Marilyn Hildebrandt

1928-2015 Marilyn Ann Hildebrandt was born in Amarillo, Texas November 6, 1928 to Helen and Wesley Izzard and passed away on Wednesday, February 25, 2015. As a child she developed a love for horses which she would carry throughout her life. After graduation from Amarillo High School she attended Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri. She then attended the University of New Mexico, where she pledged Kappa Alpha Theta sorority and majored in journalism. While attending UNM she met George Hildebrandt. They married soon after graduation and settled in Albuquerque to raise four children. While the children were young she was a Cub Scout den mother for her sons (3 years), and a Girl Scout Troop leader for her daughter (12 years). When the children got a little older Marilyn introduced them to horses and 4-H where once again she was the club leader (14 years). All her children rode and showed horses and some of them carried that interest into adulthood and passed it on to their children. Once the children were on their own it was Marilyn’s turn to own and show horses, primarily Buckskin and Palomino Quarter Horses. She was particularly successful showing Anchor’s Rusty for many years. She belonged to American Quarter Horse Association, NM Quarter Horse Association, National Buckskin Horse Association, NM Buckskin Horse Association, Palomino Horse Breeders Association and the NM Palomino Horse Breeders Association. When grandchildren came along she enjoyed helping them learn in her “kitchen school” in the summer. During the school year she was a substitute teacher for the Los Lunas Schools (21 years) and when that became too much for her she worked as an Aide de Camp at Bosque Farms Elementary School, helping the teachers prepare materials and supervising children on the playground. She filled her pockets with treats to share with the children around the holidays. She so enjoyed the children she continued working at the school into her 80s. She has been greatly missed by the students and staff of Bosque Farms Elementary. Marilyn was preceded in death by her husband, George; brother, Bob Izzard; grandson, USMC LCPL Chad Hildebrandt; and infant grandson, Garrett Hildebrandt. Marilyn is survived by her daughter, Cathy Sifford of Bosque Farms and children, Melanie Bennett, her husband, Josh, and their daughter, Ashley all of Albuquerque, and Brett Sifford and his wife, Amy of Linden, California; son, Wes Hildebrandt and his wife, Margaret and their son, Joseph, his wife, Melissa and their children, Colin and Austin, and their daughter, Jeanean Fiske and her husband, Robert, and their children, Maren an Wesley all of Las Cruces, NM; son, Robert Hildebrandt, his wife, Coleen, and daughters, Amberly and Ashley all of Amarillo, TX, Robert’s son, Cody Hildebrandt, wife, Jessye, and their children, Johnie, Kadence, and JJ all of Belen, NM; and daughter, Elizabeth Shough, husband, Darrell, their son, Chance all of Belen, NM and daughter, Marquelin, her partner, Gene Long and their son, Kyson all of Bosque Farms. We invite Marilyn’s family and friends to join us for a potluck lunch and remembrances on Sunday, March 1st at the Bosque Farms Community Center. We wish to thank Marquelin and her family for caring for Marilyn during her final months. As was her wish Marilyn will be cremated and interment will be held at the family plot in Amarillo, TX at a later date. Sign Marilyn’s online tribute at www.romerofuneralhomenm.com Romero Funeral Home, 609 N. Main Street, Belen, NM

Marilyn Hildebrandt

November 6, 1928 - February 25, 2015