Farewell to Uncle Bill

Wilbur Stockwell (1926 – 2011) Wilbur B. Stockwell, 85, of Pittsville died Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011, in the emergency room of Ministry Saint Joseph's Hospital, Marshfield. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011, at Rembs Funeral Home, Marshfield with Mr. Bruce Shaw and Mr. Perry Pearson officiating. The visitation will be held on Tuesday from 9 a.m. until service time. Burial will take place in Dorchester Memorial Cemetery and his children will serve as pallbearers. Wilbur was born Jan. 29, 1926, in Brewster, Wash., the son of Lester D. and Lois Ada (Dissmore) Stockwell. He was a veteran of the United States Army. He married Audrey Brunner May 19, 1950. She died Sept. 24, 1974. He then married Myrtle A. Krisher Jan. 29, 1975. Wilbur farmed in the Dorchester area for 25 years and also worked as a mechanic most of his life. A hobby that he enjoyed very much was working with computers and he was an avid reader. He is survived by his wife, Myrtle, and his children, Alan (Pamela) Stockwell of Winona, Minn., Randy (Deanna) Stockwell of Dorchester, Bruce (Mary) Stockwell of Franksville, Jeannine (Louie) Orlando of Caledonia, Brian (Julie) Stockwell of Jamestown, N.D., Steven (Pearl) Stockwell of Milnor, N.D., Douglas (Brenda) Stockwell of Fairmont, Minn., and Delmer Stockwell of Pennsylvania. He is also survived by twenty grandchildren and thirty-three great-grandchildren.