The Rev. Dr. William W. Conley, Sr., servant/minister of Jesus went safely home to be with the LORD, leaving in triumph from Grand Village Lodge on March 27, 2010. The Rev. Dr. William W. Conley, Sr., servant/minister of Jesus went safely home to be with the LORD, leaving in triumph from Grand Village Lodge on March 27, 2010. Born on October 31, 1917 to Alexander and Sarah Conley in Rutherford, New Jersey, his rich and blessed life included service as U.S. Army Chaplain in the 111th Airborne and 82nd Airborne Divisions, missionary to Indonesia under The Christian and Missionary Alliance, Missions Professor at Crown College in St. Bonifacius, MN, and pastor. He graduated from Nyack College, NY, the University of Minnesota, and Fuller Seminary in Pasadena, CA. In his retirement in northern Minnesota, friendships at the YMCA, Kiwanis, and several community churches continued his on-going heart to introduce and confirm the sufficiency of Jesus as LORD. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mae, of 29 years, and his brother, Richard. Bill leaves behind his wife, Anita of 37 years of Grand Rapids; children, Diana Conley of Chicago, IL, Bill (Nancy) Conley, Jr. of St. Paul, Steve Conley of Grand Rapids, Mike (Ann) Conley of Dellwood, MN, Caleb (Dante) Conley of Fairbanks, AK, and Sarah (Ben) Holloway of Lombard, IL; grandchildren, Jeffrey Sadowski, Patrick Conley, William Holloway, and Samuel Holloway, and Lucy Holloway (soon to arrive); and great-grandchildren, Michael Sadowski and Zachary Sadowski. Visitation is from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 1 in the Libbey Funeral Home, Grand Rapids, MN, and from 10 until the 11 a.m. Funeral Service on Friday, April 2 in the Grand Rapids Alliance Church. Burial with military honors is in the Veterans Section of Itasca-Calvary Cemetery, Grand Rapids.