William C. Fowles

William "Bill" Fowles, 59, Green Bay, went to be with the Lord Sunday, November 6, 2011. He was born June 17, 1952 to Edward and Audrey (Russell) Fowles in Green Bay. On April 5, 1975, he married Linda Novak at Bethel Lutheran Church in Green Bay. Bill graduated from Green Bay West High School in 1970. After a short stint at college, he returned home and then took an extended trip out west in the Rockies, camping and fishing with his friend, Steve DuChateau. After returning from this trip, he worked at Gardner Denver for one year before returning to the family business, Machine Service, Inc., which his father Edward (Ted) Fowles and mother, Audrey Fowles founded in 1948. It was truly a family business. He was very proud to be able to work side by side each day with his brother, Ed, brother-in-law, Mike Anderson, his sister, Jayne Anderson, his nephew, Mike Anderson Jr., his wife, Linda and his two sons, Chris and David. He was so very proud of his two sons. He was just thrilled when they joined the business and he was working with them hand in hand each day. Bill was a hard worker and role model and was devoted to the business. He enjoyed traveling, taking trips to t...[more]

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Pacific Coast, Jamaica, Hawaii, St. Lucia, Mexico and many trips to San Diego visiting his aunt and uncle and cousins. His most memorable trip was to Europe with friends, Barb and John Mc Gown. He really loved going to his cottage in Three Lakes almost every weekend of the year, fishing, taking boat rides on the Three Lakes Chain of Lakes, snowmobiling and just relaxing. He had a love of music, especially the Beatles. Bill played in a band in his early days and continued playing the guitar his whole life. He even tried the ukulele. He enjoyed watching old Packer games, hockey and get-togethers with his friends known as the "party bunch". Being a machinist all of his life, he loved to fix things and took great satisfaction when he could figure out ways to solve a problem. He could fix anything. He enjoyed being with his friends playing cards (Sheepshead) at the lunch table at work each day. A special joy came into his life in January, 2011, as his first grandchild, Lilly Mae was born. He loved seeing her big smile and how much she had grown each time he saw her. Bill was a kindhearted, generous and fun loving man. He was a wonderful, loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend. He had many, many people he called his friend and will be missed tremendously. Even though his life ended way too soon, he will never be forgotten. He is survived by his wife of 36 years, best friend and as he called her "his girlfriend", Linda; sons and spouses, Christopher and Katie Fowles and David and Ali Fowles; a granddaughter, Lilly Mae Fowles; brother and sister-in-law, Edward and Jacalyn Fowles; sister and brother-in-law, Jayne and Michael Anderson, Sr.; sister-in-law and partner, Gail Thomas and John Baker; nieces and nephews, Sandy Fowles, Michelle (Felipe) Ceva, Sam Fowles, Mike Anderson Jr., and Aaron Anderson; cousins, Ginny and Dean McGill and Kelly and Brian, San Diego, CA; Karen and Terry Rarick, Chula Vista, CA; Wayne and Julie Lacina, Bonita, CA; Jim and Terry Zeutzius, Grants Pass, OR; and Jerry and Vicky Piron, Green Bay. He was preceded in death by his parents, parents-in-law, Beverly and George Novak, special aunt and uncle, Romaine and Earl Zeutzius, and his faithful companion, Buddy. Visitation will take place from 4 to 8 pm Wednesday, November 9, at Lyndahl Funeral Home. Visitation will continue after 10 am Thursday at Bethel Lutheran Church, 1350 Bond Street, where the funeral service will take place at 11 am with the Revs. Barb Girod and Amy Engebose officiating. Entombment will be at the Shrine of the Good Shepherd Mausoleum. Thank you to Dr. Patrick Mansky, Pattie Marquardt, APNP, the entire Bellin Cancer Team physicians and staff and Unity Hospice for their kind and compassionate care. Also we would like to thank Pastor Barb Girod and all our friends at Faith Lutheran Church in Three Lakes for their prayers, cards, gifts and well wishes and all of our friends and neighbors that have stood by us for the last year. "There were bells on a hill But I never heard them ringing. No, I never heard them at all, Till there was you" Together Always Love, "Your Girlfriend"