Obituaries : Geraldine 'Gerry' Hill

Gerry Hill

VINTON: Geraldine "Gerry" Hill, 86, died Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids following a brief illness.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, October 12, 2012 at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, 212 E. 6th St. in Vinton with Rev. Lanette Sue Van officiating. Interment will be held at the Garrison Cemetery in Garrison. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4 to 7 p.m., on Thursday.

Geraldine LaVonne Flickinger was born November 2, 1925 at Garrison to Gerald "Jerry" and Harriet E. (Wilson) Flickinger and graduated from the Garrison High School.

On June 24, 1945 she was united in marriage to O.K. Hill at the Garrison Methodist Church. He preceded her in death on February 9, 1996.

Gerry was a member of the Legion Auxiliary, the Garrison United Methodist Church and the Garrison High School Alumni Board. For many years she served on the Garrison Cemetery Board.

She is survived by her son Kenton (Kala) Hill of Swansea, IL; her daughter-in-law, Cynthia Hill of Grundy Center; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; one great great grandchild; her brothers, Delbert Flickinger of Aurora, Maurice (Joyce) Flickinger of Vinton, and Duane "Dick" (Carol) Flickinger of Garrison; and many nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents and husband, O.K., she was preceded in death by her sons, Vincent and Keavin Hill.

A memorial fund has been established.