William A. "Bill" Timmerman, 73, of East Dubuque, IL, passed away suddenly at 3:21 A/M, on Tuesday, January 4, 2022, at Unity Point/The Finley Hospital, in Dubuque, IA.

Funeral Services will be at 10:30 A/M, on Saturday, January 8, 2022, at the Miller Funeral Home, in East Dubuque, with Rev. Dianne Grace officiating. Military honors will be accorded by members of American Legion Post #787.  The funeral will be live-streamed on the MILLER FUNERAL HOME GROUP FACEBOOK page.

Visitation will be from 2 P/M - 7 P/M, on Friday, January 7, 2022, at the Miller Funeral Home, in East Dubuque. Per State and CDC guidelines, facemasks are required.

Bill was born on September 11, 1948, in Dubuque, IA, the son of William E. and Ora M. (Steiner) Timmerman.  He was united in marriage to Bonnie Jo Foley on August 12, 1967, at the Galena United Methodist Church.  Bill served in the U. S. Navy during the Vietnam War from March 26, 1968 - August 1, 1969.

He was employed at Westwick Foundry, in Galena, as a foreman from 1967-1985.  Later, Bill worked as a mechanic and car dealer, working with B & G Auto, Tunnel Motors and Custom Auto Repair and Sales, all of East Dubuque.

Bill enjoyed Fun Car racing and collecting t-shirts from The Other Side, especially on the Tuesday night give-away.

Surviving are his wife, Bonnie Jo; four children, William R. Timmerman, of Cuba City, WI, Jamie (Angie) Timmerman, of Dyersville, IA, Jason (Jolene) Timmerman, of East Dubuque, IL, and Beth Ann (Stacey) Graves, of California, MD; 10 grandchildren; and 5 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, William E. and Ora; and a brother, Terry, in infancy.

Bonnie and family wish to extend their sincere thank you to the East Dubuque Police Department and East Dubuque Fire and EMS personnel for their quick response and compassion.

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