Wilbert P. "Bill" Gumm Jr.

RACINE - Wilbert P. 'Bill' Gumm Jr., 85, died Sunday, October 21, 2007, at Becker Shoop Center. Bill was born on April 11, 1922, to Wilbert and Amalia (nee: Froehlich) Gumm in Milwaukee. Bill married Nancy Held on May 4, 1968, at Gethsemane Lutheran Church. He graduated from Washington High School. He enlisted in the Army Signal Corps on August 27, 1940, and served as a Radio and Radar Operator. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Bachelors Degree in Communications in 1949. He became a Radio Announcer at WHA Madison, WNAM in Neenah-Menasha, and WRAC in Racine. He was at WRJN for 36 years as an Announcer, Salesman, and in 1969, the Manager. He retired on November 30, 1986. Bill was elected County Board Supervisor from 1988 until 2002 and was on the Mount Pleasant Police and Fire Commission. He was involved in many civic organizations. Being a speech major, he was always involved in the Wednesday Oratorical Contest. Bill was a member of the Henry Gumm American Legion Post 486 in Jackson. He is survived by his wife; her children, Terri (nee: Held) (Tom) Drover and Tom (Heidi) Held; grandchildren, Vicki and Jacob Drover; a brother, Charles (Carol) Gumm; sister-in-law, Margaret Gumm; and other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Robert and Lester (Marjorie) Gumm; and his first wife, Dorothy (nee: Seidel) Gumm in 1965. A Funeral service will take place at Gethsemane Lutheran Church, 3319 Washington Avenue, on Thursday, October 25, 2007, at 6:15 p.m. A private family burial will take place at Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be at the church on Thursday from 4 until 6 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials to Gethsemane Lutheran Church Window Fund or the Wednesday Optimist Club Scholarship Fund would be appreciated. Thank you to the staff and caregivers at Becker Shoop Center and the Odyssey Hospice Group. FAMILY OPTIONS FUNERAL AND CREMATION SERVICES 4305 South Green Bay Road 554-6533 www.eFamilyOptions.com