William Lauckner
William “Bill” J. Lauckner, 82, died Feb. 12, 2026, at the family farm in near Nashua.
He was born Sept. 7, 1943, in Glasgow to William A. and Hilda (Beer) Lauckner. At the age of 12, he became his father’s hired man. As a third generation farmer, he spent long days on the tractor — there were no cabs, no air conditioner, no heater and no GPS. Farming was his life. Many long days and nights were spent in the field, along with running a few cows. He took over the farm from his father in 1967.
After he graduated from Nashua High School in 1961, he served in the National Guard for eight years. He would laugh and say, “I went in as a cook and came out a tank driver.”
He married Myrna Anderson on June 18, 1966.
Over his lifetime, he served on many boards including Farmers Union Elevator, Farm Credit, Valley County 4-H Council and was a 4-H leader for 30 years, where he loved working with the youth in shooting sports, wildlife, leathercraft and doing summer camp. Youth often were busy doing leather projects in his basement. He was a member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church.
He was member of the Mountain Bluebird Trails and was an active district coordinator. He has a bluebird trail at the Pines and another on Highway 24, which consists of 83 boxes. His getaway time was going to check on the bluebirds. He loved his bluebirds.
