Hildreth Evelyn Manz Headrick

Carmel ~ Hildreth E. Headrick, a retired teacher, passed away at Community Hospital. A native of Painesville, Minnesota, she has lived locally for the past forty-one years. She was a graduate of Castlemont High School in Oakland and received her Bachelor’s Degree in Art from UC Berkeley.

Hildreth taught Home Economics at Willard Junior High and Berkeley High School for over twenty-eight years. A skilled seamstress, she created clothing for herself and her daughter. She was also a gifted artist specializing in painting and ceramics.

Active in the Carmel Foundation and a member of Carmel Presbyterian Church, Hildreth particularly enjoyed traveling with her husband. She is remembered as an excellent cook and lover of music. Despite losing a finger in a childhood accident, she played the piano and guitar.

Hildreth is survived by her children, Hugh M. Headrick of Carmel and Mary Margaret (Jerry) Coleman of Sebastopol; her grandchildren, Cynthia Ann Oku, Amy Elizabeth Headrick and Andrew John Kane; five great-grandchildren and a large extended family.

At her request, no services will be held. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Carmel Foundation, PO Box 1050, Carmel, CA, 93921.