Bill G. Vesely

Bill was a life-long Carroll County resident and an avid outdoorsman. Whether it was listening to the tree frogs and coyotes on his deck, or waiting for a big Tom Turkey to shoot with his bow or sitting in a his tree stand waiting for the right deer to come by. Fishing was his real passion, especially with his dear brother Paul. Driving 3 hours to Paul’s house to fish was so easy to him. His greatest days was when he caught fish and brought them home to feed his family. Big fish fries were the norm.
He was a dependable and generous man, and was often the first person that friends, family and neighbors would call on for help - cutting down a tree, moving something, tracking a deer or for a special project. One way he loved to show his care for others was to build blue bird houses. Bill gave them away to friends and family and put them up all over his property and the surrounding area. He loved to cook and bake not only for his family but for some of his dear co-workers. His children’s birthdays always featured a double layer chocolate cake and no family gathering was complete without his culinary contributions jokes and wisecracks. At family gatherings all the kids jumped in the wagon waiting for Uncle Bill to give them a ride pulling them on the 4 wheeler through the woods.
Come, May was a special time of year when Bill's sister's and brother in-law would await the day Bill would say "Ok come on I think the morels are ready to be picked." His wife, Regina right behind him they would all follow him over the country side with bags in tow in search of the mushrooms. For without him they wouldn't be found. And in turn he knew he would get a big batch of his sisters homemade raspberry jam!
Most of all, Bill was a kind and gentle husband who loved his family, wife and children dearly. Home was always where his heart was. He was very peaceful at home taking long walks on his property and into the woods almost on a daily basis He was not shy to be the care taker of everyone in his home or ones visiting. He doted on his wife and children ensuring every need was met. Bill would work all day and come home and take care of everything. He attended and supported his children's activities and events, helped them with homework or just lend an ear. Bill enjoyed endless hours of Scenic Rides in the country with his wife Regina. It was a very special time. He loved visiting with the neighbors on their farms -it was almost a daily ritual. He was like the keeper of the land always making sure their corn was doing well or retrieving a cow that got out of the pen, he was always making sure everything was OK even though it wasn't his. Bill was a great friend and neighbor in the true sense of the word.
Bill worked as a mechanic for Milwaukee Railroad in Savanna for ten years. He then worked as a Maintenance Technician for Metform in Savanna for over twenty-five years. He met Regina in 1999 while working at Metform and they married soon after in November of 2000. It was truly love at first sight.
Bill will be dearly missed by his wife, Regina; his mother, Ada Vesely of Savanna; one son, Scott (Jenny) Vesely of Savanna and one granddaugaughter expected in October; one daughter, Vanessa Vesely of Macomb, Illinois; three step-daughters, Nicola Covello and Daniela Covello both of Thomson and Samantha Covello of Franklin Park, Illinois; one brother, Paul (Shannon) Vesely of Bloomfield, Iowa; five sisters, Judy (John) Adelmann of Dubuque, Iowa, Pam (Marvin) Cox of Salem, Oregon, Cheryl (Dennis) Edwards of Fulton, Illinois, Patty Bonjour of Savanna and Merrie (Bruce) Olson of Littleton, Colorado; many nieces, nephews, aunts, cousins and other family members and his good friends, Ronald and Cassie Nolte. Bill was preceded in death by his father, Gene R. Vesely and one sister, Susan Vesely.