William D. Wienand

William "Bill" Wienand of Freeport, IL, passed away on February 18 2023 surrounded by his loving family. Bill was born on February 19, 1931 in Freeport, IL. He was the son of William A. and Edith (Toelle) Wienand. Bill married Dolores Lamm on May 10, 1958. Bill was very athletic and during his life he played baseball, softball, basketball, golf, bowling and downhill skiing. He also coached basketball to Jr High kids at St Joseph. After graduating from Freeport High School, Bill joined the Navy and served during the Korean War. Bill loved sharing his stories of his years as a radioman on the USS Pine Island AV-12. He was a proud veteran and served on several veteran's organizations including the Korean War Veterans, VFW, AMVETS and for years was the vice president of Stephenson County All Veterans Memorial Park. After the Navy, Bill worked for Micro Switch for over 30 years. Bill was a life-long, die-hard Cubs fan who celebrated them winning the World Series in 2016. Bill and Dolores enjoyed traveling. They traveled to all 50 states and numerous European countries. They travelled the entire Lewis and Clark trail. They took many family vacations instilling in their children the love of the mountains and traveling in general. Bill is survived by his wife of 63 years. There are also four children, Donald (Lisa) Wienand, Deborah (David) Kaczar, James (Lauri) Wienand, and Mary (Saeed) Ahmad. There are also 8 grandchildren, Tim, Nick and Brian Kaczar, Rebecca (Wienand) Sullivan, and Sarah, Hannah, Zachary, and Amber Ahmad. One great-grandson, Beckett William Sullivan. Also survived by a brother Greg (Barbara) Wienand. Bill was preceded in death by daughter Beth (Dave) Wahl. Also his parents and sisters and their spouses, Dorothy (Eldred) Cole, Betty (Glen) Mogle, Vera (Elmer) Johnson, Dolores (John) Resh and Jeanette (Delbert) Bockstahler. Visitation will be at Burke Tubbs on Wednesday February 22 from 4 to 7 PM. Funeral will be Thursday February 23 at St Joseph Church in Freeport starting with a visitation at 9:30 with funeral at 10:30. In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established. Cemetery Details Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens 2514 IL-26 Freeport, IL 61032 Loading map Previous Events Visitation FEB 22. 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM (CT) Burke Tubbs Funeral Home- Freeport 504 N. Walnut Street Freeport, IL 61032 https://burketubbs.com Loading map Funeral Mass FEB 23. 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM (CT) St. Joseph Catholic Church 229 Washington Place Freeport , IL 61032 Loading map