SEVEN LAKES: Mr. William F. Piela, 84, of Seven Lakes, died Thursday, March 1, 2012.
A Mass of the Resurrection will be conducted at 3:00 PM on Thursday, March 8, in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Pinehurst.
Bill was born in Syracuse, NY to the late Walter and Emily Pelc Piela. He served in the US Navy during WWII, and was one of the few remaining members of the Happy Hearts club of Syracuse. He studied to become a Printing Pressman and was employed by the Syracuse University Press and the Post Standard newspaper before he and his family reloctated to Rochester, NY, in 1962. He was then employed by the Gannett Company as a Printing Pressman for the Democrat and Chronicle for 28 years. He then, with his wife Wava, retired to Seven Lakes where they have resided for 15 years.
He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Wava Wheatley Piela of the home; two daughters, Susan Neumann of Seven Lakes and Dr. Diane Piela of Menifee, CA; two sisters, Charlotte Pryzbyl of Syracuse, NY and Dolores Hoyt of Georgetown, TX; two grandchildren, Daniel Neumann of Seven Lakes and Jamie Neumann of Hemet, CA; long-time friend Leslie Greer and several nieces and nephews.