Walter Bilanow

1923 - 2006  (83 years)

• Name	Walter Bilanow
  Birth	10 Jan 1923	Akron, Summit County, Ohio   [1, 2]
  	son of Nicholas Bilanow and Mary Opoka
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	Between 1943 and 1945  [3]
  	US Army Air Corps, WWII
  Witness-Obituary	Jan 1998  [4]
  	Dawn C. (Maybee) Bilanow, 70, of Battle Creek, died on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 1997, in Battle Creek Health System after a short illness. She was born March 2, 1926, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Milton W. and Ada C. (Lyman) Maybee. She graduated from L.C. Mohr High School in South Haven and attended Western Michigan University. She was employed as a secretary at the Battle Creek Veteran Affairs Medical Center from 1963 to 1972. Dawn married Walter Bilanow on July 23, 1948, in South Haven. He survives. Also surviving are sons, Bruce Bilanow of Battle Creek, and Dan Bilanow of Antioch, Calif.; a daughter, Patricia Burnes of Battle Creek; and seven grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Thomas James Bilanow. Community Involvement, hobbies: Member of St. Patrick Anglican Church in Comstock, where she served as Sacristan. Active member of Maybee Genealogical Society and a Civil War buff. Enjoyed historical novels and her grandchildren. Avid herb and flower gardener. Enjoyed traveling the world. Had been an active Cub Scout Den Mother. The above obituary from the Battle Creek Enquirer was sent to us by Walter Bilanow. He and his daughter, Patricia, will carry on Dawn's genealogical work. Dawn was descended from the elusive Tobias Maybee
  Occupation	Parole Officer; Michigan State Police Officer-Retired  [3]
  Reference Number	7547
  Residence	161 Frances Dr, Battle Creek, Michigan   [3]
  Death	28 Feb 2006	Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan   [5]
  Burial	Fort Custer National Cemetery, Augusta, Michigan   [6]
  Person ID	I7502	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Dawn Carolyn Maybee,   b. 2 Mar 1926, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana d. 22 Jan 1997, Battle Creek, Michigan (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	23 Jul 1948	South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan   [2, 3]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Thomas James Bilanow,   b. 8 Jun 1965, Battle Creek, Michigan d. 8 Jun 1965, Battle Creek, Michigan (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F7409	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Social SecurityDeath Index; Url: https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/ssdi/, and U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952. [S8] Douglas Cameron Mabee, MS 177 - Douglas Cameron Mabee; Number: 177. [S128] Information printed in the Maybee Society Communicator, Issue 37, January 1998. [S2] Social SecurityDeath Index; Url: https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/ssdi/. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, U.S. Veterans Cemeteries, ca.1800-2006.