William "Bill" R. Wilson
August 2, 1937 ~ March 11, 2024
Age 86 of White Bear Lake. Loving Husband, Dad & Opa, went home to be with Jesus on March 11, 2024.
Preceded in death by wife, Hildegard; son, David; daughter-in-law, Cheryl; 13 siblings. Survived by loving wife of 15 years, Joy; children, Scot (Nancee), Max, Carla (Brad) Ratgen; grandchildren, Ruth, Hannah, Jessica, Josiah (Heidi), AnDrew (Kelsey), Noah, Owen, Bailey, CarlyFaith, Jake; great-grandchildren, Taran, Charlie, Arianna, Lucas, Gabriel, Mikaela; Joy’s children, Carrie Blaisdell, Todd Shoemaker, Troy Shoemaker; Joy’s grandchildren, Scott, Andrew, Brian, Ella, Jack; many nieces, nephews, other relatives & friends. Bill was a hard working family man and he loved to fish.
A celebration of Bill’s life will be 12-3 PM Saturday, March 16th with a time of sharing & military honors at 1:30 PM at Roberts Family Funeral Home, Forest Lake. Memorials preferred to the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association or Friends of Zion.
Bill lived life to the fullest and leaves a wonderful legacy of being kind, and generous with his time, jokes, and humorous outlook on life. Our sincerest condolences to Joy, and the entire family. Lovingly, Larry and Kathy Myers
With caring thoughts,
God bless you during this time of loss and during your grieving time. We will miss Billy!But cant wait to see him on the other side. Love to all.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
On behalf of the Forest Lake American Legion Post 225 we give thanks for Bill’s military service to our country.