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Paid advertisement Winds of Faith Ministries Stumbling Blocks: Luke 6:1-17 Pastor Tim Sanders, Winds of Faith Ministries Obituaries Bill Bugard Jr. William "Bill" Ellsworth Bugard Jr., 87, passed away Jan. 27. He was born Feb. 14, 1938, in Plymouth, Mich., to William Sr. and Ruth (Wollenhaupt) Bugard. On Feb. 12, 1966, he married Dorotha Patrick, the love of his life, at Trinity Methodist Church in Fowlerville, Mich. A farmer and electrician by trade, he developed a wide range of mechanical, electrical and practical skills over the years and was described as a jack- of-all-trades. He took pride in understanding how things worked and was always willing to share that knowledge with others. He especially loved tractors, and orange Allis- Chalmers models were his favorite. He collected and restored them, using them for daily tasks like baling hay, plowing snow and mowing the lawn. He also brought many of his tractors to shows, where he enjoyed sharing his passion with others. Bugard will be missed by his wife Dorotha Bugard, children Michael Bugard and Michelle Barker, sister JoAnn Windsor, sister-in-law Nancy Yarsevich, grandchildren Brooke Bergstrom and Benjamin Bergstrom, and great-grandchildren Evelynn Bergstrom and Cooper Bergstrom. Family and friends gathered Jan. 30 at Borek Jennings Funeral Homes, Fowlerville, Mich. William "Bill" Frederick Strutz entered eternal life peacefully March 11 in Racine, Wis., at the age of 85 after battling congestive heart failure. Strutz was born Nov. 22, 1940, in Neenah, the first child born to Frederick and Kathryn Strutz. He graduated from Neenah High School and stayed on the family farm, which he later purchased from his dad. After leaving farming, he enrolled at Milwaukee School of Engineering. He married Jane Joecks on June 26, 1966, in Lannon. They moved to Freeport, Ill., where Bill worked at Micro Switch for 10 years. The family moved to Racine in 1977, where Strutz started with Dremel Tools. He joined the InSinkErator division of Emerson in 1987 and remained there until retirement. He finished his engineering career at In-Sink-Erator at 76 years old. Strutz served as president at Epiphany Lutheran Church, STEM volunteer at Shoreland Lutheran High School and on the IPSC at Wisconsin Lutheran School. He found the same model of tractor he operated on the farm as a boy and loved taking care of it. He was very involved in the local Allis-Chalmers tractor club. Strutz is survived by his wife Jane; children Rod (Terri), Nate (Elizabeth), Shelley and Melissa (Sean); grandchildren Victoria, Jordyn, Case, Caleb, Julia, Carrick, David, Josie, Carmen, Elijah and Max; siblings Betty, Judy (Gene), Jerry (Marti), Nancy and Paul (Joy); and nine great-grandchildren. Visitation and a celebration of life were held March 31 at Water of Life Lutheran Church in Racine. Bill Strutz As Jesus and His disciples traveled, Luke uses three words to bring us to the very spot and hour of where they were. He writes: Now it happened they were walking through the grain fields, they plucked some heads, rubbed them in their hands, blew out the chaff and ate them. The scribes and pharisees watched closely and said, "He's harvesting on the Sabbath." They followed Him to church, where a poor man had a withered hand and the Lord healed it. They rebuked Him for healing on the Sabbath. He reminded them that the Son of Man is Lord of the Harvest and Lord of the Sabbath, but they would not hear it. Now here is where the stumbling blocks come in. Even in our time, wherever you go, there will always be men with a controversial character. Always hiding, watching and looking, in whose person nothing is ever right, always looking to stir and throw out stumbling blocks into the righteousness. These are men tormented by unclean spirits who throw out stumbling blocks into everything. Jesus spoke of them in v. 17. They are still out there, in the wheat fields, in the Sunday School class and especially in the high places of our land. From such, turn away. Prayer: Lord, show us not to become the stumbling blocks of our day. Amen. 60 OLD ALLIS NEWS