William "Bill" Wocelka, age 82, of Menasha, passed away on November 26, 2012, surrounded by his family. Bill was born on November 3, 1930 in Medford, Wisconsin, the son of the late William and Cecelia (Metz) Wocelka. He graduated from Medford High School in 1949 and later served in the Navy on the U.S.S. Keppler. While serving in the Navy, Bill often attended Yankee baseball games in New York and became a lifelong Yankees fan. He liked to cook, play cribbage, study military history, and keep in touch with longtime friends. Most of all, however, Bill was happiest driving his pickup truck throughout Wisconsin and other parts of the country. He was self-employed in the school bus business during most of his working life. Bill was a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

On February 15, 1958, he married Corinne Kaump in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and together they had two children, Wendy Elizabeth and William James. Later in life, on October 9, 1987, he married Therese VanKessel, and together they shared a happy life, spending many winters in Arizona, until her death in 2011.

He is survived by two children, Wendy (Tom) Jung, Neenah, and William Wocelka, Appleton; one step daughter, Sandy Vandenberg (special friend, Dennis Beauchamp), Escanaba, Michigan; two grandchildren: Jessie Nelson and Christopher Nelson, White Bear Lake, MN; one step grandchild, Billie Ann (Dewayne) Sturgeon, Appleton, and their children, Austin and Christopher.

A Celebration of Life Memorial Visitation will be held on Friday, November 30, 2012 at O'CONNELL FUNERAL HOME (1776 E. Main St. Little Chute) from 3:00 until 6:00 p.m. when Military Rites will be conducted by the American Legion Post 38. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2778, Appleton. Contributions will be used for the support of injured veterans.