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John Hildebrand Obituary

Hildebrand, John Edward

John Edward Hildebrand, 85, of Springfield, passed away in his home on September 6, 2024, surrounded by his family. He was born September 07,1939. John was a compassionate, loving person. He never met a stranger. John loved to work with his hands. He was employed at International Harvester for 30 years. After retirement from IH John ran his own construction business, J. Hildebrand Builders, for 18 years. Family meant everything to John. His grandkids were the joy of his life. He was the best papaw and Pops. John is survived by his loving wife of 36 years; Gail Hildebrand, children; Jim (Jean Justice) Hildebrand, Paula 'Popette' Hildebrand, Aaron (Jeannie) Cydrus, Amie (Micah) Duke, grandchildren; Adam (Adrianna) Scott, Felix (Selina) Fenton, Hannah (Allen) Garnes, Cierra Duke, Gabriel Duke, Isaiah (Bella) Cydrus, Noah (Jenna) Cydrus, great grandchildren; Elijah, Cameren, Taylor, April, Carter, Willa, Everleigh, Greyson, Oaklynn, Emory, sister; Annabel Lanum. A special thanks to Ohio valley Hospice and a special caretaker Jenny Arbogast. Condolences can be shared at legacy.com

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Published by Springfield News Sun on Sep. 10, 2024.

Memories and Condolences
for John Hildebrand

18 Entries

Tim Whitacre

September 12, 2024

I've known Johnny All my life and I loved him Dearly, So Sorry to his Loved One's .

Heather Cydrus Kestner

September 10, 2024

Gail and family, praying for you during this most difficult loss of your husband, father and grandfather. I love you all so very much!

Vera Gray

September 9, 2024

Gail and all the Hilderbrand family, So sorry for your loss. John was such a great neighbor . I remember working 3rd shift coming home and he would be heading out for his morning jobs always had a smile on his face and a morning wave for me we pass each other every morning. He truly had a kind soul he will be missed .

Micah Duke

September 7, 2024

I am so sad to see you go. I was blessed to be able to spend a lot of time with you when we worked together and I don´t think I´ve ever met a person with as generous of a heart as yours. You never met a stranger, and you would do anything that you could for someone in need. Thank you for being such a great stepdad to my wife and a great grandfather to my children. You are already missed tremendously and we will cherish your memories forever. I love you John.

Adam Scott

September 7, 2024

Adam Scott

September 7, 2024

Adam Scott

September 7, 2024

Adam Scott

September 7, 2024

I am deeply saddened by the loss of my beloved grandfather. He was a pillar of strength, wisdom, and love in our family. His laughter, stories, and unwavering support will be missed dearly.

Grandpa, you taught us the value of hard work, the importance of family, and the joy of life. Your legacy will live on in our hearts and the memories we cherish.

Rest in peace, dear Grandpa. You will forever be remembered and loved. I Love you and I´ll see you again one day Love Adam. "Mooooooooo"

Kenzie S

September 7, 2024

I am so very sorry to hear about this loss. While I did not know him well, I know he was a great papaw to Gabe and the other grandkids as well. I know he is loved and greatly missed already by so many. I´m praying for you guys! Sending lots of love your way.

Marsha Anstine Zornes

September 7, 2024

I am so sad to hear of Johnny´s passing. He was a dear friend to my whole family. I was 9 yrs old and he was in his early 20´s. We were neighbors in Southgate on Damascus Ave in South Spfld. I basically lived at their house. He was like a big brother to me and my siblings. I have so many fond memories of Johnny! He knew I was an Elvis Presley fan so he took me to the store, when I was home from College and bought me so many Elvis records that I still have to this day. My dad, being a pastor, invited him to church and he would come to church with our family. Johnny was so thoughtful, caring and giving. All I have are wonderful memories of us all together living on Damascus Ave and sharing so much time together! Love you Johnny. You will be missed!

Annabelle Lanum

September 7, 2024

Annabelle and Kathy.

Annabelle Lanum

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Hannah Garnes

September 7, 2024

I love you so so much papa. I miss you so very much already. It's not the same without you. How I wish we could go back to our times that you took us on fun vacations. We had so many laughs and good times. You were an amazing papaw and our hearts now have a void in them.
I'm so thankful you got to meet two of my babies and they were also able to see the awesome papaw you were

Love you bunches your (wiggle worm) lol Hannah

Linda Lilley

September 7, 2024

Gail,
I´m so sorry for the great loss of John. He was always kind to me. He had the greatest smile. I love you and Bro. Lilley and I are praying for you.

Leslie Gray

September 7, 2024

I'm so sorry for your loss. Gail I love you and your family. If you need anything I'm here.

Cierra Duke

September 7, 2024

Papaw John, you are already so missed. Life is going to be so much different without you in it. You really were such a great grandpa. I´m going to miss walking through the house to come pay you a visit. I will always love you so so much.

Love, Monkey Monkey

Amie Duke

September 7, 2024

John, I´m not even sure where to start. I remember being 8 years old when I first met you. You married my momma and took us in and loved us like your own. Worked hard for us everyday and provided for us. I have so many good memories with you I want to hold onto forever. Our first vacations to Graceland. We visited that place several times. And many other places you took us to so we could enjoy life.

You were the first one to introduce me to drywall mud at 8 years old. You were fixing up a room and I asked you if I could feel what the drywall mud felt like in the bucket. You said yes and turned around and started working again. By the time you looked back at me I had both arms in the bucket all the way up to my shoulders playing in the mud. You just said "oh my goodness your mom is going to kill me!" That was just the beginning of our many adventures. Who would´ve ever thought I would´ve grown up and married a drywall finisher.
When I married and had kids, you treated them like they were your own. They were the light of your life and they knew it. You made them feel loved and special. I´ll never be able to express enough my appreciation for that. They loved their papaw dearly.

You are and will be deeply missed. It´s empty at the house without you. The consultation I have is that you are not suffering anymore.
I love you very much ~ Amie