William Bierman, 81, of Johnstown passed away Saturday morning at Nathan Littauer Hospital, after a brief illness.
Born in Richland, NY, on March 29, 1922 he was the son of John and Eva Oldenburg Bierman. He grew up in Amsterdam and was a 1940 graduate of Amsterdam High School.
Mr. Bierman was a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. 8th Army Air Force, serving as a crew chief in the European Theatre from 1942 to 1945.
He was employed with the March Central Labs of Utica for many years as a chemical salesman.
Mr. Bierman was the scout master of the Tribes Hill Boy Scouts Troop 34, a member of the Order of the Arrow and was the Amsterdam District Commissioner of Scouting for many years. He was also a member of the Loyal Order of the Moose, Johnstown Lodge 1185 and was a member of the Tribes Hill United Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include his wife, Joyce Hallam Bierman whom he married on March 10, 1945 in Leeds, England; a daughter, Linda Callahan and her husband, John of Gloversville; a sister, Mrs. Pat Timmons of Upland, CA; one granddaughter Erin Callahan of Nashua, NH; a grandson, Michael Callahan of Gloversville and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral arrangements are private and under the direction of the Betz, Rossi & Bellinger Family Funeral Home, Inc., 171 Guy Park Avenue, Amsterdam, NY.
There will be no calling hours.
Interment will be in Pine Grove Cemetery, Tribes Hill, NY.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Tribes Hill United Presbyterian Church, Mohawk Drive, Tribes Hill, NY 12177.
Source: Montgomery County, New York Obituary Collection - 2003 - 10