Donald John Bildings

Donald J. Bildings, 64, Ledgeview, passed away unexpectedly Friday November 10, 2017 at a local hospital. The son of Idabell (Ambrosius) Bildings and the late John Bildings was born March 14, 1953 in Green Bay. Donald enjoyed talking and joking with the many people he came across in his travels. Farming was in his blood and he loved to work the land and work with the machinery. He always had a wrench and some binder twine close by to do the job. He always made time for a gator ride thru the neighborhood to either talk to the neighbors or to disrupt and razz one of his brothers. He liked to stir up the local wildlife and had his own way of deer hunting. You could always find him at DG Restaurant on Friday and Sunday mornings mixing it up with the patrons with a random joke or comment and always with a smile. Survivors include his mother, Idabell; his brothers and sister: Mark (Ruth), Robert (Treve), Dorothy (Dennis) Cashman, Joseph (Carol), Raymond (Paula). Brother-in-law: Kevin Sommerfeld. His nieces and nephews: Nick, Brenda (Josh), Billy (Alee), Lindsey (Zane), Lacey, Beth, Todd (Hillary), Laura (Brett), Emily, Elizabeth, Johnny. His great nieces and nephews: Tommy, Ava, Zoey, Addyson, Izabell, Bennett. Donald’s special friend: Gloria Berg and her family, Jodie (Brett) Buteyn, Terry (Dan) Frase. The kids who called him Grandpa Don: Kaitlyn, Trevor, Collin, Mason, Mandy, Mariah, Benjamin, Charlotte. Aunts, uncles and cousins also survive Donald. Preceding him in death were his father, John Bildings, a sister, Margaret Sommerfeld, a brother Kenneth Bildings, granddaughter: Madeline. His grandparents: William and Frances Bildings and George and Matilda Ambrosius. Family and friends may call at St. Mary Catholic Church, 4805 Sportsman Dr. Ledgeview from 3pm until 7pm Thursday November 16. Parish prayer service 7pm Thursday. Visitation will continue at church from 9am until 10:45am Friday. Mass of Christian Burial 11am Friday at St Mary Catholic Church, Ledgeview with Rev. Richard Getchel officiating. Interment in St. Mary Cemetery, Greenleaf. In lieu of flowers a memorial fund is being established in Donald’s name. On-line condolences can be expressed at www.cotterfuneralhome.com Cotter Funeral Home and Crematory is assisting with arrangements. The Bildings and Berg families would like to extend a special thank you to 911 dispatch and to both the County and De Pere Rescue squads as well as Dr. Darkhabani, Dr. Riedy and the nursing staff at Aurora Bay Care Medical Center for all of their compassionate and personal care.