Matthew Hildreth

Matthew Hildreth, 79, a lifelong resident of Wakefield died Sunday June 17th at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

Born in Worcester on April 11, 1933, he was the son of the late Clifford C. and Winifred F. (Connaire) Hildreth.

Mr. Hildreth was a member of St. Joseph Church in Wakefield. He had also been a member of the West Side Social Club and both the Reading and Wakefield Y.M.C.A.s.

Mr. Hildreth was a retired employee for Raytheon

Mr. Hildreth was the brother of Brendan "Sluggo" Hildreth of Melrose, Mary Hildreth of Stoneham, and the late Thomas and John Hildreth. He was the uncle of Debra Harvey and her husband Norman of Reading and their children, Joseph, Jeffrey, and James. Matthew is also survived by several other nieces and nephews.

His funeral will be held from the McDonald Funeral Home, 19 Yale Ave., Wakefield on Thursday at 10 a.m., followed by a Funeral Mass in St. Joseph Church, 173 Albion St., Wakefield at 11 o'clock. A period of visitation for relatives and friends will be held at the Funeral Home on Wednesday from 4 - 8 p.m.

Interment, will be at Forest Glade Cemetery in Wakefield.

Read Matthew Hildreth's Obituary and Guestbook on www.mcdonaldfs.com.

Visitation

McDonald Funeral Home
19 Yale Ave.
Wakefield , MA US 01880
Wednesday, June 20, 2012, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Service

St. Joseph Church
173 Albion Street
Wakefield , MA US 01880
Thursday, June 21, 2012, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Cemetery

Forest Glade Cemetery
Lowell Street
Wakefield , MA US 01880
Thursday, June 21, 2012, 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM