Hildebrand, Hugo (1924-2005)

Newton Kansan obituary: 2005 Nov 19 p. 2

Birth date: 1924

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2005 Nov 28 p. 11

text of obituary:

HUGO HILDEBRAND

Hugo Hildebrand, 81, of Arvada, Colo., died Oct. 27, 2005, of cancer. He was born and raised on a farm in Manitoba.

He attended Canadian Mennonite Bible College and then worked at the Children's Aid Society. In 1952 he graduated from Bethel College in North Newton, Kan. He went on to obtain his master's degree in social work from Chicago University. As a social worker, he worked in Ailsa Craig, Ont.

In 1960, he moved to Colorado and continued his work there at Family and Children Services, and then later spent many years working at Clayton College for Boys in Denver, a school for orphaned boys. He finished his career in social work at Southwest Denver Community Mental Health Center.

He was a charter member and very active in the life of Arvada Mennonite Church. He volunteered in many organizations. He was passionate about his faith and peace issues. He loved to garden, travel and visit family. In recent years he played on several senior sports teams. He was a kind and gentle man who enjoyed life, and he will be missed by many.

Survivors include his wife, Donna (Balzer); his daughters Jeanne Hildebrand Slyngstad and her husband, Vince, of Beaverton, Ore., and Shari McWhorter and her husband, Jim, of Everett, Wash.; their mother, Eldora; a stepson, Donald Eichhorn and his wife, Beverly, of Firestone; three brothers, Jake, John and Ed; three sisters, Tina, Mary and Anne of Canada; a brother-in-law, Richard Balzer of Halstead, Kan., a sister-in-law, Carolee Neufeld of Hillsboro, Kan.; and six grandchildren.

Memorial services were held at Arvada Mennonite Church.