Mary Ann Hill, 93, a devoted wife, loving mother, cherished grandmother and great grandmother, and friend to all who knew her, went joyfully home to be with her Savior, Jesus, on 11/15/2025. She is survived by children Debbie (Don) Barry, David Hill, Julie Zimmerman and Dan Hill, 13 grandchildren, nine great grandchildren, Brother Dale (Beth) Van Gent and Sister Betty Jane Heussmann. She is preceded in death by husband Donald Hill, parents, brother-in-law, numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
Service will be held on 11/20/2025, at Indian Hills Community Church at 11:00.
Mary Ann Van Gent was born on July 30, 1932, on a farm near Adams, Nebraska. The farms she grew up on did not have running water or electricity until she was in high school. In her teen years Mary Ann and brother Dale attended youth group at the Baptist Church in Adams. During their time there they learned about Salvation and accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as their Personal Savior and lived with and for him the rest of their lives. Mary Ann graduated from Adams High School in 1949. She taught school for four years in a one room schoolhouse. She met the love of her life Don Hill in 1952. They married on October 23, 1953, and settled in Lincoln Nebraska. Don and Mary Ann owned and operated many successful small businesses – Handyman Hardware, Lincoln Lock and Cycle, Lincoln Schwinn (their main business) and Self-Storage. They retired in 1993 and moved to Colorado. They had a vacation home in Woodland Park, Colorado and enjoyed many years vacationing there. They entertained their children and friends starting in 1983 for hiking, biking, skiing, and having many fun times.
in 1994 they moved back to Nebraska and settled in a house on a lake in South Bend, Nebraska. They moved from South Bend to Papillion to be near their daughter Julie’s family. They later followed Julie’s family to Gretna. The house in Gretna was her final residence.
Mary Ann loved her family and would do anything for us. She liked gardening and all the houses she lived in had large flower gardens. She was an avid Nebraska football fan all of her adult life. Mary Ann and Don enjoyed traveling. They combined their love of Nebraska football and travel and frequently traveled to away football games and attended numerous Nebraska bowl games with their family. Mary Ann and Don began attending Indian Hills Community Church in 1982. This was so important to their lives to continue learning about the Father God and Jesus our Savior. They enjoyed Prime Time Sunday School, Bible Study at the Dallmann’s home and Branson Trips for fellowship with like Believers.
Funeral services for Mary Ann will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, November 20, 2025, at Indian Hills Community Church, 1000 S. 84th Street, Lincoln. Viewing one hour prior to service. Mary Ann will be long remembered for her love and kindness to everyone. She will be sorely missed. She is Joyfully at peace with her Lord and Savior.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Indian Hills Community Church or The American Liver Foundation.
So sorry to hear about MaryAnn. I saw in in the paper. We are headed to Branson by bus Thursday morning so will not be able to attend. She will be greatly missed.