William 'Bill' Speidel

June 22, 1951 - April 22, 2014

Long time Goshen County resident Bill Speidel entered his eternal peace on Tuesday April 22, 2014 . Bill was the Owner/Broker of Wagons West Realty in Torrington . A memorial service will be held at Our Savior Lutheran Church on Friday, April 25th at 1:30pm. A private family burial will take place. In lieu of flowers, the family will be establishing a memorial in Bill’s memory to be determined at a later date. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and friends are invited to send condolences to the family at www.colyerfuneralhome.com Bill (William David) was born in Spearfish, South Dakota on June 22, 1951 to Gottlieb and Rheba (Price) Speidel. He grew up as a South Dakota farm boy living in Spearfish, Belle Fourche and Newell. He graduated from Newell High School in 1969, became the proud owner of a new Plymouth Road Runner and attended Black Hills State University as an education major. He married Bonnie Pickerd in June of 1972 in Sundance, Wyoming. Following their marriage, Bill farmed in the Nisland, South Dakota community, moved to Goshen County in 1978 and farmed in the Huntley and Yoder areas. In 1994, Bill obtained his real estate license and purchased Waggoner Realty from Bob and Lois Waggoner which was eventually renamed Wagons West Realty in 1999. Bill was the proud father of one son, Michael, born in 1976 and his Daughter-in-law, Brooke (Lundine) Speidel. He was a devoted and beloved “Papa Daddy” to Grandsons Gabriel, Joshua, Noah, Luke and Jacob Speidel. Bill was a baptized and communicant member of Our Savior Lutheran Church where he served as Elder and many other offices through the years. Bill is survived by his wife, son and family of Torrington, his sister Karen (Jerry) Mosier of Lincoln, Nebraska, Brother Timothy (Paula) Speidel of Belle Fourche, SD, and sister Cheryl Speidel of Belle Fourche, SD and many cherished nieces and nephews. He is also survived by his much loved and appreciated “girls” at Wagons West Realty, Shelly Osmera, Tori Hunt, Shelly Duncan and Judy Daily. He was preceded in death by his parents and Grandparents.