William Lueder

William "Bill" C. Lueder Jr., age 82 of Montello passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at Divine Savior Hospital in Portage. Bill was born on July 8, 1934 to William Sr. and Isabelle (Gallman) Lueder in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. He graduated from Fort Atkinson High School and furthered his education earning a Degree in Education from Carroll College. While at Carroll, Bill excelled at football and basketball and was named to the Little All-American Team. He married Joyce Borchers at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Waukesha, Wisconsin on October 9, 1954 and from that union came six children. Bill taught and coached at several schools before coming to Montello in 1964. He taught several subjects, mostly driver's education. Bill coached football, basketball, and wrestling at different times during his career, but football was his real passion. He coached several conference championship teams and earned many awards throughout his time as coach that spanned 25 years. Bill was also a Montello Lions Club member and was recently inducted into the Carroll College Athletic Hall of Fame. In retirement, he still enjoyed supporting the local sports teams, fishing trips, puzzle making and spending time with his family; especially his grandchildren. Bill leaves behind his wife of almost 62 years, Joyce, and six children: Kim (Steve) Hesprich of Dubuque, IA, Mike of Wyocena, Penny (Roy) Peyton of Wisconsin Dells, Greg (Barb) of Tomah, Patricia Stelter of Wausau and Christopher of Madison. He is also survived by six grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, sister, Norma and sister-in-law, Vergene "Mick" Lueder as well as other extended family members. Bill is preceded in death by his parents and three brothers: Dick "Moose", Skip, and Frances. A visitation will be held on Friday evening from 4:00 until 7:00 p.m. at the Crawford Funeral Home of Montello and again on Saturday morning at 9 a.m. prior to the prayer service. A brief prayer service led by Father Paulraj Sellam will be held on Saturday, October 1, 2016, at 10 a.m. at the funeral home. Following the prayer service, inurnment will take place at the Montello City Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the Budda-Box Fight Against Cancer, P.O. Box 91, Westfield, WI 53964.

Crawford Funeral and Cremation Service of Montello and Oxford is honored to be serving the family. www.CrawfordFH.com

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Visitation
Friday, September 30, 2016
Visitation
Saturday, October 1, 2016
Prayer Service
Saturday, October 1, 2016