William Sprung

Bill was born December 16, 1935, at Minneapolis , MN , the son of Clifford and Beatrice (Deaney) Sprung. He grew up in LeRoy , MN and at the age of four, moved to Milwaukee , WI , graduating from Lincoln High School in Milwaukee in 1953. He entered the US Army in 1953 and served in various duty stations in the United States and reached the rank of Staff Sergeant. He continued to serve in the Army Reserves after his active service until he moved to Moorhead where he enrolled and received a degree in Accounting and Business Administration at Moorhead State University . He was united in marriage to Jean Litschauer on November 8, 1958 at St. Galls Catholic Church, Tintah , MN . The couple lived in the Fargo-Moorhead area where Bill worked for the Fargo District Office of International Harvester. He began working for Lillegard Inc. of Wahpeton in 1967 as an Office Manager and Accountant. He moved to Wahpeton in 1968 where they raised their six children. Bill continued to work for Lillegard’s and progressed to Chairman of the Firm. Jean passed away on October 12, 1998. Bill married Yvonne Robinson in October of 2004 and they resided in Breckenridge. Bill enjoyed traveling and spending time with his family and friends.

Bill was a member of St. John’s Catholic Church where he served as a lector, Eucharistic Minister and taught in Faith Formation for twenty plus years, often following his former students in their activities. He was an active member of Knights of Columbus Council 2205 where he obtained his 4 ^th Degree and was acknowledged as the 2003 Knight of the Year and was the Past Grand Knight. He volunteered at the Crisis Center, was a member of the Wilkin County Sheriff’s Posse, and enjoyed swimming and golf.

Bill is survived by his wife, Yvonne, Breckenridge, five children: William Jr. (Judi) Sprung, New Ulm, MN; Christopher (DeAnne Hilgers) Sprung, St. Paul, MN; Melissa (Richard) Prochnow, Hankinson, ND; Kevin Sprung, West Fargo, ND; Erin (James) Fettig, Twin Cities; a daughter-in-law, Cynthia Sprung, Wheaton, MN; four step children: Jesse, Jake, Joshua, and Zachary Robinson; 13 grandchildren; Allison, Matthew, Michael, Jack, Marian, Ruth, Rebekah, Kristin, Nicholas, Alexandra, Miranda, Cassandra, and Emma; one great grandchild, Maya, and step grandchild, Brock.