William married Patricia Marilyn Happekotte on 30 May 1947 in Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, USA. Patricia was born on 12 Nov 1926 in Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, USA; died on 17 Dec 2007 in Cedar Falls, Black Hawk County, Iowa, USA; was buried in Garden of Memories Cemetery and Mausoleum, Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]