John Ford Hilker

Brimfield, MA - John F. Hilker, 77, died New Year's eve at CareOne Rehabilitation Hospital in Concord, MA. He was born December 16, 1947 to Lt. Col. Donald and Alice Hilker in Indianapolis, Indiana. He graduated Bedford High School in Bedford, MA lettering in Track and Cross Country. He has been a resident of Brimfield, MA for over 45 years. John was active in the community, volunteering for many years on the Brimfield Fire Department and Brimfield Ambulance Services as well as serving for several years as a town selectman. For decades, he also supported the Steerage Rock Riders 4-H Club and, as an Eagle Scout himself, the Troop 7 Boy Scouts & Cub Scouts. John was a local farmer, including maple sugaring and haying throughout town. He was a member of the First Congregational Church in Brimfield. 

John is survived by his wife, Susan S. Hilker, and 4 children: Jacob Hilker of Westford, MA, Sarah Hilker of Greece/North Carolina, Sandy Sutherland of Falmouth, MA, and Delia Brower, her husband Chad, and John’s three grandchildren of Brimfield. He is also survived by his siblings, Jennifer Hilker-Blair and her family of Bedford, MA, Jeffery Hilker of California, Donna Hoeszle and her family of Illinois, and James Hilker and his family of Michigan, as well as numerous nieces, nephews, grand nieces/nephews, and cousins.

Friends may call at the Lombard Funeral Home, 3 Bridge Street Monson, MA on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 from 5pm to 7pm. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, January 9 at 11am at the First Congregational Church, 20 Main Street, Brimfield, MA. Interment will follow in Brimfield Cemetery, 28 Wales Road, Brimfield, MA.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Brimfield Fire Association, the Brimfield Congregational Church, or Scout Troop 7 in his memory.