William A. Carlson, age 54, passed away in Froedtert Memorial Hospital on Friday, September 12, 2014. He was born in Racine on December 14, 1959 the son of the late Charles and Betty (nee: Steberl) Carlson.

Bill has been employed as an Assistant Manager for Wal-Mart for the past 16 years. On October 13, 2004 he was united in marriage to the former Lisa Graney.  Bill formerly attended Grace Church and more recently the A and D Bikers Ministry. He was a member of the Racine HOG Chapter. Next to his family & friends, Bill loved his Harley.

Surviving are his wife, Lisa; children, Staci Farrar of Swansea, IL; Josh (Marissa Hawkinson) Saaf-Carlson of Racine; Sara Carlson of West Allis; Alex (Christina) Durrant of Elburn, IL; grandchildren, Aidan, Peyton, Carter, Maddox, Aubree, and Baylee; brothers and sisters, Bob (Kristine) Carlson, Don (Lucy) Carlson, all of Racine; Kathy (Bill) Blomberg of Raymond and Sharon (Bill) Schroeder of Racine; father-in-law, Hank Graney of Elgin, IL; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Kathy (Jim) Higgins of Petersburg, IL; Kim (Dale) Lackey of Montgomery, IL; Jan (Lars) Nohling of Elgin, IL; Beth (Tim) Robbe of Wildwood, MO; and Greg (Judy) Graney of Mukwonago, WI. Bill's nieces, nephews, other relatives, a host of friends, and co-workers survive him.

In addition to his parents, Bill was preceded in death by his mother-in-law, Martha Graney.

His funeral service will be held in the Draeger-Langendorf Funeral Home on Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. Visitation will be in the funeral home on Wednesday from 2:00 p.m. until the time of the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be directed to the family to establish a living memorial in his name.