Hilda Marie Gardner, 89, of Aurora, IN, passed away at 1:35 PM, Monday, May 2nd, 2016 at Dearborn County Hospital in Lawrenceburg, IN. Hilda was born in Wilmington, IN on August 12, 1926, a daughter of the late Thelma (Webb) and James McCartney. She grew up in Dearborn County and was a 1944 graduate of Aurora High School. Hilda worked at Seagram’s Distillery in Lawrenceburg for over forty years. She was a former member of the Aurora Girl Volunteers. She was the widow of Joseph Elwood “Woody” Gardner.
Hilda is survived by three daughters, Barbara Gulley (Keith), of St. Louis, MO, Carolyn Mathews (William), of Cross Plains, IN and Beverly Gardner (Peter Kurko), of Chicago, IL; by grandchildren: Erin Gulley, Jennifer Gallagher, Michael David Mathews, Jessica Riggs and Shawn Kurko; also by great grandchildren; Lindsey, Damion, Brooklynn, Josephine, Marcella, Elijah, Kaya and Rowan. She was preceded in death by her parents, by husband, “Woody”, by brothers, Carroll and William McCartney and by a sister, Betty Smith.
Funeral services will be 1 PM, Wednesday, May 4th at Markland Funeral Home in Rising Sun, IN. Friends are invited to call Wednesday 11AM-1PM at Markland Funeral Home. Burial will be at Riverview Cemetery in Aurora, IN. Memorial donations may be made to Aurora Rescue Unit or the American Lung Association. marklandfuneralhome.com