1937
Willis
2017
Willis A. "Will" Buell
August 5, 1937 — April 7, 2017
Willis "Will" Buell, 79, of Homer, NE passed away Friday, April 7, 2017.
Services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Thursday, April 13, 2017 at Westminster Presbyterian Church with Reverend Richard Francis officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday from 4-8 P.M. with the family present from 6-8 P.M. and a Prayer Service at 7:00 P.M. at Meyer Brothers Morningside Chapel.
Will was born August 5, 1937 in Battlecreek, IA the son of Harry and Wilma (Wickey) Buell. He grew up on a farm near Holstein, IA and after graduating from high school he attended the University of South Dakota for his undergraduate and the University of Iowa for his law degree.
After becoming a lawyer, Will worked for a Judge in Santa Fe and also formed a law firm named Black and Buell. Will then went to work for the Klass law firm where he became a partner. He went from there to the U.S. Attorney’s Office where he was an assistant US Attorney and head of the Sioux City Branch until his first retirement. Coming out of retirement, Will worked for the Winnebago Tribe for 10 months and then at Great West Casualty as head of their Fraud Division for three years before his third retirement. The third retirement was a charm and he finally figured out how to be retired.
Will married Terry Lockie on September 25, 1987 in Sioux City. He enjoyed singing in the Siouxland Discovery Chorus (a barbershop chorus), various quartets, and his church choir, reading, playing his guitar, skiing, golfing, hiking, horseback riding and traveling. In his younger days he went on several mountain climbs and a glacier climb (which he swore he would never do again). He loved to ride his bike and rode on many RAGBRAI’s. He rode on several AGONY bike rides which he helped name. Annual Great OverNight to Yankton. He liked to work on his farm and take care of the animals and ride the horses with his wife. He loved the mountains and Hawaii.
He was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church, Optimus of South Sioux City, had been on the Boys and Girls Club Board, volunteered with STARS, and enjoyed teaching english as a 2nd language at Northeast Community College in South Sioux City, and participating in the Iris Program at KWIT. A great joy in his life were his grandchildren.
Survivors include his wife Terry Lockie of Homer, NE; children: Robert "Rob" Buell of St. George, UT, Allison (Brad) Steyskal of Gladstone, OR, and Brent (Tracy) Salmons of Washington D.C.; grandchildren: Mika, Kaiya, Garrett, Shelby, Emmalin, Chloe, and Tyler; brothers: Ken Buell and wife Pat Tapp of Holstein and Andy and wife Leanne Buell of Silver Bay, MN; and his first wife Susan Buell.
He was preceded in death by his parents and sister Elaine.
Services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Thursday, April 13, 2017 at Westminster Presbyterian Church with Reverend Richard Francis officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday from 4-8 P.M. with the family present from 6-8 P.M. and a Prayer Service at 7:00 P.M. at Meyer Brothers Morningside Chapel.
Will was born August 5, 1937 in Battlecreek, IA the son of Harry and Wilma (Wickey) Buell. He grew up on a farm near Holstein, IA and after graduating from high school he attended the University of South Dakota for his undergraduate and the University of Iowa for his law degree.
After becoming a lawyer, Will worked for a Judge in Santa Fe and also formed a law firm named Black and Buell. Will then went to work for the Klass law firm where he became a partner. He went from there to the U.S. Attorney’s Office where he was an assistant US Attorney and head of the Sioux City Branch until his first retirement. Coming out of retirement, Will worked for the Winnebago Tribe for 10 months and then at Great West Casualty as head of their Fraud Division for three years before his third retirement. The third retirement was a charm and he finally figured out how to be retired.
Will married Terry Lockie on September 25, 1987 in Sioux City. He enjoyed singing in the Siouxland Discovery Chorus (a barbershop chorus), various quartets, and his church choir, reading, playing his guitar, skiing, golfing, hiking, horseback riding and traveling. In his younger days he went on several mountain climbs and a glacier climb (which he swore he would never do again). He loved to ride his bike and rode on many RAGBRAI’s. He rode on several AGONY bike rides which he helped name. Annual Great OverNight to Yankton. He liked to work on his farm and take care of the animals and ride the horses with his wife. He loved the mountains and Hawaii.
He was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church, Optimus of South Sioux City, had been on the Boys and Girls Club Board, volunteered with STARS, and enjoyed teaching english as a 2nd language at Northeast Community College in South Sioux City, and participating in the Iris Program at KWIT. A great joy in his life were his grandchildren.
Survivors include his wife Terry Lockie of Homer, NE; children: Robert "Rob" Buell of St. George, UT, Allison (Brad) Steyskal of Gladstone, OR, and Brent (Tracy) Salmons of Washington D.C.; grandchildren: Mika, Kaiya, Garrett, Shelby, Emmalin, Chloe, and Tyler; brothers: Ken Buell and wife Pat Tapp of Holstein and Andy and wife Leanne Buell of Silver Bay, MN; and his first wife Susan Buell.
He was preceded in death by his parents and sister Elaine.
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