Carl Junction, MO – Bill Eugene Crusa, age 89,
passed away at his home on May 17, 2025,
surrounded by his family. He was born in May
1936 in Carthage, MO, to Charles (Dutch) and
Agnes Crusa. Raised in Carthage, he attended
Mark Twain Elementary and Carthage Junior
and Senior High Schools, graduating in 1955.
He was a proud member of the Carthage
Letterman Club and the Tiger varsity football
team.
Bill worked for Sears for 21 years before owning and operating Crusa’s
Heat & Air. In retirement, he designed and installed HVAC systems for
A/G Missions America Projects.
An avid sportsman, he especially enjoyed fishing and hunting. Bill loved
working with young people, coaching numerous baseball and football
teams. He also led multiple Royal Rangers groups, modeling his love for
the outdoors, his devotion to the Lord, and his heart for service.
Bill married his high school sweetheart, Virginia Lee Ladd of Carl
Junction, in 1955. They are celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary
this year. He was a proud father to his daughter Cheryl Lee Costley and
her husband Keith Costley, and to his son Mark Crusa.
He especially enjoyed being an active part of the lives of his
grandchildren, Amanda Hunter and husband Kevin Hunter, Andrea
Costley, Travis Crusa and wife Brandie Crusa, Nacole Walker and
husband Shaun Walker, Ryan Crusa and wife Shannon Crusa, Christina
Wilks and husband Lee Wilks and took great joy in his 23 great
grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Jack and Bob;
his in-laws, Herbert and Faye Ladd; and his great-grandson, Weston
Ladd.
Bill’s extraordinary life will be celebrated with a family visitation at
10:30 AM on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, followed by a memorial service at 11:00 am at Second Assembly of God in Joplin, MO. Arrangements are under the direction of Ozark Memorial Park of Joplin, MO