Jerold "Dwight" Bollman

MILTON, Ill. -- Jerold "Dwight" Bollman, 70, of Milton, died Friday (June 10, 2011) in the Eastside Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Pittsfield.

Dwight was born Oct. 26, 1940, in Detroit, lll., to Lyndle and Imogene Cook Bollman. He married Carolyn Goldman June 23, 1968, in Milton Christian Church in Milton, where they have resided since.

Dwight graduated from Niles High School in Niles, Mich., in 1959. He served in the U.S. Army from November 1963 through November 1965. He was a member of Milton Christian Church and served as a deacon, a member of Pittsfield American Legion Post 152 and president of the Smith Cemetery. Dwight was a farmer and loved horses, especially Appaloosas, and enjoyed showing horses in local horse shows. In previous years, he had been a ringmaster for the Rail Splitter International Horse Show, has been a school bus driver for East Pike High School,had worked at the Pittsfield Sale Barn and had worked for the village of Milton.

Dwight especially enjoyed spending time with family and friends and traveling.

He is survived by his wife, Carolyn; a brother, Fred (Mary Ellen) Bollman of South Bend, Ind.; nieces, Dawn (Ronn) Simpson of Edwardsberg, Mich., Megan Bollman of Los Angeles, and Ranell (Kevin) Ansley of Amarillo, Texas; nephew, Randy Baker of Dalhart, Texas; great- nephews, Tyler Simpson of Edwardsberg and Cade Chism of Amarillo; and a great-niece, Hailey Simpson of Edwardsberg. A special sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Virginia and Charley Baker of Dalhart, also survive, along with many special nieces and nephews.

SERVICES: 11 a.m. today in Milton Christian Church with Brother Jerry Edison and Brother John Graham conducting. Burial with military rites by Pittsfield American Legion Post 152 will be in Smith Cemetery near Milton.

VISITATION: Was held Monday in the Niebur Funeral Home, Pittsfield.

MEMORIALS: Milton Christian Church or Mounted Angels.

ARRANGEMENTS: Niebur Funeral Home, Pittsfield.

WEBSITE: nieburfh.com.

Condolences may be expressed online at www.whig.com.