Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Weiler, William Lawrence 2006
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Greenville Daily News, 28 Jan 2006

William Lawrence Weiler, 52, of Palo passed away Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2006, at
his home.  William was born Oct. 11, 1953, to Kenneth and Joyce “Betty” Butcher
Weiler in Sault Ste. Marie.  He was raised mostly in the Belding area and
surrounding towns.  In elementary, he attended local public schools and
graduated in 1971 from Ionia High School.

On March 16, 1971, William joined the Army during the Vietnam War and served
eight years doing border patrol in Germany, as a tank commander and also as a
drill instructor.  He was a sergeant when he retired.  He attended college and
took many training courses, mostly in motorcycle mechanics.  On Sept. 25, 1988,
William married the love of his life, Deborah Sue Packard, in their front yard.

William was a state certified motorcycle mechanic and worked for a motorcycle
shop in Portland for two to three years.  He worked for Northland Corporation in
Greenville for 19 years, and IEM in Ionia for two to four years.  He was a
member of the Gold Wing Road Riders Association, serving as assistant chapter
director, chapter director, and was invited to be senior chapter director.  He
continued to work on motorcycles all of his life, riding his motorcycle with his
wife and many friends.  He also enjoyed sports and was a diehard Detroit Lions fan.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents.  He is survived by his wife,
Deborah; four children, Angela and Mike Laux of Ionia, Denise and Duane Baccus
of Mount Pleasant, Demian and Sandy Bates of Grand Rapids, Sascha Bates of
Minneapolis, Minn.; niece, Spc. Jessica Weiler; nephew, Timothy Weiler; five
grandchildren, Eric Weiler and Michael Laux, Austin and Tavin Baccus, Zoey
Bates; mother, Joyce “Betty” Butcher; father, Kenneth and Dixie Weiler; brothers
and sisters, Joyce Weiler, Robin and Scott Fitzgerald, Bruce and Karen Weiler,
and Jerry Weiler; first wife, Mattie Dean Bland Weiler, the mother of his
children; and loyal dog, Buck.

Services are from 4 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Huffman Brigham Funeral Chapel, Belding.
 Visitation is from 2 to 3:45 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.  Memorial
contributions may be made to help the family and the IM Hope Safe House in Ionia.


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