Date : 22 Jun 1999
Location : Highland Memorial Park, Appleton, WI
Appleton
Age 60, passed away peacefully Friday, June 18, 1999, at his home surrounded by his loving family and friends after a long, courageous battle with cancer. He was born on August 31, 1938, in Neenah, son of the late William A. and Irene K. (Rahn) Wolff. On May 27, 1961, in Appleton, he was united in marriage to Katie Richter. Bill graduated from Neenah High School. He served his country in the U.S. Marines, stationed in the Philippines from 1956 until 1958. He worked for the Appleton City Police Department for six years and left to pursue a career in insurance adjusting, working with Sentry Insurance and Integrity Insurance, both of Appleton, before his employment with the Milwaukee Insurance Company with whom he worked for 13 years, retiring in 1997. Bill was a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Appleton, and was very active in church activities, including serving as an elder, usher and listening to children's memory verses. He also worked with the City of Appleton's Junior Achievement and was a member of the Appleton Jaycees as well as a member of the B.P.O.E. lodge 676, Neenah-Menasha. Bill will be deeply missed by the love of his life, his wife of 38 years, Katie; his three daughters, Lisa (Curt) Drews, Amherst; Wendy (Terry) Leicht, Kimberly; and Traci (Casey) Maloney, Green Bay; his two grandchildren, Katie and Matthew Drews; his two cousins, Bonnie Zapp, Appleton and Shirley Henning, Appleton his aunt, Margarita Wormell, Yakima, Washington; and also many dear friends, especially longtime, treasured friends and neighbors, Penny (Jeff) Alderton, Appleton. Bill is also survived by his constant companion, Muffin. William was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Charles; and his father and mother-in-law, Russell (Alice) Richter. Funeral services for William will be held on Tuesday, June 22, 1999, at 11:30 a.m. at GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN CHURCH, 2220 E. College Ave. Appleton, with the Rev. Thomas A. Part officiation. Friends may visits at the funeral home on Monday from 4-8 p.m. and again on Tuesday directly at the church from 10:30 a.m. until the time of the service. The B.P.O.E. Lodge 676 of Neenah-Menasha will conduct a service at the funeral home on Monday at 7 p.m. Military graveside honors will be held in Highland Memorial Park, Appleton, on Tuesday at 3 p.m. A memorial fund has been established in his name to benefit Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Appleton. The family would like to say a special thank-you to the United Health Hospice staff, especially Rose, Charlie, and Frannie, for their loving care.
You are your little girls' hero
You're the apple of our eyes
You're the knight in shining armor
You're the sunshine in our skies
You are your little girls' hero
You were sent from above
You guide us through our growing years
To laugh with us and love
You are your little girls' hero
Through happy times and sad
You are your little girls' hero
But we'll still call you Dad.
You are your little girls' hero
We feel so lucky, loved and proud
I'm writing this just so you know
You're the silver lining in our cloud
There is so much more I can't express
Your strength, your courage, your thoughtfullness.
You are your little girls' hero
You could never be anything less
You are your little girls' hero
A better father there could never be
You raised us honest, strong and proud
Love from Lisa, Traci and from me
To live in the hearts of those we leave behind - is not to die.
Appleton Post-Crescent - Jun 20, 1999
