William “Bill” Ward died peacefully in Anchorage on September 20, 2024, from covid lung complications with his oldest daughter at his side. He will be missed by many. Bill was born September 15, 1948, in Livingston, Montana. When he met Marcia, his life changed dramatically. She was the love of his life. They married in 1972. Several years later Bill, Marcia, and her four daughters drove off to Alaska where originally he thought he would seek employment working on the pipeline. However, after the border they drove south when they learned of opportunities on the Kenai Peninsula. Bill worked as a long-haul trucker, they operated a family landscaping business, raised elk and Black Angus on the peninsula, and operated a hydro-seeding business.