This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: HILDERBRAND, WALTER, LOFTER, BAILEY, LYONS, ROYSE, STILES Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/nZB.2ACE/319 Message Board Post: The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., April 1, 1920, unable to determine page # MRS. WALTER’S MOTHER PASSES Funeral services for Mrs. Rebecca Hilderbrand, who died Sunday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J.A. Walter, were held Monday afternoon at the Anderson chapel, Rev. J.B. Lister officiating. The body was shipped to Wasco for interment. Mrs. Hilderbrand, aged 88 and widow of Michael Hilderbrand, who died 45 years ago, was a native of Illinois. She had resided in Oregon 23 years. In addition to the local daughter three other daughters and two sons survive. They are: Mrs. C.L. Lofter, of Tygh Valley; J.W. Hilderbrand, of Wasco; Douglas Hilderbrand, of Albany; Mrs. Ellen Bailey, of Colusa, Ill., and Mrs. Lilly B. Lyons, of West Point, Ill. Mrs. Hilderbrand had been in failing health for the past year. For the last two months she had been confined to bed. She was the daughter of Benjamin and Eleanor Royse. One brother and one sister, John Royse, of Watsonville, Calif., and Mrs. Ellen Stiles, of Jamison, Nebr., still survive the deceased. Mrs. Hilderbrand was a woman of active habits, strong character and Christian faith; a devoted mother and a kind neighbor. This was posted for reference only. I am not related to, nor am I researching this family. If you have additional information about the person or event listed above, please post it as reply to this message.