Obit: Hurst, William Ernest Sr. (1942 - 2018)

Transcriber: Robert Lipprandt
bob@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Fryklund, Hart, Hurst, Johnson, Mitchell, Newcomb, Porter

----Source: The Heindl Funeral Home (Phillips, Ogema, Prentice, WI) 5/20/2018

Hurst, William Ernest Sr. (12 APR 1942 - 20 MAY 2018)

William Ernest Hurst Sr., 76, Prentice, died in the Aspirus Pleasant view Nursing Home in Phillips while under the care of Flambeau Home Health and Hospice on Sunday, May 20, 2018.

He was born in Troy, New Hampshire, on April 12, 1942, the son of Arthur and Viola (Porter) Hurst. He was married to Anne Lorraine Newcomb on July 30, 1970, and they later divorced.

He worked as a painter for most of his working career. He made Price County his home in 1994. In his free time he enjoyed spending time at Reuben’s Sales and Service in Prentice, was an avid NASCAR fan and was very proud of the fact that he attended the very first NASCAR race at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, NH. He was a winner in the October 1995 Wisconsin Money Game.

He is survived by one son, William Jr. (Mandy), Tomahawk; by one daughter, Hollie (Jeremy) Fryklund, Medford; by 8 grandchildren; and by four brothers and sisters, Gwendolyn Johnson, Florida, Richard, New Hampshire, Robert (Carol), Florida, and Shirley (Harlin) Mitchell, New Hampshire. He is preceded in death by one son, Thomas Hart, and by three sisters, Beverly, Bernice, and Helen.

A memorial gathering will be held at the Heindl Funeral Home in Prentice on Friday, June 1, from 5 P.M. to 7:00 P.M.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.heindlfuneralhome.com

The Heindl Funeral Home in Prentice is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.