KENNETH JULIUS HILLMAN, age 97, of Troy, died October 23, 2018 at his residence. Kenneth was born on March 14, 1921 in Romeo, son of Carl and Louise Hillman. He was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps where he served as an aerial gunner. Kenneth enjoyed model trains and was a “railroader” but he most enjoyed the years he spent volunteering at Bethesda Lutheran Home in Watertown, Wisconsin, where he worked with the mentally disabled. He is survived by his wife of 20 years Joyce, children Wanda Anderson, Ann Kemnitzer and Carl Hillman and a sister, Verda Mae. He was preceded in death by his parents and first wife Alice and son Thomas. Private service and burial will be held at Christian Memorial Cemetery in Rochester Hills.