William Valentine Neiser Jr., 55, of Wadsworth passed away on Monday, November 5, 2018. He was born on December 13, 1962, in Columbus, OH to William V. and Harriett Neiser Sr.
William was a graduate of Wadsworth High School Class of 1981, and served as a private in the U.S. Marine Corp. He enjoyed coin collecting, collecting firearms, reading and agriculture.
Preceding William in death was his baby brother, paternal grandparents, Elmer and Marjorie Neiser; maternal grandparents Harry (Alice) Burwell and Thelma (Lester) Kirk; aunts: Ruth (Jerry) Martin, Helen (Wilber) Volrath; and uncle Lee (Carolyn) Hess.
William is survived by his parents William Sr. and Harriet Neiser; brother Christopher (Michelle) Neiser; nephew Alexander Neiser; niece Kayla Kinney. He is also survived by his aunts: Kathy (Michael) Neiser-Nordsten, Patricia Luzzi, Mary Bowen, Jackie (Bill) Coontz, Jenny (Tim) Rohrbacher, Mary (Craig) Burwell, Judy Horn and Rosy Davis, along with his uncles Harry Burwell Jr., Jim ( Lucy) Burwell, Gary (Wayne) (Diane) Burwell, Joe (Jason) Burwell, Jeff Burwell, John Burwell Sr.; his beloved German Shepherds, Smokey and Bandit; and many extended family members and friends.
The family will receive friends 5-7 pm TODAY,Wednesday, Nov. 15, and TOMORROW, Thursday, 10:30 am-12:30 pm at the Hilliard-Rospert Funeral Home, 174 N. Lyman St., Wadsworth where a funeral service will be conducted at 12:30 pm with Rev. Gaye Santoro and Pastor Tim Rohrbacher officiating. Interment with Military Honors will be in Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery.
In Lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Project Out Run,
www.projectoutrun.org , This is a charity that custom designs for pediatric cancer patients and is run by a teacher at Lincoln Elementary School where William Attended.
