William E. Pierson, 19, of 1021 S. 16th St., Manitowoc, died Sunday March 18 as the result of a drowning accident.
Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Friday in First Lutheran Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. Bruce Hanstedt will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Pierson was born Jan. 7, 1960, in Manitowoc, son of William H. Pierson and the late Jeanette Schaefer Pierson. He was graduated from Lincoln High School with the Class of 1978, and currently was a freshman at University of Wisconsin Center-Manitowoc County. He also was employed as a bus driver for Holiday House. He was a member of Sierra Club, First Lutheran Church and Student Senate at the University. He had served on the following committees: Social Committee, Community Involvement and Environmental Action Committee, Appointments and Evaluation Committee and Lecture and Fine Arts Committee. He had been chairman of the Publicity Committee.
Survivors include his father, William H. of Manitowoc; a brother, Robert of Anaconda, Mont.; a sister and brother-in-law, Nancy and Donald Christophel of Manitowoc and a sister, Mary Pierson of Madison; his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Elsie Schaefer of Manitowoc and a nephew, Scott Christophel. His mother, paternal grandparents and maternal grandfather preceded him in death.
Friends may call in Parkside Funeral Home 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday and in the church from noon Friday until the time of service. Memorials may be made to Holiday House, Manitowoc.
Herald Times Reporter, March 21, 1979 P. 3
William E. Pierson, 19, of 1021 S. 16th St., Manitowoc, died Sunday March 18 as the result of a drowning accident.
Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Friday in First Lutheran Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. Bruce Hanstedt will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Pierson was born Jan. 7, 1960, in Manitowoc, son of William H. Pierson and the late Jeanette Schaefer Pierson. He was graduated from Lincoln High School with the Class of 1978, and currently was a freshman at University of Wisconsin Center-Manitowoc County. He also was employed as a bus driver for Holiday House. He was a member of Sierra Club, First Lutheran Church and Student Senate at the University. He had served on the following committees: Social Committee, Community Involvement and Environmental Action Committee, Appointments and Evaluation Committee and Lecture and Fine Arts Committee. He had been chairman of the Publicity Committee.
Survivors include his father, William H. of Manitowoc; a brother, Robert of Anaconda, Mont.; a sister and brother-in-law, Nancy and Donald Christophel of Manitowoc and a sister, Mary Pierson of Madison; his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Elsie Schaefer of Manitowoc and a nephew, Scott Christophel. His mother, paternal grandparents and maternal grandfather preceded him in death.
Friends may call in Parkside Funeral Home 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday and in the church from noon Friday until the time of service. Memorials may be made to Holiday House, Manitowoc.
Herald Times Reporter, March 21, 1979 P. 3
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