Laura Jo Hill, 86, North Webster, passed away at 2:50 p.m. May 18, 2017, in her residence.
On Sept. 7, 1930, she was born in Lewes, Del., to Joseph W. and Anna Laura Frances Badenhoop Muessen. On March 1, 1975, in Severn, Md., she was united in marriage to James S. Hill, who survives.
Laura moved to North Webster from Hanover, Md., on March 1, 1975. She had been a professional artist and an art teacher. She was a member of Saint Anne’s Episcopal Church and the Indiana Wildlife Artists, where she was the founder and former president.
She is survived by her daughters: Jo Anne Kinnaly, South China, Maine; Betty Jane Zubritsky and Kim Rene Marcadis, both of Syracuse; Ronda Kay Hill, Hammond; and Robin Lynn Snyder, Warsaw; and her sons, James Warren Hill, Willow City, N.D., and William Matthew Hill, North Webster. She is also survived by 11 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her sister, Louise Ann Rowles; and brothers, Joseph W. Muessen and Carl S. Muessen.
A memorial Mass will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 10, in St. Anne’s Episcopal Church, Warsaw, with Pastor Corinne Hodges officiating.
McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel has been entrusted with arrangements.
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Memorials to Saint Anne’s Episcopal Church, 424 W. Market St., Warsaw, IN 46580; or Kosciusko Home Health Care and Hospice, 1515 Provident Drive, Warsaw, IN 46580.
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