WERNER, William F. "Bill"

WERNER, WIRTH, GERE, MEEKER, OVERSCHMIDT, FITZPATRICK

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 5/11/2016 at 19:10:00

Obituary ~ William F. "Bill" Werner
August 12, 1914 ~ September 11, 2000

The Globe Gazette
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
September 14, 2000

MASON CITY - William F. Werner, 86, of 1128 Eastmoor Drive, died Monday (Sept. 11, 2000) at the Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the First United Methodist Church, 119 S. Georgia Ave., with the Rev. Douglas Anderson officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with a 7 p.m. Elks service. There will be additional visitation one hour prior to services on Friday at the church.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to the Mercy Heart Center in his memory.

William F. Werner was born Aug. 12, 1914, in Dubuque, the son of Frank and Lydia (Wirth) Werner. He graduated from Dubuque High School and Bayless Business College, as well as the Ag Credit School in Ames and the School of Banking in Madison, Wis. He had lived in Mason City since 1936.

Bill was united in marriage with Ruth K. Gere on May 13, 1939, at Summit Congregational Church in Dubuque. He entered the U.S. Navy and served during World War II.

Bill worked for 30 years at the United Home Bank, now Bank of America. He retired Aug. 31, 1979.

Bill was a member of the First United Methodist Church where he served as church treasurer.

He liked gardening and was known for his large garden. William was very active in the community. He was a member of the Kiwanis. He contributed his talents to the Winnebago Council of Boy Scouts for over 40 years as well as serving as president. He was treasurer and a board member of the Cancer Society, Board of the Red Cross, and Builders Exchange. He was a past Exalted Ruler of the Elks, and served on the board of the United Way. He also served on the Fair Board, the Board of Adjustment, served as the Mason City Treasurer and was president of the Senior Chamber.

He is survived by his wife, Ruth, of Mason City; a son, William W. Werner and his wife, Billie Lou, of Marion; one daughter, Barbara Meeker, of Cedar Rapids; three granddaughters, Tara Overschmidt and her husband, Jim, of Florissant, Mo., Julie Fitzpatrick and her husband, Scott, of Cedar Rapids, and Sebrina Meeker, of Cedar Rapids; two great-grandchildren, Zachary and Elizabeth Overschmidt; and one sister, Martha Werner, of Dubuque.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641) 423-0924.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, May of 2016