HAMILTON: Hilda Marion (Moad) Dodge, 85, died peacefully Sunday, November 8, 2015 in the Masconomet Healthcare Center in Topsfield following a brief illness.
Born in Ipswich on May 11, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and May (Jeffs) Moad. Hilda grew up on the Proctor Estate in Ipswich. She moved to Hamilton in 1941 and graduated Hamilton High School class of 1948. In 2012, Hilda moved to Masconomet Healthcare Center, where she soon became a beloved resident.
Hilda was employed by many departments of the New England Telephone Company throughout her career of forty-four years until she retired in 1991. She was a long time member of Christ Church of Hamilton.
She enjoyed volunteering at the North Shore Music Theater and in the Radiology Department at Beverly Hospital. She loved spending time in the Rose Garden at Lynch Park and being with her friends and family. She attended every game, recital, play, and school event of her grandchildren. She had a genuine love for her family and friends and a strong faith in God. She would spread kindness and happiness in all corners of her world and found the good in every person and situation.
She is survived by her loving daughter and son-in-law, Cheryl and David South of Beverly; two grandchildren, Kathryn Robertson and her husband, Daniel of Rockport and Christopher South and his wife, Lauren (Kovarik) of McLean, VA; three great-granddaughters, Maureen and Shannon Robertson and Quinn South; a sister, Elaine Whipple of Hamilton; two nieces, Karen (Whipple) Varney of Bow, NH and Laurel (Whipple) Knight of Amesbury and many beloved friends. She was also predeceased by her granddaughter, Elizabeth South and two sisters, Audrey McKeen and Nancy Moad.
Her funeral service will be held on Saturday, November 21st at Christ the Redeemer Anglican Church, 188 Elliott St., Danvers at 2:00 p.m. There will be a visiting hour at Christ the Redeemer Anglican Church prior to the service from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Relatives and friends are cordially invited to attend. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in her memory to the Masconomet Resident Council, Masconomet Healthcare Center, 123 High St., Topsfield, MA 01983.