Marblehead…

Janice (Hiltz) Rideout, age 90, wife of the late Robert N. Rideout, died early Friday morning January 2, 2015 at the Devereux House Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitaion in Marblehead. Born in Marblehead, she was the daughter of the late Harry O. and Elsie (Boardman) Hiltz. Mrs. Rideout was a graduate of Marblehead High School in the class of 1942. She was a lifelong resident of Marblehead.

Following her marriage to Robert, she was a stay at home Mom. She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She volunteered at the Town House in Marblehead for the G.A.R. and was also a tour guide at the Lee Mansion. Mrs. Rideout was active at the First Church Swampscott, Congregational. She also loved music and dancing.

Surviving her are her four children, Robert O. Rideout and his wife Stephanie of Yarmouthport, MA, Barbara Rideout of Marblehead, Karen Rogers and her partner John Blaney of Marblehead, Katherine Zuccala and her husband Joseph of Watertown, her two grandchildren Scott Rideout of Yarmouthport, MA and Sophia Zuccala of Watertown, her significant other Herbert Heggie of Marblehead and several nieces and nephews.

Her Funeral Service will be held at the First Church in Swampscott, Congregational, 40 Monument Ave., Swampscott on Thursday January 8, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. Visiting hours will be held at the Murphy Funeral Home, 85 Federal St., (cor of North St.) Salem on Wednesday, January 7, 2015 from 3:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Interment will be held in Waterside Cemetery, Marblehead. For those who wish, memorial contributions may be made to Care Dimensions, 75 Sylvan St., Suite B-102, Dnvers, MA 01923. For additional information or online guest book please call 978 744 0497 or visit www.MurphyFuneralHome.com.