William Joseph Whaley, Jr.

Bill Whaley, Jr. of Rush City passed away on Sunday, February 1, 2026 at the Burnett Medical Continuing Care Center in Grantsburg at the age of 85.

William Joseph Whaley, Jr. was born on April 14, 1940 to William and Jessie (Zaccardi) Whaley, Sr. in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Bill is survived by his wife Karen Whaley of Rush City; children Dawn Hetherington of Rush City, Heidi (Brad) Schafer of Rush City, Erik (Jamie) Hetherington of New Port, Brent Hetherington of Richfield; son-in-law Time Herrera of Forest Lake; 7 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; brother Bob (Rosalie) Whaley of West St. Paul; sister Kathleen Walker of Woodbury; brothers-in-law Billy Heine of Eagan, Bill (Terri) Ziemer of White Bear Lake; nieces and nephews; other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents William and Jessi Whaley, Sr.; daughter Melissa Herrera; sisters Karen Whaley, Judy Heine; sister-in-law Sandy Adams.

Funeral services for Bill will be held at 5 PM; Friday, February 13, 2026 with a time of visitation from 3-6 PM all at the Olson Funeral Chapel in Rush City.

Memorials may be directed to:
Disabled American Veterans
P.O. Box 14301
Cincinnati, OH 45250-0301

Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the: Funeral and Cremation Service of Rush City ~ Olson Chapel
www.FuneralAndCremationService.com