Barbara Ann Hildebrant, 71, of Oldwick passed away on Friday, September 22, 2023 at Morristown Medical Center in Morristown.

She was born in Plainfield on June 15, 1952, a daughter of the late John “Jack” and Betty Allen Gotberg.  She had been a resident of Oldwick for the past 35 years.

Barbara was a 1974 graduate of Bridgeport University Nursing Program in Bridgeport, CT.

Mrs. Hildebrant was a coronary critical care nurse at Overlook Hospital in Summit for 34 years retiring in 2015.

Barbara was a very skilled quilter who followed authentic hand quilting techniques rather than by machine.  She was a member of the American Quilt History Society.

She was a member of the Music Box Society International and participated in national concerts with her hand-driven German crank organ.  She was also a collector of very interesting Christmas tree decorations and enjoyed displaying them during the Holidays.

She was a longtime member of the Trinity Reformed Church in North Plainfield.

She is survived by her husband of 35 years, Charles A. Hildebrant; and two brothers, John Gotberg of Wayne and Richard Gotberg of Hazlet.

Funeral service at the Layton Funeral Home, 475 Main Street, Bedminster on Saturday, September 30 at 10:30am.  Interment will follow at New Germantown Cemetery in Oldwick.  Relatives and friends may visit at the funeral home on Saturday morning from 9:30am to 10:30am.  In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to The Seeing Eye, P.O. Box 375, Morristown, NJ  07963 or at www.seeingeye.org.