Bill Colangelo

August 28, 1935 - December 19, 2019

BILL COLANGELO William Joseph Colangelo, age 84, of Gravois Mills, Missouri, passed away peacefully, Thursday, December 19, 2019, at his home. He was born August 28, 1935, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, a son of Phillip Colangelo and Helen Veronica (Pilat) Kondor. On November 16, 1974 in Olathe, Kansas, he was united in marriage to Billie Jean McHatton. Together they have shared the past forty-five years of marriage. Bill was raised in Bridgeport, Connecticut and graduated from high school there. He served his country proudly in the United States Air Force during the Korean War. After being honorable discharged, he worked toward a bachelor’s degree in Geology from Hastings College in Nebraska. He later moved to Kansas where we continued his career in sales. Bill and Jean retired to the Lake of the Ozarks in 2002. He was a member of the Osage Community Elk Lodge #2705 in Laurie, Missouri. In his spare time, he enjoyed sports and was an avid fan of the Kansas City Royals and Kansas City Chiefs. He always liked watching old black and white movies or westerns, doing crossword puzzles and spending time at the lake. Most of all, he loved spending time with his family. Survivors include his wife, Jean Colangelo of the home; six children, Amy Godshall and husband Bob of Wichita, Kansas, Diane Colangelo-Taber and husband Michael of Eureka, Kansas, Greg Colangelo and wife Barbara of Eureka, Kansas, Joe Colangelo of Rosalia, Kansas, Tamara Fiehler of Olathe, Kansas and Terri Spader and husband Tim of Spring Hill, Kansas; fourteen grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; two brothers, Frankie Kondor of Fairfield, Connecticut and Tony Colangelo of Milford, Connecticut; a sister, Sandy Guglielmo of Oxford, Connecticut and a host of other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Tommy Colangelo. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Arrangements are under the care and direction of the Kidwell-Garber Laurie/Sunrise Beach Chapel.