Willis "Bill" G. Schnuerle

Willis G. “Bill” Schnuerle, 77, of Kearney, died Saturday, December 5, 2015 at Good Samaritan Society-St. John’s. Memorial services will be at 2:00 pm Wednesday, December 30th at First United Methodist Church. Reverend Gary Main will officiate. According to his wishes Mr. Schnuerle was cremated. O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral home is serving the family. Condolences may be shared online at www.osrfh.com. Memorials are suggested to the family for later designation. Bill was born on March 7, 1938 in Bushnell, Nebraska to George and Lilah M. (Hatten) Schnuerle. After the death of his father in a farming accident, the family moved to Naponee, Nebraska when Bill was nine months old. He graduated from Naponee High School in 1956. After attending trade school in Omaha he moved to Kearney where he worked for Ransom Body Shop. Bill was united in marriage to Marilyn Kay Williams on June 5, 1960 at First United Methodist Church in Kearney. They made their home in Kearney where he worked for Baldwin Filters for 47 years. In retirement he worked for a short time at Napa Auto Parts. Bill was an animal lover, he and Marilyn raised and trained Quarter horses together for many years. He enjoyed fishing, camping, working on cars and barbeques with family and friends. In the 1960’s he was part of the pit crew for outstate Nebraska favorite, Willie Hecke. Most of all Bill loved spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren and great grandchildren. Bill and Marilyn were foster parents for many years, and over those years provided a caring home and loving family atmosphere for countless foster children. He was a member of First United Methodist Church, Kearney Volunteer Fire Department, the Sheriff’s Posse, the Western Wranglers, the Elks Club and the Eagles Club. Bill and Marilyn were also members of the Foster Parents Association for over 30 years. Bill is survived by his loving wife, Marilyn of Kearney; four sons, Billy (Nicole) Schnuerle of Scott, AR and Wendell Jones of Southwest City, MO, Joseph (Zoe) Schnuerle of Lincoln and Jeremiah (Kathy) Schnuerle of Lincoln; four daughters, Deb (Ed) Schnackenberg of Omaha, Susan (Jim) Vavra of Amherst, Lynda (Kirk) Schmidt of Bryant, AR and Sonya (Gerald) New of Sherwood, AR; 17 grandchildren, Chelsie (Derek) Bonzagni, Robert, Rebecca (Tyler) Warland, Gabrielle, Scott, Matthew, Katie, Devin, Antares, Renee, Emma, Jennifer, Derek, Michael, Matthew, Jake and Kayleigh; ten great grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews; two sisters, Vera Wohleb of Hastings and Maxine Stover of Oxford; and a sister-in-law, Alice Schnuerle of Clay Center. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Kenneth Schnuerle, two nephews, Michael Stover and Randall Schnuerle, and brother-in-laws, Verlyn Wohleb, and Lemoine Stover

Willis "Bill" G. Schnuerle

March 7, 1938 - December 5, 2015