House 1967-72 (District 23A)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
Counties Served:
Kandiyohi, Swift
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
2/18/1914
Birth Place:
Edgerton, Kansas
Birth County:
Johnson
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
12/28/2009
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Lutheran
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
Bill, W.D.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Murdock
Occupation (when first elected):
Farmer, Grain and Spotted Poland China Hogs
EDUCATION
District 75, Hayes Township; Elementary School;
Murdock High School; Secondary; Graduate
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Municipal Board/Commission:
Hayes, Minnesota (Township Board, 18 years);
19?? to 19??
School Board/Administration:
Murdock, Minnesota (School Board, Officer);
19?? to 19??
County Board/Commissioner:
Swift County, Minnesota (Board of Commissioners);
1960 to 1966
State Legislative Staff:
Minnesota House of Representatives (Postmaster);
1973 to 1974
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Lillian Dorothy Rose Levitz (married on March 14, 1937, she died in 2008)
Children:
Three children: Stephen "Steve" and Stan (sons), Janice "Jan" (daughter)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He moved to Minnesota in 1914.
He died at Bethesda Heritage Center in Willmar, Minnesota. His funeral was held at Bethesda Lutheran Church in Murdock, Minnesota on January 2, 2009. He was buried in the church cemetery.
He was a member of Bethesda Lutheran Church.
Religion provided by his obituary.