Lake Summerset, Davis, Illinois
William (Bill) F. Kibble, 80, of Lake Summerset, Davis, Illinois, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 14, 2016 at his home.
Bill was born in Mt. Clemens, Michigan on February 29, 1936 to Bill and Bernice (Gazzolo) Kibble. The family moved to Oak Park, IL in 1950. He graduated from Oak Park-River Forest High School in 1954, earned a degree in mechanical engineering at Marquette in 1959 and an MBA from the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management in 1983. He worked in the Chicagoland area with the majority of his career employed by Siemens Building Technologies (formerly The Powers Regulator Company) in Skokie and Buffalo Grove, IL.
Bill married Carol Jean Pergande on July 8, 1961 at St. Giles Church in Oak Park and raised three children, Robert (Lydia) Kibble, Catherine Kibble and Theresa "Terri" (Tim) McGuigan. They lived for many years in Libertyville, Il. When Bill retired in 2003 he and Carol moved to Lake Summerset, Davis, IL where they made many new friends, played golf on a regular basis, and enjoyed the traffic free countryside of Illinois. By this time their family had grown to include 4 grandchildren. Carol passed away in 2010. In 2011 Bill and Pat Mendygral met at St. Mary's Church and were married at the end of 2011. The 2 combined families expanded to 7 children and 11 grandchildren. Bill always said "Grandchildren are a gift from God".
In retirement Bill volunteered at church, worked as a member of the Durand Ecumenical Council, and assisted low income seniors with their taxes through ARRP's Tax-Aide Program. Bill had many friends that stretched from high school, college, to the workplace. He enjoyed meeting with them all on a regular basis. To keep in touch with the far away friends he started to write a letter on the last weekend of each month. The list has grown over the years and he never missed a single month. One letter to a friend goes back over 30 years. He always said that he enjoyed a wonderful life and like most people his legacy will live on through his family and friends.
Cremation rites will be accorded.
Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 2, 2016, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Durand.
There will be a gathering 9:30 a.m. until time of service on Saturday at the church.
In lieu of flowers memorials have been established for Monroe Clinic Hospice and Monroe Clinic Hospital Foundation for the Share+Care program
Please leave a message in Bill's guestbook at www.daughenbaughfh.com