Calling him a “great public servant,” the Starke County Commissioners praised the service given to the county by the late Bill Schacht this week. Schacht served for many years as a member of the county’s Drainage Board.
Commissioner Dan Bridegroom said, “He taught me more about drainage than anyone could have, and I appreciate everything he told me. He will be greatly missed.”
Funeral services will be held for two prominent Starke County residents today.
Seventy-three year old Bill Schacht was a lifetime resident of North Judson, where he raised his family and made a living farming, excavating and trucking. He was one of the original founders of the North Judson Jaycees. Schacht retired after 20 years from both the North Judson-San Pierre School Board and the Starke Memorial Hospital Board. Services will be held at 11 a.m. at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church.
