Name: Esker C. Bilger, Sr. Date: August 20th, 1940 - April 28th, 2009 Obituary: On April 28, 2009, of Riverdale, MD. Loving husband of Joyce A. Bilger, father of Marcey (Ed) Ladd, Linda (Roger) McElroy, Esker C. (Robin) Bilger, Jr. Brother of Della Garner and Dorothy Williams. Grandfather of Nicole, Samantha, Cameron, Tyler, Cullen, and Kendall. Family and friends may call at Gasch's Funeral Home, P.A. on Thursday, April 30 from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm. Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 am on Friday, May 1st at St. Bernard's Catholic Church, 5700 St. Bernard's Drive, Riverdale Park, MD. Interment Crestlawn Memorial Gardens, Marriottsville, MD. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributrions may be made in his name to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 1400 K Street, NW, Suite 725, Washington, DC 20005. Memorials: Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 1400 K Street, NW, Suite 725, Washington, DC 20005 Visitations: 3:00PM to 5:00PM on Thursday, April 30th, 2009 at Gasch's Funeral Home, P.A. (map/driving directions) 7:00PM to 9:00PM on Thursday, April 30th, 2009 at Gasch's Funeral Home, P.A. (map/driving directions) Services: 11:00AM at St. Bernard's Catholic Church on Friday, May 1st, 2009 (map/driving directions) Cemetery: Crestlawn Memorial Gardens 2150 Mount View Road Marriottsville, MD (map/driving directions)