Ann Hillard, Retired School Cafeteria Assistant, Dies at 62

Hackettstown resident Ann R. Peare Hillard died Wednesday at Hackettstown Regional Medical Center with her family at her bedside, according to a notice on the website of Cochran Funeral Home. She was 62 at the time of her death.

Born in Paterson, N.J., Hillard was a longtime resident of Hackettstown. She previously worked at House of the Good Shepherd Nursing facility in Hackettstown and was last employed by the Hackettstown Board of Education as a cafeteria assistant, retiring many years ago.

Hillard was a parishioner of Saint Mary's Church of the Assumption in Hackettstown and once served as a religious education instructor. She was also a wife and mother who loved crafting, knitting and crocheting.

She is survived by her husband, Robert A. Hillard; son Robert E. Hillard, of  Hackettstown; daughter Danielle Hillard ,of Netcong; brother William R. Peare, Jr., of Florida; and her two "feline children."

Visitation takes place Sunday from 4-8 p.m. at tCochran Funeral Home, 905 High St., Hackettstown. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday at noon at St. Mary's Church of the Assumption, 305 High St. Interment will be private.

Those wishing to make donations in lieu of flowers, are asked to consider your local Pet Adoption League.