Merville Cook Hilary
March 29, 1941-Dec. 21, 2011
South Bend (Indiana) Tribune, December  28, 2011, page C-4, submitted by family member
BRISTOL―Merville Cook (Skip) Hilary, 0, of Bristol, IN passed away, on December 21 after a short illness.
Skip was born in Sydney, New York on March 29, 1941, to Frances and Beatrice. He graduated from Tri-State and received a degree in Civil Engineering.
He was married to, Dorothy, the love of his life on November 8, 1969. He will always be remembered as a loving husband to his Dorf, a devoted father to his children Michelle and Dustin (Jessica), a fun-loving Papa to this three treasured grandchildren, Anna, Gavin,and Gwyneth, a dear friend and brother to Richard Hilary, and a caring uncle to his nieces and nephews.
At Skip's request a celebration of life will be held in the spring.
The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, any memorial contributions be made to one of the following organizations: Elkhart County Humane Society; 54687 County Road 19 Bristol, In 46507, Love Without Boundaries; P.O. Box 25016, Oklahoma City, OK 74125, or March of Dimes; 604 S. Eddy Street, Suite A, South Bend, IN 46615.