Bill Stinger 1935 - 2018

ORR, STINGER, NIXON

Posted By: Connie Swearingen -Volunteer (email)
Date: 5/21/2018 at 14:55:50

Sioux City Journal
27 April 2018

South Sioux City, Died Sioux City

Bill Stinger, 82, of South Sioux City, passed away Monday, April 23, 2018, at a Sioux City hospital.

Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Monday at First Presbyterian Church in South Sioux City, with the Rev. Rex Wentzel officiating. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Mohr Funeral Home in South Sioux City.

Bill was born on July 9, 1935, in Pender, Neb., the son of Earl and Ellen (Orr) Stinger. He graduated from South Sioux City High School and attended college at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln.

Bill married Sylvia Nixon in 1958 in Dakota City. They were South Sioux City residents for more than 50 years. He owned and operated Stinger's Proved Sire Service until he retired.

He was a member of First Presbyterian Church in South Sioux City, was a volunteer for the Dakota City Fire Dept. and a longtime 4-H leader. He enjoyed spending time with his family and grandchildren, Husker football and golfing.

Survivors include his wife, Sylvia Stinger; sons, Larry (Julie) Stinger of South Sioux City, and Russell (Charlene) Stinger of Elizabethtown, Ky.; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a brother, Terry (Elaine) Stinger of Wonder Lake, Ill.; and brother-in-law, Norman Hellbusch of Humphrey, Neb.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Earl and Ellen Stinger; and a sister, Earlene Hellbusch