Antholz, William T. 'Bill' of Minneapolis, Mn and Port Charlotte, Fl passed away on Dec. 10 at Northside Hospital in St. Petersburg. Bill was born July 25, 1936 in Cumberland, Wi and lived for many years with his parents H J and Beatrice Antholz in Spooner, Wi. He was a retired music educator who directed choirs and strings in the Minneapolis Pubilc Schools. He also directed various church choirs in addition to the Generation Gap, and sang professionally in the Minneapolis area. Bill may also be remembered for the many bus trips he drove for Lee Lines of Red Wing. Presently he was directing Encore Choir of Venice Fl. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by daughter Wendy and brothers John and Carl. Bill is survived by his wife of 59+ years, Jan; daughter Teri Kotilinek (Brian); three grandchildren, Dylan Bigelow, Britney and Kara Kotilinek; his brother and sister Jim and Mary B Antholz. Memorial services will be held 4:00 PM, January 14 at Mount Olivet Lutheran in Minneapolis, Mn. Memorial Park Funeral Home of St Petersburg, Fl is serving the family. memorialparkfuneralhome.com In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Colon Cancer Coalition, Cathedral of the Pines Camp, and Venice Musicale scholarship fund.
Published on January 7, 2019