Bill Sorgius
August 3, 1924 ~ June 14, 2023
Bill Sorgius, 98, of Greenwood, Indiana, passed away on June 14, 2023, at his daughter Judi’s home. He was born August 3, 1924, in Petersburg, Indiana, to the late Willard Sorgius, and Ruth Drane Sorgius, and was the spouse of Jewel Barkes Sorgius, until her passing in May of 1994, and Iva Skinner Sorgius, until her passing in January of 2023.
Bill was an employee for Farm Bureau Insurance Company for 35 years and was not only a member but also a Deacon and Elder of First Christian Church. He was a volunteer transporter for the local veteran’s office, as well as the County President of the American Heart Association. He was an avid golfer, bowler, and tennis player, and enjoyed donating blood. Above all, though, Bill was a devoted, and loving father and grandfather.
He is survived by sons, Michael (LeeAnne) Sorgius, of Orlando, Florida, and Steve (Barb) Sorgius, of Greenwood, Indiana; daughters, Pat (Joe Hermann) Doles, of Winthrop Harbor, Illinois, Judi (Marty) Knies, of Greenwood, Indiana, Deb (Paul) Kreitl, of Indianapolis, Indiana, Lois Kimery, of Columbus, Indiana, and Linda Barringer, of Columbus, Indiana; brother, Randy (Mary) Sorgius, of Brownsburg, Indiana; sister, Charlotte Davis, of Mooresville, Indiana; 16 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren.
Bill is preceded in death by his parents, Willard, and Ruth Sorgius; first wife, Jewel Sorgius on May 29, 1994; second wife, Iva Skinner on January 27, 2023; son-in-law, Randy Kimery; and brother-in-law, Bob Davis.
The funeral service will be held at 1:00 pm on Monday, June 19, 2023, at Jewell-Rittman Family Funeral Home with Steve Yeaton officiating. Visitation will be from 10 AM until the time of service at 1:00. Burial will follow at Garland Brook Cemetery.
Those wishing may make memorial donations to First Christian Church, or the American Heart Association through the funeral home.
You are invited to leave a condolence message to the family, light a virtual candle of remembrance, and view his video tribute online at www.jewellrittman.com.
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Bill was the founder of our Bible Study here at GreenTree Senior Living. We generally have about five folks attending. We met as usual tonight, and took a moment to remember Bill fondly. In the past few years, when Iva was no longer able to come to the dining room, he sat at my table with several others. He always started the meal with a prayer and supplied us with chocolate afterwards. A long time ago, he played tennis in a group with my late husband, Dean Smith. They were good friends. A clear thinker, Bill always spoke the truth as he saw it. We have been missing him for awhile now.
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I’m so sad to see about Bill’s passing. He was always so much fun and I have great memories of him and all the Sorgius family.
Praying for God’s comfort for all of you.
Danita “Louise” Forgey
RIP Bill. Bill and three of his buddies worked for me in the early 2000’s at Elder-Beerman and everyone loved “Wild Bill”. He was always so funny and such a hard worker. He will be remember fondly.
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So many good memories of times with your mother and dad. Do you remember the weekend you spent with us in Dubuque? All of ;you kids went to the tennis courts or playground with the dads and Jewel & I would get the kitchen cleaned up from one meal and it was time to start on the next. But lots of time to chat and catch up. We were feeding 12 people! My best to all of you.
Marcia Jo
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