Hilda Simonelli, a retired proofreader, died of heart failure Saturday at Mariner Health of Glen Burnie. The former Southwest Baltimore resident was 94.

Before she retired about 30 years ago, she was a proofreader for Baltimore Salesbook Co. on Frederick Avenue.

Hilda Caroline Dill was born in Baltimore and raised on Frederick Road, where her parents, Charles and Elizabeth W. Dill, owned a funeral home. She attended city public schools.

Mrs. Simonelli wrote poetry and song lyrics. In 1944, she wrote the song "Honeymoon Bay," published by Paragon Music Publishers in New York. She wrote under the name Carolyn Colvin, using a variant of her middle name.

She enjoyed ballroom dancing years ago at the old Dixie Ballroom at Gwynn Oak Park.

Services will be held at 10 a.m. today at Hubbard Funeral Home, 4107 Wilkens Ave.

Mrs. Simonelli is survived by nieces and nephews. Her husband of more than 30 years, James Simonelli, a printer's assistant, died about 20 years ago. A son, James Colvin, died in 1988. Her previous marriage to James Colvin ended in divorce.