William "Bill" Clair Schlachter

William “Bill” Clair Schlachter, age 75, of Grand Island, passed away on Saturday, August 3, 2024 at CHI St. Francis Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. A celebration of life service with military honors will be held on Monday, August 12th at 11:11am at Peace Lutheran Church with Pastor Carl Eliason officiating. The service will be livestreamed on Peace Lutheran Celebration of Life-Grand Island Facebook page. Visitation will be held on Sunday, August 11th from 4 to 6pm at Peace Lutheran Church. Burial of the urn will take place at a later date at the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Bruning. Memorials suggested to the family for future designation. All Faiths Funeral Home is entrusted with arrangements. Condolences can be left at www.giallfaiths.com. Bill was born on August 10, 1948 in Hastings to Harlan and Gloria (Smith) Schlachter. He grew up in Hastings and graduated from Hastings High School in 1966. After graduation he enlisted in the United States Navy and was honorably discharged in 1971. He attended Kearney State and received a Bachelors degree. On December 3, 1967 he was united in marriage to Gloria Kay Wyssman. To this union three daughters were born. Bill was the Chief of Police in Sutton, NE for one year. He then began his career with the Nebraska State Patrol in 1972. He was assigned to Lincoln, Alliance, Chadron, Norfolk and then in 1982 to Grand Island. Bill retired from the State Patrol in 1998 as a Lieutenant. Following his retirement he worked for State Farm Insurance. In his spare time, he was the assistant track coach for GI Central Catholic, served on the American Red Cross National Disaster Assistance team and he was a member of Peace Lutheran Church and served on the Stephen Ministries board. Bill was on the Board of Directors for the Friendship House and the YMCA. He was active in the Grand Island Softball Association and played softball until he was 66. Those left to cherish Bill’s memory include his wife, Gloria; daughters, Jill (Trinity) Jones of Bennington and Janeece (Jason) Chohon of Grand Island; son in-law, Kevin Splattstoesser; 6 grandchildren; 3 great grandchildren; brother, Mike (Kathy) Schlachter of Grand Island; sister, Vickie (Pete) Hesselgesser of Highland Village, TX and numerous other relatives and friends. Bill is preceded in death by his daughter, Julie Splattstoesser; parents; brother, Roger; aunts, uncles and cousins.

William "Bill" Clair Schlachter

August 10, 1948 - August 3, 2024

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