Brian H. (Buck) Kilian, 54, of Whitewater, died unexpectedly May 24, 2015.
He was born June 10, 1960, at Sauk Prairie Hospital in Prairie Du Sac to Elmer and Carolyn (Heiser) Kilian. Brian graduated in 1978 from Palmyra-Eagle High School and lettered in baseball and football. He went on to graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1984 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Dairy Science.
Brian worked for 22 years for Ferris Hansen and Associates, Inc. in Elkhorn as an engineer. He was currently employed by Frontier-Servco FS in Palmyra.
Brian loved spending his time gardening, watching UW Badger sports, the Packers and the Brewers. He spent his vacation time hunting and fishing with family and friends.
Brian is survived by his parents, Elmer and Carolyn Kilian, of Eagle; his sisters, Cynthia (Tom) Harkness, of Woodstock, Ill., Diane Kilian, of East Troy, and Mary (Evan) Nieder, of Murrieta, Calif. He is further survived by his nephews and a niece, Dennis Erickson (godson), Angela C. Erickson (Caleb O. Brown) and Darby Nieder; his grand-niece, Angel Erickson; and many aunts, uncles, cousins and good friends.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Harvey and Alice Kilian, and Roman and Caroline Heiser.
In lieu of flowers, donations to Wildlife Forever (www.wildlifeforever.org) would be appreciated.
Visitation will take place from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Saturday, June 13, at St. Theresa Catholic Church, in Eagle.
Memorial mass will take place at 12 p.m., Saturday, June 13, at St. Theresa Catholic Church, in Eagle.
Haase-Lockwood and Associates Funeral Homes and Crematory, in Eagle, is assisting the family.
