William "Bill" Worsley

WORSLEY, WORMAN, HANSON, BOREY, DEWALD

Posted By: Pat Ludeke (email)
Date: 9/9/2017 at 23:25:52

William “Bill” Worsley, 78, of Clear Lake, Iowa died Sunday September 4, 2016 at his home in Clear Lake, Iowa.

Celebration of Bill’s life will be 1:00 p.m. Thursday September 8, 2016 at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, Iowa with Rev. Dennis Ganz officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel and then one hour before the service on Thursday at the funeral home. Military honors will be provided by the Clear Lake V.F.W. Private inurnment will take place in the Ventura Cemetery, Ventura, Iowa. In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorials to the Clear Lake Noon Lions or the Clear Lake Historical Society.

Bill was born December 1, 1937 in Rock Island, Illinois, the son of Richard and Martha Belle (Worman) Worsley. He graduated from Ventura High School in 1956 and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps where he served for three years, and was honorably discharged in 1959.

Bill was employed by Western Electric (Ma Bell) for 32 years and was retired for one day before returning to work for ATI, retiring again in 2003. In “retirement” he worked part time for Hare Electric. He often remarked that the only thing he could not fix was a broken heart, the crack of dawn and the Kenmore dryer.

He married Maxine Hanson on May 5, 1962 at Zion Lutheran Church, Clear Lake. They resided in Waterloo, Iowa for 32 years before returning home to Clear Lake. In retirement, he enjoyed being active with the Noon Lion’s Club and the 9:00 Impaired Hearing Coffee Club at the Main Street Deli. He loved spending time in the backyard shed tinkering with his woodworking tools. Hot laps around the Lake were also a favorite past time to look for ducks, geese, deer, turkeys and pelicans.

He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Maxine Worsley. Daughters Jody Worsley (Chris Borey) and granddaughter Temperance Belle Borey, Des Moines, Iowa and Joleen and husband Bob Dewald, Knoxville, TN and granddaughters Kelly, Lauryn, and Jaynie Dewald and his brother Dick (Paula) Worsley of Fertile, Iowa.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Tommy. Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. 4th St., Clear Lake, Iowa. 641-357-2193. ColonialChapels.com