Janet Louise Hill

Janet Louise Hill, 90, a long time Wenatchee resident passed away on March 18, 2015, at Wenatchee, WA. She was born September 4, 1924 at Cecil, Oregon to the late Clifton C. and Mary E. (Chandler) Davidson. In 1941, the family moved to Rock Island and Janet attended Wenatchee High School, graduating in 1942. She received her AA degree in business from Wenatchee Junior College in 1944. She married Marion Everett "Bud" Hill on July 25, 1944, before he was deployed to the European Theater during World War II. After Bud's Honorable Discharge, they made their home in the Wenatchee Valley; except for one year in Kennewick. When their children were young, she was a Campfire Girls leader, Cub Scout Den Mother and active in Lewis and Clark P.T.A. In later years she became active in other groups, including John Kendrick Chapter, DAR and the Wenatchee Area Genealogical Society. She was a member of the Saddlerock Evangelical Presbyterian Church. Janet was a homemaker always making family her priority but also enjoyed using her business training when opportunities arose. She kept the books for Bud's business, and for the local irrigation water groups. After the children were grown, she enjoyed the outdoors, fishing and hunting with Bud, and worked alongside him in their orchard on Squilchuck Creek. Her beautiful flower beds flourished with blooms and color a sign of Janet's love of gardening. She is preceded in death by her husband, Marion E. "Bud" Hill; granddaughter, Stacy Marie Hill and infant brother, James Robert Davidson. Janet is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Patricia and W. "Rae" Hail, Wenatchee and son and daughter-in-law, Roger and Margaret Hill, Snohomish; sisters, Beverly (Doyle) Godly, Rock Island and Lois (Wilbur) Perkins, Sylmar CA; five grandchildren, Steven and Tammy Pittack, Soap Lake, Rodney Pittack, Wenatchee, Tamara and Tim Hogg, Bothell, Chris and Liz Hill, Edmonds, Darcy and Daniel Lundquist, Swan Valley, ID and numerous great grandchildren and other close family. Commemoration services will be held on Friday, March 27, 2015 at 1:00 pm at Heritage Memorial Chapel, East Wenatchee with Pastor Dennis Henn officiating. Concluding services and interment will follow in the Wenatchee Cemetery. Visitation will be at the funeral home on Thursday, March 26 from 2:00 - 5 pm. Memorials can be made in her name to: John Kendrick Chapter of Daughters of American Revolution, Attn: Kimberlee Stone, 2251 Ashley Brooke, Wenatchee, WA 98801. You are invited to view her online guest book at: www.HeritageMemorialChapel.com . Arrangements are in the care of Heritage Memorial Chapel, East Wenatchee.

Janet Louise Hill

September 4, 1924 - March 18, 2015