Of Pendleton, NY, entered into rest on May 16, 2026. Beloved husband of over 10 years of Karin (nee Molik); loving bonus dad of Marc (Amor) Parker, Tammica Conklin, Traci (Ron) Conklin, Elizabeth (Jeff) Davis, Joshua (Sarah) Parker, Rachel (Craig Olszewski) Parker, Matthew (Allysa) Parker; loving bonus "papa John" of 15 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren; devoted son of Anna (nee Pudans) and the late Zigmund Zilgme; loving brother of Richard Zilgme, WM Peter Zilgme, and the late Victor Zilgme; also survived by family residing in Des Moines, IA, Western NY, Canada, and Latvia.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday morning, June 8th in Good Shepherd Catholic Church, 5442 Tonawanda Creek Rd., North Tonawanda, NY at 10 o'clock. Please assemble at Church. Military Honors will be held later that day in WNY National Cemetery, 1254 Indian Falls Rd., Corfu, NY at 1 o'clock. Please assemble at the gate no later than 12:45 o'clock. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Tunnel to Towers, or a charity of your choice.