After her first monastic profession, Sister Hildebrand began her years of service as a housekeeper at Saint Patrick’s in Mauston, Wis. In 1940, she moved to St. Cloud Hospital for 22 years of cooking in the main kitchen, then to Queen of Peace Hospital in New Prague as cook and acting dietitian. In 1964, she began her many years of residence at Saint Benedict’s Monastery, working chiefly in housekeeping and food service for the College of Saint Benedict.

 She served as general services coordinator and director of food service for the monastery, building maintenance supervisor and executive housekeeper for the college, and also did some cooking for the priests at the parish Church of St. Joseph. During this 23-year interval, S. Hildebrand had her favorite experience as a monastic when she served as Sister Kristin Malloy’s companion on a fall semester of travel in Ireland.

In 1986, the Upper Midwest Region of the Association of College and University Housing Officers honored S. Hildebrand for her outstanding efforts and dedicated service to students at the College of Saint Benedict. S. Hildebrand currently resides at Saint Benedict’s Monastery, where she designs and produces cards for Monastic Enterprises. Her philosophy continues to be to make the best of whatever comes her way.