Ruth Ingeborg Hill

Ruth Ingeborg Hill, 103 ½, died of natural causes in Molalla on February 18, 2012. She was born August 6, 1908 in Colton, Oregon A viewing will be held on Friday, February 24th from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Molalla Funeral Chapel. A Memorial service will be held Saturday, February 25th at 11 a.m. at Foothills Community Church, 122 Grange Ave., Molalla, Oregon. A full obituary is planned for publication at a later date. Arrangements entrusted to Molalla Funeral Chapel ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Ruth Ingeborg Hill, 103, died of natural causes in Molalla on February 18, 2012. She was born August 6, 1908 in Colton, Oregon to Per Erik and Anna Josefina Berglund. The fourth of their eight children, she completed eight years of school in Colton and Old Colton Schools. Her father died in 1922; her mother, in 1934. On June 30, 1935 she married Raymond Hill. They had two sons, David in 1937 and James in 1942. David died in 2002; James still lives in Colton. She spent her life being a homemaker, cooking, canning and raising a large garden and many flowers. She was a member of both Colton Assembly of God and Colton Community Churches. She helped start and served as a secretary and treasurer of both, and she taught Sunday school class. She will be remembered as one who truly loved God, her family and friends, and appreciated the life that she lived. Survivors include her son, James Hill and his wife, Barbara, of Colton; granddaughter, Mary Still and her husband, Dan, of Frisco, Texas; grandsons, Bob Axmaker of Bend, Don Axmaker and his wife, Kim, of Canby and Tom Axmaker and his wife, Cheri, of Colton and 13 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Ray; son David; daughter-in-law, Janet; granddaughter, Ruth Ann and all her siblings. Services were held February 25, at Foothills Community Church in Molalla. Burial was at Bonny Cemetery in Colton. Arrangements entrusted to Molalla Funeral Chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to the foothills community church KAF Fund.