Name: Memorial Gathering for William B. "Bill" Mayer
Start: 2023-01-17T19:30:00.000Z
End: 2023-01-17T21:45:00.000Z
Location: Krause Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, Inc. - Brookfield

William B. Mayer passed away unexpectedly November 21, 2022 at the age of 81. ""Bill"" was the beloved husband and best friend of Caryl (Manhardt) for 59 years and the loving father of two beautiful daughters, Melanie Susan (Jay) Meidl and Sally (Steven) Tautges. Bill was the very proud grandfather of Jessica and Alexandra Meidl and Dylan, Camryn, and Owen Tautges. He was the dear brother of Gloria Meyer. Bill will be missed by family, many friends and his furry companion Doozy.

A Memorial Gathering will take place at the Krause Funeral Home 21600 W. Capitol Dr. Brookfield, WI 53072 on Tuesday January 17, 2023 from 1:30 PM to 3:45 PM with a Memorial service at 4 PM.

Looking back on the early years of Bill's life, he always was his mother's ""dear boy"", doing no wrong in her eyes. He graduated from Marquette University High School and is a proud graduate of Marquette University. He is a member of the Sigma Phi Delta Fraternity.

Bill's professional career spanned nearly 50 years and included Director of Engineering at Mercury Marine where he prided himself on hiring and mentoring young engineers. He moved onto Waukesha Engine where he was Vice President of Engineering. Bill finished up his career at Multi-Fab Industries serving as company President for over a decade. Under his leadership the company thrived.

He always loved his job and was very proud of his professional accomplishments. He retired at age 70 where he then played golf, volunteered as a member of SCORE which mentored aspiring entrepreneurs, camped in his motor coach with Caryl and spent time at the YMCA.

One of his highlights was the annual family vacation in Rhinelander, spending time on the water. Bill slalom skied into his later years and always showed great patience in teaching young people how to waterski. In later years, Bill enjoyed spending time at the family cottage in Oshkosh.

Bill will forever be in our thoughts and prayers. Whether it was the advice that made such an impact on our lives or just his subtle guidance, helping us to make the right decisions. He was known for a collection of expressions that taught us in life such as, ""there is no such thing as a free lunch"".

Anyone who had the privilege to meet Bill was extremely lucky. His legacy lives on through them.

Krause Funeral Home
21600 W. Capitol Dr.
Brookfield, WI 53072
(262) 395-7167

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Published by Oshkosh Herald from Jan. 6 to Feb. 5, 2023.

Memories and Condolences
for William Mayer

Sponsored by Krause Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, Inc. - Brookfield.

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Mary and Brian Bliesner

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Rick Nuetzel

January 18, 2023

Bill, you will be missed by all the Sigma Phi Brothers for you golf, for you humor and just for being you. My sympathy to Caryl, Melanie and Mustang Sally who kept us, thru Bill Conley up to date.

Sincerely,

Rick Nuetzel

Jim Gutzmann

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Amy Johnson

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Barb (Bilderback) Stoffel

January 14, 2023

Mrs. Mayer, Sally and Suzie. Just remembering all the fun times that you took me boating with your boating club. What a great experience, you guys taught me how to waterski, and for that I thank you. Sally it was alway fun to hang out with you and your family. Keep in mind all the good memories and laughs that you shared. I´m sending hugs and prayers your way.

Mike Piku

January 12, 2023

Bill, very much enjoyed working with you and hearing your stories while at SCORE, as well as your passion for helping people.

Waukesha Co 4-H Horse Assoc

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Victoria and Doug Brahm

January 11, 2023

Our deepest condolences.
Victoria and Doug Brahm

Doug and Victoria Brahm

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Anne Pierce

January 10, 2023

Dear Caryl, Susie, Sally, and children,
Our condolences to all of you. I always admired Bill´s relationship with your family and his dedication to his engineering profession. He was fun to be around. His stories always brightened any event. Ron and I will treasure the times we spent together with Bill.
Bless your family,
Anne Pierce

Ron Pierce

January 10, 2023

Bill and my friendship began at Marquette. During those days we played a lot of golf. Bill was a fastidious golfer; he took his game seriously. I often wondered what the holes in his bag were from until one time I heard him shout some expletives and then jump up and down on his bag after hitting a bad shot.
We were the best of friends. I was honored to be his best man at his wedding. He was a loyal friend, a wonderful family man, a great engineer, and a constant mentor to young engineers. He will be missed by so many people. God bless you, Bill.
Ron Pierce

Terrence Dooley

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Terrence Dooley

January 9, 2023

Bill was a fellow Sigma Phi Delta but I only knew him from the golf outings up in Door County. Bill was easy to talk to and we enjoyed our golf no matter how we played. Such a nice guy and you could sense his high level of intelligence.
My condolences to the family. We will all miss him terribly.

Vivian and Clint Flouhouse

January 8, 2023

Just want to offer our condolences to Caryl, Sally, "Susie," and the family. Bill was truly a great guy and very instrumental in helping to advance the engineering career of my late husband, Dave. In 1993, Bill and Caryl immediately came to my rescue after the passing of Dave and our kids in a house fire. Both Caryl and Bill were very caring and supportive to me for days and years afterward. I will always be eternally grateful to Bill for helping Dave in his engineering career and the support Bill and Caryl gave to me after my family´s death. Bill, May you Rest In Peace.

Love,

Clint and "Miss" Vivian Flouhouse

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