William "Bill" Day

William "Bill" Day, 98 1/2 of Waterloo died at Covenant Medical Center on Sunday, August 12, 2018 of natural causes.  He was born March 18, 1920, in Mediapolis, IA, son of Lester and Evangeline (Weigle) Day. He married Evelyn Grootveld in 1942 in Bakersfield, CA. She died August 31, 1988.                           Bill graduated from Oskaloosa H.S. 1937. He attended William Penn for 2 years and later graduated from the University of Iowa in 1947 with a BS in Commerce.  Bill worked as a Transportation Manager at Rath Packing for over 30 years and Kroblin Transportation, retiring in 1983.                         He was a Captain in the United States Army Air Corp, serving as a Pilot on B17, B24, B29 and was a B17 Instructor Pilot during WW11.   Bill was a former member of the First United Methodist Church, South Waterloo Church of the Brethren, and a current member of the Westminster Presbyterian Church.  He was an avid golfer, storyteller, enjoyed fishing, followed the Hawkeyes and rarely missed "Judge Judy." He loved his family which were a big part of his life.   He is survived by his special companion Bobbi Sturgeon of Waterloo; three daughters, Sherry (Doug) Malcolm...[more]

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f Waterloo; three daughters, Sherry (Doug) Malcolm of Pittsboro, NC; Deb (Dale) Calender of Williamsburg, VA; Shelly (Ken) Snyder of Alexandria, MN, and son, Jon (Susan) Day of Fairfield Glade, TN.   Eleven Grandchildren, Erica (Paul) Overshiner, Stefanie (Dustin) Thornburg, Katie (Tyson) Bjorklund, Lindsay (Justin) Larson, Maggie (Stu) Wood, Bill (Emily) Malcolm, Chad (Kate) Malcolm, Christopher (Tina) Day, Jennifer (Justin) Allar, Matt (Allison) Guba, and Zach (Alexis) Guba; 22 Great Grandchildren, Quinn, Chelsea, Cooper, Hannah, Myles, Ella, Trevor, Grace, Michael, Zoe, Emma, Micah, Alli, Brett, Will, Stella, Kate, Gunnar, Finley, Henrik, Silas, and Dierks ; two Great Great Grandchildren: Lukas, and Leilliann                     Preceded by: wife; and sister, Ruth DeBruyn To read the full obituary, please click here: http://www.lockefuneralhome.com/obituaries/william-bill-day