Longmont newspaper Longmont, Colorado 04-14-02 > Oct. 8, 1917 - May 8, 2002 > > Gail Laverne Hilgenberg of Longmont and Allenspark died Wednesday, May 8, > 2002, at his home. He was 84. > > > He was born Oct. 8, 1917, to Julius Martin and Clara Dean (Walker) > Hilgenberg in Greene County, Iowa. > > On June 30, 1940, he married Frances Corwin in Artesian, S.D. He received a > master's in guidance counseling from Colorado State University. > > Mr. Hilgenberg taught high school in South Dakota before moving to Longmont > in 1967 and working as a junior high school counselor for 14 years. > > > He was a 49-year member of the Masonic Lodge and a 30-year Lion. He was also > a member of many teaching and education organizations. > > > Mr. Hilgenberg was an ordained Presbyterian elder in the United Church at > Hot Springs, S.D., and a member of the Allenspark Community Church. > > > He was preceded in death by two infant sons, Keith and Martin Hilgenberg; > and a brother, Ronald Hilgenberg. > > > Mr. Hilgenberg is survived by his wife of Longmont and Allenspark; a son, > Melvin Hilgenberg of Denver; a daughter, Janet Mahlman and her husband Jerry > of Longmont; four grandchildren, Gary Mahlman of Longmont, Julie > Mahlman-Kapecki and her husband Garrin of Lincolnshire, Ill., Stuart > Hilgenberg of Estes Park and Louisa Hilgenberg of Lafayette, La.; two > great-grandchildren, Alex and Collin Kapecki of Lincolnshire; a brother, > Paul Hilgenberg and his wife Helen of Mitchell, S.D.; a sister-in-law, Ruth > Hilgenberg of Mesa, Ariz.; and seven nieces and nephews. > > > Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 22, at > Allenspark Community Church, with Pastor Rex Roth officiating. A brief > service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, May 25, at the Methodist > Church in Artesian. > > Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Boulder County or the > Allenspark Community Church in care of Lewellen Longmont Memorial Chapel, > 503 Terry St., Longmont 80501. > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Join the world's largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. > http://www.hotmail.com > > >