John Christian Hildebrand entered God's loving arms on Christmas day, 2018 at the age of 89 years, 5 months, 3 weeks and 6 days.
He was born June 28, 1929 in Lyndon Illinois, son of Chris and Hattie (Johnson) Hildebrand. In December 1948 he entered the army and served as a staff sergeant during the Korean war. John met Arlene C Witt in her hometown of Minocqua Wisconsin. It was love at first sight followed by a June 7, 1953 wedding and this year they celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary.
Their union was blessed with three children, Susan, John Jr, and Paul.
John was employed at Northwestern Steel and Wire as a truck driver for 29 years and concurrently, Hildebrand Construction was born of his entrepreneurial spirit.
He will always be remembered by family and friends for his generosity, giving spirit and sense of humor. He was always a willing volunteer and led the effort for the construction of Christ Lutheran School in Sterling Illinois. He also volunteered for the Lutheran Laymen's League in assessing and remodeling buildings for schools in Latvia, Slovakia and Germany.
John was known by his co-workers for his optimistic attitude. As a testament to his leadership and vison, everyone wanted to work with him.
A wanderer at heart, he took his family to all 50 states and traveled to six continents with Arlene.
He is survived by his wife Arlene; children, Susan (Mark) Gould, John Jr., Paul (Lisa) Hildebrand; grandchildren, Natalie, Jacob, Hans, Hannah; great-grandchildren, Wyatt, Susan, Holly, Alexander, Nicholas, Joshua, Oliver, Sloan and Emily; sister, Virginia and sisters and brothers-in-law, Lillian and Jay Burns and Ruth and Dick Jensen.
He was preceded in death by his brother Robert and sisters Ester and Helen.
Visitation will be held at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls, Friday December 28th from 2 to 6 pm. Visitation at Peace Ev. Lutheran Church in Loves Park, IL will be on Dec 29th from 9:00 am to 10:30 am. The funeral service will follow at 10:30 am. Christian burial will be at Oak Knoll Memorial Park in Sterling at 2:15 pm.
Memorials may be sent to Peace Ev Lutheran Church, 502 Orth Rd. Loves Park, IL 61111 or Christ Lutheran School in Sterling IL, 2000 18th Ave Sterling 61081.
SaukValley (Sterling, IL) - December 27, 2018
He was born June 28, 1929 in Lyndon Illinois, son of Chris and Hattie (Johnson) Hildebrand. In December 1948 he entered the army and served as a staff sergeant during the Korean war. John met Arlene C Witt in her hometown of Minocqua Wisconsin. It was love at first sight followed by a June 7, 1953 wedding and this year they celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary.
Their union was blessed with three children, Susan, John Jr, and Paul.
John was employed at Northwestern Steel and Wire as a truck driver for 29 years and concurrently, Hildebrand Construction was born of his entrepreneurial spirit.
He will always be remembered by family and friends for his generosity, giving spirit and sense of humor. He was always a willing volunteer and led the effort for the construction of Christ Lutheran School in Sterling Illinois. He also volunteered for the Lutheran Laymen's League in assessing and remodeling buildings for schools in Latvia, Slovakia and Germany.
John was known by his co-workers for his optimistic attitude. As a testament to his leadership and vison, everyone wanted to work with him.
A wanderer at heart, he took his family to all 50 states and traveled to six continents with Arlene.
He is survived by his wife Arlene; children, Susan (Mark) Gould, John Jr., Paul (Lisa) Hildebrand; grandchildren, Natalie, Jacob, Hans, Hannah; great-grandchildren, Wyatt, Susan, Holly, Alexander, Nicholas, Joshua, Oliver, Sloan and Emily; sister, Virginia and sisters and brothers-in-law, Lillian and Jay Burns and Ruth and Dick Jensen.
He was preceded in death by his brother Robert and sisters Ester and Helen.
Visitation will be held at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls, Friday December 28th from 2 to 6 pm. Visitation at Peace Ev. Lutheran Church in Loves Park, IL will be on Dec 29th from 9:00 am to 10:30 am. The funeral service will follow at 10:30 am. Christian burial will be at Oak Knoll Memorial Park in Sterling at 2:15 pm.
Memorials may be sent to Peace Ev Lutheran Church, 502 Orth Rd. Loves Park, IL 61111 or Christ Lutheran School in Sterling IL, 2000 18th Ave Sterling 61081.
