Joyce E. Bilder 'Babe'

Joyce E. Bilder 'Babe' Memorial Mass will be held on Thursday, July 19, 2012 at 6:30pm at St. Francis Borgia North Catholic Church, 1375 Covered Bridge Road in Cedarburg for Joyce E. “Babe” Bilder who died at Columbia St. Mary’s Ozaukee Campus in Horizon Hospice on Saturday July 14, 2012 of natural causes at the age of 74 years. Visitation will be held at church on Thursday from 4:00pm until 6:15pm. Interment will private at St. Francis Borgia Cemetery in Mequon.Special thank you’s to Columbia St. Mary’s Ozaukee Campus, Horizon Hospice, Wheaton Franciscan Home Health Care and Cedar Lakes Community Rehab. Thanks also to the staff and Doctors who took care of Babe through all the years, especially Dr. Thomas Shewcyzk. Joyce was born in Brown Deer, WI to the late Frank and Mary (nee Jeffords) Gleissner on December 19, 1937. Joyce was united in marriage to Donald Bilder on May 4, 1957 at St. Catherine’s Church in Milwaukee. They were blessed with 3 children. Their marriage was blessed for 55 years. There are many things that “Babe” liked such as bowling, traveling (especially to Hawaii), going to casinos and she just loved playing sheepshead. Joyce enjoyed her position as a waitress at the Grafton Hotel and the Edge of Town where she worked for 17 years each. Babe’s love also was the beautiful bird “cardinals”. Joyce “Babe” is survived by her husband of 55 years; Donald, children; Kim (Ron) Grisar, Cindy Bilder and Mike Bilder, grandchildren; Lisa (Jeff) Lilja, Mark (Alyssa) Grisar, Christopher, Danielle, Andrew and Jordan Bilder, great-grandchild; Landon Bilder, sisters; Frances (Earl) Bergemann, Donna (Bob) Lee and Dorothy (the late Frank) Gill, brothers-in-law; Arthur (Susan) Bilder, Richard (Jean) Bilder and Phil Bilder. Further survived by other relatives and friends. Joyce is preceded in death by her parents Frank and Mary Gleissner, her sister Sissy, and in-laws Art and Rose Bilder and sisters-in-law; Marianne (the late Frank) Karner and the late Joan Bilder. Cemetery: St. Francis Borgia Cemetery Memorials of your choice appreciated