William John Quehl

William (Bill) John Quehl 1940 - 2022 William Quehl, 81 passed peacefully to his eternal home in glory the morning of August 24, 2022. His wife Carolyn, his children Cindy, John, Cheryl and Christin, family and friends had all had time with him, especially over the last few months as he fought congestive heart failure and Dementia/Alzheimer's disease. The family has planned two services: A private internment service at Roselawn Cemetery Celebration of Life Ceremony Friday Sept 2, 2022 Visitation 10 AM Service 11 AM North Heights Lutheran Church 2701 N Rice Roseville, MN 55113 Memorials may be sent to any of the organizations that were valued in his life: North Heights Lutheran Church, 1700 W. Hwy 96, Arden Hills, MN 55112, Real Church 200 Liberty Place, South St Paul, MN 55075, or to Special Olympics William, or Bill to all who knew him, was born in Chicago, Illinois on December 20, 1940, the only child of John and Helen Quehl. He attended Lutheran Elementary Schools and graduated from Luther South High School. A mutual friend introduced Bill to Carolyn Hollander at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church. They dated for a while and then Carolyn moved to Minneapolis, MN with her family to attend the University of MN. Bill moved to Champaign/Urbana to attend the University of Illinois. Within years Bill had visited and then moved to Minnesota where he began working for 3M. While living and working in MN, Bill and Carolyn returned to Gloria Dei to be married in May of 1963. Bill supervised one-third of 3M's Accounts Payables when he was recruited for the new area of Information Technology. His role changed dramatically from constant communication and supervision to no phone, a series of nine books, some coaching from IBM, and a volume of tests. The universities were not teaching computer science and 3M chose to train and raise up their own future programmers and systems people for this new department. Their first computer which filled a room now resides in the Smithsonian. He remained at 3M developing financial systems and supervising teams completing a successful transition of the international company through Y2K. He retired in 2001 with forty years of service to 3M. He and Carolyn traveled overseas into former Eastern Bloc Countries periodically for seven years helping local ministries to rebuild and strengthen after the fall of Communism. He was active in any Church to which he belonged, serving on Boards and on Finance committees, often behind the scene. He valued Christian education for all children and even drove a school bus before work to bring kids to Concordia Academy when they needed help. While at North Heights, he faithfully served with the Special Needs Ministry for 18 years, ushered for Productions and enjoyed any work as a Sound Tech. Bill has always loved dogs, sports, being active and out-of-doors. An avid softball and kittenball player, he was known on many intermural leagues. However, it was volleyball that consumed him for over 30 years as he played on many championship teams. He enjoyed cross-country skiing, running and volleyball with the entire family. Bill leaves behind his wife of 59 years, Carolyn, four married children: Cindy (Rick Matthews), John (Marcia), Cheryl (Kevin Ehlert), Christin (Bob Boecker) and eight grandchildren, Kylie, Calla, Selma, Amber, Calvin, Spencer, Grayson and Allan. He is preceded in death by his parents, and three older step-brothers. His Father and three brothers all served in World War II and came home.

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William John Quehl

December 20, 1940 - August 24, 2022

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William John Quehl

December 20, 1940 - August 24, 2022

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