William Peter "Bill" Schouten

William Peter Schouten, known to all of us as dad, Bill, or perhaps "full house Bill", passed away on March 5, 2014, at 70 years old. Memorial services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, March 8, 2014 at St. Mary's Catholic Church with Father McNamara officiating. Rosary service will be held at 7:00 p.m. Friday, at St. Mary's Catholic Church. Bill was born to Agatha and Cornelius Schouten on March 11, 1943 in Paramount, California, the eighth child of fifteen. He attended San Pasqual High School. He married Graziella Maria Bovero on May 23, 1976. He was a loving husband and father, a dairyman, an unusually lucky pinochle player and an avid rose gardner. He is so loved and so missed. He joins his family in heaven. Bill is survived by his wife, Grace, his children, Marisa and husband Adam, Gerrit and wife Kim, and Brent and wife Grace, and his grandchildren, Tyler, Karlee, Drew, Xavi, Gerrit and Isaac. He is survived by his siblings, Cor, Trudie, Mike, John, Bob, Marie, Dorothy, Tom, Agnes, Nick, Pete and Roni. In lieu of flowers, please make charitable donations to St. Jude's Children's Hospital or United Way Foundation.