William Bill Edward Ridgely Sr. of Pasco was born on September 7, 1932 in Indianola, Nebraska to parents Paul and Addy Ridgely. He married Barbara A. Ridgely on April 3, 1954. William lost his 11 year battle with cancer on September 16, 2011. Bill was a supervisor of Beef Plants in Minnesota and Colorado for 30 years, then Bill was the owner and operator of Bill Wheel and Deal Auto at the Tri-City Car Wash until he retired. He enjoyed fishing with family and friends. He is survived by wife Barbara of 58 years, children William Jr. of Pasco; Steve and Meg of Arizona; Danny and Jane of Pasco; Roslyn and Mark of Eltopia; Mike of Colorado; Jeff and Troyln of Colorado, his awesome grandchildren of Colorado, Jauqyln, Kennedy, Justice and Sheriden; his awesome grandchildren of Washington, Cory, David, Tanya, Wendy and Nicole. Bill is preceded in death by his parents, brothers, sister, grandson and dogs, "Cuddles & Blondie". A special thanks to granddaughter Nicole for staying with him, friends and family, and to the staff at Tri-City Chaplaincy Hospice House.