IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Edna A
Ayers
January 18, 1922 – January 19, 2011
Obituary
Edna Adeline Ayers, New Castle, formerly of Winter Ave., passed away peacefully at 2:25 a.m. Saturday (2-19-11) in Jameson Hospital following a brief illness. She was 89.
Edna was born January 18, 1922 in Leesburg, Pa., the daughter of William and Rebecca Knight Flannery.
She graduated from New Castle High School in 1940.
In her younger years, she was employed in the gold room at the former Shenango Pottery. She was a member of St. Camillus Church, New Castle.
Active in local politics, she was elected to the New Castle School Board where she served one term as President of the Board. During her tenure, Edna was very proud to be instrumental in establishing the first Women's Basketball program for New Castle High School and remained a faithful follower and supporter of the team. She was also appointed at one time to the New Castle Parking Authority. She was a member of the League of Women Voters and was active in the Democratic Party in Lawrence County. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and she enjoyed both gardening and reading.
Her husband John Ayers whom she married on August 26, 1944 passed away November 26, 2003.
She is survived by her five sons, John (Jack) Ayers and his wife Diane, Arizona; Tim Ayers and his wife Marylee, New York; Ed Ayers and his wife Andrea, New Castle; Chris Ayers and his wife Kelly, California; and Matt Ayers and his wife Melanie, New Castle; Eighteen grandchildren and Twelve great grandchildren.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, her three sisters, Elsie Malloy, Wilma Briggs, and Nora Eakin, and her three brothers, James, William, and Albert Flannery.
Calling hours will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday (2-23-11) in the J. Bradley McGonigle Funeral Home and Crematory Inc. 111 W. Falls St., New Castle.
A Funeral Service will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday (2-24-11) in the funeral home chapel with her son Rev. Tim Ayers officiating.
Following her funeral service at the funeral home there will be a procession to St. Mary's Cemetery where committal prayers in Resurrection Mausoleum.
Condolences may be sent to her family by visiting the web site www.McGonigleFuneralHomeandCrematory.com 12099
Mary Lou Ayers, Sharon, passed away at 11:08 p.m. Thursday, April 5, 2012, in Northside Hospital, Youngstown, Ohio. She was 88.
Mrs. Ayers was born July 2, 1923 in Sharon a daughter of Carl N. and Isabelle A. Kahl Wiesen.
She was a lifelong area resident and a 1941 alumna of Sharon High School.
Mary Lou retired in 1983 from the former General American Transportation Corp., Masury, Ohio, where she was an executive secretary for 41 years.
She was an active member of St. Joseph Church, Sharon. Mary Lou was a life master at bridge and co-chairman of Bridge Marathon Charities, which was formerly known as Mercer County Crippled Children Bridge Marathon. She was also a member of several bridge clubs. An avid golfer, she was a member of Oak Tree Country Club and the Thursday golf league at Yankee Run Golf Course. She also enjoyed bowling and was a longtime member of the Tuesday Early Bird Bowling League at Thornton Hall Lanes in Sharon. Mary Lou was a member and past president of the American Business Women Association, Sharon chapter.
Her husband, John 'Jack' C. Ayers, whom she married June 14, 1943, passed away April 22, 2008.
Surviving are: three sisters, Elizabeth A. 'Betty' Morgenstern, Warren, Ohio; Alice R. Monson, Hurst, Texas; and Dorothy M. O'Hara and her husband Philip, Southington, Ohio; a brother, Raymond A. Wiesen and his wife Ruth, Dayton, Ohio; two sisters-in-law, Carmen Wiesen, Tampa, Florida; and Helen Wiesen, Albuquerque, New Mexico; and several nieces and nephews.
Besides her parents and husband, Mary Lou was preceded in death by five brothers, Richard J., Charles N., Gerald E., Herbert J. and John 'Jack' M. Wiesen.
Mass of Christian burial will be 11 a.m. Monday, April 9, 2012, in St. Joseph Church, Sharon, with the Rev. Glenn R. Whitman, pastor, as celebrant.
Family will receive friends one hour before the Mass in the gathering room at St. Joseph Church.
