Bernard G. "Bud" Hilke^[1]

1921 - 2003  (82 years)

• Name	Bernard G. "Bud" Hilke
  Born	26 Apr 1921	La Crosse, Wisconsin
  Gender	Male
  Died	25 Jul 2003	Bethany- Riverside Nursing Facility   [2]
  Buried	Oak Grove Cemetery
  Person ID	I322103	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	11 May 2012

  
  

  Father	Carl Hilke
  Mother	Emma Meinertz
  Family ID	F126399	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Louise Yvonne Richeson,   b. 10 Nov 1927, Shelbyville, Indiana ,   d. 20 Apr 2009, Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse, Wisconsin  (Age 81 years)
  Married	15 Apr 1950	La Crosse, Wisconsin
  Children	1. Christopher Hilke   2. Mary Hilke + 3. Sheila Hilke
  Family ID	F126393	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S142] Newspaper Article, La Crosse Tribune (WI), 23 Apr 2009. Louise Yvonne Hilke obituary [S142] Newspaper Article, La Crosse Tribune (WI), 26 Jul 2003. Bernard G. Bud Hilke , 82, of La Crosse died Friday, July 25, 2003, at Bethany- Riverside Nursing Facility. He was born in La Crosse on April 26, 1921, to Carl and Emma (Meinertz) Hilke . Bud married Louise Y. Richeson in La Crosse on April 15, 1950. He was an Army Veteran of World War II, having served in the European Theater. He was a member of Roy L. Vingers American Legion Post 52, La Crosse. He had worked as purchasing agent for the city of La Crosse for more than 32 years and retired in 1982. Bud enjoyed many interests including playing cards, golf and camping. He was an avid Frank Sinatra fan and his love of music included jazz and Dixieland. Above all else, Bud was a family man. There was nothing he wouldnt do for his family and friends. In addition to his wife, Louise; he is survived by two daughters, Mary (John) McKinley of Mound, Minn., and Sheila (William D. Oldenburg) Hilke of La Crosse; his son, Christopher Hilke of La Crosse; and three grandchildren, Cassie Hilke , Laura Oldenburg and Christopher Walby. Two sisters and five brothers preceded him in death. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, July 28, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church. The Rev. Lawrence B. Berger will officiate. Burial, with military honors by American Legion Post 52, will be in the Oak Grove Cemetery. Friends may call at Schumacher-Kish Funeral Home of La Crosse on Sunday from 5 to 7 p.m. and at the church Monday from 10 a.m. until the time of service. A rosary will be recited Sunday at 6:30 p.m. The family requests memorials be directed to the Franciscan Skemp Hospice Program.