William Maselter

William George “Bill” “Moe” Maselter, age 80, of Sun Prairie, passed away on November 3rd, 2024, surrounded by family. He was born on August 30, 1944, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the son of Cordula ”Dula” (Naberhaus) Bosold and William B. Maselter. Bill graduated from Madison East High School in 1962. He attained his Master’s in Education from UW Madison. Bill was united in marriage to Patricia (Marchildon) Maselter on March 12, 1966, at Sacred Hearts Catholic Church in Sun Prairie.

Bill worked as a Phy Ed Teacher for Lodi School District, he was also Administrator for Sun Prairie Schools and served as Executive Director at the Sunshine Place.

Sports were a great passion of Bill’s and he had many sports related accomplishments throughout his life. He was inducted into the Madison Sports Hall of Fame, he was an All-Conference basketball and football player, an All-American football player, a Defensive Lineman for UW Badger Football team and was Drafted by the Detroit Lions.

Bill loved football, basketball, traveling, golfing with his children and grandchildren and the constant badgering of who had a better game. He was known to give golf advice whether you needed it or not his grandchildren and great grandchild were his life. Bill cherished being together with family, playing cards and enjoying his family by the pool. Bill taught swim lessons to 100’s of kids over the years. Bill continued his love of sports through watching his children’s and grandchildren’s sporting events. He also enjoyed working out at the Prairie Athletic Club.

Bill is survived by his wife of 58 years, Patricia (Marchildon) Maselter; his children, William Maselter, Melissa (Chris) Livingston and Stephen (Kate) Maselter, all of Sun Prairie; grandchildren, True (Megan) Livingston, Molly Livingston, Mia (Gus) Kirsch, Noah Livingston, Jordan Maselter and Charlie Maselter; great-grandchild, Avery Livingston; siblings, Mary Maselter, Robert Bosold, Edward Bosold, Patricia Ely, and Barbara Gaffney; as well as many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, William B. Maselter and Cordula “Dula” Bosold.

Bill deserves to have his untarnished legacy live on. We encourage you all to take a piece of Bill and shine his light through you. He was stoic, a great role model, servant leader, gentle giant, a man of strong character, was always GREAT, a fierce competitor, had a dry sense of humor, a family man, positive and strong

A visitation will be held from 3:00-5:00 p.m. on Friday, November 8, 2024, at Ryan Funeral Home, 2418 N. Sherman Avenue, Madison, with a prayer service beginning at 3:00 p.m. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, please make a donation in honor of Bill to The Sunshine Place, a place that he cared about deeply and spent years serving the community.

The family would like to personally thank Kelly Landphier, Linda Jansen and Elizabeth Hockett for their love and support during this time.

Special thank you to the caring staff at Agrace for allowing us to enjoy our time with our dad.

To view and sign this guestbook, please visit: www.ryanfuneralservice.com.