James Emanuel Hills
February 17, 1935 ~ April 2, 2007
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
James Emanuel Hills, 72, of Arden, NC and formerly of N. Fond Du Lac, WI, died Monday, April 2, 2007 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals in Asheville, NC.
He was a son of the late Maurice W. and Edith Wallender Hills and was also preceded in death by two brothers, Kenneth L. Hills, Sr. and Gordon Hills.
James was a United States Army veteran and a member of Living Savior Lutheran Church. He was an electrician with Rockwell International for 17 years until his retirement in 1997 and an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed several different sports, especially golf.
James is survived by his loving wife of 52 years, Nancy Roloff Hills; three sons, Michael J. Hills of Fletcher, NC, Gary L. Hills and his wife, Sue of Arden, NC and Jeffrey S. Hills and his wife, Rhonda of Fairview, NC; two daughters, Kathleen M. Crowder and her husband, Jim and Terri J. Schulze and her husband, Dan, all of Arden, NC; one brother, Morris Hills of Mosinee, WI; two sisters, Myrna Hoops of Fond Du Lac, WI and Gloria Gessert of Florence, SC; eleven grandchildren, Jonathan, Joseph, Christina, Eric, Tommy, Adam, Alyssa, Aly, Andrea, Michael and Bridgette, several nieces and nephews and a special canine companion, “Sassy”.
James’ family wishes to express their gratitude to the medical staff of the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals for their professionalism and compassion during their time of need.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday, April 5, 2007 at Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian with Pastor John Qualmann officiating.
Burial will follow at Shepherd Memorial Park in Naples, NC.
The family will receive friends on Wednesday, April 4, 2007 from 6:00-8:00 PM at the funeral home.
The family graciously requests that memorial contributions be made in James’ memory to the Living Savior Lutheran Church Building Fund, 301 Overlook Road, Asheville, NC 28803.
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We are sending our sincere condolences. This is a hard time but we are all with you. May God bless you all.
Even though the distance is great, we keep you in our hearts and prayers.
Nancy and Family,We are so sorry to hear about uncle Jim,Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.May the Lord guide you thru these difficult times.
The NFDL Orioles will certainly remember Jim’s athletic abilities. Nancy, I send my sincere condolences to you and your family
Aunt Nancy and family, I wish we were able to be there with you at this time. Our prayers and thoughts remain with you, and may God grant you strength, and know He grants Uncle Jim peace.
Nancy
Seeing the obitutary on the passing of Jim brought out many memories of our youth and growing up and the good times we had together. Please except our sincere condolences. You and your family are in our prayers.
My sincere sympathy to the Hills family. Jim was a great person- truely likeable. I will always remember him.
If there is a God in heaven- there is a golf course there!
I hope that I can play a round with him again someday.
R.I.P. Jim
My thoughts and prayers go out to all of you. I know that together you will all have the strength to get through this difficult time. My deepest sympathy for your the death of Mr. Hills. I know he was a great man by knowing each of you. It was my pleasure to take care of him. Take care and know that God is always with each of you.
To Jim’s family I want to express my deepest sympathy for your loss. Jim will certainly be missed by everyone who had the pleasure of getting to know him. I am glad I had the privilege of working with Jim for so many years. I also enjoyed golfing with him. Jim was a great friend and work partner. Some of my fondest memories of Jim are all the stories he shared about his life. May God bless and keep you.
Aunt Nancy & Family,
Thinking of you during this difficult time. Uncle Jim’s always present smile will be missed by all who knew him!
Nancy,
We are sending our sincere sympathy to you and your family. I know this is a very difficult time. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Dear Aunt Nancy and family;
This is too soon after Joe for me to handle. I know what you are going through oh too well. You have my deepest sympathy. I am sorry I couldn’t come but it is to far for me to drive alone. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Sending my love always Connie Loehr…..Hope to hear from you soon.
Dearest Aunt Nancy & Family I remember the pictures Uncle Jim use to take. I have graduation pictures because Uncle Jim was there to take them. Please accept our deepest sympathy at this time and our prayers.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time. May God be with you during the weeks and months ahead as you remember your special times with Jim.
My best wishes to the family of James. I was very sorry to hear of your loss.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this difficult time. Please accept our sincere sympathy.