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Bernard Linus "Benny" Billinger
17 Oct 1920 – 22 Jul 2013
| Birth | 17 Oct 1920 |
| Death | 22 Jul 2013 |
| Cemetery | Saint Fidelis Cemetery Victoria , Ellis County , Kansas , USA |
| Added by | Cemetery Jones on 23 Jun 2023 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139285578 |
Bio
Bernard L. "Benny" Billinger, 92, Wilson, died Monday, July 22, 2013, at Memorial Hospital, Abilene. He was born Oct. 17, 1920, in Victoria to Joseph J. and Anna M. (Hammerschmidt) Billinger. He married Viola Siihsmuth on April 27, 1947, in Clay Center. She preceded him in death April 17, 2011. He was a construction worker, oilfield worker and carpenter, and lived in Wilson since 1961. He was a U.S. Army Veteran, serving during World War II. He was a member of St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Wilson, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 1751, Victoria, and American Legion, Hays. Survivors include two sons, Duane Billinger and Steven Billinger and wife, Ruth, all of Wilson; a daughter, Diana Whiteside and husband, Brad, Wilson; a sister, Rosie Suppes, Victoria; a sister-in-law, Rita Billinger, Hays; 10 grandchildren, Billy Billinger, DelDeanna Billinger, Freedom McCobb, Laura Griffiths, Roger Gier, Ryan Gier, Lisa Gier, Travis Whiteside, Shannon Leach and Keshia Whiteside; 25 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by his parents; nine brothers, Edmund, Leo, Jerome, Daniel, Adolph, Gilbert, Aloysius, Virgil and Richard Billinger; two sisters, Helen Windholz and Flora Fellers; and a granddaughter, Kimberley Whiteside. Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Fidelis Catholic Church, Victoria, with military honors by VFW Post No. 1751; a private family inurnment will be at a later date in St. Fidelis Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday and from 8:30 to 9:15 a.m. Saturday, both at Cline's Mortuary, 412 Main, Victoria, KS 67671. A vigil will be at 7 p.m. Friday, followed by a VFW rosary at 7:30 p.m., both at the mortuary. Memorials are suggested to St. Fidelis Catholic Church or St. Fidelis Cemetery Fund in care of the mortuary. Hays Daily News, 7/24/2013
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- Edmund J. Billinger 1910–1993
- Helen M Billinger Windholz 1911–1994
- Flora Rita Billinger Fellers 1913–1974
- Leo Robert Billinger 1915–2002
- Jerome Francis "Jerry" Billinger 1916–1990
- Daniel "Dan" Billinger 1918–1995
- Adolph Billinger 1922–1986
- Gilbert Billinger 1925–1992
- Aloysius B. Billinger 1927–1968
- Virgil Francis Billinger 1928–1980
- PFC Richard Joseph Billinger 1930–1950
- Rosaline Anna "Rose" Billinger Suppes 1933–2014
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