William H. Bretherton
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William was born on May 18, 1947 in Butte, MT to Herbert and Elizabeth (Trethewey) Bretherton. He married Raynee Schaffer in Billings, MT on March 21, 1970. The couple lived in St. Cloud since 1985. Most recently, Bill worked as Director of Operations for Bluestem Brands, formerly known as Fingerhut for many years. He had a strong work ethic and worked for as long as he could, as he wasn't interested in retirement. Previously, he worked in distribution for Herbergers. Bill was a member of First Presbyterian Church in St. Cloud. He loved to golf and watch sports, especially St. John's Football. He was determined in life, was a great dad, an amazing grandfather and was kind and loving to those around him.
Survivors include his wife Raynee of St. Cloud; son, Jeff (Julie) of Fargo, ND; and grandchildren that he adored, Annie and John. Bill is also survived by his best friend and special brother, Red Grewing. He was preceded in death by his parents.
In lieu of flowers, the family prefers memorials be directed toward Quiet Oaks Hospice House.
Bill's family would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the entire staff of Quiet Oaks, for their compassionate care that was given to Bill in his final days. Bill was also wonderfully cared for by the Centracare hospice team, especially Tammy, to whom his family will be forever grateful. A special thank you to Dr. Elkadi and the wonderful team at the Coborn Cancer Center.
The memorial service will be live streamed on Friday and may watched by following this link. https://www.fpcstcloud.org/
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Taryn Leikam
December 17, 2021
I remember the eulogy that Bill gave in honor of our mom at her funeral. He was always so strong and knew exactly what and how to say and this difficult time in my life. It was very comforting and his touching sense of humor made a painful day better. I had always admired him for that.
I know I was jealous when you two were married. Later, Bill became my hero. I never told him that. I wish I would have.
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