William "Bill" Lansing

Of Pewaukee, WI died in a motorcycle accident at age 57 on Saturday, July 25, 2015. Bill was born in Galesburg, Illinois on February 14, 1958 to Leonard and Barbara (nee Allison) Lansing. He attended ROVA High School and graduated from University of Illinois. Bill has been employed at ADM for over 35 years, serving as the Commercial Director for ADM Cocoa Americas for the last fifteen years. He married Denise Palmer on February 27, 2009. He is survived by his wife, Denise and stepdaughters, Samantha and Sydney; daughter Gina; son Nick; father and stepmother Leonard and Pat; brothers Phillip (Missy) and Nate; sister, Beth (Marty); former wife, Jane; nieces, nephews and countless friends. Bill was preceded in death by his mother, Barbara. Visitation at the Krause Funeral Home 21600 W. Capitol Dr. Brookfield, WI 53072 Thursday, July 30 from 4:00 to 6:45 PM. Celebration of Bill's life at 7:00 PM. Bill enjoyed traveling, golfing, running with "D" (Denise), spending time with his family, working with all of his colleagues at ADM, playing basketball on Saturday mornings with "the guys", barbequing on the grill, watching and playing sports, and riding his Harley motorcy...[more]

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. Although Bill will be deeply missed, we will always remember his perpetual smile, his impeccable style and of course his optimism.