William "Bill" James Searvogel

Cambria/Rio: William “Bill” James SearVogel, age 86 of Rio and formerly of rural Cambria, died early Monday morning, Nov. 29, 2021 at Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital in Portage with family at his side. Bill was born in Columbus on Aug. 2, 1935 the son of William James and Emma Louise (Martzelt) SearVogel. He was a 1953 graduate of Rio High School. Bill worked for Rockwell in Randolph for 15 years until his employment with Freeland Tank in Portage where he worked until his retirement in 2007. Bill was united in marriage to Geraldine L. Schraufnagel on Aug. 10, 1968 at St. Patrick’s Church in Doylestown. Bill enjoyed gardening and mowing his two acre yard until he moved to Rio following his wife’s death on January 23, 2019. Bill will be sadly missed and mourned by his son, Mike (June Witthun) of Cambria; his five grandsons, Alex of Colorado, Aaron, Evan, Eric and Asher all of Cambria; his sister, Karen (Everett) Christopherson of Rio; sisters-in-law, Donna Olson of MN, Mary (Mike) Schumann of Fall River and Chris Schraufnagel of KY; stepmother-in-law, Eleanor Schraufnagel of Columbus; nieces, nephews, cousins, many other relatives and friends. Bill was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, his brother, Richard in 2011, his in-laws, Alex (Myrtle) Schraufnagel and a brother-in-law, Ed Schraufnagel. Funeral services will be at 12 noon on Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021 at the First Presbyterian Church in Cambria with Rev. David Butler officiating. Burial will follow in Cambria Cemetery. Relatives and friends may call on the family on Saturday morning at the church from 10 a.m. until the time of service. The Kratz-Smedema Funeral Home in Cambria is honored to serve the family. www.kratzfh.com.