- Date Of Birth: September 29, 1932
- Date Of Death: February 5, 2018
- State: Indiana
R. Joan Hill, 85, of Elkhart, IN, passed away on Monday February 5, 2018 in her daughter’s home. She was born on September 29, 1932, in Indianapolis, IN, to the late Horace and Dulcie (Crawford) Dawson. On May 10, 1953, as R. Joan Dawson, she married Jack Hill, who preceded her in death on August 22, 1996. She was also preceded in death by a grandchild. Joan is survived by her daughter, Linda (Jim) Lauer of Elkhart; two sons, David (Teri) Hill of Carthage, MO and Larry (Leslie) Hill of Port Clinton, OH; 9 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren. Mrs. Hill worked as a nurse for Memorial Hospital before retiring in 1993. She was a member of the Epworth United Methodist Church, South Bend and was a graduate of Ball State where she received a B.A. in Nursing.
