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Lillian Ballinger obituary

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Lillian Ballinger Obituary

Lillian Kaye Ballinger, 77, of Centreville, died peacefully Wednesday, October 29, 2025, just six days shy of her 78th birthday.

Her life began November 4, 1947 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the oldest of three daughters born to George and Sylvia (Zaika) Horner.

Lillian will be greatly missed by family and friends. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Joseph and Denise Ballinger; her granddaughter, Ellison Ballinger; one sister, Cheryl (Phillip) Wagner; two nieces, Sonya and Jessica. She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Karla Harvey.

The family will observe a private remembrance.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Wagner Family Funerals Connelly Chapel, Cassopolis. Please share a memory or a message online: wagnercares.com.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Leader Publications on Nov. 4, 2025.

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