Ronald Frank Beilman

Ronald Frank Beilman, 89, of Berrien Center, died April 5, 2022, at Spectrum Health Lakeland in St. Joseph.

Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 9, at Bowerman Funeral Home, Eau Claire, where friends are invited to visit from 11 a.m. until service time. Messages and memories may be shared online at www.bowermanfuneral.com.

Ronald was born March 20, 1933, in Benton Harbor to Frank and Virginia (Ludy) Beilman. He worked as a mason for over 50 years, and he was a member of Brick Layers Local 4 IN/KY. His leisure pastimes included gardening, bird watching, pickling, and fishing. Ron was a great winemaker, which many friends enjoyed. He especially enjoyed family gatherings in his garage.

Survivors include his son, Frank Ronald Beilman; daughters, Valerie G. Critzer and Amy JoAnn (Jon) Petrasek; son-in-law, Steve Walker; 11 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and a dear friend of 74 years, Ronald Keigley.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley, whom he married March 20, 1952; two daughters, Ronda Kay Walker and Joan Louise Granger; great-granddaughter, Elaina LeAnn Walker; two sisters; and one brother.