Agnes Elaine Hilderbrand
Agnes Elaine Hilderbrand, 93, of Chicora passed away at 3:15 a.m. Friday in the comfort of her own home.
She was born Jan. 31, 1924, in Penn Township, the daughter of Joseph and Mary Garnick.
Agnes attended the Bulford one-room school in Penn Township; and because there were no buses and due to the long walk to school she was unable to complete high school.
In 1944 she received a business degree from Robert Morris College. Agnes held several positions, working as executive secretary at Kopper Corporation and working at Magnetics. In addition, she worked as a special social worker for Butler County, helping children from broken homes by collecting alimony and child support.
On June 6, 1953, Agnes married Charles S. Hilderbrand in Saint Paul Catholic Church in Butler.
She was a master gardener and had beautiful flower and vegetable gardens that she learned from her mother and through her own years of experience.
Agnes is survived by her husband Charles S. Hilderbrand; two sons, Timothy (Mary Ann) Hilderbrand and Jay Hilderbrand; one daughter, Shirley Rugaber and her husband David; four grandchildren, Theresa Hilderbrand, Charles Hilderbrand, Amy Rugaber and Michael Rugaber, all from Chicora and Butler; one sister, Frances Sienicki of Moon Township; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, a son, Charles William Hilderbrand III, three brothers and three sisters.
HILDERBRAND — Friends of Agnes Elaine Hilderbrand, who died Friday July 14, 2017, will be received from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. Monday at STEIGHNER FUNERAL HOME, 111 E. Slippery Rock and Main streets, downtown Chicora.
Mass of Christian burial will follow at 11 a.m. at Mater Dolorosa Catholic Church with the Rev. Matt McClain officiating. Interment will follow in the Hemphill Cemetery, Chicora.
Memorial contributions may be made in Agnes’ memory to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude’s Place, Memphis, TN. 38105 or http://www.stjude.org.
For directions, to extend condolences go to www.steighnerfuneralhome.com
