- Hartford Courant, The (CT) - 17 May 1997: SCHILLINGER. Joseph A. Schillinger, 77, of Currier Hill Road, Gilmanton, NH, died at his home on Thursday, (May 15, 1997). Mr. Schillinger was born in Hartford, on May 7, 1920, the son of John Henry and Mary Frances (Wenzel) Schillinger. Mr. Schillinger was an ace fighter pilot with the Army Air Corp. during World War II. Mr. Schillinger was a resident of Laconia, NH for 28 years before moving to Gilmanton, NH in 1986. He was a teacher for seven years, and was Principal of Pleasant Street School in Laconia, NH for 19 years, retiring in 1979. Mr. Schillinger was a former member of the Laconia School Board, Winnipissiogee Lodge No. 7 I. O. O. F., and a former member of the Board of Trustees of Mayhew. He was an avid golfer. He was a former member of the Laconia Country Club, and a former Golf Coach at Laconia High School. Survivors include his wife, Madelyn "Madge'' H. (Higgins) Schillinger of Gilmanton, NH; two sons, Joseph J. Schillinger of Laconia, NH, and Donald R. Schillinger of Morgantown, WV; a daughter, Suzanne S. Hankard of Gilford, NH; a brother, Francis S. Schillinger of Wethersfield, a sister, Margaret R. Croteau of Vero Beach, FL; and two grandchildren, Jennifer and Jessica Schillinger, both of Laconia, NH; and several nephews and nieces. There will be no calling hours. Funeral service will be held on Monday, (May 19), 11 a.m. at the Laconia Congregational Church, 15 Veterans Square, Laconia, NH, with Rev. E. Barent Grevatt, pastor of the church, officiating. Burial wi ll follow in the family lot in Bayside Cemetery, Laconia, NH. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Alzheimer's Association, Greater New Hampshire Chapter, 10 Ferry St., Suite 419, Concord, NH 03301. Wilkinson-Beane Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant St., Laconia, NH, is in charge of the arrangements.
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