1923
Bill
2010
Bill E. Giermann
December 9, 1923 — July 4, 2010
Bill Giermann died July 4th, 2010 after a long battle against kidney disease. He passed away peacefully surrounded by his family.
Dad was a very compassionate person. He will be remembered as a great husband, brother, father, grandfather, great grandfather, uncle and friend. Dad was born in Cleveland, Ohio on December 9, 1923 and spent his early years growing up on the west side of Cleveland during the Great Depression. He attended West Tech High School and enjoyed football, basketball and mechanical drawing. He attended Baldwin-Wallace College on a sports scholarship but left after one semester to enlist in the Army Air Corps. Eventually he wound up in England and flew 33 bombing missions as a B-17 navigator. After returning home, Dad went back to BW and earned a degree in Business Administration. In November of 1947, he landed a job with Ohio Bell where he worked for 36 years and retired as a District Commercial Manager. In 1984 he helped form the Leadership Akron program. Dad ran the program for the first 5 years and the program still continues today. Dad was President of the Chamber of Commerce during its transition to The Akron Regional Development Board. He was a member of the Board of Directors at St. Thomas Hospital Summa for 40 years and was on the board for the YMCA and the Boy Scout Council. Dad also volunteered his skills to the United Way Fund, Better Business Bureau and The University of Akron Graduate School Advisory Committee and was an Executive Director of the American Cancer Society, Summit County. He was a member of Bath Church UCC and Portage Country Club. He loved to take fishing trips to Canada, was an avid golfer, loved working in his garden and last but not least loved his dog "Mister G".
Bill BP-Big Poppie is what his granddaughter called him leaves behind his beloved wife of 64 years Dusty; daughters, Debbie Lemke, Nancy; sons, Bill wife Renee, Ron; grandchildren, Lee husband Jeremy, Emily, Billy, Mark, Brian, Laurie; great grandsons, Colt and Nathan; his brother, Ron; sisters, June and Joan.
The family would like to thank all the wonderful people working at Summa, especially Dr. Joseph Zarconi.
A memorial service will be officiated by Rev. Mark W. Frey at 11 a.m. SATURDAY, July 10 at Bath Church- United Church of Christ, 3988 W. Bath Rd., Akron, Ohio 44333. Private inurnment with military honors at Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery. There will be no calling hours. Memorial donations may be made to Bath Church or your favorite charity. Billow FAIRLAWN Chapel
Dad was a very compassionate person. He will be remembered as a great husband, brother, father, grandfather, great grandfather, uncle and friend. Dad was born in Cleveland, Ohio on December 9, 1923 and spent his early years growing up on the west side of Cleveland during the Great Depression. He attended West Tech High School and enjoyed football, basketball and mechanical drawing. He attended Baldwin-Wallace College on a sports scholarship but left after one semester to enlist in the Army Air Corps. Eventually he wound up in England and flew 33 bombing missions as a B-17 navigator. After returning home, Dad went back to BW and earned a degree in Business Administration. In November of 1947, he landed a job with Ohio Bell where he worked for 36 years and retired as a District Commercial Manager. In 1984 he helped form the Leadership Akron program. Dad ran the program for the first 5 years and the program still continues today. Dad was President of the Chamber of Commerce during its transition to The Akron Regional Development Board. He was a member of the Board of Directors at St. Thomas Hospital Summa for 40 years and was on the board for the YMCA and the Boy Scout Council. Dad also volunteered his skills to the United Way Fund, Better Business Bureau and The University of Akron Graduate School Advisory Committee and was an Executive Director of the American Cancer Society, Summit County. He was a member of Bath Church UCC and Portage Country Club. He loved to take fishing trips to Canada, was an avid golfer, loved working in his garden and last but not least loved his dog "Mister G".
Bill BP-Big Poppie is what his granddaughter called him leaves behind his beloved wife of 64 years Dusty; daughters, Debbie Lemke, Nancy; sons, Bill wife Renee, Ron; grandchildren, Lee husband Jeremy, Emily, Billy, Mark, Brian, Laurie; great grandsons, Colt and Nathan; his brother, Ron; sisters, June and Joan.
The family would like to thank all the wonderful people working at Summa, especially Dr. Joseph Zarconi.
A memorial service will be officiated by Rev. Mark W. Frey at 11 a.m. SATURDAY, July 10 at Bath Church- United Church of Christ, 3988 W. Bath Rd., Akron, Ohio 44333. Private inurnment with military honors at Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery. There will be no calling hours. Memorial donations may be made to Bath Church or your favorite charity. Billow FAIRLAWN Chapel
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