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John was born on April 23, 1938, the son of Alvin and Mary (Jones) Hill. He was united in marriage to high school sweetheart, Cara Kemper on June 6, 1956, at St. Philip's Catholic Church in Highland, WI. He graduated from Livingston High School, class of 1956. John taught Biology and Science at Platteville High School from 1960 to 1965. He then was a Regional Sales Manager for Walnut Grove Feeds and also worked for Hubbard Feeds. John returned to teaching at Fennimore Schools as a Middle School science teacher from 1970 to 1977. John also taught at St. Joseph's in Dodgeville and Southwestern Schools, Hazel Green. Throughout his busy career, he also farmed. In retirement, he was a National Society of Catholic Foresters insurance agent. John was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church. He enjoyed collecting Allis-Chalmers model tractors and attending toy tractor shows. John was a huge Notre Dame Football fan. Most of all, he enjoyed attending all of his grandchildren's school activities.
John is survived by his eight children, Theresa (Tom) Caccia, Kelly (John) Marshall, Paul (Debra) Hill, Rita Kite, Lisa (Scott) Paynter, Marti (Brent) Burdick, Ryan (Anne) Hill and Nicholas (Ana) Hill, 17 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Cara, parents, sister, Jane Hatton, his father and mother-in-law, Glenn and Wilma Kemper, sisters-in-law, Ruth Kemper and Beth (Alvin) Anderson and nephew, Steven Anderson and niece, Cathy (Anderson) Jeffers.
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