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Ruth ‘Pokie’ Rathbone Hildreth
Ruth “Pokie” Rathbone Hildreth, the wife of the late Edward Whitaker Hildreth of Gloucester, Massachusetts, and formerly of Mystic, Connecticut, died at her home on December 16. She was 90.
Born in Palmer, Massachusetts, on December 14, 1922, she was the daughter of James Rathbone and Lillian Lyons Rathbone. She grew up in Palmer and was a graduate of Abbot Academy and Briarcliff College. She was a model in New York City during World War II, where she met her husband, Ed. They married in New York City on November 9, 1945.
In addition to New York City, Palmer and Mystic, she resided in Monson, Massachusetts, Old Saybrook, Connecticut, and on Block Island. She had a great passion for gardening, playing the piano, and being on the water sailing with her husband. She and her husband loved traveling aboard cruise ships, including a four-month circumnavigation, a trip up the Amazon River, and several excursions to Bermuda, Europe and the Caribbean. Survivors remember her as a very loving wife and mother who possessed a great sense of humor and love of life.
She is survived by a daughter, Dr. Kathleen Barnes and her husband Eugene F. Barnes III of Gloucester; a granddaughter, Glendon Barnes of Maine; a niece, Paula Rathbone; three nephews, Stephen, Rick, and Edwin Rathbone; a sister-in-law, Connie Rathbone; and several grandnieces and grandnephews.
Her husband, Edward W. Hildreth; three brothers, Edwin, Fred, and James Rathbone; a sister-in-law, Muriel Rathbone; and a niece, Pamela Rathbone Bilton, all predeceased her.
A memorial service will be held on January 27 at 2 p.m. in the Greely Funeral Home in Gloucester. Visiting hours will precede the service, beginning at 12:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the charity of one’s choice.
For online condolences, visit www.greelyfuneralhome.com.
on Dec 31, 2012