Hazel May (Sanders) Hill, 92 years of age, passed to rest on Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Salmon Arm, BC. Born May 22, 1929, in Watford, Hertfordshire, UK, she completed her education at Stanborough Park School. In 1951 she married her school sweetheart, Kenneth, who was to become her companion and best friend for 66 years. Hazel began her calling as homemaker/mother extraordinaire in Coventry, Bleanau Ffestiniog, and Wolverhampton in the UK. She then emigrated to Canada with Ken and their young family in 1967 and continued to support their professional and academic endeavors from home bases in Dartmouth, Wellington, and Scotch Village, NS. Following Ken’s retirement in 1989 they volunteered for 10 years with Adventist Development and Relief Agency Canada and A Better World Canada to develop rehabilitation services for children with polio in rural Kenya. During this period Hazel became a “mother” to many Kenyan children. To be closer to their biological children, Hazel and Ken lived during their retirement years in the communities of Blind Bay, Desert Cove, and Salmon Arm, BC. She is fondly remembered for her cheerfulness, personal interest in others, warm hospitality, sense of adventure, and unwavering devotion to her faith and family.
Remaining family include her sister, Carol Magee of Banbridge, UK, daughter Karen (Henry) Leung of Lacombe, AB, son Kelvin (Marcia) Hill of Lacombe, AB, son Colin (Sheila) Hill of Lacombe, AB, daughter Susan (Kroy) Christison of Salmon Arm, BC, and 7 grandchildren.
