Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Hill, Joseph L. 2002
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Greenville Daily News, 19 Jul 2002

Ionia - Joseph L. Hill, 82, of Ionia, passed away peacefully Wednesday, July 17,
2002, at his home, surrounded by his family.  He was born Jan. 7, 1920, in
Lowell, the son of Art H. and Clara A. Bergin Hill.

Mr. Hill married the former Beulah Hoople on June 29, 1940, at Lowell.  He was a
member of SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church and an honorary lifetime member of
Ionia Knights of Columbus Council 944.  He retired from Oldsmobile, Lansing, in
1974.  He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Army Air Corps, flying
57 missions in the South West Pacific.  He earned a good conduct medal, an air
medal with two oak leaf clusters, a distinguished unit badge and three bronze
stars.  Mr. Hill was an avid golfer and a member of the Archery Club.  

He was preceded in death by four brothers and two sisters.  He is survived by
his wife, Beulah; two daughters and sons-in-law, C.J. and Paul Karuntzos of
Pleasanton, Calif. and Carolyn “Skeet” and Terry L. Slocum of Greenville; three
sons and two daughters-in-law, Joseph G. and Deb Hill of Sugar Grove, Ohio,
James L. Hill of Ionia and Jeffery W. and Deb Hill of Lowell; four
grandchildren, Terry Slocum II, Scott Slocum, Heather Hill and Jason Hill; two
sisters, Helen Layer of Lowell and Claradell Rewa of Dorr; and a sister-in-law,
Valeta Redemsky of Lakeland, Fla.

A Memorial Mass will be celebrated by the Rev. Fr. Melvin Fox at 10 a.m.
Saturday at SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church.  The family will receive friends
at Cook Funeral Home, Rich Street Chapel, today from 5 to 7:30 p.m. A rosary
will be prayed at 7 p.m. today.  For those desiring, memorial contributions may
be made to SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church or to Heartland Home Health Care
and Hospice, in memory of Joseph L. Hill.


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