Mary E. Hilson's Obituary
Mary E. Hilson (nee Bulger), age 88, of North Ridgeville, passed away on Monday, May 19, 2025, at the Avon Cleveland Clinic.
She was born on April 7, 1937, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has been a resident of North Ridgeville for the past 59 years, moving from Texas and Pennsylvania. She was a member of St. Peter Church in North Ridgeville. Mary worked as a retail clerk for Fisher's Big Wheel for many years and also worked at Bell Telephone in her youth. She loved knitting and ceramics, and the summer months would find Mary tending to her rose garden. She is survived by her daughters Julie (Steve) Sampsell of Elyria and Victoria (David) Gullett of North Ridgeville;
sons Eric (Penny) Hilson of North Ridgeville and Chuck (Melanie) Hilson of Virginia; 9 grandchildren; 5 great grandchildren; siblings Michael Bulger, Debbie (Paul) Goodfellow and James Bulger; many nieces and nephews. Mary was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Joseph Hilson; parents Helen (nee Oswald) and James Bulger; sister-in-law Jan Bulger. A celebration of Mary’s life and interment at St. Peter Cemetery in North Ridgeville will be announced in the near future.
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