George Alfred Hilderbrand, 91, of Bluff Street died Wednesday at the Butler Memorial Hospital.

Born June 7, 1914, in Donegal Township, he was a son of Charles and Agnes Landgraf Hilderbrand.

He was a self-employed oil producer for more than 50 years and retired from the maintenance department at Pullman Standard after 14 years.

Mr. Hilderbrand was a member of St. Paul Roman Catholic Church.

He enjoyed hunting and fishing.

Surviving are his wife, Alberta M. Nolan Hilderbrand, whom he married in 1938; two daughters, Judith Margaret Montag of Butler and Julia Nolan Minor Cozad of Gulf Breeze, Fla.; five grandchildren, Brian, Bradley and Robert Montag and John and Don Minor; and five great-grandchildren, Autumn and Aron Montag, Grace and Hunter Minor and John Minor Jr.

He also is survived by two brothers, Charles and Adolph Hilderbrand, both of Chicora; and numerous nieces, nephews and grandnephews.

He was preceded in death by a brother and five sisters.

<b>HILDERBRAND</b> — Friends of George Alfred Hilderbrand, who died Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2005, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the GEIBEL FUNERAL HOME,201 E. Cunningham St. Private funeral services for the family will be held Saturday. Burial will be at the Calvary Cemetery.Please visit the funeral home Web site at www.geibelfuneralhome.com.