William R. Wollum

William "Bill" R. Wollum, 87 a resident of Lakeview Estates, died Tuesday, September 30, 2008 at Lakeview Assisted Living. He was born on March 11, 1921 in St. Paul, MN, the son of Henry and Hazel Brown Wollum. Bill grew up in Owen, WI graduating from Owen High School in 1939. He attended Eau Claire State College for two years. Bill enlisted in the U. S. Army during WWII and served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. and Germany. On April 19, 1943 he married Jean M. Turney and she preceded him in death on December 31, 2007 after almost 65 years of marriage. He finished his education at U.W. Madison, graduating with a B.B.A. in 1947. Bill and his father owned and operated the Owen Canning Corp. until 1957. He was plant manager for Cranberry Products, Inc. in Eagle River until 1980. He and his wife, Jean moved to Fond du Lac, WI in 2001.SURVIVORS: one daughter, B.J. (Dan) Belzer, St. Peter; one son, Joel (Nancy) Wollum, Middlebury, VT; four grandchildren, Kim (Joe) Hughes, Fond du Lac, Kurt (Lisa) Belzer, Herndon, VA, Rachel Wollum, Middlebury, VT, Emma Wollum, Cardiff, Wales; one great grandchild, AlliJo Hughes. He is further survived by one sister, Judy Sabol, Carol Stream, IL and one brother, Henry (Odile) Wollum, Louisville, CO.



A memorial service will be held at Lakeview Estates, 517 Luco Road, Fond du Lac, on Saturday, October 25, 2008 at 12 noon. Cremation has taken place.Memorials may be directed to St. Agnes Hospice Home of Hope.The family is grateful to the staff at Lakeview Estates for their kindness and friendship.Uecker-Witt Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Additional information and guestbook may be found at www.ueckerwitt.com.