William (Bill) Stuart Lancaster was born November 26, 1927, at rural Le Mars, Iowa to M.J. and Rosabelle Lancaster. He passed away August 21, 2020, in Springfield, Missouri. Bill graduated in 1945 from Le Mars High School. He married Leona Janssen on June 3, 1949. He and Leona farmed near Seney, Iowa and moved to Le Mars in the early 1960's. Bill remodeled and built many new homes. They moved to Vermillion, South Dakota in 1987. They worked on several mission churches. In 1991, they moved then to Aurora, Missouri. Bill helped with Personal Energy Transportation and Recycling. They were both active in Habitat for Humanity. They wintered in the Rio Grande Valley, where they volunteered to tutor in elementary schools and were very active in their R.V. Park. Bill and Leona also helped with entertainment at the tourist center. In 2010, they moved to Maranatha Village in Springfield, Missouri. Most importantly, while living in Vermillion, Bill accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior!
Bill is preceded in death by his parents, six siblings, and their spouses. He is survived by his daughters: Linda McGlynn, Kathy (Rog) Haahr, and Sherry (Doug) Bockenfeld; grandchildren: Aaron (Nicole) McGlynn, Meggon (Michael) John, Hannah (Bryan) Hood, Elijah Haahr, Noah (Megan) Haahr, Maren and John Rinaldi, Drew (Elesa) Bockenfeld, and Cole (Nkechi) Bockenfeld; great-grandchildren: Elizabeth and Nicholas John; Morgan and Moriah McGlynn; Montana and Josef Hood; Jackson, Reagan, Scarlett, and Alexander Haahr; Silas, Samson, Judah, and Stella Haahr; Francesca, Ambra, Marcello, and Alessandra Rinaldi, and Aliya Bockenfeld.
Bill is preceded in death by his parents, six siblings, and their spouses. He is survived by his daughters: Linda McGlynn, Kathy (Rog) Haahr, and Sherry (Doug) Bockenfeld; grandchildren: Aaron (Nicole) McGlynn, Meggon (Michael) John, Hannah (Bryan) Hood, Elijah Haahr, Noah (Megan) Haahr, Maren and John Rinaldi, Drew (Elesa) Bockenfeld, and Cole (Nkechi) Bockenfeld; great-grandchildren: Elizabeth and Nicholas John; Morgan and Moriah McGlynn; Montana and Josef Hood; Jackson, Reagan, Scarlett, and Alexander Haahr; Silas, Samson, Judah, and Stella Haahr; Francesca, Ambra, Marcello, and Alessandra Rinaldi, and Aliya Bockenfeld.
William (Bill) Stuart Lancaster was born November 26, 1927, at rural Le Mars, Iowa to M.J. and Rosabelle Lancaster. He passed away August 21, 2020, in Springfield, Missouri. Bill graduated in 1945 from Le Mars High School. He married Leona Janssen on June 3, 1949. He and Leona farmed near Seney, Iowa and moved to Le Mars in the early 1960's. Bill remodeled and built many new homes. They moved to Vermillion, South Dakota in 1987. They worked on several mission churches. In 1991, they moved then to Aurora, Missouri. Bill helped with Personal Energy Transportation and Recycling. They were both active in Habitat for Humanity. They wintered in the Rio Grande Valley, where they volunteered to tutor in elementary schools and were very active in their R.V. Park. Bill and Leona also helped with entertainment at the tourist center. In 2010, they moved to Maranatha Village in Springfield, Missouri. Most importantly, while living in Vermillion, Bill accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior!
Bill is preceded in death by his parents, six siblings, and their spouses. He is survived by his daughters: Linda McGlynn, Kathy (Rog) Haahr, and Sherry (Doug) Bockenfeld; grandchildren: Aaron (Nicole) McGlynn, Meggon (Michael) John, Hannah (Bryan) Hood, Elijah Haahr, Noah (Megan) Haahr, Maren and John Rinaldi, Drew (Elesa) Bockenfeld, and Cole (Nkechi) Bockenfeld; great-grandchildren: Elizabeth and Nicholas John; Morgan and Moriah McGlynn; Montana and Josef Hood; Jackson, Reagan, Scarlett, and Alexander Haahr; Silas, Samson, Judah, and Stella Haahr; Francesca, Ambra, Marcello, and Alessandra Rinaldi, and Aliya Bockenfeld.
Bill is preceded in death by his parents, six siblings, and their spouses. He is survived by his daughters: Linda McGlynn, Kathy (Rog) Haahr, and Sherry (Doug) Bockenfeld; grandchildren: Aaron (Nicole) McGlynn, Meggon (Michael) John, Hannah (Bryan) Hood, Elijah Haahr, Noah (Megan) Haahr, Maren and John Rinaldi, Drew (Elesa) Bockenfeld, and Cole (Nkechi) Bockenfeld; great-grandchildren: Elizabeth and Nicholas John; Morgan and Moriah McGlynn; Montana and Josef Hood; Jackson, Reagan, Scarlett, and Alexander Haahr; Silas, Samson, Judah, and Stella Haahr; Francesca, Ambra, Marcello, and Alessandra Rinaldi, and Aliya Bockenfeld.
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