Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Schilling, William Joseph February 11, 2005
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The Bakersfield Californian 
William Joseph Schilling
10/18/1916 - 2/11/2005

William Joseph Schilling, 88, a resident of Sonoma, California died peacefully 
on February 11, 2005, in Spokane, Washington, at his second home. Mr. 
Schilling was born in Sacramento, California on October 18, 1916 to Henry R. 
Schilling and Mary Russ Schilling and grew up on a citrus and olive ranch in 
Oroville, Calfornia. He was a resident of Mill Valley, CA for 48 years, before 
moving, in his retirement, to Sonoma, CA in 1994. Always a Californian at 
heart, he graduated from Oroville High School in 1934, where he met and later 
married his wife of 67 years, Ruth Roberts Schilling. He attended Chico State 
College from 1934 to 1938 where he was a member of the Iota Sigma Fraternity. 
Later he moved to San Francisco and was employed with Pacific Motor Trucking 
Co. until World War II began. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1943 
and served honorably with the Transportation Corps in Anchorage, Alaska 
protecting the Alaska Railroad and later at the Panama Canal. He was 
discharged as a Sergeant in 1946. Upon returning to the Bay Area, he returned 
to work with PMT as a sales manager working throughout his career in San 
Francisco, Oakland and Burlingame. He was an active member of the San 
Francisco Transportation Club. He settled in Mill Valley with Ruth, where she 
was employed as a registered nurse, and where they raised their two children. 
He retired from PMT in 1978 after 37 years. In Mill Valley, he served on the 
Board of the Alto Sanitary District as Vice-Chairman and was active in Boy 
Scouts and Little League. In retirement, he was a director of the Alto-
Richardson Bay Fire Protection District for eight years. He was a 49-year 
member of Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church, and served as President of the Mt. 
Carmel School PTG in the 60s. He was active in the building fund effort to 
construct the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church. In retirement and while still in 
good health, he and Ruth were avid 49ers fans, and enjoyed traveling around 
the United States, South America, Mexico and several wonderful cruises, as 
well as golfing, reading, gardening, and the good life of the Bay Area. 

He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Henry Schilling of 
Oroville, CA and his sister, Roberta Schilling Hart of Allegheny, CA. He is 
survived by his devoted wife, Ruth and his two children, Stephen W. Schilling 
of Bakersfield, CA and Lucinda S. Whaley and son-in-law, Robert Whaley of 
Spokane, WA and three granddaughters, Christina and Mari Schilling and Elaine 
Whaley, numerous nieces and nephews, and many lifelong friends of all ages.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, February 25, 2005, at Our Lady 
of Mt. Carmel Church, 3 Oakdale Avenue, Mill Valley at 11:00 a.m. Interment 
will follow on February 26, 2005, at the Sutter Cemetery in Sutter, CA at 
11:00 a.m. The family suggests memorial donations be made to the Guide Dogs 
for the Blind, P.O. Box 3950, San Rafael, CA 94912-3950, or to the Cataldo 
Catholic School, 455 West 18th Ave., Spokane, WA 99203, or the charity of your 
choice.

Hennessey Smith Funeral Home

(509) 328-2600 


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