Mary Alice Hill
January 26, 2023
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Mary Alice Hill, age 63, passed away on January 26, 2023. Mary Alice was born in St. Joseph, Missouri on January 28, 1959. She died suddenly from natural causes at her home in Clive.
Mary Alice had a long and successful career in Human Resources, helping hundreds of people with their own careers. Before her retirement in 2020, she served as Human Resources Director at Drake University. Mary Alice volunteered both in her retirement and throughout her career. While living in Madison, Wisconsin, she served as a Big Sister; and this year in Des Moines, she received a certificate of appreciation from the Iowa Mentoring Partnership for her work reading to children.
Mary Alice, a private pilot, loved aviation. She met her husband Dave at the EAA show in Oshkosh. She often talked about her love of cars, and became the first female president of the Schonesland Porsche Club. An avid ancestry researcher, she proudly became a member of the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). She cheered on her favorite teams: The Kansas City Chiefs, the Green Bay Packers and the Wisconsin Badgers. She leaves a legacy of connecting people to each other and promoting positivity wherever she went.
Mary Alice was preceded in death by her beloved father, Eddie Wilson. She is survived by her husband, David A. Hill, Jr. of Clive; her mother, Mary Lee Sweet; and sister, Di Wilson Smith (Steve) of St. Joseph, Missouri; her brother, Austin Wilson (Laura) of Sammamish, Washington; stepdaughter, Amy Verby of Minneapolis, Minnesota; stepson David Hill of Minnesota; and beloved cousins, nieces, nephews and grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, February 10, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Lutheran Church of Hope, 925 Jordan Creek Parkway in West Des Moines. The service will be livestreamed from http://hopeonline.tv/specialevents.
Please share your memories of Mary Alice at www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com as hearing stories about her greatly helps with our grief. Or if you are local and attending the service, please bring a written note.
Memorials can be made to Mary Alice’s favorite charity, Big Sisters.
Nate Reagen
02/02/2023
This is still all so hard to comprehend. MA was one of the few good ones and her Facebook intro says it all: Living life to its fullest -- And encouraging others to live in caring and joy. Which she did every day. MA always had a smile on her face and was a beacon of positivity. She was generous, kind, and considerate, and our community is feeling the loss without her.
Yolanda Griffiths
02/01/2023
I worked with Mary Alice at Drake University and she always made time for a question or to work out a solution. She was a very caring and ethical person, who made working at Drake a pleasure. She will be missed and my prayers are with her family. Know that Mary Alice was one of the best HR directors I've ever had the honor of working with in my career in health care.
Coreen Witke
02/01/2023
Mary Alice and I both volunteered for the Everybody Wins Iowa program at King Elementary. She was so kind, conversational, and was easy to be with. She led such a full life. I'm so glad that I knew her, even if it was for a short time. My prayers are with her family and loved ones.
Joan Lombardino
02/01/2023
I met Mary Alice and her good friend Mary Kay at Supreme Health Club in Madison, WI during the 1990s. We would sometimes work out together and frequently shared the hot tub after our work outs. We also met up socially. MA was always upbeat, vibrant, funny and very kind. We laughed a lot! I was shocked when MK messaged me about her passing. I havent met her husband but I know he must be as wonderful as she was.
My condolences go out to David, MK and her family. She will be deeply missed.
Joan
Michael J Parr
02/01/2023
I had the pleasure of working with MA at Madison Newspapers. Always professional and so much fun. We liked to play jokes on each other. One day she had her husband at that time, Ted, call to place an ad for Leo's Lovely Ladies, an escort service! Well, needless to say, I broke out in a sweat and was speechless 🙊 Laughed for days! I will miss MA very much but I've got great memories. My sympathy to Dave and MA's family 🙏
Jim Vellucci
02/01/2023
I worked closely with Mary Alice at McGladrey in Madison. She was always prepared, professional and knew her HR stuff. Plus she was just an all around nice lady. I've stayed in touch with her after we both left for other things. She'll be missed.