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Margaret Hilmer
MARGARET HILMER
Vinton
Margaret Winifred Hilmer, 72, died Thursday, June 4, 2015, at her home in Vinton due to cancer. Visitation will be from 10:30 a.m. until noon Monday, June 8, at Vinton Presbyterian Church. Celebration of Life service
will immediately follow at the church at noon, with the Rev. Jessica Crane-Munoz officiating. Graveside services will then follow at Westview Cemetery in La Porte City at 2:30 p.m.
Margaret was born Sept. 23, 1942, in Leicester, England, the daughter of Cecil and Winifred Bates Iliffe. She attended public school in England.
On Feb. 10, 1962, Margaret was united in marriage with Gary Hilmer in Leicester. The two met while Gary was stationed in England during his military service. They returned to the States and made their home in Vinton. They were members of Vinton Presbyterian Church.
Margaret is survived by her husband of 53 years, Gary Hilmer, of Vinton; one son, Andy (Sharon) Hilmer of LaGrange, Ky.; three daughters, Becky (Brad) Stainbrook of Vinton, Sharon (Chad) Fleming of Geneva, Ill., and Deborah (Jeff) Obermeyer of Henderson, Colo.; six brothers; two sisters; 11 grandchildren; and 3.7 great-grand-children.
She was preceded in death by her parents and six siblings.
Memorial contributions may be directed to the American Cancer Society or Vinton Presbyterian Church.
Van Steenhuyse-Russell Funeral Home of Vinton is caring for Margaret and her family.
Condolences may be left at www.vsrfh.com.
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