Bill had a long career in funeral service, working at the Bennett and Houser Funeral Home in Clearfield and the Mohney-Yargar Funeral Chapel of DuBois, Pa. He was a talented artist, who worked with oil and acrylic paints, and also a gifted baker of wedding cakes. Bill was also active in local charitable and sports associations. He died of Familial Amyloidosis, following a lengthy struggle that led to heart and liver transplants.