Passed away on Jan 18, 2010

William F. “Bill” Vezner, age 72, of Taylor and formerly of Black River Falls, died Monday, January 18, 2010 in his home. Bill was born on August 6, 1937 in Superior, WI to Gordon E. and Elizabeth “Alice” (Hunczak) Vezner. He graduated from Concordia High School of St. Paul. He later attended Concordia College of St. Paul for 2 years, and seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana for 1 year. He married Karen A. Wesala on December 30, 1960 at Mt. Zion Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, MN. After their marriage, the couple lived in Mound, MN, North Minneapolis, MN, Lewiston, MN, Detroit Lakes, MN, and Mahnomen, MN for 13 years. They moved to Black River Falls in 1988. Karen Vezner died on July 4, 1999. In 2000, Bill moved to rural Taylor. Bill had managed two automobile dealerships. For many years, he was employed as an automobile service representative. In 1988, he became employed as the service representative at Laubach Chevrolet, Oldsmobile, Geo of Black River Falls. In 1997, he became employed at Black River Memorial Hospital. He was a religious person who read the Bible each evening before retiring. He enjoyed visiting with friends and helping others. He also enjoyed collecting various items, attending auctions and garage sales and flea markets, and listening to “The Buy Line” and bidding on “Radio Shop” on WWIS Radio. Survivors include a daughter, Rebecca Ann Kersting of Phoenix, AZ; 3 sons, William F. (Leslie) Vezner, Jr. of Lewisville, TX, John D. (Jeanne) Vezner of Omaha, NE, Paul B. (Diane) Vezner of Black River Falls; 13 grandchildren, Alexis, Andrea, Bryce, Casey, Christopher, Crystal, Darryl, Jeremy, Nick, Heather, Nicole, Tina, and Sarah; 5 great grandchildren, Dylan, Mackenzie, Gabby, Destiny, and Ryane; 2 sisters, Carol (Kurt) Schmidt of Slanesville, WV, Roberta Root of Billings, MT; 2 brothers, Karl (Donghui Li) Vezner of Hong Kong, China and Kurt (Judy) Vezner of Crestwood, KY; special friends, Floyd Larson Jr. and Eileen Olson both of Taylor; and nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends. In addition to his wife, Karen, Bill was preceded in death by his parents, Gordon and Alice Vezner, and his in-laws, John and Lil Wesala. Funeral services will be held at 10 A.M. on Friday, January 22, 2010 at the Buswell Funeral Home, Black River Falls. The Rev. Ben Iverson of Taylor Lutheran Church will officiate. Burial will be in Hillside Cemetery in Minneapolis in the spring of 2010. Family and friends are invited for visitation from 8:30 A.M. to 10 A.M. on Friday at the Buswell Funeral Home. Online condolences are available at www.buswellfuneralhome.com.