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Ron Hill Obituary
PEORIA - Ron Hill, age 76, of Peoria passed away at 11:10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, 2007, at his residence.
He was born Dec. 13, 1930, in Crawford County, Ill., to Ralph B. and Grace I. (Deverick) Hill. He married Helen Rose Rice on Sept. 5, 1955, in Peoria. She passed away July 15, 2001, in Peoria. He was also preceded in death by three brothers.
Survivors include one son, Eric Hill of Peoria; one daughter, Diana Miner of Macomb; and two granddaughters, JoAnna Miner of Florida and Amy Miner of Chicago.
Ron was a Navy veteran and following that he was a purchasing analyst for Caterpillar Inc., retiring in 1987.
He was a member of the Amateur Radio Relay League, the Caterpillar Retirees Golf League, and a member of Christ Lutheran Church in Peoria.
Cremation rites have been accorded. A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Friday, March 2, 2007, at Davison-Fulton Bartonville Chapel. The Rev. Karl Eckhoff will officiate. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Peter's Lutheran Church Cemetery in Glasford at a later date.
Memorials may be made to Sharon Woods Health Care in Peoria.
Online tributes and condolences may be made at www.mem.com.
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JD & Betty(WB9N) Bowman
March 2, 2007
My name is JD Bowman. My ham radio call is KZ9A. I enjoyed very much talking to Ron on ham radio. He had invited me to visit which I did along with Frank Sanders this past September. Ron gave me a grand tour of his ham radio 'shack' in the garage showing me all his equipment along with his gun collection. This was a very enjoyable visit. His loss is great to us in amateur radio. I considered Ron as a very good friend. May God bless and comfort you and the rest of Ron's family during this time of his passing. He will be sadly missed.
Steve Hughes
March 1, 2007
I met Ron in 1976 on Madison GC, Peoria, in a Cat Track-Type Tractor Golf League. We continued to be teammates and friends long after that first meeting. He was always positive, cheerful, and knowledgeable about the game of golf and many subjects. I must say that my recent visits to his garage astounded me with the care he took with his pet hobbies and collection of material! It was there that I began to understand his love of his country and the protection of the rights of her citizens. Always a friendly visit and discovery that I enjoyed. He will surely be missed. However, returning to his beloved wife, Helen, will surely bring a smile to Ron and his health endure in spirit forever.
Frank Sanders
March 1, 2007
I am Frank Sanders(wb9ucv)amatuer radio and consider myself a good friend of Ron.
I visted Ron many times and knew him about 12 years beginning when I moved out to Glasford. We spent time at the Peoria hamfest where he got to meet the 3.943 mhz radio group that he spent most of his time talking to while on the radio. He will be missed very much as will his library of information for the 3.943 group.
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