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Jeffrey Steven Long died before 7 August 2007.¹

Mabel Simpson was born in July 1875 in Illinois.¹ She and Herbert Arthur Hill were married in December 1892.¹ She died in May 1918, at age 42.

Ray R. Hill was born on 12 January 1896 in Illinois.^1,2 He and Margaret H. Friberg were married on 20 June 1915 in Geneva, Walworth, Wisconsin.³ He died on 10 November 1959, at age 63, in Madison, Dane, Wisconsin.^2,4 He was buried in Arlington Memorial Park Cemetery, Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois.²

Ray R. Hill was a Machinist.³ Services fro Ray R. Hill, 63, 2813 Marshall St., a foreman at Greenlee Bros and Co. for 42 years, who died Tueday night in Madison, Wis., General hospital after a brief illness, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday in Fred. C. Olson mortuaty, 1001 2nd ave.

The Rev. Robert H. Engen, pastor of Calvary Lutheran church, will officiate. Burial will be in Arlington Memorial park. Friends may call in the mortuary from 7 to 8 o'clock tonight.

Mr. Hill was born Jan 12, 1896, in Belvidere son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert A. Hill and came to Rockford 53 years age. He married Margaret Friberg June 20, 1914. He was a member of Calvary Lutheran church, Tegner lodge of Odd Fellows, and Greenlee Bros, Squared Circle.

Surviving are his widow; two daughters Mrs. Frank Nelson and Mrs. John Markanas, both of Rockford; six grandchildren; and three sisters Mrs. Bergie Swenspn, New Milford: Mrs. Wilbur Spielman, Chicago; and Mrs. William Folley, Rockford.

Deloris Hill was born in April 1899 in Illinois.¹

Evelyn Pearl Hill was born on 30 July 1902 in Illinois.^1,2 She died on 14 May 1984, at age 81, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois.² She was buried in Mount Olive Cemetery, Chicago, Cook, Illinois.²

Taken from her obituary:
Evelyn P. Spielman, beloved wife of the late Wilbur C. Spielman: fond mother of 13; great-grandmother of nine; fond sister of Bessie Foley. Interment Mount Olive Cemetery.

Mary Kearns was born about 1874 in Iowa.¹

Gibburn McCardle was born about 1891 in Wisconsin.¹

Margaret H. Friberg was born on 4 August 1897 in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois. She and Ray R. Hill were married on 20 June 1915 in Geneva, Walworth, Wisconsin.¹ She died in 1992, at age ~95, in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois. She was buried in Arlington Memorial Park Cemetery, Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois.

Margaret Hill, 95

Margaret Hill, 95, Rockford, died 8:45 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 28 in her home. Born Aug. 4, 1897, in Rockford, daughter of Albert and Anna Forsell Friberg. Married Ray R. Hill in Geneva June 20, 1915. He died Nov. 10, 1959. Homemaker and a member of Calvary Lutheran Church.

Survivors include a daughter Kathryn (John ) Markunas, Rockford; grandchildren Peggy (David) Ellis, Green Lake, Wis., Nancy (David) Malm, Mesa, Ariz; Frank Nelson, Jr., Olympia, Wash., Bobbie (Jerry) Devera and Tom Marckunas, both of Rockford and Beth (John) Watson, Bend, Ore., 13 great-grandchildren; 4 great-great-grandchildren; sisters Marian (Joe) Kennedy, Sun city West, Ariz., and Virginia Setterquist, Rockford; son-in-law Frank (Fern) Nelson, Roscoe, and several nieces and nephews. Predeceased by parents, daughter Greta Nelson and brothers Roland, Hubert, Theodore, Leonard and Everett and great-grandson Chad Devera.

Services 3 p.m. tomorrow, Dec. 1 at the FRED C. OLSON MORTUARY, 1001 Second Ave., with the Rev. Donita Moeller, paster at Calvary Luthean Church, officiating. Burial in Arlington Memorial Park. Visitation from 2:30 ------.

Greta Evelyn Hill was born on 9 December 1915 in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois.^1,2 She died on 2 March 1969, at age 53, in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois.² She was buried on 4 March 1969 in Willwood Burial Park, Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois.²

Greta Evelyn Hill was a Book Keeper.³ Mrs. Grata Evelyn Nelson, 53, 3327 Carolina Ave., died at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 2, 1969, in her home, after a long illness. Born Dec. 9, 1915, in Rockford, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hill. Lived all her life in Rockford. Married to Frank S. Nelson in Rockford, Nov. 20, 1937. Member of Trinity Lutheran Church. Survivors include husband: one son, Sgt. Frank S. Nelson Jr., Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.; two daughters Mrs. Nancy Malm and Beth Ann Nelson, both of Rockford; two grandchildren, her mother, Mrs. Margaret Hill, Rockford, one sister Mrs. Katheryn Markunas.

Services at 2 p.m. Tuesday , March 4, in Trinity Lutheran Church, with the Rev. O. Garfield Beckstrand ll officiating.

Burial in Willwood Burial Park. Arrangements by FRED C. OLSON MORTUARY, 1001 2nd Ave. No visitation at the mortuary. Friends may call in the church from noon to service time Tuesday. A memorial in her memory at Trinity Lutheran Church and the American Cancer Society in lieu of flowers.

Kathryn E. Hill was born on 28 March 1920 in Illinois.^1,2 She and John Markunas were married on 25 October 1941 in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri.³ She died on 12 November 2009, at age 89, in Markesan, Green Lake, Wisconsin.² She was buried in Arlington Memorial Park Cemetery, Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois.²

Kathryn E. Markunas, age 89, of Markesan, formerly of Rockford, IL, passed away on Thursday, November 12, 2009, at Markesan Residential Home in Markesan, WI.

Kathryn was born on March 28, 1920, in Rockford, IL, the daughter of Ray and Margaret (Friberg) Hill. She graduated from Rockford Central High School and on October 25, 1941, Kathryn married John Markunas in Cape Girardeau, MO. She was a secretary at a screw manufacturing company and was also a member of the Calvary Lutheran Church in Rockford.

Survivors include two daughters, Peggy (David) Ellis and Bobbi (Jerry) Devera; one son, Tom (Michelle) Markunas; three grandsons, Mark (Lori) Ellis, Dan (Lisa) Ellis, and Scott (Renee) Devera; two granddaughters, Rebecca Ellis and Amy Devera; three great-grandchildren, Sean Ellis, Andrea Reddic and Riley Ellis; three step-great-grandchildren, Ryan, Amber, and Skyler; one aunt, Virginia Setterquist; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. Kathryn is preceded in death by her parents; her husband John; grandson, Chad David Devera; great-granddaughter, Kathryn Elizabeth Ellis; sister, Greta Nelson; niece, Nancy Malm; and many aunts and uncles.

Harry Hill was born about 1894. He died in June 1898.

Frank Stanley Nelson was born on 21 July 1913 in Winnebago County, Illinois.^2,3,4 He died on 24 March 2009, at age 95.⁴

Frank Stanley Nelson was a Tool Maker's Helper in Metal Specialty Factory.²

John Markunas was born on 3 November 1916.¹ He and Kathryn E. Hill were married on 25 October 1941 in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri.² He died on 5 May 2000, at age 83.¹ He was buried in Arlington Memorial Park Cemetery, Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois.¹¹

Nancy Kay Nelson was born on 31 January 1943.² She died on 7 November 2009, at age 66.^1,2