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IN LOVING MEMORY OF William John "Bill" "Doc" Dougherty
William John
"Bill" "Doc" Dougherty
August 26, 1932 – July 20, 2018
William John "Bill" "Doc" Dougherty's Obituary
William John 'Bill' 'Doc' Dougherty, 85, died Friday, July 20, 2018, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born August 26, 1932, in Philadelphia, PA, the son of William A. and Hilda (Kalnetts) Dougherty. Bill served in the United States Air Force from 1950 to 1956. A Nickerson resident since the 1960′s, he was a self-employed welder. Bill loved carving and painting.
On August 27, 1950, he married Patricia Ann 'Pat' Robinson in Breckenridge, TX. They shared nearly 68 years of marriage. She survives.
Other survivors include: son, William O. Dougherty, Paso Robles, CA; daughters, Pat Vandervort Ellis and husband Jerry, Chattanooga, TN, and Nancy Waechter and husband Tim, Amarillo, TX; six grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; one great-great-grandchild on the way; sisters, Barbara Dougherty, Port Richey, FL, Florence Clark, Leesburg, FL, Geraldine Clark, Gilbert, PA, and Patty Campbell, North Carolina.
Bill was preceded in death by: his parents; sister, Hilda Wenger; and son-in-law, Bruce Vandervort.
Cremation has taken place and no services are planned.
On August 27, 1950, he married Patricia Ann 'Pat' Robinson in Breckenridge, TX. They shared nearly 68 years of marriage. She survives.
Other survivors include: son, William O. Dougherty, Paso Robles, CA; daughters, Pat Vandervort Ellis and husband Jerry, Chattanooga, TN, and Nancy Waechter and husband Tim, Amarillo, TX; six grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; one great-great-grandchild on the way; sisters, Barbara Dougherty, Port Richey, FL, Florence Clark, Leesburg, FL, Geraldine Clark, Gilbert, PA, and Patty Campbell, North Carolina.
Bill was preceded in death by: his parents; sister, Hilda Wenger; and son-in-law, Bruce Vandervort.
Cremation has taken place and no services are planned.
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