Christopher “Pancho” Wildberger, 53, of Beaumont, died Sunday, November 8, 2009, at Christus Hospital St. Elizabeth in Beaumont.

A native of Marshall, Michigan and resident of the Beaumont area for twenty-one years, Pancho was a Merchant Marine.

Survivors include his wife, Blanca Wildberger of Beaumont; daughter, Carla Wildberger and her fiancé Eduardo Perales; son, Joseph Wildberger; grandson, Christian Perales; sisters, Susie Kitzmiller and her husband Lou and Della Saad and her husband Moody; brothers, Arthur Wildberger and his wife Maria, Edward Wildberger and his wife Beatrice; and several nieces, nephews, and close friends.