Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Hile, Kay (Patrick) August 19, 2025 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Patricia Currigan currigan1932@concast.net October 21, 2025, 5:27 pm Lake Funeral Home - Sun.September 7, 2025 Excerpts from Ionia Obituary KAY PATRICK HILE Died August 19, 2025- age 73 at the Herbert-Herman Cancer Center after a heroic 8.5 year battle with cancer. Born June 26, 1952 in Lansing,MI-daughter of Robert & Marion (Hubbert) Patrick. Graduated from Everett High School & later from Michigan State University, with a BA in Education. She owned & managed the KLP Group which supported multiple non-profit organizations. A Celebration of her amazing life will be held at the Eagle Eye Golf Clubhouse, 15500 Chandler Rd., Bath Township,MI 48808 on Sunday, September 21, at 10 am. Kay married James H "Jim" Hile in 2005. She loved football & together they enjoyed going to Michigan State football games as well as watching up to 12 professional recorded football games each week. She enjoyed being a Nutty Knitter & worked on "the same" Cat blanket for multiple years with her friends. (somehow, over wine & laughter, the cats grew but the blanket never did). Kay was positive & upbeat, always with a smile. She had special decorations & traditions for every occasion & kept together at holiday & family events. Survived by her husband, Jim/Sparky; her brothers, Michael (Shirley) Patrick of Lansing & Robert (Judy) of Lansing, her niece, Lisa (Frank) Valencia; nephews & God children, Francesco & Lorenzo; & nephew, Scott (Mary) Patrick. Also her furry children, Thunder & Lightning. Preceded in death by her parents, her mother & father-in-law; Alice & Howard Hile; sister-in-law, Barbara K.Johnson, as well as her furry children, Mia, Sugar & Spice. Donations in Kay's name can be made to the Herbert-Herman Cancer Center, of the Sparrow Foundation, 1322 E.Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI 48912. Arrangements in care of Lake Funeral Home in Ionia, MI. Online condolences may be made at www.lakefuneralhomes.com File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/h/hile49116nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.4 Kb