Life Legacy West Branch, Iowa William B. Kron Jr., 66, of West Branch and formerly of Hills and Iowa City passed away Thursday, May 12, 2016 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Funeral service will be held 10 A.M. Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at the Henderson-Barker Funeral Home in West Branch. Visitation will be Monday 4 to 8 P.M. at the funeral home. A memorial fund has been established. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.hendersonbarkerfuneralhome.com. William Bernard Kron was born November 15, 1949 in Iowa City, Iowa the son of William B. and Evelyna (Cole) Kron. He attended Regina High School in Iowa City and was a graduate of City High in the Class of 1967. He was married to Sandy Harris and they had a daughter Kim, he later married Catherine Mayla and together they had two daughters Angelina and Keszia. He most recently was united in marriage to Debra Schmidt on April 21, 1995 in Iowa City and their children are Jathan and DaLana. Bill was a businessman all his life, owning and operating a gas station off Interstate 80 in Iowa City and owning and operating Hawkeye Country Auto in Iowa City until 1999 when he moved to West Branch with the business. He was active in many things, his community and many school programs. Survivors include his wife Debra of West Branch. Children and grandchildren: daughter, Kim (Jim) Schmidt of Eau Claire, Wisconsin and their children Hunter Koenig, Andrew Schmidt and Ben Schmidt, daughter Angelina Jones of Belle Plaine, Iowa and her children Brittany Jones, Lewis Jones and Crystal Walsh, daughter Keszia (Bryce) Hale of Dunnellon, Florida and their daughter Siena Hale, son Jathan Kron of Iowa City and daughter DaLana Kron of West Branch, and a brother Steve (Amy) Kron of Iowa City. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Doug and a sister Tresa.