William “Bill” P. Bell, 90, of Elkhorn, passed away peacefully on March 23, 2022, at Ridgestone Gardens.
He was born Aug. 7, 1931, in Chicago the son of the late Adele (Guenette) Tadda. Bill served in the United States Army as a Staff Sergeant. He was united in marriage to Ilse Rupp on Nov. 17, 1952, in Idar-Oberstein, Germany. Isle preceded him in death on Oct. 7, 2009.
Bill was an electrical engineer and would always be tinkering and taking things apart to fix them or see how they worked. Bill was an active member of St. John’s Lutheran Church of Elkhorn, where he served on church council, taught Bethel Bible Study and confirmation classes. He enjoyed singing in the Silvertone Church Choir and acting in the church plays. Bill was a loving and devoted husband, dad, grandpa and great-grandpa.
Bill is survived by his three daughters: Janet (Chuck) Trevorrow, Carol (Tom) Kotsiopoulos and Chris (Jim) Trappe, seven grandchildren: Stephanie (Brendan) Malone, Ami (Jeff) Johnson, Ken Kriho, Dana (Cindy) Jabeck, Evan (Katy) Cutler, Naomi Flynn and Rachel (Jason) Lamz, eight great-grandchildren: Saoirse, Auley, Shane, Maisy, Benny, Brody, Max and Mercedees, two brothers: Bernie (Connie) Tadda and Jim (Janet) Watson and two sisters-in-law, Marilyn Bell and Gemma Watson.
He was preceded in death by his mother Adele and step-father Paul Tadda, loving wife of 57 years, Ilse, infant son, Curtis Bell, granddaughter, Rebecca Cutler and four siblings: Tommy Watson, Larry Watson, Sally Watson and Paul Bell.
Funeral service was noon Wednesday, March 30, at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 104 S. Broad St. Elkhorn with the Rev. Tom DeGroot officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Bill’s name may be directed to St. John’s Lutheran Church or St. Croix Hospice. Online guest book at www.haaselockwoodfhs.com. Haase-Lockwood and Associates Funeral Homes and Crematory completed arrangements for the Bell Family.
