Ilse M. Schader Wilcox, 88, formerly of Middletown Avenue, Northford passed away peacefully on Friday, January 22, 2016 at the Wadsworth Glen, Middletown.  She was the wife of the late Dudley A. Wilcox.  Ilse was born in Weissenfels, Germany on April 6, 1927; daughter of the late Ulrich and Herta Marchwinski Schader; had worked as Vice President in International Trust and Personal Banking for the Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company, New York City.  Ilse was an outdoors woman enjoying sking, swimming, hiking and gardening.  She loved music, the theater and was a supporter of the Goodspeed Opera House.  Mother of Barbara M. Altieri (Timothy Burgess), Walter D. Wilcox (Jennifer M.).  Grandmother of Wendy E. Rivers (Richard), Stephany M. Callahan (Michael McDermott), Brett K. Altieri (Kristen Zawadowski), Chelsea M. Lorusso (Joseph Laflamme) and Samuel J. Wilcox.  Great-Grandmother of Faith Altieri and Barrett Laflamme.  Sister of Brigitte Schader and the late Cristel Kemper.

Funeral services will be conducted in the Northford Congregational Church on Wednesday morning at 11:00.  Interment will follow in the Northford Cemetery.  The visiting hours will be Tuesday from 4 to 6 pm at the North Haven Funeral Home, 36 Washington Avenue.  Should friends desire, memorial contributions may be made to the Middlesex Hospice and Palliative Care, 28 Crescent Street, Middletown, CT  06457.