Born in Akron, Ohio on July 3, 1956, Bill Erny passed peacefully on January 27, 2026 in Spirit Lake, Idaho at Grace Mountain Care Home.
[1]Bill was preceded in death by his parents, Paul and Sally Erny, and an older brother, Ronald. Bill is survived by several siblings—Michael, Jerry, Dorothea, Roy, Thomas, and Sally—and many cousins, nieces and nephews.
Bill attended Encinal High School in Alameda and eventually went to work at the Ballena Bay yacht harbor, where he also loved to fish.
In 2002, Bill relocated to Rathdrum, Idaho with his brother Thomas and sister-in-law Robin. Bill enjoyed rural life in Idaho, where he lived until his passing.