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Donald P. “Don” Hilger

15 Feb 1947 – 21 Jun 2017

Birth15 Feb 1947
Death21 Jun 2017
CemeterySaint Marys Cemetery
David City , Butler County , Nebraska , USA
Added bymm on 13 Sep 2021
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180606373

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Donald was born to Paul & Helen (Homan) Hilger and attended St. Mary's school and graduated from Aquinas High School in 1965. He graduated from the Lincoln School of Commerce and then started Tuma and Hilger Construction in 1967. Don married Mary Lou Vanis in 1970 in Bellwood, NE and they have 3 children. Don later took over the Hilger Insulation business started by his grandfather in 1941 and continued building homes under Hilger Construction along Les Mastera. Don also owned and operated Shop EZ convenience store for 13 years in addition to his construction and insulation business. Don served in the National Guard and was an EMT and volunteer fireman for the David City Volunteer Fire Department. He served his community throughout the years on the Youth Center Board, the Board of Region V., St. Mary's Church board, Knights of Columbus and as Santa Claus. He was awarded the Volunteer of the Year by the Chamber of Commerce. Don had a great sense of humor and spirt of service, and he enjoyed having coffee and fire ready for the guys in the morning at the shops. He enjoyed his community in big and small ways that others may have never noticed unless you were the recipient of the good deed. He was a talented carpenter and enjoyed the challenge of designing, remodeling and building 150+ beautiful homes for generations to come to enjoy. Hard work instilled in him since he was a young boy by doing a paper route, cleaning the theatre, helping his dad's Safeway store or rocking his baby brothers. Don loved taking the grandkids to the park on the tractor, hunting, fishing with his high school buddies, tinkering on old tractors and gas engines out at the ranch and like classic cars. Preceded by Parents: Paul & Helen Hilger Survived by: Wife of 47 years: Mary Lou Children: Jeff Hilger, Diane (Matt) Ulmer and Scott (Ann) Hilger Grandchildren: Ava, Simon, Lucy and Bentley Brothers: John (Avis) Hilger, Bill (Shirley) Hilger, Max (Joan) Hilger and Daniel Hilger Sister: Phyllis (Jim) Vandenberg Omaha World Herald Kracl Funeral Chapel, David City, NE, June 2017

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