Dorothy Painter's Obituary
Dorothy H. Painter, (nee Hoxey) 91 of North Ridgeville, died Sunday November 11, 2007 at Center Ridge Health Campus. following a short illness.
Mrs. Painter was born in 1916 in Fairgrove, MI and had been a N. Ridgeville resident since 1949. She was a dedicated homemaker who had also been a teacher when she lived in Michigan. She was a member of the First Congregational United Church of Christ, N. Ridgeville, as well as many other local organizations, such as a Life Member of the Lorain County Bee Keepers Association, involved with the N. Ridgeville Girl Scouts for over fifty years, and the Lorain County Genealogy Society where she researched and indexed cemetery information and family history. She also compiled stories about the history of North Ridgeville as a member of the N. Ridgeville Historical Society. Her hobbies included gardening and crafts, especially knitting.
Mrs. Painter is survived by a son, Gary ; two daughters, Karlyn Chilenski (Henry) and Shirley Painter; five grandsons; thirteen great-grandchildren and her sister, Mary Walsworth. She was preceded in death by her husband Harry in 2001; parents, Frederick and Mary Hoxey; sister, Hazel and two brothers, Frederick and Jack.
The family will receive friends Wednesday from 10:00AM until the time of service at 11:00AM at the David Bogner Family Funeral Home, 36625 Center Ridge Road, N. Ridgeville. Rev. John Fairweather, Pastor of First Congregational United Church of Christ will officiate. Interment to follow in Ridgeville Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions have been suggested to the North Ridgeville Historical Society, c/o Shirley Worcester (Treas.) 8455 Root Rd., N. Ridgeville, OH 44039.
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