William "Bill" F. Dunn

William “Bill” Fredrick Dunn, 87, of La Crosse, passed away on Saturday, February 13, 2021 at the Gundersen Health System in La Crosse. He was born on September 13, 1933 in La Crosse to William E. and Helen E. (Green) Dunn. He was a 1951 graduate of Aquinas High School. Bill met Anne Devine in high school and they were married in July of 1952. He was employed at Allis Chalmers for 5 years and retired as a Manufacturing Engineer from Trane Company in 1994 after 39 years.

In the summer you could find Bill and his family on the river at a sandbar somewhere between Brownsville and Trempealeau. He purchased property on the river in 1967, across from Trempealeau. Bill was always very handy and enjoyed building a cottage on the land, and had built several boats that were enjoyed for many years.

Bill was a longtime member of the Moose Lodge 1920 and the Eagles Club Aerie 1254 in La Crosse. In retirement, Bill and Anne enjoyed traveling as snowbirds, taking Mystery Bus trips and other bus tours, including many to the Fireside Theater. Often times you could find them enjoying local outdoor concerts in the summer.

Bill is survived by his wife Anne; sons Dan (Karen), Tom (Pat), Bill (Renee) Dunn and daughter Pat (Mike) Jones; ten grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren; many brothers and sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister Joan Garrett, a brother Jim Dunn, and great-granddaughter Morgan.

A private family funeral service will be held. A Celebration of Life for Bill will be held at a later date and will be announced by the Schumacher-Kish Funeral & Cremation Services of La Crosse. Online guestbook is available at www.schumacher-kish.com . Memorials are preferred and may be directed to the Gundersen Medical Foundation or Children’s Miracle Network.