William R. Scranton
Born: November 12th, 1937
Died: July 8th, 1999
Obituary
Bill Scranton, 61, of Burlington, died at 10:15 p.m. Thursday, July 8, 1999, at Burlington Medical Center. Born Nov. 12, 1937, at Aurora, Neb., he was the son of Orlie and Winifred Fogler Scranton. On Dec. 16, 1962, he married Brenda Lowe in Fort Dodge. Mr. Scranton graduated from high school in Akron in 1956, and from South Dakota State College of Pharmacy in 1960 with a bachelor's degree. He was a pharmacist at Osco's Pharmacy for 28 years, and for the past seven years at Heritage Pharmacy. He was of the Methodist faith. Survivors include his wife; one daughter, Shelli Busse of West Burlington; two sons, Todd Scranton of Burlington, and Brett Scranton of Denver; one granddaughter; his father, Orlie Scranton of Danville; one brother, Gene Scranton of Fremont, Calif.; two aunts; cousins; and several nieces and hephews. He was preceded in death by his mother and one brother. Visitation will be from noon to 8:30 p.m. Monday in Lunning Chapel. There will be no family visitation. The funeral for Mr. Scranton will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Lunning Chapel, with the Rev. Mark Schowalter officiating. Burial will be in Aspen Grove Cemetery. A memorial has been established.