SaukValley (Sterling, IL) - December 27, 2018
John Christian Hildebrand entered God's loving arms on Christmas day, 2018 at the age of 89 years, 5 months, 3 weeks and 6 days.
He was born June 28, 1929 in Lyndon Illinois, son of Chris and Hattie (Johnson) Hildebrand. In December 1948 he entered the army and served as a staff sergeant during the Korean war. John met Arlene C Witt in her hometown of Minocqua Wisconsin. It was love at first sight followed by a June 7, 1953 wedding and this year they celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary.
Their union was blessed with three children, Susan, John Jr, and Paul.
John was employed at Northwestern Steel and Wire as a truck driver for 29 years and concurrently, Hildebrand Construction was born of his entrepreneurial spirit.
He will always be remembered by family and friends for his generosity, giving spirit and sense of humor. He was always a willing volunteer and led the effort for the construction of Christ Lutheran School in Sterling Illinois. He also volunteered for the Lutheran Laymen's League in assessing and remodeling buildings for schools in Latvia, Slovakia and Germany.
John was known by his co-workers for his optimistic attitude. As a testament to his leadership and vison, everyone wanted to work with him.
A wanderer at heart, he took his family to all 50 states and traveled to six continents with Arlene.
He is survived by his wife Arlene; children, Susan (Mark) Gould, John Jr., Paul (Lisa) Hildebrand; grandchildren, Natalie, Jacob, Hans, Hannah; great-grandchildren, Wyatt, Susan, Holly, Alexander, Nicholas, Joshua, Oliver, Sloan and Emily; sister, Virginia and sisters and brothers-in-law, Lillian and Jay Burns and Ruth and Dick Jensen.
He was preceded in death by his brother Robert and sisters Ester and Helen.
Visitation will be held at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls, Friday December 28th from 2 to 6 pm. Visitation at Peace Ev. Lutheran Church in Loves Park, IL will be on Dec 29th from 9:00 am to 10:30 am. The funeral service will follow at 10:30 am. Christian burial will be at Oak Knoll Memorial Park in Sterling at 2:15 pm.
Memorials may be sent to Peace Ev Lutheran Church, 502 Orth Rd. Loves Park, IL 61111 or Christ Lutheran School in Sterling IL, 2000 18th Ave Sterling 61081.
SaukValley (Sterling, IL) - December 27, 2018
He was born June 28, 1929 in Lyndon Illinois, son of Chris and Hattie (Johnson) Hildebrand. In December 1948 he entered the army and served as a staff sergeant during the Korean war. John met Arlene C Witt in her hometown of Minocqua Wisconsin. It was love at first sight followed by a June 7, 1953 wedding and this year they celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary.
Their union was blessed with three children, Susan, John Jr, and Paul.
John was employed at Northwestern Steel and Wire as a truck driver for 29 years and concurrently, Hildebrand Construction was born of his entrepreneurial spirit.
He will always be remembered by family and friends for his generosity, giving spirit and sense of humor. He was always a willing volunteer and led the effort for the construction of Christ Lutheran School in Sterling Illinois. He also volunteered for the Lutheran Laymen's League in assessing and remodeling buildings for schools in Latvia, Slovakia and Germany.
John was known by his co-workers for his optimistic attitude. As a testament to his leadership and vison, everyone wanted to work with him.
A wanderer at heart, he took his family to all 50 states and traveled to six continents with Arlene.
He is survived by his wife Arlene; children, Susan (Mark) Gould, John Jr., Paul (Lisa) Hildebrand; grandchildren, Natalie, Jacob, Hans, Hannah; great-grandchildren, Wyatt, Susan, Holly, Alexander, Nicholas, Joshua, Oliver, Sloan and Emily; sister, Virginia and sisters and brothers-in-law, Lillian and Jay Burns and Ruth and Dick Jensen.
He was preceded in death by his brother Robert and sisters Ester and Helen.
Visitation will be held at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls, Friday December 28th from 2 to 6 pm. Visitation at Peace Ev. Lutheran Church in Loves Park, IL will be on Dec 29th from 9:00 am to 10:30 am. The funeral service will follow at 10:30 am. Christian burial will be at Oak Knoll Memorial Park in Sterling at 2:15 pm.
Memorials may be sent to Peace Ev Lutheran Church, 502 Orth Rd. Loves Park, IL 61111 or Christ Lutheran School in Sterling IL, 2000 18th Ave Sterling 61081.
SaukValley (Sterling, IL) - December 27, 2018
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