Jan 11, 2021
AUSTINTOWN — Early Friday, Jan. 8, 2021, William “Bill” Raver, loving husband, father and grandfather, passed away at the age of 69.
Bill was born on Oct. 23, 1951 in Youngstown, to Rita and William E. Raver.
In his early 20s, Bill enlisted into the United States Navy. After being honorably discharged, he obtained a degree from Youngstown State University.
Later in his life he found a passion for excavating. Bill ran Raver Excavating for approximately 35 years.
On March 20, 1998, Bill married his wife Janette Raver. Together the two raised their son, Kendall and daughter, Sarah.
Bill’s main passion in life was his family. No matter how busy or hard his life was getting, he would spend summers on the river, Christmases packed into a tiny living room, or even travel out of state to see one of his five grandchildren’s sports games. He would go above and beyond the average grandfather, husband and father. Bill had a way of surpassing any expectations given to him. While facing a health struggle, Bill placed his family and work ahead of himself. He worked up to the last day that he was with us. Working was his way of taking care of the people he loved, and believed that it gave us the ability to have the amazing lives that we are living.