William H. “Bill” Lauer, age 77, of Bartlett, Ohio, passed away Monday, January 9, 2017 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. He was born May 12, 1939 in Newport, Ohio, a son of the late Dutch and Mary M. Smithberger Lauer Ullman. William was retired from Marietta Concrete and was a member of Jehovah Witness Church. He is survived by his wife, Jacqueline RiffleLauer; a son, Donald Lauer of San Antonio, Texas; daughters Judith Nicholson of Marietta, Ohio, Cheryl Garrett of Amesville, Ohio, and Carolyn Perine, of Amesville; a brother, Stanley Ullman, of Bartlett, Ohio; sisters Wanda Pallich of Meza Arizona and Myrtle Radcliff of Wichita Falls, Texas; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers, Donald Lauer and Abraham Ullman; and a sister, Florence Lattimer. There will be no visitation or services. Cremation arrangements have been entrusted to Lambert-Tatman Funeral Home, Belpre, Ohio.