Elizabeth Billmeier

Westerly — Elizabeth A. (Dillon) Billmeier, 97, of Elm St., Westerly, died peacefully on Monday, Oct. 16, 2017, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Robert A. Billmeier.

Born in Tulsa, Okla., on Oct. 6, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Charles A. Dillon and Louise (Detzel) Dillon. Elizabeth graduated from Oklahoma State University with her bachelor’s degree in 1942.

She was an active member of the YMCA Garden Club in Westerly, the Westerly College Club, the Immaculate Conception Prayer group, and a communicant of St. Pius X in Westerly.

Mrs. Billmeier will be sadly missed by her three children, Susan B. Renz and her husband, Gene S. Renz DDS, of Westerly, Robert C. Billmeier Esq. and his wife, Lisa, of Pennington, N.J., and Joseph G. Billmeier of Boston, Mass.; she was the loving grandmother of five and great-grandmother of seven.

She was the mother of the late Ann Mary Billmeier; and was predeceased by her three sisters, Mary Louise Williams, Katherine C. Mead and Charlotte Fitzgerald.

The Billmeier family will greet relatives and friends from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the Buckler-Johnston Funeral Home, 121 Main St., Westerly. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, at St. Pius X Church, 44 Elm St., Westerly. Burial will follow in St. Michael’s New Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the St. Michael’s Church Building Fund, 60 Liberty St., Pawcatuck, CT 06379.

For online condolences, please visit www.buckler-johnston.com.