1956
James
2012
James "Jim" Hill
August 12, 1956 — April 14, 2012
James Michael “Jim” Hill
James Michael “Jim” Hill, 55, Side Lake, died Saturday April 14, 2012, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth. He was born on August 12, 1956, in Hibbing to Kaino and Barbara Hill. Jim had retired from Hibbing Taconite as a maintenance mechanic and was recently working at Hibbing Community College as a customized training instructor. He was a member of the Hibbing Curling Club and an avid pheasant hunter who also enjoyed boating, golfing and the outdoors.
He is survived by his wife, Lynn, of Side Lake; 2 daughters, Nicole (Mark) Snapp of Hibbing and Shannon (Eric) Dufay of Denver, CO; 2 sons, Brian (Shana) Ouke of Shoreview, MN and Kevin (Rhena) Ouke of Kuwait; 3 grandchildren: Kian, Keira, and Riley; siblings Gerald Hill of Hibbing, Jeanne Baumann of Hibbing, Dorothy Hill of Hibbing, Mary (Joe) Gorman of Mountain Iron, Paul (Lori) Hill of Hibbing, and Robert Hill of Hibbing; by the extended Laliberte and Hill families, and by numerous nieces and nephews. Jim was preceded in death by his parents.
Visitation will be Friday April 20, 2012, at Dougherty Funeral Home, Hibbing from 11 AM until the 1 PM funeral service. Interment will be in Maple Hill Cemetery, Hibbing.
James Michael “Jim” Hill, 55, Side Lake, died Saturday April 14, 2012, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth. He was born on August 12, 1956, in Hibbing to Kaino and Barbara Hill. Jim had retired from Hibbing Taconite as a maintenance mechanic and was recently working at Hibbing Community College as a customized training instructor. He was a member of the Hibbing Curling Club and an avid pheasant hunter who also enjoyed boating, golfing and the outdoors.
He is survived by his wife, Lynn, of Side Lake; 2 daughters, Nicole (Mark) Snapp of Hibbing and Shannon (Eric) Dufay of Denver, CO; 2 sons, Brian (Shana) Ouke of Shoreview, MN and Kevin (Rhena) Ouke of Kuwait; 3 grandchildren: Kian, Keira, and Riley; siblings Gerald Hill of Hibbing, Jeanne Baumann of Hibbing, Dorothy Hill of Hibbing, Mary (Joe) Gorman of Mountain Iron, Paul (Lori) Hill of Hibbing, and Robert Hill of Hibbing; by the extended Laliberte and Hill families, and by numerous nieces and nephews. Jim was preceded in death by his parents.
Visitation will be Friday April 20, 2012, at Dougherty Funeral Home, Hibbing from 11 AM until the 1 PM funeral service. Interment will be in Maple Hill Cemetery, Hibbing.
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