Lelia Mae Hildebrand, 82, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on January 29, 2009 at Luther Acres, Lititz, PA, where she had been a resident since 2000.

Predeceased by her beloved husband, Leroy Hildebrand, who died in 2004, she was born in Clendenin, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Homer and Daisy Welch.

A longtime resident of Morgantown, PA, she was co-founder in 1952 of Mountz Welding, later Morgan Corporation, where she served as Secretary of the corporation and office manager until her retirement in 1978.

She was a gracious lady, loved her family and made the world around her more beautiful. She will be missed by everyone.

She was the devoted mother of Linda M. Kunkelman, wife of William C. Kunkelman III, Gilbert, AZ and Flying Hills, PA; and Michael E. Mountz, husband of Rhoda (nee Stauffer) Mountz, Newmanstown, PA.

She is also survived by two brothers, Brooks and Orville Welch and a sister, Lucy Andrews. She was predeceased by a brother, Elvin Welch.

Other survivors include four grandsons, a great-grandson and three great grand-daughters.

Contributions in her memory may be made to the Alzheimer's Foundation of America, 322 Eighth Avenue, 7 ^th Floor, New York, NY 10001.

Arrangements by the Charles F. Snyder Jr. Funeral Home Inc. 3110 Lititz Pike, Lititz, PA, 17543 (717) 560-5100.  To send an online condolence, please visit www.snyderfuneralhome.com.