Ryan Edward Hill, 32, also known as “Ryan Raceday Hill”, Cleveland, OH, (formerly of Indiana, PA), died Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at the Fairview Hospital as the result of pulmonary embolism with heart failure related to a recent illness.

The son of the late Edward Hill and Peggy (Snyder) Hill Bell, he was born August 23, 1984 in Indiana, PA.

Mr. Hill was a graduate of the Indiana Area High School, class of 2003. He attended Penn State where he received a Bachelor degree in Industrial Engineering.

Ryan had been employed by Swiger Coil Systems Wabtec Company as a Quality Performance Systems Coordinator. He also began working with the Mid Ohio Sports Car Course as a Control Rider Instructor via Performance Track Riding School. He was a former employee of Lowes of State College and Indiana and Arthurs Tractors, Indiana.

As a child, Ryan participated in multiple sports and enjoyed RC cars and airplanes with his dad. He began racing with Motoseries and was a member of N2 track days, The Misfits Endurance Racing Team and The Academy of Model Aeronautics for remote control airplanes. He enjoyed rebuilding and modifying x boxes, computers and motorcycles.

Surviving is his mother, Peggy (Snyder) Hill Bell and husband Dave Bell, Greensburg; sister, Paula (Michael) Aliers, S.C., step-brother, David and wife Andrea; step sisters, Darlene, Sharon, and Elisa; niece, Jordan; grandniece, Brailen, LA; nephews, Brennan and Rowan, S.C.;  and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins.

Preceding Ryan in death was his father, Edward Hill; and grandparents, Grant and Leatha Snyder and Wendell Earl and June Hill.

Ryan will live on via organ donation and in the hearts of all who knew him.

A celebration of Ryans’ life and the impact he had on the racing community will be held at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, AL, at a date to be later announced.

Locally, friends will be received on Monday from 4 to 8 pm at the John A. Lefdahl Funeral Home, Indiana. Additional viewing will be held Tuesday morning from 9 to 11 am with funeral service to immediately follow in the Lefdahl Chapel with Rev. Micah McMillen, officiating.

Interment in the Greenwood Cemetery will be private.

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