William B. "Bill" Shattuck

William (Bill) “Shad” Shattuck, 78, of Sioux City passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family, Tuesday February 19, 2019 after a long illness.  Visitation will be Friday, February 22 from 4-8 p.m. with prayer service at 7:00 p.m. all held at the church.  The funeral service is Saturday, February 23, 10:30 a.m. at St. Mark Lutheran Church in Sioux City.  

Bill was born October 21, 1940 in Omaha, Nebraska to Carol Leonard and Violet Light Shattuck.  In the elementary years the family moved to Sioux City where Bill attended school and graduated from East High School in 1958.  He honorably served in the United States Army and continued to be a strong supporter of our armed forces. Bill was a member of the Sioux City Professional Firefighter Association Local 7, member of Abu-Bekr Shrine, the Flying Fez (where he flew ill children to the Shriners Hospital) and the Scottish Rite.  He also served as Past Master at North Riverside Lodge during the centennial year of which he was very proud.

He married Marie Johnson on June 15, 1963 in Concord, Nebraska and they made their home in Sioux City, Iowa.  Bill served nearly 22 years with the Sioux City Fire Department where they nicknamed him “Shad”, which he continued to go by.

Shad’s love of golf, flying, art, movies, joking around, and WW2 history is well known, but his love of music was his passion.  You would always hear him singing, “drumming”, whistling, playing guitar and organ – and he couldn’t read a note of music!  You could also find Shad and his family at Perkins every Saturday morning visiting with his many friends that worked there – they had a very special place in his heart.

Survivors include his wife Marie, sister Sandra (Shattuck) Kangal of Sioux City, daughters Debbie (Jim) Tufts of Bondurant Iowa, Kim (Greg) George of Elk Point SD, Karen (Eric) Harrison of Sioux City, and son Brad Shattuck of Atlanta Georgia.  Shad has nine grandchildren, Bryan Tufts, Lauren (TJ) Phillips, Lindsay Tufts, Emily Tufts, Curtis George, Kyle George, Jack Shattuck, Kellie Harrison and Carlie Harrison, as well as two great grandsons, Jayden and Mason Phillips.  We also need to include his precious cat Roo, who misses him dearly.

Shad is proceeded in death by his parents and his brother Richard.

We want to thank Hospice of Siouxland for their wonderful care these last few months.  Words cannot express our gratitude for their kindness and compassion, not just to Shad, but to the rest of the family.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Mark Lutheran Church, Sioux City Professional Firefighter Association Local 7, or Hospice of Siouxland.