Stockwell, Bill Bruce (1940 - 2021)

STOCKWELL, BUSS, ANDERSEN, KAUTZ, JOHNSON, ADAMS, HARTNESS, SCHWINDERMAN, DILLS

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 5/8/2021 at 17:56:03

Name of deceased: Bill Bruce Stockwell

Aged: 80 yrs, 7 mo, 6 days

Residence: Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Born: Sep. 22, 1940; Ridgeway, Harrison County, MO

Died: April 28, 2021; Myrtue Medical Center, Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: Saturday, May 1, 2021; Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Harlan, IA; burial was in the Shelby Cemetery, Shelby, IA

Survived by: Wife of 60 years, Lois Stockwell of Elk Horn, IA; children, Karolyn Andersen of Omaha, NE, Kim Kautz of Bedford, IA, Terri Johnson of Vermillion, SD, and Bill Stockwell (spouse, Cathy) of Elk Horn, IA; 15 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; siblings, Nita Adams and Larry Stockwell; nieces; nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Lewis and Nellie (nee Hartness) Stockwell; sons-in-law, Rick Andersen, Robin Kautz, and Brian “Swede” Johnson; grandson, Tom Johnson; siblings, Harold Stockwell, Robert Stockwell, Roxie Schwinderman, Jessie Stockwell, Patricia Dills, and Al Stockwell

Education: Attended country school until Grade 8.

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: U. S. Navy, 1957 - 1960

Marriage: Lois Buss; Feb. 24, 1961; Hanscom Park Methodist Church, Omaha, NE

Employment: Owned and operated Stockwell Construction; was in partnership with his son in B & B Tiling, working with heavy equipment and doing dirt work for many farmers in the area

Hobbies/Interests: enjoyed being outdoors, camping, fishing and bird watching; liked tinkering at his shop; enjoyed playing cards and watching documentaries; loved animals and hanging out and playing with his grandkids

Sources: harlanonline.com; kjan.com; pauleyjones.com