William Vanhouten

William “just Bill” VanHouten,
Comforted by his loving family, peacefully slipped toward the Heavens on Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023. Son of Mildred Clark and Stanley VanHouten. Bill was survived by his wife (Nancy), Son, Shawn (Amanda) VanHouten, with children Andrew (Kristen and son Owen), Emily (son Miles). His Daughter, Chyllene (Bill) Agan, with children Madigan, Meg, Mairin. Brothers, Robert  (Dixie) VanHouten; Richard Clark, brother; Sister, LuAnn Clark, Ft. Myers’s, FL. Brother-in-law James Furman, AZ. Cousin, Harold (Sam) Halpin, N. Chili. Bill is also survived by his AFS Daughter, Patricia Solis. Son, Jose Solis, Colombia, SA; Neil Steven, Los Angeles, CA. Mary (Hourihan) and Philip Tkacik of Egg Harbor, NJ., who he loved as his own children.
Pre-deceased by his parents and personal friends Richard and Shirlee Wich, Bob Silliman and Bobby Conz.

After a few years in the U. S. Navy, with guidance from his Lord, Bill was his own man and juggled many roles. Bill was the owner of Patty Gail Sweets and VanHouten Fund Raising Company. He worked as an advocate to bring Cinderella Softball to our area. He was lovingly called “Mr Bill” by his high school aged Sunday School students  and was involved in organizing the Easter Dawn Son Rise service at Pine City Baptist Church for many years. Beginning the first year of his marriage, he welcomed hunting friends into his home for opening day breakfast eventually becoming an overnight…, he later provided land for a hunting cabin adjacent to his farm property which was active until the 90’s, before changing hands.

A Celebration of Life will be held at “The Cabin” on Greatsinger Road, Elmira, NY., on his birthday, Sunday, May 21, 1 pm.