William earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Minnesota. He also received a degree in Religious Studies from Lancaster Bible College later in his life. After serving in the US Navy during WWII as a Naval Aviator from 1941-1948, he became a commercial airline pilot and Captain for United Airlines until retiring in 1980. Bill was fascinated by airplane flight from a young age. He also enjoyed a lifelong appreciation for golf after lettering in the sport in high school. Bill became a member of the Zeta Psi fraternity at the University of Minnesota, and, later in life, of the College Hill Presbyterian Church, Easton, where he served as a Deacon. Most notably, however, Bill was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, as well as a philanthropist who contributed generously to Christian mission work and numerous local, national and international non-profit causes throughout his life.
Survivors: Surviving are his daughter, Pamela Engel Brewer and her husband, Lloyd G. Brewer of Forks Township, two grandchildren, Jason L. Brewer and Amy (Brewer) Beachy and three great-grandchildren. He is predeceased by a brother George Pettigrew Engel and a sister Carolyn (Engel) Murphy, as well as a son, Ronald Engel, who died in infancy.
Services: A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, September 16, 2017 at College Hill Presbyterian Church, 501 Brodhead St., Easton. Private inurnment with Military Honors will be held at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date. The Ashton Funeral Home, Easton is handling the arrangements.
Published in Morning Call on Sept. 11, 2017
William earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Minnesota. He also received a degree in Religious Studies from Lancaster Bible College later in his life. After serving in the US Navy during WWII as a Naval Aviator from 1941-1948, he became a commercial airline pilot and Captain for United Airlines until retiring in 1980. Bill was fascinated by airplane flight from a young age. He also enjoyed a lifelong appreciation for golf after lettering in the sport in high school. Bill became a member of the Zeta Psi fraternity at the University of Minnesota, and, later in life, of the College Hill Presbyterian Church, Easton, where he served as a Deacon. Most notably, however, Bill was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, as well as a philanthropist who contributed generously to Christian mission work and numerous local, national and international non-profit causes throughout his life.
Survivors: Surviving are his daughter, Pamela Engel Brewer and her husband, Lloyd G. Brewer of Forks Township, two grandchildren, Jason L. Brewer and Amy (Brewer) Beachy and three great-grandchildren. He is predeceased by a brother George Pettigrew Engel and a sister Carolyn (Engel) Murphy, as well as a son, Ronald Engel, who died in infancy.
Services: A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, September 16, 2017 at College Hill Presbyterian Church, 501 Brodhead St., Easton. Private inurnment with Military Honors will be held at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date. The Ashton Funeral Home, Easton is handling the arrangements.
Published in Morning Call on Sept. 11, 2017
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