William "Bill" Mead

William “Bill” Mead, 71, of Kronenwetter, passed away on Monday, November 4, 2024. He was born on June 12, 1953, in Compton, California, to the late Roger and Donna (Strutz) Mead.

Bill worked for Becker Communications for over 30 years before heading back to school for an Information Technology degree from Stout. Shortly after finishing college, Bill found work with the Wausau school district in his field of study. After six years he was hired as an “IT guy” for the D.C. Everest school district, where he found a receptive audience for his dad jokes.

Bill spent some of his free time in community theater, running a Karaoke business, raising dogs, watching the Packers and building model train layouts.

Bill is survived by his wife, Lori (Tesch) Mead; his children, Katie (Adam) Mead-Brillowski, Scott (Zhanna) Mead, David (Christy) Kulpinski, and Jerod (Christine Meverden) Kulpinski; grandchildren, J.C. Mead, Elijah, and Mikkel; siblings, Patricia (Paul) Kolodziejczyk; as well as his niece, Rebekah Kolodziejczyk.

Bill is preceded in death by his parents, Roger and Donna Mead; and his daughter Kelly Ann Mead.

A celebration of william’s life will take place from 4:00 PM till 7:00 PM on Monday, November 18, 2024, at Brainard Funeral Home in Weston.