William (Bill) Fredrick Sewell

12/21/1938 - 11/12/2018

William Fredrick Sewell, 79, passed away on November 12, 2018 in Omaha, Nebraska.

Bill was born on December 21, 1938 in Washington DC to James and Marian Sewell. He attended Dunbar High School in Washington DC and then enlisted to serve his country as a member of the United States Air Force. While on one of his first overseas assignments in 1958, Bill met his “Schatz”, Annelore Margaret Baumann, and they were married on May 7, 1960 in Landstuhl, Germany.

During his twenty year career with the United States Air Force, Bill worked in communications. He served and was injured in the Viet Nam War. Over the years, Bill and his family were stationed in Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, various bases throughout Germany, and his last assignment at Offutt Air Force Base in Bellevue, Nebraska where he retired in 1976.

After retiring from his military service, Bill and family moved to Omaha where they started civilian life and his three youngest children finished high school. Bill entered a new career as a bus driver with Metro Area Transit where he worked for twenty years. Upon retiring from MAT, Bill was unable to remain idle so he took on a part-time job at Hertz Car Rental for a few years transporting cars locally throughout Nebraska and Iowa. In recent years, Bill chose to no longer work, but rather enjoy a leisurely life of retirement at home in Omaha with his wife.

Bill is preceded in death by parents, James and Marian; brother, James Sewell; sister, Beverly Johnson; and nephew, Keith Sewell. Bill is survived by his wife, Annelore Margaret; children: Raymond Sewell, C. Deb Strickland, William Sewell Jr., and Valerie Sewell; grandchildren: Brandon Sewell and TeAnna Strickland; great-grandchildren: Jayce, Piper, and Everett; sister-in-law, Norma Sewell; nephews, Stevan Sewell and Dennis Johnson; niece, Lori Sewell; and cousin, Montey Collins.

The family of Bill Sewell wishes to extend our sincere thanks to all of our friends and family for your support during this difficult time. You have been so kind to our family. It has been a comforting blessing to each of us.

Visitation: 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. Monday, November 19, 2018 Roeder Mortuary 50

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Ames Chapel.

Service: 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, November 20, 2018, also at the Mortuary.

Graveside Service: 1:00 P.M. Tuesday at Omaha National Cemetery with Military Honors by Offutt Air Force Base Honor Guard.