William Foster Pearse ¹

  General Notes:

" Mr. William F. Pearse, age 81, of Louisville, passed away on Friday, January 12, 2018, surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Pearse was born in Belarus during the reign of Stalin. He was an orphan from the age of 5 until the end of World War II, at which time he was allowed to immigrate to the United States. He was adopted by the late John and Sally Pearse of Swanton, Ohio and given the name of the youngest president of Kenyon College of Ohio. After high school, he attended Michigan State before receiving a scholarship to play football for the University of Louisville. Upon graduation from U of L, he became a teacher for Western Middle School and TT Knight Middle School.

He leaves to cherish his memory, his loving wife of 61 years, Margie Leffel Pearse; 3 children, Kathy Hug, Nina Pearse and Bill Pearse, Jr.; 2 grandchildren, Louis Hug (Erin) and Logan Hug; 4 great- grandchildren, Bailee Green, Ava, Kayden, and Braxton Hug and a host of other family and friends.

Visitation will be held from 4:00 pm until 8:00 pm on Thursday, January 18, 2018 at Schoppenhorst, Underwood and Brooks Funeral Home (Preston Hwy. at Brooks Rd.)

A private graveside service will be held on Friday, January 19, 2018 at Brookland Cemetery.

Memorial gifts may be made to Okolona Christian Church."

Source: Schoppenhorst, Underwood and Brooks Funeral Home, Shepherdsville, KY

  Noted events in his life were:

• Adopted: Adopted by John Phillip Pearse and Salome E. Peters, Abt 1948, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, USA.

• Immigration, 10 Apr 1948, New York City, New York, USA.

William married Living