Obituary of William (Bill) Herschmiller

HERSCHMILLER, William (Bill) September 5, 1945 - December 14, 2025 Bill passed away on Sunday, December 14, 2025 at the St. Joseph’s General Hospital in Vegreville at the age of 80 years old after being ill for a few months. Bill has left behind his immediate family: wife Marilyn, daughter Jackie, son-in-law Mohsen, son Clark, daughter-in-law Bonnie, grandson Brett, partner Owen, and granddaughter Keely, his brothers and sisters: Eva (Earl) Mitchelmore, Tony (Marybelle) Herschmiller, Chris (Bert) Lang, Florence (Peter) Lang, and Ann (David) Vetter, his brother and sisters-in-law: Marlyne (Wayne) Dolinsky, Annette (Bill) Isely, Arlette (Peter) Sabin and Randy (Violet) Sabin, and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents: Anton and Agnes Herschmiller; brothers and sisters: Regina (Jake) Ollenberger, Raymond (Dorothy) Herschmiller, Rose (George) Senger, Ben (Marilyn) Herschmiller, Martha (Harry) Veenstra and George (Colleen) Herschmiller, and father and mother-in-law Robert and Dorothea Sabin. Bill was born in Wilkie and grew up in Tramping Lake, SK. A management position with Federated Co-op brought him to Vegreville where he and Marilyn raised their family. He worked as a home builder and as a truck driver at Alta Wide and UFA. His favourite job was transferring vehicles for Vegreville Ford. The two things that he really enjoyed in life were sports and family. Sports that he played were bowling, baseball, curling, and mostly hockey. He enjoyed most other sports via the TV, especially watching the Blue Jays, the Calgary Flames and Stampeders, the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Montreal Canadiens. As for family, we were everything to him. Special thanks to his nurses and doctors that cared for him in and out of the hospital. The family will be celebrating his life privately. Donations in Bill's memory may be made to “Alberta Lung Association” or “PTARS” Prairie Tails Animal Rescue Society in Vegreville.