Obit Speiser, William William Speiser, 100, of Columbia, died April 5, 2005, in Belleville. He was born July 18, 1904, in Sandoval, the son of the late Clemens Julius and Mary Lucretia Speiser nee Heavner. He married the late Florence Speiser nee Maule in 935; she died in 1981. He is survived by his daughter Barbara Speiser of Columbia; son Ron (Jean) Speiser of Red Bud; grandchildren Lori Fournie of Freeburg, Lynn (Tom) Sigman of Hecker, Robin (Karl) Tinney of Belleville, Seth (Elaine) Speiser of Freeburg, Penney (Bill) Boeving of Red Bud, and Carrie (Jason) Bronson of Waterloo; 18 great- grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; sisters Amelia Speiser Bausch, Lillie Speiser, Anna Speiser Bartels, Emma Speiser Jarvis, Laura Speiser Burtz, Viola Speiser Leidwanger Briscoe, Ethel Speiser Standley, an a sister in infancy; brothers George Speiser, Charles Speiser, Howard Speiser, a brother in infancy, and half-brother Joseph Speiser; and great-grandson Scott Tinney. Mr. Speiser was a retired maintenance supervisor at Cerro Copper and Brass in Sauget. Visitation and funeral services were at George Renner and Sons Funeral Home in Freeburg, Rev. Douglas Stewart officiating. He is interned at Valhalla Gardens of Memory in Belleville. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.