September 4, 1951 - October 24, 2015
William M. "Bill" Shimkus, age 64 of Farmington, formerly of Richfield. 1969 graduate of Richfield High School where he kept in contact with his close friends. Proudly served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. Preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Marge Shimkus. Survived by brothers, Frank (Patricia) and Robert (Ellen); beloved uncle to nephews, Nicholas (Kristin), Alex, Billy; his niece, Annie; and many friends.
Memorial Service
Thursday, October 29, 2015
7:00 PM
Visitation from 4:00 PM until time of service
Morris Nilsen Funeral Chapel
6527 Portland Ave. S.
Richfield, MN 55423
Interment
Friday, October 30, 2015
10:00 A.M.
Meet at Assembly Area #2
Fort Snelling National Cemetery
7601 34th Ave. So.
Minneapolis, MN
My thoughts and prayers to Billy’s family at this difficult time. Billy was a great friend & a huge support to our softball team for many years. Slater Construction softball will never be the same without you there rooting us on at first base. On behalf of all the girls, thanks for always believing in us, we will miss you Coach R.I.P Billy.
Prayers and thoughts to the family.
I remember him fondly from HS.
I’m truly heartbroken over the loss of Billy. My life has been forever changed. I will miss him dearly. My heart goes out to his family & to the so many friends he had! We will all miss him daily.
Oh Billy… I am truly saddened by this sudden loss. My thoughts and prayers go out to Bobby and all of Bill’s family and friends. The softball field won’t be the same without you there. Even if we didn’t listen most of the time. Having you there cheering for us was just as important. RIP Coach.
We will miss Billy. His sense of humor was contagious. When he laughed you did too .If you made an error at work he would make light about it, say no big deal,then tell you how to fix it. He would say you are the first to do that, and want to know how you could possibly did that, and then laugh about it.
If you needed to talk, he was the one to call. He was so kind,never said anything bad about anyone. So sorry to the family for your loss. We loved the guy! Billy loved his family,loved his baseball, his pull tab girls and guys, and our players. Thank you for your service Billy, We will trully miss you!! Rip Friend.
Dave & Debbie McElroy
So sad to hear of Billy’s passing. We just saw him 10 days ago at another dear friends memorial service. Glad that we were able to spend some time talking and catching up. We will all miss him dearly. Thoughts and prayers to his family. We knew him through the Richfield clan.
Oh, Billy. Our hearts hurt. You were the best of us. The sixty-niners have lost a dear soul.
I remember vividly the day Billy was born; it’s hard to believe it was a full 64 years ago. The whole family and everybody else loved Billy. He was a somewhat mischievous but very sweet and delightful little boy who grew up to be a charming and very sweet man. Billy was an all-around good guy who will be remembered fondly always. Proud to have been related to him.