William C. Nobitz age 91 of Stratford passed away on Friday March 28, 2008 in St. Joseph's Manor Trumbull. Bill, a retired employee of the Bridgeport Brass Company was born in Bridgeport to the late Charles and Mary (Kern) Nobitz and has been a life long area resident. He is survived by his beloved wife Helen Hurley Nobitz, his devoted children Robert Nobitz and his wife Roseanne of Prospect, Charles Nobitz and his wife Linda of West Haven, William Nobitz of Stratford and Helen Zdrodowski and her companion Charles Hemstock of West Haven, his cherished grandchildren Kristen Nagy and her husband George, Kara Rotheram and her husband Guy, Robert Nobitz and his wife Stacey, James Nobitz, William Nobitz and Jessica Nobitz, 7 great-grandchildren Matthew, Dawson, Ethan, Danielle, Brittney, Hannah and Joshua, and a sister Eleanor Dooling of Westport. Bill will always be remembered for greeting everyone with a kind handshake and a smile. Funeral services will take place on Wednesday April 2nd a t 10 a.m. in the Adzima Funeral Home 50 Paradise Green Place Stratford with Monsignor William Schultz officiating. Interment will be in Lakeview Cemetery Bridgeport. Friends may call on Wednesday from 9-10 a.m.