Ludmila Hill

Ludmila Lillian Hill (nee Turan)

Age 92, formerly of Falls Church, Virginia, passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2015.

Born August 19, 1922 in Chicago, Ludmila Lillian was a daughter of the late Gustav and Suzanna (Surin) Turan. She was raised in central Illinois and graduated from Reed-Custer High School in Braidwood.  In service to the war effort, Lil moved to Washington, DC, working for the Department of War beginning in 1941.  She met and married Bill, the love of her life.  She contracted tuberculosis during employment and was isolated in a sanitarium but regained her health thanks to the then new availability of antibiotics.  An original member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, she served as the Church Secretary for a dozen years.  She then restarted her Federal career and completed it working as the secretary to the admiral, U.S. Department of the Navy, Foreign Military Sales and Assistance Division.  She and Bill traveled to Europe, New Zealand, North Africa, and throughout the United States.  She was a resident of Falls Church and Northern Virginia from 1948 until her passing.

Beloved wife of the late Wellman (Bill) A. Hill; loving mother of Michael S. Hill (Sue); loving grandmother of Stephanie A. Hill and Elizabeth M. Hill and three great grandchildren; loving aunt of Susan Stanley (Jim), Christine Turan Mann Cochran (Thom), and Doris Ragain (George), and numerous great nieces and nephews.  She was preceded in death by her beloved brother, Turner "Terry" G. Turan, and sister-in-law, Mary C. Turan.

The family will receive friends on Friday, July 24, 2015 from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Baskerville Funeral Home, 700 East Kahler Road in Wilmington. Funeral services will follow Saturday morning, July 25, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. in the funeral home with Pastor Zak Wagner from Grace Lutheran Church officiating. Interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Wilmington.

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to Bethany House of Northern Virginia, Inc., 6121 Lincolnia Rd., Suite 303, Alexandria, VA 22312.

Family and friends may sign the guest book or view the memorial page by logging onto: www.BaskervilleFuneral.com

Local funeral services and arrangements have been made under the direction and care of Baskerville Funeral Home in Wilmington. (815-476-2181)