Janet Louise Hill

Janet Louise Hill of Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, passed away after a short illness on June 14, 2017. Born in 1946 in Philadelphia, PA she attended Lansdowne-Aldan High School and Lebanon Valley College. While in college she started as a counselor at Camp Songadeewin on Lake Willoughby in northern Vermont, a summer job that became a focus of her life and continued until the camp closed in 1975. After graduation, she taught in Andover, MA, before moving to Westmore, VT, as a year-round resident. There she developed her lifelong love of gardening and became passionately involved with the humane care of animals. She was an enthusiastic sailor on Lake Willoughby for many years. Toward the end of her life, she lived in Lansdowne, where she added beekeeping to her continuing love of gardening. She was predeceased by her parents, Roy L. Hill, Jr., and Margaret E. Hill of Lansdowne. She is survived by her brother, Richard W. Hill (and his wife Susan) of East Lansing, MI; her nephew and niece, David K. D. Hill of Brooklyn, NY, and Christine E. Hill-Kayser of Philadelphia, PA (and her husband Matthew Kayser); and her great niece and nephew, Mabel and Ian Kayser. Private ceremony.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Animal Friends of Lansdowne (https://animalfriendsoflansdowne.org; P.O. Box 869, Lansdowne, PA 19050). Arrangements by The Donohue Funeral Home, 8401 West Chester Pike, Upper Darby, PA, 610449-0300.

Online condolences at www.donohuefuneralhome.com.