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Dustin Bellinger, 36, of Wheatfield, displays a photo of his mother, Marian Bellinger, on his cellphone Monday. Marian Bellinger, 71, died the day after Christmas after slipping outside and freezing in the subzero temperatures, authorities say.
Marian Bellinger, who would have turned 72 on Saturday, poses on Christmas with a mug she received from one of her granddaughters. Police and the Jasper County coroner said she slipped, hit her head and froze to death in subzero temperatures on Dec. 26 while trying to take the trash out at her Wheatfield home.