especially fond of golf, keeping track of world sports, politics and the financial markets. He loved good food and fine wine, and was always prepared with a variety of single malts to offer his guests. 

As his family, we loved him as a Husband, Dad and Granddad, but Kultar had many trusted friends over the years across the globe. Sadly, he outlived most of them and their full testaments may not be forthcoming. 

In his retirement, Kultar enjoyed serving on various committees and boards including at the Raritan Valley Country Club and the Holy Redeemer Hospital in Philadelphia. 

Kultar was fiercely proud of the educational accomplishments of his children and grandchildren and rarely missed an opportunity to boast about them lovingly. 

He was a devout Sikh, but religion was a personal matter to him. His prayer book was a constant companion and gave him comfort and a connection to his origins. 

He is survived by Maureen, his wife of 67 years, his children Anita, Nikhil and Karam, their spouses, Nicholas, Thuy Linh and Ashrina, and six grandchildren, Andrew, Michael, Myha, Anhna, Zahr and Zehn. 

He lived a full, adventurous life; if he was here with us, he would likely say that our time together, “was most enjoyable.”