Robert L. “Bob” Bidinger, 81, of Sartell died May 13 at his home after a long battle with cancer surrounded by his family. His funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, May 20 at St. Francis Xavier Church in Sartell, 219 Second St. N., Sartell. The Rev. Ronald Weyrens will officiate and burial will be in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be 9-11 a.m. Friday at the church in Sartell. Arrangements have been entrusted to Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home in Sauk Rapids.
Survivors include the following: his son, Bryan (Cindy Dorr) of Sartell; daughters, Lori Tchida (Rich Kitzmiller) of Sartell, Janet (Jeff) Skinner of Sartell and Kris (Burl) Ives of Grand Rapids; sister, Mary Ann (Kenny) Petron of Sartell; 12 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to CentraCare Hospice.
A full obituary will be printed in the May 27 edition of the Sartell-St. Stephen Newsleader.
Von Pinnon has been publishing the St. Joseph Newsleader since 1989, the Sartell-St. Stephen Newsleader since 1995 and the Sauk Rapids-Rice Newsleader since 2015. She graduated from Minnesota State University-Moorhead with degrees in mass communications (with an emphasis on print journalism) and biology. She lives in southeast St. Cloud with her husband and two children.