 William "Bill" Braunesreither, age 89, of Yankton, passed away Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at the Indianola Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Indianola, IA. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM, Monday, March 24, 2008 at St. John's Lutheran Church, Yankton, SD, with Rev. David Gunderson officiating. Burial will be in the Yankton Cemetery, Yankton, SD. Visitations will be 5 to 8 PM, Sunday, at the Kostel Funeral Home and Crematory, Yankton, with a prayer service at 7:00 PM. Visitations will resume one hour prior to the service at the church.
William was born on 1 March 1919 in rural Utica, Yankton County to Gotthardt W. and Karolina (Schenk) Braunesreither. He was baptized at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Menno, SD on May 1919 and confirmed at Martinus Lutheran Church near Utica. He completed his elementary education at Huber School.
He married Evelyn Schweitzer of Freeman, SD on the 21st of May 1941. William and Evelyn farmed many years in Yankton County until retiring when they moved to Yankton. Evelyn died October 10, 1986.
He married Alice Mutschelknaus of Yankton, SD on 2 September 1988. Bill continued to farm for several years after moving to Yankton. He loved the land and continued to garden after he was unable to continue farm operations. They enjoyed their tours to various parts of the United States.
Bill had a deep desire to learn about his ancestors; his excellent memory of events, historical facts and personal knowledge of relatives prove invaluable to his brother Alpha as they researched, wrote and published the genealogy and more recently the family history.
His parents, three sisters Theresa Shorzman-Hathaway, Alice Mehrer and Lucille Greene, one brother Arthur Braunesreither and one nephew Marvin Braunesreither preceded him in death. Surviving are his wife Alice of Indianola, IA, one brother Alpha and wife Loretta Braunesreither of Rapid City, SD, one sister Betty Pierce of St. Helena, NE, sister-in-law Josephine Braunesreither, along with seven nieces, eight nephews, one step daughter Luana (Dennis) Shull, two step granddaughters and two step great grandchildren of Indianola, IA.
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