Hilde Siegel

Hilde was my cousin. She and I grew up together and have stayed close in spite of living on opposite sides of the continent. We could always find an excuse to justify a visit here or there. She and I even returned from World War II on the same troopship. I wasn’t allowed to talk to her since she was an officer and I an enlisted man. Fraternization was frowned upon, but we’ve made up for it since.

Hilde possessed many splendid qualities. She was considerate, generous and engaged. She...

Hilde was my cousin and a dear friend to my Grandmother, Martha Steiner, as well as to the rest of my immediate family. I'm flooded with all these really nice childhood memories of being with her and my Grandmother in Tahoe and Hawaii, as well as later on in New York. I'll always remember staying with her and George in NYC during the summer of 1980, when I, a somewhat grungy teenager,went on a cross-country bus trip. They were both so hospitable and welcoming and their apartment was so...

Our thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
I know Hilde was looking forward to the upcoming cruise on the Queen Mary 2. We will remember her on the trip.

I was seven years old when Hilde came to live with us in Monmouth County, New Jersey. She was very kind to me and my brother, and was like a much older sister to us. Her Brother Kurt Maxwell was a medic in the U S Army, and was killed (unarmed) in the battle of Guadalcanal. He is buried in the U S War Cemetary in Manila.
Both Hilde and Kurt used to write us "V Mail" letters from the war zones. Hilde was U S Army nurse and served her Country in France.
I shall never forget her and send...