William August Sommer

William August Sommer
Age 79, went to his eternal rest on Thursday, July 26, 2002 with his loving family by his side. He was born on May 3, 1923 to the late Albert and Clara (Briesemeister) Sommer. He married Anona Jones on September 5, 1942. Bill served in the Army during WWII in the South Pacific. He returned after the war and became a letter carrier until his retirement in 1978. He was a member of St. Matthew Ev. Lutheran Church and the National Association of Letter Carriers, Branch 822. Bill belonged to the American Legion Post 370.
William is survived by his two daughters: Judith (Larry) Christensen, Menominee, MI, and Lori (Steven) Smith, Naperville, IL; one son: Dennis Sommer, Matthews, N.C.; daughter–in-law, Martha Sommer, grandchildren: Bruce (Kelly) Christensen, Sara (Simon) Roads, Emily (Brian) Probst, Benjamin Sommer, Justin and Meghan Smith; great grandchildren, Rachel and Hannah Christensen; step grandchildren, Sarah and Andrew Roads, brothers Kenneth (Madella) Sommer, Wild Rose and David (Colleen) Sommer, Beaver Dam.
William was preceded in death by his wife Anona, in 1996, parents, brothers: John, Donald, Robert, and Richard.
Funeral Services will be held on Monday, July 29, 2002 at 2:00 PM at St. Matthew Evangelical Lutheran Church (129 S. Mason St.) with Pastors David Pagel and Jeffrey Verbecke officiating. Visitation will be on Sunday, July 28, 2002 from 2:00 until 4:00 PM at the funeral home, and again one hour prior to the service at church, on Monday. Interment will take place at Union Cemetery in Wild Rose.
Memorials will be directed to St. Matthew Ev. Lutheran Church.

God saw he was getting tired,
And a cure was not to be;
So he put His arms around him,
And whispered, “Come with me,”
With tearful eyes we watched him suffer,
And saw him fade away;

Although we loved him dearly,
We could not make him stay.
A golden heart stopped beating,
Hard working hands to rest;
God broke our hearts to prove to us,
He only takes the Best!