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William H.
Bremel
Apr 15, 1937 — Oct 25, 2021
Raymond
William H. Bremel, age 84, passed away at Ascension-All Saints hospital on October 25, 2021, due to complications arising from Covid-19.
William was born in Yorkville township, WI to Herman Otto and Viola (nee: Bean) Bremel on April 15th, 1937. He attended Fritchen grade school and Union Grove High School, graduating in 1955 . He served in the Army National Guard for 8 years while working on the family farm and at American Motors. William also served as an ambulance driver while on active duty in 1961-1962 in preparation for the Berlin Crisis.
Bill met the love of his life, Judith Peterson. They were married on August 26, 1961 at North Cape Lutheran Church. Together they raised their family in the Town of Raymond, building the family home in 1965 on County Highway "U" where they have lived ever since.
William was the owner and operator of Bremel Poultry Farm for many years, raising ducks, farming crops, and mowing roadsides for the town of Yorkville. Bill enjoyed fishing, hunting, roller skating, canoeing, and restoring his old John Deere tractors and implements. He had a special talent of being able to fix anything multiple times over. He was a lifelong member of Grace Lutheran Church in Racine, WI where he served on many boards, as an elder, and sang in the choir.
Bill is survived by his wife of 60 years, Judy; his children, Tim (Starla) Bremel, Diane (Ken) Bretl, Paul Bremel; grandchildren, Joe(Alexandra) Harman, Alex Bremel, Sarah (Brian) Meeuwsen, Haley Bretl, Thomas Bretl, London Bremel, McKinley Bremel, Meridian Bremel; great grand children Xander, Griffin and Parker Harman; sister, Florence Straube; sisters-in-law Dawn Bremel and Margie Peterson; brother-in-law Russell (Judie) Peterson, and many beloved nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his brother, David Bremel; a sister and brother-in-law Irene and Elmer Geschke; brothers-in-law: Leonard Straube, Wilmer Peterson and Paul Peterson and sister-in-law, Colette Peterson.
The family would like to thank the staff at Ascension-all Saints for their loving care, especially Kyla OT and Becca RN .
Funeral Services will be held Monday, November 1, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church, 3700 Washington Avenue, Racine, WI. Visitation will be held prior to the service at the church from 4-6 p.m. Monday Nov 1, 2021.
In leiu of flowers, memorials are suggested to Grace Lutheran church.
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