William "Bill" H. Stearns, 89, passed away on Friday, December 16, 2022.

Bill is survived by two children, Chip Stearns of Missoula, Mont., and Sally (Paul) Gallenberger of Eden Prairie, Minn.; seven grandchildren; two sisters and a brother.

He was preceded in death by his sons, Mark Stearns of Truckee, Calif., and David Stearns of Algonquin, Ill.

Services and interment will be at 2 p.m., Friday, Jan. 6, at the Northern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Spooner. A Celebration of Life will be at 5 p.m., at Tee-A-Way, in Ladysmith.

A complete obituary will be published in the Ladysmith News.