Willis D. Irwin, age 90, died Monday, 29 June 2015 at St Mary's Hospital in Madison.
He was born 12 June 1925 in Madison, the son of Lester and Ann (Howe) Irwin.
He married Jean Smith, daughter of Orville and Ruth (McGovern) Smith, on 6 Sept 1947 at Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Roman Catholic Church in Sun Prairie.
Bill served in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1946 and was a signalman on a landing ship.
He was a very active member of Sun Prairie Lions Club, and a member of Loyal Wisconsin American Legion. He owned and operated Bill Irwin Plumbing for 45 years.
Bill was very passionate and active regarding baseball and was an avid follower of Sun Prairie High School sports. Bill spent much of his free time hunting and fishing throughout the year.
He is survived by his daughter Kristy Irwin of Madison; granddaughter Danielle (Doug) Beneteau of Liberty Township, OH; 2 great-grandchildren Zach and Brady; daughter-in-law Donna (George) Bryans of Fairfield Township, OH; and special friend Mary Cooper.
Bill was preceded in death by his wife; son Daniel; his parents; a brother James; and a sister Virginia Lockwood.
Among others of Bill's living relations are 17 Howe cousins, on his mother's side of the family.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, 7 Jul 2015, at Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Catholic Church, 227 Columbus St, Sun Prairie, with Monsignor Duane Moellenberndt presiding.
A visitation will be held on Monday, 6 July 2015 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Tuschen-Newcomer Funeral Home, 302 Columbus Street in Sun Prairie and from 10:00 a.m. until the time of Mass Tuesday at the Church.
Burial will be at Sun Prairie Memory Garden.
Memorials can be made to St Judes Children's Hospital or The Leukemia/Lymphoma Society.
Tuschen-Newcomer Funeral Home
Sun Prairie, WI 608-837-5400
He was born 12 June 1925 in Madison, the son of Lester and Ann (Howe) Irwin.
He married Jean Smith, daughter of Orville and Ruth (McGovern) Smith, on 6 Sept 1947 at Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Roman Catholic Church in Sun Prairie.
Bill served in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1946 and was a signalman on a landing ship.
He was a very active member of Sun Prairie Lions Club, and a member of Loyal Wisconsin American Legion. He owned and operated Bill Irwin Plumbing for 45 years.
Bill was very passionate and active regarding baseball and was an avid follower of Sun Prairie High School sports. Bill spent much of his free time hunting and fishing throughout the year.
He is survived by his daughter Kristy Irwin of Madison; granddaughter Danielle (Doug) Beneteau of Liberty Township, OH; 2 great-grandchildren Zach and Brady; daughter-in-law Donna (George) Bryans of Fairfield Township, OH; and special friend Mary Cooper.
Bill was preceded in death by his wife; son Daniel; his parents; a brother James; and a sister Virginia Lockwood.
Among others of Bill's living relations are 17 Howe cousins, on his mother's side of the family.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, 7 Jul 2015, at Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Catholic Church, 227 Columbus St, Sun Prairie, with Monsignor Duane Moellenberndt presiding.
A visitation will be held on Monday, 6 July 2015 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Tuschen-Newcomer Funeral Home, 302 Columbus Street in Sun Prairie and from 10:00 a.m. until the time of Mass Tuesday at the Church.
Burial will be at Sun Prairie Memory Garden.
Memorials can be made to St Judes Children's Hospital or The Leukemia/Lymphoma Society.
Tuschen-Newcomer Funeral Home
Sun Prairie, WI 608-837-5400
Willis D. Irwin, age 90, died Monday, 29 June 2015 at St Mary's Hospital in Madison.
He was born 12 June 1925 in Madison, the son of Lester and Ann (Howe) Irwin.
He married Jean Smith, daughter of Orville and Ruth (McGovern) Smith, on 6 Sept 1947 at Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Roman Catholic Church in Sun Prairie.
Bill served in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1946 and was a signalman on a landing ship.
He was a very active member of Sun Prairie Lions Club, and a member of Loyal Wisconsin American Legion. He owned and operated Bill Irwin Plumbing for 45 years.
Bill was very passionate and active regarding baseball and was an avid follower of Sun Prairie High School sports. Bill spent much of his free time hunting and fishing throughout the year.
He is survived by his daughter Kristy Irwin of Madison; granddaughter Danielle (Doug) Beneteau of Liberty Township, OH; 2 great-grandchildren Zach and Brady; daughter-in-law Donna (George) Bryans of Fairfield Township, OH; and special friend Mary Cooper.
Bill was preceded in death by his wife; son Daniel; his parents; a brother James; and a sister Virginia Lockwood.
Among others of Bill's living relations are 17 Howe cousins, on his mother's side of the family.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, 7 Jul 2015, at Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Catholic Church, 227 Columbus St, Sun Prairie, with Monsignor Duane Moellenberndt presiding.
A visitation will be held on Monday, 6 July 2015 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Tuschen-Newcomer Funeral Home, 302 Columbus Street in Sun Prairie and from 10:00 a.m. until the time of Mass Tuesday at the Church.
Burial will be at Sun Prairie Memory Garden.
Memorials can be made to St Judes Children's Hospital or The Leukemia/Lymphoma Society.
Tuschen-Newcomer Funeral Home
Sun Prairie, WI 608-837-5400
He was born 12 June 1925 in Madison, the son of Lester and Ann (Howe) Irwin.
He married Jean Smith, daughter of Orville and Ruth (McGovern) Smith, on 6 Sept 1947 at Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Roman Catholic Church in Sun Prairie.
Bill served in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1946 and was a signalman on a landing ship.
He was a very active member of Sun Prairie Lions Club, and a member of Loyal Wisconsin American Legion. He owned and operated Bill Irwin Plumbing for 45 years.
Bill was very passionate and active regarding baseball and was an avid follower of Sun Prairie High School sports. Bill spent much of his free time hunting and fishing throughout the year.
He is survived by his daughter Kristy Irwin of Madison; granddaughter Danielle (Doug) Beneteau of Liberty Township, OH; 2 great-grandchildren Zach and Brady; daughter-in-law Donna (George) Bryans of Fairfield Township, OH; and special friend Mary Cooper.
Bill was preceded in death by his wife; son Daniel; his parents; a brother James; and a sister Virginia Lockwood.
Among others of Bill's living relations are 17 Howe cousins, on his mother's side of the family.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, 7 Jul 2015, at Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Catholic Church, 227 Columbus St, Sun Prairie, with Monsignor Duane Moellenberndt presiding.
A visitation will be held on Monday, 6 July 2015 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Tuschen-Newcomer Funeral Home, 302 Columbus Street in Sun Prairie and from 10:00 a.m. until the time of Mass Tuesday at the Church.
Burial will be at Sun Prairie Memory Garden.
Memorials can be made to St Judes Children's Hospital or The Leukemia/Lymphoma Society.
Tuschen-Newcomer Funeral Home
Sun Prairie, WI 608-837-5400
