HURON — Mary M. Bill, 101, of Huron, passed away Friday, July 28, 2017, at the Huron Regional Medical Center.
Her funeral service will be 1:30 p.m., Friday, September 1, at the American Lutheran Church. Burial will be in the Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the American Lutheran Church.
Mary M. Schill was born May 16, 1916, at Gackle, North Dakota to Christ and Dorothea (Buerkle) Schill. She married Howard Bill in July 1941, at Alpena.
Mary was a member of the American Lutheran Church, where she served on various committees, sang in the choir, served as Sunday school teacher, and was one of the major pie bakers for many years for the American Lutheran Dining Hall during the fair. Mary was also a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and 8 and 40. She was a 15-year volunteer as a Pink Lady at the Huron Regional Medical Center. Mary also served as a committee woman for the Beadle County Republican party for a number of years and served on the election board for 50 years.
When she was in her 80’s she started volunteering at the Senior Center helping serve lunch to other seniors. As you can tell by her years of service to various organizations, Mary was a real people person and when she could make people smile by serving or baking them cookies or cake, she was happy.
Mary and her husband Howard owned the Citi Service/Citco/Mobile gas station on Third and Dakota for many, many years. Mary did the bookkeeping and Howard the mechanic work – the dynamic duo. Mary also worked at the Red Owl Grocery store in the early 1950s and worked at the Junior High School lunch program in the early 1970s.
Grateful for having shared her life are her two daughters, Catherine Bill of Eugene, Ore., and Beth (David) Henderson of Tulsa, Okla.; one son, Todd Bill of Duluth, Ga.; five grandchildren, Lisa Henderson, Mathew (Courtney) Henderson, Kimberley Henderson, Bianca Bill and Alexa Bill; three great-grandchildren, Bethany Henderson, Dylan Henderson and Ethan Henderson.
Due to a fall Mary spent the last few years of life at the SunQuest Healthcare Center. She enjoyed life there with old friends and the staff who has been so good to her.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Kuhler Funeral Home. Mary has requested that all memorials go to the elevator fund at the American Lutheran Church.
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