OVERMANN, Rev. William J. Fortified by the sacraments of the Holy Mother Church. Reverend William John Overmann, age 74, passed away on the feast of Our Lady of La Salette Sept. 19, 2010 at Our Mother of Good Counsel in St. Louis, MO. . Father Bill, was the son of the late Henry Francis and Estelle Marie (Fechter) Overmann he was a native of St. Louis. He entered La Salette Seminary in 1949 and was ordained a priest in 1962. For the next forty-eight years he served in many parishes in Iowa, Michigan, Louisiana and Illinois, first as a Missionary of Our Lady of La Salette and, since 1986, as a priest in the diocese of Springfield, IL. He is survived by two sisters, Rosemarie (Stuart) Merchant; Carolyn (Chester) Southard; two brothers, Mark (Barbara) Overmann; Richard (Christine) Overmann; one aunt, Lorraine Birkemeier many cousins, nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. Visitation will be at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, 207 E. Walnut, Robinson, IL 62454 on Fri 9/24 from 3PM to 8 PM and Sat 9/25 from 9:30 to 10:15 AM. Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 AM Also, Visitation Mon. 9/27, 3PM to 8PM at the Jay B. Smith Fenton Chapel, 777 Oakwood Dr. Fenton, MO 63026 Funeral Mass Tues. 9/28 10AM at St. Paul Catholic Church, 15 Forest Knoll Dr. Fenton, MO 63026 Interment Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, MO Memorials can be made to La Salette Mission Center and sent to Jay B. Smith Funeral Home, 777 Oakwood Dr., Fenton, MO 63026 c/o Overmann family.