June Meredith Hill

June Meredith (Foster) Hill passed away peacefully April 19th, 2016, at Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee after a full and long life. June was born at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Wenatchee on June 20, 1931, during the Depression. She was the youngest daughter of 9 children born to Howard R. and Lydia (Gunn) Foster. Her dad ran a pear orchard between Peshastin and Dryden. When she was in 3rd grade, her mother got a teaching job in Gold Bar, Washington. The next year, her mom started teaching in Dryden where she taught for many years. After graduating from Peshastin High School, she attended Central Washington State College (now Central Washington University) in Ellensburg. After 3 years, she received an emergency teaching certificate and started teaching at Malaga Grade School. She went to college many summers to finish her B.A. in Education and take her 5th year classes to receive her continuing teaching certificate. June married Robert L. Hill of Malaga on August 18, 1953 and they had 4 children. Bob owned and ran a small cherry orchard and was the rural mail carrier for the Colockum and Malaga areas. June took time off from teaching to raise the kids. She went back to teaching in Malaga and taught 2nd grade for several years. Later she received a job at Grant Elementary School in East Wenatchee and taught 1st or 2nd grade there for 24 years. She loved to teach. Bob passed away in May of 1994 and soon after June moved into a house in Wenatchee. In 2011, she moved to an apartment at Columbia Heights, then their assisted living, then in December 2015, to an adult family home near her daughter in Ephrata. June was very busy after her retirement from teaching helping with Meals on Wheels, singing in the Wenatchee Appleaires and church choir, having leadership positions in the Retired Teachers Association, being an active member of the Wenatchee Church of the Nazarene in Missions, Sunday School teaching, and Vacation Bible School teaching and musical performances. She helped at the American Red Cross blood drives and was a blood donor (20+ gallons!) She loved the exercise classes at the Wenatchee Senior Center and loved to go dancing at the Wenatchee Senior Center and the Leavenworth Senior Center. She loved camping and spending time with her family as often as she could. June was preceded in death by her parents, her siblings (Howard, Mervin, Bob, Frances, Peggy, Norma, and an infant sister), by her son-in-law, Mark Schons, her step-son, Jerry Hill, and by her grandson, Brian Hill. She is survived by her brother, Clarence (Dolores) of Wenatchee, her sister-in-law, Faye Davis, and her children-Edward (Marsha) Hill of Beaverton, OR; Meredith (Dale) Walker of Ephrata, WA; Joanne Schons of Lake Stevens, WA; and Harold (Cristina) Hill of Mountlake Terrace, WA. Her surviving grandchildren are: Michael (Catherine) Walker, Elizabeth (Jake) Lindgren, Kelsey (Ayanna) Vest-Hill, Kathy Schons (Raul Swain), Daniel (Michelle) Walker, Kevin (Shelley) Hill, Julie (Josh) Hill Kimbrell. She is also survived by 13 great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews, and her step-daughter, Linda Worley, and her family. The family would like to thank her nieces, Helen and Joyce; the staff at Central Washington Hospital; the staff and her friends at Columbia Heights; and Harold, Betty, and Maria at Coolidge House in Ephrata for their wonderful care of Mom in these last few years. Donations can be made to the Wenatchee Church of the Nazarene Mission Fund or a charity of your choice. A memorial service will be held at the Wenatchee Church of the Nazarene on Miller St. on Saturday, May 14th, at 2:00. Please express your thoughts and memories on the online guest book at jonesjonesbetts.com. Arrangements are by Jones & Jones – Betts Funeral Home.

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June Meredith Hill

June 20, 1931 - April 19, 2016