Crosby, William Roy 1947 - 1994

CROSBY, CHASE, BROWN

Posted By: Pat Ludeke (email)
Date: 5/21/2013 at 23:56:33

William Roy Crosby, 47, of Clear Lake, died Monday, Aug. 1, 1994 at North Iowa
Medical Centers east campus.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, Aug. 4, at 11:30 a.m., at the United
Methodist Church in Clear Lake. The Rev. Dennis Nicholson will officiate. A 2
p.m. graveside service will be held at Madison Township Cemetery in Forest City,
Iowa.

Visitation will begin today (Wednesday), Aug. 3, at 3 p.m. at the Ward-Van Slyke
Colonial Chapel, 101 N. 4th St., Clear Lake. The family suggests memorials to
the William R. Crosby memorial fund.

Bill was born May 18, 1947, in Belmond, Iowa, the son of Jack Crosby and Audrey
(nee) Chase Crosby.

He served in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam Conflict. He
married Bonnie Jean Brown on Jan. 19, 1968, in Belmond, Iowa. They moved to
Clear Lake after their marriage.

Bill loved to camp, travel, fish, spend time with his grandson and his dog. He
belonged to National Organization of D.A.V.

He is survived by his son Cary Crosby, Clear Lake; four sisters, Barbara Arthur
and her husband, Wayne, Alexander, Iowa, Beverly Nath, Waco, Texas, Bobbi Husske
and her husband, Bruce, Garner, Iowa, Kathy Kinseth and her husband, Dean,
Longmont, Colo.; one brother James Crosby, Waco, Texas; one grandson Chase
Crosby, Northwood, Iowa; several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife in 1992; and one brother, Jack
(jr.) Crosby.