William "Bill" Waite, 91, a resident of the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown and formerly of Toledo passed away Sunday, December 7, 2014 at the Iowa Veterans Home. A Memorial Mass will be held Friday, December 12, 2014 at 11:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama. Interment will follow at St. Patrick's Cemetery in Tama. Visitation will be held on Friday, December 12, 2014 from 10-11 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church.

William was born on June 18, 1923, in rural Toledo, Iowa , the son of Edward B. and Elizabeth (Cooper) Waite.
William was a graduate of Tama High School in 1940 and he was drafted into the Army in 1943. William served his country three years in France and Germany. He met his wife Rosaline Strojek in Germany and was united in marriage on May 17, 1946. They came back and made their home in Eldora, Marshalltown, with the more recent years in Toledo. He worked at Lennox Industries, retiring after thirty-two years.
William was a member of the Toledo American Legion, UAW and St. Patrick Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife of sixty-eight years, Rosie of Marshalltown; his children, Dan (Mary Jane) Waite of State Center, Kenny (Teresa) Waite of Lakeland, FL, Larry Waite of Toledo, Patty (John) Baker of Marshalltown, Tom Waite of Colorado Springs, CO, Steve (Donna) Waite of Savannah, GA; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; three siblings, Bob (Mary) Waite of Goodell, Richard (Bonnie) Waite of Rosebud, AR and Donna Plotz of Cedar Rapids.
Preceding him in death were his parents; one child, Stanley; one great-grandchild, one brother Edward E. Waite; one sister Carolyn Rozenberg; one daughter-in-law Sandy Waite; two sisters-in-law, Ruth and Veronica Waite; and two brothers-in-law, Dennis Rozenberg and Jerry Plotz.
A memorial fund has been established.