William "Bill" Dobler

William D. Dobler, 72, Bismarck, died January 4, 2009, at Medcenter One Hospital, Bismarck. Services will be held at 11:00 am Thursday at Charity Lutheran Church, Bismarck, with Rev. Robert Nordvall officiating. Visitation will be held from 1:00 pm until 7:00 pm Wednesday at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway, Bismarck, and will continue one hour prior to the service at the church. Bill was born April 16, 1936, in Venturia, ND, the only son of William and Anna Dobler, second generation immigrants from Germany. While a high school student, Bill worked at his uncle’s sale barn in Ashley, ND, and it was then that he realized his life’s passion. “The cattle run through my veins,” he often said over the years! Upon graduation, Bill enrolled at NDSU, but a car accident would place his college degree on hold. Recuperation would take nearly a year, after which he spent two years working to be near his family. He returned to Ellendale Teacher’s College where he earned a BS degree in math and science. Over the next five years, Bill would teach, work construction, and even try out door-to-door sales work before starting his own storage construction business, D Sales. Bill owned the company for 15 years, employing high school and college students to build grain storage facilities all across the state of North Dakota. In time, Bill could not ignore his interest in cattle and the cattle business. He bought Ellendale Livestock, managing the business while farming and auctioneering in his home community. In 1974, he launched Dobler Cattle Company where he served as owner/proprietor buying and selling cattle throughout the Midwest. Bill married Carrol Meyers on February 2, 2002, in Bismarck, ND. He is survived by his wife, Carrol, Bismarck, ND; his daughter, Kari James Hannum, Las Vegas, NV, and their children, Michael and Grace; his son, Brad Dobler, TX; his stepchildren: Fred Darcy Meyers, Eagan, MN, and their children, Levi Dean, and Tré Malique; Rylan Valerie Meyers, Mandan, ND, and their children, Alexis Morgen, and Tyler John; and Lacey Meyers, Bismarck, ND, and her children, Elijah Christopher, McKenzie Marie, and Madison Michelle. He is also survived by his former wife, Sylvia Dobler, Ellendale, ND, and his niece and nephew, Tara Volesky and Tal Batcheller. He was preceded in death by his son, Steven; his sister, Shirley Batcheller and his parents. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Charity Lutheran Church, Bismarck, ND, or Medcenter One Foundation for the future Emergency Service Dept., Bismarck, ND.

William "Bill" Dobler

April 16, 1936 - January 4, 2009