Patricia Hildebrandt's Obituary
Patricia B. (Suroviak) Hildebrandt, 80, of Lakewood Washington died peacefully on November 5, 2017 at 2:25pm at Madigan Army Medical Center. Born in East Chicago, Indiana, to Emil and Wanda (Toporek) Suroviak, and was married on December, 27, 1958 in Highland, Indiana to Herbert Charles Hildebrandt. Patricia led a life of service to others, beginning with a career in teaching. She has been a member of St. John Bosco Catholic Church since 1970 and played an active role in Our Lady of Guadalupe Maternity Center, Caring for Kids, LASA, Women at the Well, Catholic Daughters, Spring Brook Food Bank, and PEO.
Patricia is survived by her husband Ed Hildebrandt. She is also survived by daughters, Cheryl (Hildebrandt) Adams and Kathy (Hildebrandt) Gerstle; sons, Scott and Kevin Hildebrandt; grandchildren, Hannah Curci, Christine Adams, Samantha Gerstle, Cole Gerstle, Harmony Hildebrandt and Chord Hildebrandt.
A memorial will be held on Thursday, November 16, at 11:00am at St. John Bosco Catholic Church in Lakewood, Washington.
In lieu of flowers, we ask that you make donations to the following organizations:
Our Lady of Guadalupe Maternity Center: PO Box 99565 Lakewood, WA 98496
Caring for Kids: 237 El Dorado Ave. Fircrest, WA 98466
LASA: (253) 581.8689
Our family would like to extend a very heartfelt thank you to all the doctors, nurses, and staff members at Madigan who provided the best possible care and compassion until the very end.
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