William J. O'Connor, Jr. age 94 passed away on Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at Heritage Senior Living in Middleton.  He was born on June 18, 1928 in the Town of Primrose a son of William and Mathilda (Goebel) O'Connor, Sr.  Bill attended the Harker School in Primrose and graduated from Mount Horeb High School in 1946.  On March 31, 1951 he was united in marriage to Elizabeth Eagan at St. Mary of Lourdes Catholic Church in Belleville, she preceded him in death in 2008.  On June 12, 2010 Bill married Gwen Kalscheur-Bowar at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Belleville.  Bill was a lifelong farmer.  He also served his community for many years as board member, town chair, and clerk for the Town of Exeter and as a member of the Belleville School District Board.  He was an avid bowler and softball player in the community leagues.  Bill was a faithful member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Belleville.

Bill is survived by his wife Gwen, children:  Jayne (Larry) Kosmeder, Marcy (Stan) Keehn, Ruth (Daniel) Wyttenbach, William (Joan) O'Connor, and Paul (Diane) O'Connor, grandchildren and great-grandchildren: Robert (Emily) Kosmeder, Immi & Lockwood; William (Jensi) Kosmeder, Arnie & Larry; Kyle (Teresa) Keehn, Will, Brady & Julia; Ryan Keehn; Jared (Reagan) Keehn, & Isaac; Christopher (Melodie) Wyttenbach, Ethan, Claire, & Liam; Katy (Will Mulligan) Wyttenbach; Rachel (Patrick) Salter, Trip; Jason Reimer, Beckett & Evie; Nicole (Bill) Cockroft, Connor & Aidan; Sean O'Connor; Lauren O'Connor; Becky (Joe) Gruenhagen, Adrianna, Cecilia, & Deacon; Kimber (Mark) Blum, Cody, Tyler, Caden, &  Tucker; step-children Lynn (Eric) Forshaug, Steve (Colleen) Bowar, Duane (Terri) Bowar, Robert (Phyllis) Bowar, Dana Bowar, and Annette (Randy) Greiber.  He is further survived by his brother Edward (Kathy) O'Connor, sisters-in-law Ruth O'Connor and Lucille O'Connor; nieces; and nephews.

Bill was preceded in death by his parents, wife Elizabeth, siblings Dorothy (James) Clark, Donald (Betty) O'Connor, Ruth (Theodore) Maddock, Eugene (Patricia) O'Connor, Julia (Ralph) Adler, and Francis O'Connor.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 338 S. Harrison St., Belleville, WI with Rev. Mark Miller officiating.  Burial will be in St. James Cemetery, Belleville, WI

A visitation will precede the mass from 9:00 a.m.  until time of services on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Belleville.

The Becker-Beal Funeral Home of Belleville is assisting the family.