Barbara Ann Hildebrant

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.