- Date Of Birth: January 18, 1923
- Date Of Death: May 28, 2011
- State: Indiana
Willard E. “Bill” Cressler, 88, of Elkhart, passed away at 10:45 p.m. Saturday, May 28, 2011, at East Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Elkhart. He was born on January 18, 1923, in Elkhart to Glen Earl and Lucile (Ludington) Cressler. On Jan. 18, 1947, he married Imogene June (Rowe) Cressler in Elkhart, and she survives.
Other survivors include four daughters, Diana Lynn Smoot of Ocala, Fla., Cathy Ann (Robert) Jarvis of Hoffman Estates, Ill., and Laura Kay Abbott and Lisa Christine (Michael) Richardson, all of Elkhart; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Billy Cressler, and a brother, Richard “Dick” Cressler.
Bill was a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II and was one of many brave soldiers who landed on Omaha Beach in Normandy during the D-Day Invasion. He retired from Bendix Corporation in South Bend after nearly 30 years of service.
