Albert Wille

Albert Wille
October 15, 2007 - December 20, 2007
Williamsburg, Iowa
Visitation: 3:00 to 6:00 pm December 22, 2007 at Uhlmann-Powell Funeral Home, Williamsburg, IA
Funeral Service: 1:30 PM December 23, 2007 at Immanuel Lutheran Church Williamsburg
Albert "Shorty" Victor Wille Jr., was born October 15, 1928, in York Township, Iowa County, Iowa, the son of Albert J. Sr. and Anna (Weise) Wille. He attended Immanuel Parochial School. He was united in marriage to Dolores Lorenz, on April 9, 1950, at Immanuel Lutheran Church. He was a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church, where he held numerous positions. He farmed and lived on the family farm until 2000, when he and Dolores moved to Williamsburg. Shorty also sold Vigortone Feed and enjoyed working with Lon Jennings building homes. He enjoyed playing cards, spending time with his family and was a woodworking man at heart.. Albert died Thursday, December 20, 2007, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa, at the age of 79 years from heart failure. He is survived by his wife Dolores of Williamsburg; a son: Jerry ( Jane) Wille of Story City, Iowa; 2 daughters: Donna (David) Skow of Lincoln, Nebraska and Rosalie (John) Meier of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin; 5 grandchildren: Brian (Amy) Wille, Kari (Jason) Schaufenbuel, Ryan (Amber) Horn, Nicole (Albert) Greenwood and Eric Horn; 3 great grandchildren: Alexa Horn, Kadrin Greenwood and Amelia Rose Schaufenbuel. He is preceded in death by his parents; 2 brothers: Orville and Raymond Wille; a sister: Loretta Heitshusen; and a daughter Lynnette Elizabeth Wille. Celebration of Life Services will be held 1:30 pm ~ Sunday, December 23, 2007, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, rural Williamsburg. Pastor Richard Meyer will officiate. Burial will be at the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be on Saturday, December 22, 2007, from 3-6 pm at the Uhlmann-Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service, in Williamsburg. Memorials are for Immanuel Lutheran Church and the Lutheran Interparish School. Messages and tributes may be left at www.powellfuneralhomes.com under obituaries.