Roberta B. Wildblood

CASSELBERRY, FL Roberta B. Wildblood, wife of the late Dr. Harry M. Wild blood, passed away July 23, 2009, at the home of her daughter, Alison W. McKillop, in Casselberry. A memorial service will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church of York. Mrs. Wildblood was born in Maryville, Tenn., and later moved to Berea, Ohio. She attended Huron Road Hospital School of Nursing during WWII, and earned her degree as a Registered Nurse. While in training, she met Dr. Harry M. Wildblood. They married in 1946. They settled in Warren, Pa., for eight years, then moved to York in 1960, where they lived for 47 years. She moved to Florida in September 2007 to be near her children. Mrs. Wildblood helped to establish the York Hospice Program and volunteered with the Visiting Nurse Association. She was active in the First Presbyterian Church of York, where she taught Sunday school, sang in the Adult Choir, participated on several committees, served as a Deaconess and an Elder, and helped to establish the church's Stephen Ministry. Mrs. Wildblood is survived by her three children, daughter, Alison McKillop of Casselberry, Fla., daughter, Dr. Roberta Ann Wildblood of Casselberry, and son, Harry Shaw Wildblood of Mahomet, Ill.; and grandson, Kevin Sean Connolly of Old Lyme, Conn. Donations may be made to the Organ Restoration Program of the First Presbyterian Church of York, 225 E. Market St., York, PA 17403, phone 717-843-8041.