Rhea Eleanor Hillier
June 22, 2012
Rhea Eleanor Hillier (Cornell), London, Ontario, age 77 years old. Originally from Point Edward, Ontario. Also residency in Sarnia, Forest and London, Ontario, passed away, peacefully after a long illness at her residence on Friday, June 22nd, 2012. Wife of loving husband Ben Hillier for 57 years. Loved mother of Lorne E. Hillier and daughter-in-law Gerarda (Smith) – Hillier. Predeceased by son Martin A. Hillier (2008). Loved by her granddaughters Olivia Hillier (London) and Brittany and Courtney Hillier (Watford) and by her grandsons Matthew and Brendan Hillier (London). Predeceased by her mother Rhea (1974), her father Sandy (1972), her mother-in-law Evaleen (2005) and her father-in-law Lorne B. Hillier (1992), all of Point Edward. Also predeceased by brother Hartley Cornell (1997) of Sarnia, sister Maxine Renchko (1986), brother-in-law John Renchko (1981) of Mount Pearl Newfoundland. Survived by sister Pat Mandley (Cornell) and brother-in-law Harold Mandley (Dunnville), sister-in-law Margaret Cornell (Peters), brother Vince Cornell and sister-in-law Cheryl Cornell all from Sarnia. Eleanor was an Aunt and Great Aunt to several nieces and nephews. She was associated with The Boy Scouts of Canada as a 66A Cub Master (AKLA) of Richards Memorial Church, London East, for 15 years. Also Eleanor was a Guildwellian and also an Associate Member with the RCL for over 30 years. The Hillier Family thanks Dr. Schmidt, Dr. McCormack, Dr. Muirhead and Nurse Eva Gyacskov-Melter for their excellent care of Eleanor over these past years. Appreciation also goes to Jeff Pond and his Associates at London Home Respiratory Inc. Visitation of family, relatives and friends will be held on Tuesday, June 26th from 2:00 – 4:00 and 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. at the WESTVIEW FUNERAL CHAPEL, 709 Wonderland Road North, London, where the memorial service will be conducted on Wednesday, June 27th, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow at 3:30 p.m. at Lakeview Cemetery in Sarnia. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Eleanor to the Lung or Kidney Foundations would be greatly appreciated.
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Lorne and family, Please accept my sincere condolences in the passing of your mother. I pray that you and your family will have the strength you need during this difficult time and take comfort in the fond memories you share. Pam
Eleanor will be remembered as an Amazing Lady with a beautiful spirit, loving and caring always reaching out to her family and friends. You showed each of us to appreciate what we have in life, especially our family and close friends and treasure them. I am truly grateful that we were friends, I will cherish those memories. Your notes sent these last couple of years encouraging and caring I will never forget. Our deepest sympathy to Ben, Lorne and family. Love Diane & Paul Ryan
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Aunt Eleanor will be sincerely missed by all that knew her. She was someone I always appreciated for her straight forwardmess & honesty. A person of great humor and love for life and her family; the world is a lesser place without her.
~ Mark Cornell