OBITUARY: William H. "Bill" Wolff, 1930-2003, Worth Co., Iowa

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                         William H. (Bill) Wolff
                      
William H. (Bill) Wolff, 72, Northwood, IA, died Saturday, March 22, 2003
at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City, IA. Funeral service
will be Wednesday 1:30 p.m. at Elk Creek Lutheran Church, rural Kensett,
with Rev. Selmer Hernes and Rev. Bob Luebbert officiating. Interment will
be in Elk Creek Cemetery. Family suggests memorials to Hospice of North
Iowa, Northwood Rescue Unit or Memorials of your choice.

William H. (Bill) Wolff was born Nov. 14, 1930 to William H. and Linda
M. Luth Wolff on his father's farm in Grove Township, Worth County. He
was baptized Dec. 14, 1930 by Rev. Kraemer and confirmed July 1, 1945 by
Pastor William Tiede at Zion Lutheran Church, Northwood. He married Ellen
Engelby on June 17, 1950 at Zion Lutheran by Pastor Otto C. Staehling.
Bill attended Grove #4 Grade School and then stayed home to work on the
farm with his father. Bill worked at Maynard Jaspers Implement, Pat's
Super Service, and Leo Dralla Construction of Northwood.

He owned his own auto salvage service. He later worked at Pangburn
Distributing, L.R. Falk Construction, Randall Transit Mix, and Northwood
Motors. Bill's long battle with cancer began in the spring of 1990. In
the later years he enjoyed metal detection, going to auctions, doing
woodwork and making furniture for Ellen and the girls, and rebuilding
old furniture. He enjoyed spending time at the Cornerpost having coffee
with friends.

He was a long time member of AA, and was very proud of his 26 years of
sobriety. He dearly loved the time he could spend with his grandchildren
and the special time spent with his five daughters and his special friend
Katelyn Jaspers. Bill wrote, "Ellen and the girls were always there for
me when days were bad." Bill will be remembered for his determination
and very unique sense of humor.

Bill is survived by his wife Ellen, daughters and sons-in law, Connie
and Ken Estes, Northwood, Margie and Van Butler, Kensett, Lori and
Duane Weisert, Sumner, Mary and Paul Allison, Blooming Prairie, MN and
Barb and Dean Morgan, Janesville, MN; grandchildren Christopher, Carrie,
and Amber Estes, Jesse, Janet, and Scott Butler, Katie, Dan, and Bill
Weisert, Tyler and Emily Allison, and Sam and Isaac Morgan. He is also
survived by his sisters Margie Davis and Evy Hanson, and many nieces
and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, sisters Gladys Wolff and Ellen
Buehrer, and brothers-in-law Curtis Davis and Eldon Buehrer.

Conner Colonial Chapel, Northwood, is in charge of arrangements. 


 


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