~ IN MEMORY ~
USAF veteran, NCA/RC/NWA Capt. William
"Bill" Peter Studer
September 07, 1930 - November 23, 2023
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Studer, William Peter “Bill”, loving husband of
Edna for 64 years, and father of four, passed away peacefully on November 23,
2023, in Lakeville MN at the age of 93. Bill was born in Farmington on
September 7, 1930, to Amandus and Hazel (Finn) Studer, and was raised in
Lakeville MN. Bill graduated from Lakeville High School in 1948, and continued
to work on the family farm until he joined the Air Force in 1956. While in the
Air Force, he met the love of his life, Edna LeGate, on a blind date at Arizona
State University, and they were married at the University chapel on June 6th,
1959. Bill retired from active duty as a fighter pilot later in 1959, staying
active in the Air Force Reserves until the mid-70s.
Bill brought his new bride back to Lakeville and
again began working on the family farm. He then was hired as a pilot with North
Central Airlines, and stayed with them through mergers as Republic Airlines,
and then Northwest Airlines until he retired from flying in 1986. Bill’s love
of farming ran deep, and he never stopped being a farmer. He and Edna purchased
the family farm in 1966, building a home for his family there not far from his
parents’ home. The family farm continued to be a gathering place for all of
Amandus and Hazel’s descendants, and Bill and Edna put in a lot of effort to
make everyone feel welcome. He was an avid collector of farm equipment,
especially old Allis Chalmers tractors and loved going to farm auctions. When
the family farm was sold in 2003 and he ‘retired’, he then rented a nearby farm
and continued to raise sweet corn and tend a large vegetable garden. While he
raised a variety of crops over the years, he became known as the guy who had
‘the best sweet corn’ and continued to grow sweet corn to sell and give away
until well into his eighties.
Bill was proud of his time serving in the Air
Force, as well as his career as a commercial pilot. He flew many different
single and multi-engine planes during his flying days, including the T-6 Texan,
T-28 Trojan, T-34 Mentor, T-38 Talon, F-80 Shooting Star, F-84 Thunderjet, F-86
Sabre, F-100 Super Sabre, A-20 Invader, DC-3, Convair 580, DC-9, MD-80, and
727. Later in his life he acquired an F-86H and donated it to the City of
Lakeville, where it became part of the Veteran’s Memorial at Aronson Park.
Aside from his family, Bill’s true passion was
golf, and he completed his last round in July of 2023. His home office was
filled with many golf trophies, and he was especially proud of his time playing
in the airline world championship in 1973, as well as many rounds on some of
the top courses in the world (including shooting par on a blustery day on the
old course at St. Andrews when he was in his fifties).
Bill was the 10th of Amandus and Hazel’s 14
children and was the last living member of that mighty clan. He was preceded in
death by his parents Amandus and Hazel; siblings, Eugene, Robert (Rosario
“Chari”), James, Patricia (Sidney) Miller, Donna (Phil) Paulak, Marge, Phyllis,
Joan, Mary Ann, Thomas (Claire), Dorothy “Dot” (Dick) Lorentson, Dennis, and an
infant sister. He is survived by his loving wife of 64 years, Edna; children,
Debbie (Merly) Larson, Margie, Jim (Tami), and Rob (Colleen); grandchildren,
Marah, Jenna, Max, Hannah (Alex), Keara, Taryn (Patrick), Derek, Kendra
(Chris), and Casey (Lee); great grandchildren, Cora, Gabriel, Samuel, Bree,
Abby, Aiden, and Ethan; sisters-in-law, Chari, and Claire Studer, and also by
many nieces, nephews, and other family and friends.
Mass of Christian Burial will take place on Friday
December 1, 2023, at 11:30 AM at All Saints Catholic Church, 19795 Holyoke
Ave., Lakeville with a visitation on Thursday November 30 from 4-7 PM at the
White Funeral Home, Lakeville (952-469-2723), and 1 hour prior to Mass at the
church. Interment, All Saints cemetery. The family has requested that any
memorial donations go to St Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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