Selinsgrove - Kenneth E. Bilger, 83, of Selinsgrove passed away April 23, 2025, at The Manor at Penn Village.

A native of Union County, he was born in Lewisburg, Jan. 28, 1942, a son of the late Kenneth B and Venetta G (Gottshall) Bilger. He was married to the former Carolann Shirk on June 30, 1963.

He was a graduate of the Lewisburg High School in the class of 1960 and was a veteran of the Navy from 1959 to 1962. He worked with his father in the blacksmith shop from an early age, where he returned for a few years after his discharge from the Navy.

He then worked at Bucknell as a welder and was a lineman for Citizen's Electric Company for 40 years.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by two daughters, Debra Moss of Lewisburg and Casandra Welch of Williamsport; two granddaughters, Diane Lewellen of Tennessee and Raven Moucheron of Maryland; one grandson, Kenny Grosholz of Pennsylvania; one great-grandson, one great-granddaughter, and two great-great-granddaughters.

Our special thanks to Nikita and staff at Penn Manor for their care and love shown to him and us.

Private funeral services will be at convenience of the family.

Anyone who wishes may make a donation in his memory to St Matthews Lutheran Church in Shamokin Dam.

Arrangements by the John H Shaw III Funeral Home, Lewisburg.