Edith M. Hill

Edith Mae Hill, 85, of Stevensville passed away December 13, 2006 at Jordan’s Nursing Home in Bridgman. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, December 16, 2006, at Kerley-Starks & Menchinger Family Funeral Home, 2650 Niles Road, St. Joseph, with Dr. Randy Doyle officiating. Burial will follow in Riverview Cemetery, St. Joseph. Visitation will be held on Friday, December 15, from 5-7 PM at the funeral home. Those wishing to send a condolence online may do so at www.starks-menchinger.com. A lifetime area resident, Edith was born May 15, 1921 in St. Joseph to Frank & Ida (Hasse) Pooch. On October 1, 1939 she married her husband, Charles Hill in Sodus, MI, and together they celebrated 66 years of marriage before his passing in 2005. Edith devoted her life to her family. With five children, she was a busy homemaker who loved gardening and canning her own produce. Her green thumb and loving spirit extended into her flower garden as well. She will be sadly missed by all who knew and loved her. Edith is survived by her daughter Joyce (August) Schmidt of Sawyer; sons Robert Hill of Stevensville and Donald (Linda) Hill of Bridgman; her sister Dorothy Hora of St. Joseph; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her son Charles E. Hill, her daughter Sharon L. Hauch; brother Frank Pooch; and sisters Minnie Pooch and Mary Jane Starner.