Jane Hild

Jane Hild , 88, of Rockford since 1960, died on August 11 at Rockford Memorial Hospital.nbsp; Jane was born April 9, 1919 in Freeport, IL the daughter of Oscar and Birdie (Zoeger) Brown and had graduated from Freeport High School.nbsp; Jane married Carl Hild on September 10, 1960. nbsp; Jane was employed as a secretary at Burgess Battery and later at Micro Switch in Freeport and was an executive secretary at Sundstrand Corp. in Rockford for 20 years.nbsp; Jane loved to dance and was an avid Chicago Bulls and Chicago Cubs fan. She was active in the St. Joseph Catholic Church choir, the Freeport Choral Club and a member of the Freeport Bowling League.nbsp; Jane volunteered at St. Francis Hospital in Freeport and was in charge of their gift shop.nbsp; Upon her retirement she volunteered at the Rockford Art Museum as a receptionist and also volunteered at Provena St. Anne nursing Home for many years.nbsp; She was a member of St. Peter Cathedral, Provena St. Anne Sodality, Provena St. Anne Center Auxiliary and Sundstrand Retiree Association. nbsp; Jane is survived by her brother, Robert Brown of Pecatonica, IL; her niece, Ronelle (Elden) Harms of Sun Prairie, WI; her nephew, Rex (Patty) Lender of Pecatonica, IL and her great-nieces, Ariel (Ben) Norquist, Ashlee Harms and Jillian Lender.nbsp; Jane was preceded in death by her husband Carl (Sept. 9, 1988) and her parents. nbsp;A Funeral Mass will be heldnbsp; on Tuesday at 11 am at Cathedral of St. Peter.nbsp; A Visitation will be held on Tuesday from 10 am 10:45 am at the Church.nbsp; Burial will be private.nbsp; In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Provena St. Anne Center, 4405 Highcrest Road, Rockford, IL 61107.nbsp; Family and friends may extend condolences online at www.fitzgeraldfh.com.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;