William C. "Bill" Volm Jr., 68, of Cecil, passed away on Monday, Nov. 22, 2010, at his home with his wife at his side following a courageous battle with cancer.

He was born on Sept. 24, 1942, on the farm in Kewaskum, the son of the late William and Agnes (nee Kohler) Volm Sr. Bill attended Holy Trinity Catholic School in Kewaskum. On June 20, 1964, he was united in marriage to Peggy Larson at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Kewaskum.

Bill was a lifelong farmer in the town of Kewaskum and Bill and Peggy moved to Cecil after retiring. Bill will fondly be remembered for the many fun times with family and friends at the trailer at Hoeft’s Resort on Crooked Lake. Bill loved to travel and will be deeply missed by his wife, his family and by all who knew him.

Those Bill leaves behind to cherish his memory include his loving wife of 46 years, Peggy; four sons, Rick (Judy) Volm of Cascade, William (Nancy) Volm III of Campbellsport, Russell (Johanna) Volm of Boltonville and Scott (Tania) Volm of Cascade; eight grandchildren, Cassandra, Ricky, Nicholas, William IV, Courtney, Gatlin, Sebastian and Sawyer Lee Volm; two great-grandchildren, Alana and Connor Hay; two brothers, Merlin (Carol) Volm of Kewaskum and Bobby (Joanne) Volm of Upland, Calif.; three sisters, Ruth Arbogash of West Bend, Eileen (Reginald) Pierret of Antigo and Lindy (Bernard) Kaehne of Kewaskum; four brothers-in-law, Calvin (Annie) Ebersold of Random Lake, Bobby Larson of Tennessee, Richard Weis of West Bend and Dave Ritter of Kewaskum; three sisters-in-law, Karen (John) Fechter of West Bend, Denise (Dan) Reilly of Campbellsport and Sharon Larson of Wayne; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

In addition to his parents, Bill was preceded in death by a sister, Adeline Weis; four brothers-in-law, Roger (Sandy) Ebersold, Darrell Larson, David Larson and Norman Arbogash; two sisters-in-law, Vonne Ritter and Judy (Merlin) Seefeldt and his parents-in-law, Edward and Lila Larson.

A Mass of Christian burial for Bill will be held at 3 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 26, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Kewaskum. The Rev. Edwin Kornath will officiate and burial will be at 10 a.m. on Saturday in the parish cemetery. Relatives and friends may call on Friday at the church from 12:30 p.m. until the time of Mass.

The Miller Funeral Home in Kewaskum has been entrusted with Bill’s arrangements. Additional information and guest book may be found at www.millermartinfh.com.

Bill’s family extends their heartfelt appreciation to Dr. Guthrie, to the staff of the Cancer Care Center and the Radiation Department staff of St. Joseph’s Hospital for the care provided to Bill and our family.