William Wilder

William “Bill” D. Wilder, age 81 of Nashua, Iowa died Monday April 5, 2010, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 9, 2010, at the Hugeback and Chenoweth Funeral Home in Nashua with Pastor Tom Hagen officiating. The hymn, 'Amazing Grace' will be played on the guitar by granddaughter, Azlyn McCarthy. Interment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, Nashua, with grandchildren, Anthony McCarthy, Michael and Madeline McCarthy, Chelsey and Azlyn McCarthy, and special friend, Richard Clipperton serving as pallbearers. Granddaughter, Evelyn McCarthy will be an honorary pallbearer. Friends may call 5:00-7:00 p.m. Thursday, April 8, 2010, at the Hugeback and Chenoweth Funeral Home in Nashua. Visitation will continue an hour prior to the service at the funeral home. William Delbert Wilder was born June 27, 1928 in Beloit, Wisconsin, the son of Delbert and Clara (Rubenhagen) Wilder. His family moved to Nashua, where Bill was a lifelong resident. He attended Nashua Public Schools. On June 16, 1966, Bill was united in marriage to Alma Bartley in Covington, VA. He was employed at Trowbridge Grocery Store in Charles City, which was later known as the Red Owl, for over twenty years. He was employed by Harvestore in Nashua for a short time, before finding a new home at AMPI in Fredericksburg. Bill worked at AMPI for around ten years until his retirement in 1994. Bill especially loved spending time outdoors where he could often be found gardening. The family often joked that Bill was a ‘cookie-monster,’ and could be caught eating one of Alma’s cookies and sleeping in his chair at the same time. He was very proud of his grandchildren, and will be remembered by his family for his loving and caring ways. Bill is survived by his wife of 43 years, Alma; five sons, Patrick (Linda) McCarthy of Cotter AK, John (Wanda) McCarthy of Waynesboro, VA, Mike (Margy) McCarthy of Yuma, AZ, Richard (Mia) McCarthy of Converse, TX, and Steve McCarthy of Ankeny, IA; six grandchildren, Anthony and Evelyn McCarthy, Michael and Madeline McCarthy, Chelsey and Azlyn McCarthy. He was preceded in death by his parents and grandparents.