William "Bill" Costopoulos

February 16, 1927 - July 21, 2016

TORRINGTON, WYOMING...........Funeral services for WILLIAM G. “BILL” COSTOPOULOS, 89, will be held at 1pm Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at the Colyer Funeral Home Chapel with Father Daniel Payne officiating. Burial will follow in the Valley View Cemetery. Bill died at Community Hospital on July 21, 2016. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Bernatow MS Benefit 100% Research. The casket will be open briefly following the service. Arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and friends may send condolences to the family at www.colyerfuneralhome.com. Bill was born to George and Kalomira (Kapranos) Costopoulos who were immigrants from Greece, on February 16, 1927 in Wheatland, Wyoming. He grew up in Sunrise, Wyoming where he graduated in 1945. He worked at the company store. He went into the US Army and after being discharged he met and married Clara Schlager on February 25, 1955 in Cheyenne, Wyoming at the Greek Orthodox Church. He worked in the banking business for many years at Farmers State Bank, First National Bank, Citizens National Bank and Pinnacle Bank. He retired in 2001. He enjoyed working in the yard taking care of Clara”s rose bushes. He also liked to travel with his wife and later his granddaughter. He was a great story teller. Bill was a member of the Torrington Shrine Club and volunteered with the local and council Boy Scouts. Bill is survived by his son Peter, granddaughter Sara (Ryan) Harkins of Rawlins, Wyoming, great granddaughters Hikari Anastasia (two years) and Caitlin Theresa (four months), sisters-in-law Helen Costopoulos, Barb Costopoulos and Dorothy Costopoulos. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Clara of fifty-five years; his identical twin Zack and brothers Nick and Tommie.