William Joseph McClimon Jr. age 72 of Charlotte, IA passed away peacefully, surrounded by family Tuesday Nov. 26, 2024 at MercyOne, Clinton. Cremation rites have been accorded. A Celebration of Life will take place at the Millennium Event Center, Goose Lake, IA on Dec. 21st from 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM with burial at St Patrick Cemetery in Villa Nova, IA. All family, friends of Bill W, our Railroad Family, and friends are welcome to join us for lunch, desserts & a prayer at 2:00 pm. Please join us as we celebrate Bill’s life, dedication, and service. The Pape Funeral Home is assisting the family. Online condolences may be left at www.papefh.com.
William was born on Feb. 3, 1952 in Clinton, IA the son of William and Helen (Burke) McClimon Sr. He graduated from Northeast High School in 1970. William married Nancy Alm on Oct. 2, 1971 in Clinton, IA. He was a farmer his until 1993, as well as an Engineer for CNW and Union Pacific Railroad until retirement in 2012. He was active member of the Group Friends with Bill W. For the last 40 plus years, and President of N.A.R.V.E. Railroad Retirement. Bill was extremely proud of his family , his Irish Heritage, and he was everyone’s biggest cheerleader & fan. He will forever be remembered in the hearts of many .
William is survived by his wife, Nancy McClimon of Charlotte, IA; two children, Jill (Todd) Whitehead of Clinton, IA and Tommy Jo McClimon of New Boston, IL; 4 grandchildren, Samantha (Kyle), Zachary (Brianna), Blake (Lindsey), and Everly; 5 great grandchildren, Greyson, Weston, Remi, Hendricks, Elias, Aubrey, and Aria; 5 brothers, Pat McClimon, Tony (Annie) McClimon, Mark McClimon (Julie), Randy (Lora) McClimon, and Thad (Laurie) McClimon; 3 sisters, Jean McClimon, Jobena McClimon, and Mary McClimon; and over a hundred nieces & nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Walter; two sisters, Kelly and MaRea; and two great grandsons, Noah and Sawyer.
We worked together, we laughed together and we golfed together! He will be missed.
Bill was always helpful and smiling. His own dedication to everyone, extremely.
I know, God will give you plenty to do…
very loyal, friend…
I will miss you extremely.
What a great loss, Rest in peace Bill you will be missed.
Always a smile and a hand to help anyone …RIP peace Bill..God will put you to good use
Greeted Bill at KWIK STAR the day before his passing. How life changes without warning!
Bill always greeted me with a friendly smile and warm heart.
May he rest in peace and comfort as his spirit lives on in all whose lives he touched!
He will be greatly missed!
Prayers of sympathy go out to his beloved family.
Sad to hear the news. Glad to have had the privilege of knowing Bill. Peace.
To all who had known Bill, were blessed with his ability to,help anyone in need, turn a bad day into laughter, and always be a good friend. I cannot place a number on how many times he could brighten your spirit, just by being near. Rest in Peace Bill.
always enjoyed seeing Bill at work and his positive spirit was contagious, just a terrific guy.
Eddie sure enjoyed working with Bill on the railroad. Bill I think always had a smile and something nice to say to everyone. I will miss all of his humor on facebook. Prayers go out to his entire family, may he rest in peace.
Our family in Belgium was shocked to learn about Bill’s passing away. Together with Nancy, he has always been so friendly and open to get acquainted and discuss. We will miss him but are grateful to have had the opportunity to meet him at a few occasions. Our prayers go for him, his wife Nancy and the entire Alm family.
What can I say about Bill that hasn’t already been said. I’ve been friends with Bill sense high School. it was his Dad who urged me to go to Auctioneering school and started me on that path. He was a brother engineer on the CNW.
We didn’t see each other much, even though we only lived a few miles apart. when we see each other we could start up an easy conversation.He was a great person and touched many lives
Bill was such a nice guy – we always had the greatest conversations, when we “bumped” into him. He certainly will be missed!
It was easy to smile when you were around Bill! Kick’m!
We will miss Bill so much. he touched so many peoples lives in so many ways
Bill was a great guy and a good friend. He will be missed by many. RIP my friend. Thoughts and prayers for family and all.