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William Mortimer Obituary

William Andy Mortimer, a lifelong Munderf and Sugar Hill, Pa., resident and a resident of Carlock, Ill., for the past 11 years, passed away peacefully surrounded by family members on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017, at Advocate BroMenn Regional Medical Center in Normal, Ill.
Born on Nov. 13, 1931, in Munderf, Pa., he was the son of the late Glenn E. and Beulah O. Wingard Mortimer. On Sept. 7, 1954, he was married to Irma L. Robinson at the Moorhead United Methodist Church in Brockway, and she survives. Before retirement, he was the owner/operator of Mortimer Trucking and later the owner of Mortimer New & Used Equipment.
He attended East White Oak Bible Church in Carlock, Ill., and was a member of the East White Oak Bible Church Senior Saints and the Carlock Seniors Group. In his younger years, he enjoyed snowmobiling, motorcycling, traveling, camping, having coffee with friends and neighbors, country gospel and bluegrass music.
In addition to his wife, he is also survived by a son, William L. (Misty) Mortimer of Chino Valley, Ariz.; three daughters: Marilyn S. (Duane) Kearns of Swoope, Va., Sandra L. (Michael) Henning of Carlock, Ill., Dixie L. (Scott) Fulton of Mesquite, Texas; two brothers, Donald (Nell) Mortimer of Corning, N.Y., James (Bonnie) Mortimer of Brookville, Pa.; three sisters, June (Kent) Grinnen of DuBois, Pa., Ida (John) Atwell of Brookville, Pa., Bertha (Richard) Shaffer of Brockport, Pa.; two brothers-in-law, Dallas McKendree of Munderf, Pa., and Gary Frieders of Bel Air, Md. Bill is also survived by 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He also will be missed by his beloved canine companion, Mitzie.
In addition to his parents, he is also preceded in death by three sisters: Thelma Winders, Alta McKendree and Erma Frieders, and a son-in-law, George Sicheri.
Calling hours will be on Saturday, Nov. 25, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Carlson-Shugarts Funeral Home Inc. in Brockway, Pa. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m., also at the funeral home, with the Rev. Larry Van Gundy officiating. Committal Prayers and burial will immediately follow at the Munderf Cemetery.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to Advocate BroMenn Adult Day Services, Carlock Fire and Rescue and to Lucy Williamson, his part-time in-home caregiver, for their excellent care and kindness.
Memorial contributions may be made to East White Oak Bible Church, 11922 E. 2000 North Rd., Carlock, IL 61725 or to the Carlock Fire Protection District, 200 N. Lincoln St., Carlock, IL 61725.
To express condolences, visit www.csfhinc.com.

Published by The Courier Express on Nov. 22, 2017.
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Not too many of our generation left. Bill was a spirited youth with a adventurous mind. He built an old motor scooter and used to ride it to my farm. We had a lot of great times. Look forward to seeing him in Heaven.

Roger Davis

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November 15, 2019

Roger Davis here
Grew up and went to school with Bill at Munderf.
Sorry to hear of his passing,
I have a lot of good memories of him

Roger Davis

November 26, 2017

sorry to hearabout Bill i was a truck driver also

john smith

November 24, 2017

Bill, sorry to hear of your fathers passing . tina

tina harbison [butler]

November 22, 2017

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