Ongley, Jill V.

71,  passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on January 1st 2017.

She was born in Dearborn, Michigan in September of 1945 to parents Gwendolyn and James Victor Henderson. Jill graduated from Dearborn High School in 1963, going on to further her education at Northern Michigan University, Pima Community College, and University of Arizona. She married Elton Keith Ongley on September 24th, 1966.

Jill and E.K. moved to Sahuarita, Az. in the summer of 1975.  After managing a local Circle K she helped build the family owned machine shop working as a machinist. Her journey level experience running a milling machine qualified her for a career at Hughes Aircraft (Raytheon) in their machine shop. By the time she retired, Jill had worked her way to a senior Calibration Technician in Raytheon's Metrology Mechanical Lab. Her prior work as a Manager, fueled her desire to own her own business. In 1993 she fulfilled her goals and became the owner of Jill's Little Store.

Throughout her career, her toughest job was raising a family. This is where Jill excelled raising two sons and a daughter, as well as being a loving wife to her husband.  Both Jill and E.K. were small business owners during which time Jill continued her career with Raytheon.  This gave the whole family a strong sense of duty, hard work and dedication.

Jill V. is survived by her husband of 50 years, Elton "E.K." Ongley, her sons Patrick (Tammy) and Jeffrey (Taunia) and daughter Jamie (Carlos).  She leaves behind her grandchildren Sean (Natalie), Carlos III, Alexandria, Maxwell, Lucas, James, Weston and Annalissia.

Services will he held at St. Francis in the Valley Episcopal Church, 600 S. La Canada Drive Green Valley, Az. on January 10, 2017.  Viewing will be at 9:00 a.m. with services to follow at 10:00 a.m .