William Childers

William R. Childers, 57, of Manteno, passed away Thursday (Sept. 4, 2014) in Zion. He was born Jan. 28, 1957, in San Francisco, Calif., the son of Charles and Barbara Churchill Childers. She survives, of Manteno. His father preceded him in death. William married Teri Krosal. She survives, of Elkhart, Ind. He was an electrical engineer, a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Manteno, past president of the German Shepherd Dog Training Club of Chicago, and enjoyed collecting model trains. Also surviving are his sister and brother-in-law, Cathy and Scott Day, of Iowa; brothers and sister-in-law, Paul and Suzy Childers, of Manteno, and Don Childers, of Rhode Island; aunt, Lillian Churchill, of Manteno; and many nieces and nephews. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at Brown Funeral Home in Manteno. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Manteno, with the Rev. Al Heidecke officiating. Cremation rites will be accorded. Memorials may be made to Cancer Centers of America in Zion. Please sign his online guestbook at brownfuneralhomemanteno.com. (Pd.)