Born in East Stroudsburg, March 13, 1926, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Margaret (Swetlin) Eschenbach and was a lifetime resident of East Stroudsburg.
She graduated from East Stroudsburg High School, class of 1943 and was valedictorian of her class and a member of the National Honor Society. Hilda continued her education, and was a graduate of Rider College in Trenton, NJ.
Mrs. Bachelder, served on the Smithfield Twp. Election board for 12 years, and at one time, she was a member of the former Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church of East Stroudsburg.
From 1946 until 1953, Hilda was employed at the Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida and prior to her retirement in 1989, she and her late husband, Lorne, owned and operated the Sunset Hill Resort in East Stroudsburg.
Surviving are two children son: Lorne A.W. Bachelder and a daughter: Marian M. Gray, both of East Stroudsburg, PA.; four grandchildren: Alicia, Bethany, Dakota & Nathaniel and one great grandson, Kaleb sisters: Margaret Butz of East Stroudsburg, PA.; and May Ertle of Stroudsburg, PA.; and several nieces and nephews also survive.
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Funeral services will be held, Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 10:00 AM from the Lanterman & Allen Funeral Home, Inc. 27 Washington St., East Stroudsburg, with Rev. Dr. William Ramsden, senior pastor of the Zion UCC, Stroudsburg, officiating. Interment will follow in the Prospect Cemetery, Prospect Street, East Stroudsburg.
A visitation will be held at the funeral home on Monday February 13, 2012 from 6:00P.M. to 8:00 P.M.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Lanterman & Allen Funeral Home, Inc. 27 Washington Street East Stroudsburg, PA18301 www.lantermanallenfh.com
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