William Edward "Bill" Weigel

The son of Jacob Weigel, Jr. and Katie Ninteman, Bill met Beulah Weishaupt at a Calhoun County dance when she was 16-years-old. He married Beulah in 1933, and they were the parents of 2 children.

The Weigels bought a dilapidated filling station in Granite City, Madison County, Illinois in 1942. They remodeled it and ran a successful business known as Weigel Texaco Service Station for 20 years.

After selling the gas station in Granite City, they moved to Brussels and opened a Phillips 66. They operated the business for 10 years until the town was flooded in 1973. They then sold the Phillips 66 gas station and moved to Godfrey, Madison County, Illinois.

Bill died unexpectedly at 1:45 a.m. on New Year's Day 1978. At the time of his death, he was 65 years, 5 months and 3 days old.

In addition to his wife, Bill was also survived by 1 daughter; 1 son; 2 grandchildren; 5 sisters, Emma, Edna, Alma, Dorothy and Luella; and 3 brothers, Robert, Fred and Arthur.

Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. on the afternoon of 03 Jan 1970 at St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Brussels.

Bill's wife, Beulah, passed away in 2003 and was buried next to him.

Children: 1 daughter, 1 son.

Father of: (Living) Weigel Mossman (Living) Weigel

Bill's siblings: Henry J. Weigel Edward Weigel Emma M. Weigel Willman Lucile Weigel Robert Weigel Infant Weigel Vera Weigel Edna M. Weigel LaMarsh Everett Weigel Alma Weigel Wetter Miller Frederick Weigel Leo Weigel Dorothy June Weigel Koch Arthur Weigel Luella May Weigel Goss