William R. Getchman

William (Bill) R. Getchman passed away peacefully Friday April, 1, 2022. Bill was born in 1942 and was 79 years old. He married Jean(Bueker) Getchman, May 5th, 1962.

Bill is survived by his 4 children, Cindy Getchman, Curtis Getchman, Gina Zelenka, and Kristi James, married to R.V. James. He adored his 6 grandchildren, William, Tyler, Samuel Getchman. Lola and Madalyn James. Audrey Zelenka.

Bill was raised in the Holly Hills area of St. Louis and attended St. Stephen Catholic grade school and O'Fallon High School. Welding was his career choice but when he reached the age of 21, he followed in his father’s footsteps and went to work for Anheuser Busch Brewery. He retired from AB after 33 years at the age of 59.

His life was then filled with traveling to Europe 3x with Sister Cities Portaloo, 1x with his wife to the Black Forest area of Germany, as well as trips across the USA with his friends and family. Bill was awarded a Certificate of Appreciation by the City of Waterloo in December of 2021. He served as the Sister Cities President for 16 years.

Bill loved hunting, fishing, and playing golf in his free time. His favorite pastime was trips to Costco and Sam’s for bargains and buying goodies for the grandkids.

He will be missed but he “fought the good fight of faith” up to the end of his days on earth.

There will bea Celebration of Life for Bill on Saturday, April 9 th , 2022 at 1p.m at Fellowship of Praise Church. 13169 Tesson Ferry Road. St. Louis, Mo. 63128.

In lieu of flowers the family asks for you to donate to his oldest
daughter’s missionary efforts in Romania where she is “Changing Lives One Step at a Time.” Stepping Stone Missions. 1306 Old 63 South, Suite C. Columbia, Mo. 65201.

You can also choose to donate to an organization that provides food for the hungry and books for inmates in prison. Impact Ministries, Inc. 332 Leffingwell Ave. Suite 101. Kirkwood, Mo. 63122.