William Barr Obituary

William "Bill" Barr of Colorado Springs, 87, passed away surrounded by family at Penrose Hospital on Wednesday, June 16, 2010. He was born to William W. Barr Sr. and Elise Sueltz-Barr in Harvey, ND. Bill graduated from Fessenden High School and attended North Dakota State University and received a BS in Chemistry in 1943. He was a member of Kappa Kappa Psi and Sigma Phi Delta Fraternities. In 1944, Bill was drafted into the Army and returned to Fargo in 1946 where he completed his Masters in Chemistry at NDSU. On April 9, 1948, he married Mildred (Milly) C. Petersen in Moorhead, MN. In 1948 he started a 40-year career with American Crystal Sugar as Chief Chemist and Environmental Manager transferring to Denver in 1960 to the corporate office and back to Moorhead in 1973 where he retired in 1987. Bill and Milly settled in Colorado Springs in 1986 to be closer to their children. Bill was a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church and past President of the Colorado Springs Argonauts. He enjoyed playing bridge and his greatest love was spending time with his wife and his children and grandchildren. Bill is survived by his brother, Burton Barr and wife Marion of Honolulu; wife, Milly; daughters Connie Miller and husband Dennis of Salida; Catherine Butti and husband, Stephen of Loveland; and son Bruce Barr and wife Jane of Colorado Springs. Grandchildren include Jessica Rowe, Derek and Sarah Butti, and Andrew, Ryan, and Matthew Barr, and great grandchild, Emily Miller. He is survived by numerous nieces, nephews, and great nieces and nephews. A memorial service for celebration of Bill's life will be held Monday, June 21, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Paul's United Methodist Church, 2111 Carlton Ave. In lieu of flowers, donations or memorial gifts may be sent to St. Paul's United Methodist Church.