Friends may email condolences by visiting www.McGonigleFuneralHomeandCrematory.com.
Entombment: St. Rose Cemetery Mausoleum, Hermitage.
Edna was born January 18, 1922 in Leesburg, Pa., the daughter of William and Rebecca Knight Flannery.
She graduated from New Castle High School in 1940.
In her younger years, she was employed in the gold room at the former Shenango Pottery. She was a member of St. Camillus Church, New Castle.
Active in local politics, she was elected to the New Castle School Board where she served one term as President of the Board. During her tenure, Edna was very proud to be instrumental in establishing the first Women's Basketball program for New Castle High School and remained a faithful follower and supporter of the team. She was also appointed at one time to the New Castle Parking Authority. She was a member of the League of Women Voters and was active in the Democratic Party in Lawrence County. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and she enjoyed both gardening and reading.
Her husband John Ayers whom she married on August 26, 1944 passed away November 26, 2003.
She is survived by her five sons, John (Jack) Ayers and his wife Diane, Arizona; Tim Ayers and his wife Marylee, New York; Ed Ayers and his wife Andrea, New Castle; Chris Ayers and his wife Kelly, California; and Matt Ayers and his wife Melanie, New Castle; Eighteen grandchildren and Twelve great grandchildren.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, her three sisters, Elsie Malloy, Wilma Briggs, and Nora Eakin, and her three brothers, James, William, and Albert Flannery.
Calling hours will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday (2-23-11) in the J. Bradley McGonigle Funeral Home and Crematory Inc. 111 W. Falls St., New Castle.
A Funeral Service will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday (2-24-11) in the funeral home chapel with her son Rev. Tim Ayers officiating.
Following her funeral service at the funeral home there will be a procession to St. Mary's Cemetery where committal prayers in Resurrection Mausoleum.
Condolences may be sent to her family by visiting the web site www.McGonigleFuneralHomeandCrematory.com 12099
Mary Lou Ayers, Sharon, passed away at 11:08 p.m. Thursday, April 5, 2012, in Northside Hospital, Youngstown, Ohio. She was 88.
Mrs. Ayers was born July 2, 1923 in Sharon a daughter of Carl N. and Isabelle A. Kahl Wiesen.
She was a lifelong area resident and a 1941 alumna of Sharon High School.
Mary Lou retired in 1983 from the former General American Transportation Corp., Masury, Ohio, where she was an executive secretary for 41 years.
She was an active member of St. Joseph Church, Sharon. Mary Lou was a life master at bridge and co-chairman of Bridge Marathon Charities, which was formerly known as Mercer County Crippled Children Bridge Marathon. She was also a member of several bridge clubs. An avid golfer, she was a member of Oak Tree Country Club and the Thursday golf league at Yankee Run Golf Course. She also enjoyed bowling and was a longtime member of the Tuesday Early Bird Bowling League at Thornton Hall Lanes in Sharon. Mary Lou was a member and past president of the American Business Women Association, Sharon chapter.
Her husband, John 'Jack' C. Ayers, whom she married June 14, 1943, passed away April 22, 2008.
Surviving are: three sisters, Elizabeth A. 'Betty' Morgenstern, Warren, Ohio; Alice R. Monson, Hurst, Texas; and Dorothy M. O'Hara and her husband Philip, Southington, Ohio; a brother, Raymond A. Wiesen and his wife Ruth, Dayton, Ohio; two sisters-in-law, Carmen Wiesen, Tampa, Florida; and Helen Wiesen, Albuquerque, New Mexico; and several nieces and nephews.
Besides her parents and husband, Mary Lou was preceded in death by five brothers, Richard J., Charles N., Gerald E., Herbert J. and John 'Jack' M. Wiesen.
Mass of Christian burial will be 11 a.m. Monday, April 9, 2012, in St. Joseph Church, Sharon, with the Rev. Glenn R. Whitman, pastor, as celebrant.
Family will receive friends one hour before the Mass in the gathering room at St. Joseph Church.
Friends may email condolences by visiting www.McGonigleFuneralHomeandCrematory.com.
Entombment: St. Rose Cemetery Mausoleum, Hermitage.
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