William "Bill" Lee Herold of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania passed away April 30, 2022 at the age of 72. He was born to Anderson C. Herold and Virginia (Proudfoot) Herold in Beckley, West Virginia.
Bill was a devoted father, grandfather, husband, dog lover, and Pittsburgh Steelers fan. He worked for several decades as a stationary engineer at the University of Pittsburgh. In his spare time, he enjoyed fishing, traveling, and home improvement projects. Bill also enjoyed playing pool, bridge and poker, and bowling with friends in his neighborhood.
Bill is preceded in death by his parents and by his wife, the late Dr. Mary Charlotte Goessler, whom he married on May 26, 2012 in Pittsburgh, Pa. and moved with to Fairview, Texas in 2015.
Bill is survived by his first wife, Georgianna B. Herold, and their three sons: Brad Herold and wife, Felicia Benavidez of Austin, Texas; Benjamin Herold and wife, Michelle Schmitt of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Glen Herold and wife, Karina Siam Herold of Los Angeles, California. Bill is also survived by his grandchildren: Marianna, Bella, Simon, Grace, Virginia, Nicholas, and Camille Herold; brother, Robert Herold and sister-in-law, Cathy Herold of Rye, New Hampshire; sister, Margaret Kneiss and brother-in-law, Jack Kneiss of Atlanta, Georgia, and Helen "Sue" Goessler of Fairview, Texas, with whom he lived his final days alongside their three Schnauzer dogs who enjoyed nothing more than relaxing with Bill in his recliner. Together with a host of loving family members, friends, and neighbors, those whose lives Bill touched will all miss him dearly.
A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 4, 2022 at St. Jude Catholic Church in Allen, Texas.
Memorials may be made in Bill’s honor to Schnauzer Rescue of Texas, https://schnauzerrescuetexas.me/.