COLUMBUS, OH-Francis ”Eileen” Delabar Hilderbrand, 87, of Columbus, passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2025 at Kobacker House in Columbus. Eileen was born December 5, 1937 in Wheelersburg, Ohio to the late Albert Delabar and Marie Louise Schwamberger Delabar.
Eileen was a homemaker and worked at Wright State University. She was a member of St. Lukes Catholic Church. Eileen was a wonderful wife, sister, daughter, neighbor, and mom. But her absolute favorite title and the joy of her life was being grandma to her six grandchildren.
Over the past 19 years, she spent much of her time attending countless baseball and softball games, dance recitals, soccer and volleyball games, cross country meets, and many school functions with them. Nothing brought her more joy or made her more proud than seeing those 6 grandkids and spending as much time with them as she could. She was also a loyal fan of OSU Buckeye Football and her beloved Cincinnati Reds.
She will be dearly missed by everyone who had the privilege of knowing her. In addition to her parents, Eileen was preceded in death by her husband, James Hilderbrand March 27, 2018, whom she married October 15, 1966 in Portsmouth, Ohio. Eileen is survived by two daughters, Ann (Niels) Braam of Columbus and Theresa Eileen (Steve) Rasmussen of Glenview, IL; a sister, Alberta Scherer of Portsmouth and six grandchildren, Finn, Annika and Luke Braam and Jamie, Charlie and Stella Rasmussen.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 1:00 pm Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at St. Peter Catholic Church with Fr. Smith officiating. Interment will follow in St. Peter Cemetery.
The family will receive family and friends at the church, Tuesday 11:00 am until the 1:00 pm service. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made in Eileen’s name to Kobacker House. Condolences may be made to the family at www.harrison-pyles.com.
