Obituary of Edna Lucy Hibbard

Edna Lucy Hibbard of Woodstock, died March 6, 2008 at Matulaitis Nursing Home. Edna was born August 26, 1915 in Woodstock to Ernest Barnes Hibbard and Maude (Peckham) Hibbard. Edna graduated in 1932 from Woodstock Academy. She enjoyed the outdoors, especially snow-blowing, lawn-mowing and flower gardening. She had a special interest in music and was a member of the North Woodstock Congregational Church, where she was the organist and served for a time as Church Secretary. Edna worked at the former Stillwater Worsted Mill in East Woodstock and later worked and retired from The Mansfield Training School where she loved and treated her "kids" as family. Edna was predeceased by her brother, A. Chandler Hibbard and his wife Mildred. Surviving are: her sister, Louise Hibbard, long time friend Ruth Stevens; nieces and nephews, David Hibbard and wife Joanne of Rhinelander, WI, Barbara Schreier of Putnam, Donald Hibbard and wife Susan of Woodstock, Linda Worchel and husband Mark of Woodstock; grandnephews and nieces and great-great niece and nephews: Derek and Leslie Hibbard of Boston, MA; Daylyn, Kevin, Sarah, and Ben Hopp of Stevens Point, WI; Scott and Rachel Schreier of Nashville, TN; Todd, Jennifer, Jakob, and Kaleb Schreier of Jewett City, CT; Kevin and Gretchen Schreier of Denver, CO; Erin and Michael DeCarli of Roanoke, VA; Catherine Hibbard of Boston, MA; Chris and Virginia Worchel of Ashford, CT. Graveside services will be held in the spring. To share a memory with her family "Light A Candle" at www.smithandwalkerfh.com