Charles Hill Jr. Obituary

Charles Homer Hill Jr. 88, formerly of Canton passed away peacefully at the Ohio Veteran Home in Sandusky, Ohio on Monday, September 16, 2019.
He was born April 14, 1931 in Canton, Ohio to (Charles) Homer and Doris (Wall) Hill.
His senior year at McKinley High School in 1948 he enlisted in the U.S. Army and spent 4 years in the U.S. Army and 3 of those years in Germany being a Medic. As a medic he aided other soldiers and had many interesting stories that he shared all through his life. Charles spoke fluent German, quite a bit of French and loved to travel the European country side in his free time.
He returned to back to Canton in 1952 passed his GED and graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Kent State University and taught school at Tuslaw and Lake Local School districts. Later in life he decided to follow an electrical career and retired from Akro Rubber Company in the mid 1990’s
Charles attended St Paul’s Episcopal Church, Canton, John Knox Presbyterian Church, Jackson Township and St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church in Massillon. He was a member of Moose Lodge Canton, Meyers Lake.
He enjoyed ping pong, fishing, chess music and shooting pool. Charles was a hardworking family man, loved garage sales, going to Camo Grill in Massillon and wasn’t afraid to try a new roller coaster at Cedar Point.
He was reunited with his parents, sister, Kay, sister, Joan, brother, Ralph, sister, Marilyn and his oldest daughter, Sharon O’Connor
Charles is survived by his wife Landis “Lanny”; sons, Charles (Randa) Hill of North Carolina, Christopher Hill of Massillon and Kenneth (Audra) Hill of North Carolina; daughters, Rose (Chip) Jones of North Carolina and Stacey (David) Karshuk of Port Clinton, Ohio; 10 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren; brother Kenneth (Kay) Hill of Massillon; sister Barbara Bickley of Florida and many nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends on Friday, September 20, 2019 at Reed Funeral Home North Canton Chapel, 801 Pittsburg Ave. NW North Canton, Ohio 44720 from 6pm to 8pm and on Saturday, September 21, 2019 from 10am to 11am with funeral services to follow at 11am with Rev. Ted Austin officiating. Burial with military honor will follow in Sunset Hills Memory Gardens. In lieu of flowers the family request that donations be made to Stein Hospice in Sandusky, Activities Department of Ohio Veterans Home and Faith United Methodist Church of Port Clinton.
Please visit www.reedfuneralhome.com to sign the online guestbook.