FRYEBURG – Elsie Wood Hill died peacefully in her home on July 29, after a long illness.

She was born on Aug. 4, 1922, in Coronation, Alberta, Canada, the daughter of Henry and Florence Wood. Due to her father’s work, she lived in several disparate places while growing up, including the Mojave Desert, Los Angeles, the Bronx, and a small mining town in Colorado.

In 1942, she married Robert Gale Hill of Fryeburg. When he returned from World War II, they bought a dairy farm in West Fryeburg and called it “Home Acres.” They lived and raised their children here until 1982, at which time they retired to a smaller home on Maple Street in Fryeburg.

During her 60-plus years in the Fryeburg area, she shared her positive energy with several organizations. She was past president of the Carroll County Extension and the East Conway Chatham Extension; past president and past secretary of the Fryeburg’s Homemaker’s Extension; past president, secretary and trustee of the Fryeburg Woman’s Library Club; co-chairperson for the Fryeburg Bridge Group for 28 years; and a member of the Merry Makers Christmas Club for more than 55 years. She will be missed by many.

She also had her hand in many creative enterprises over the years. She was poet and artist, seamstress and furniture refinisher, knitter and gardener. Always eager to learn a new skill or craft, she would then go one step further by sharing her expertise with anyone who wanted to learn!

She leaves behind seven children, Judith Hill Parks of Rollinsford, N.H., Betty Hill Crowson of Fryeburg, Janet Hill of Standish, Randford Hill of Bremerton, Wash., Ronald Hill and Jonathan Hill of San Francisco, Calif., and Stephen Hill of Fryeburg; four grandchildren, Julianne D’Angelo of Rollinsford, N.H., Jonathan Roy of Lee, N.H., Robert Crowson of Fryeburg and Josie D’Angelo of Rollinsford, N.H.; a brother, George Wood of San Diego, Calif.; and several good and faithful friends.

She was predeceased by her husband of 59 years, Robert Hill in 2001; and her son, Robert Jr. in 1955.