Nancy M. Payne's Obituary
Nancy M. Payne, age 85, of Vermilion and formerly of Lorain passed away Sunday, January 5, 2014 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph following a brief illness.
She was born on April 21, 1928 in Lorain, Ohio to Domenic and Susie (nee Di Domenic) Pizzola.
Nancy was employed by the Lorain Board of Education as a cafeteria lunch aide at Larkmoor School for 13 years. She was a member of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church where she a member of the Marian Guild and a very active member of the church while she was healthy.
She is survived by her sons, Thomas (Judy) Payne, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, and David (Evelyn) Payne, of Elyria; daughter, Marilouise (Lonnie “Pete” Kitts, of Vermilion; 10 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great grandchild; sister, Mary Ellis, of Illinois.
Nancy was preceded in death by her husband, Thornton, in 2008; and her granddaughter, Elise Briele Payne.
The Payne family will receive friends on Thursday, January 9, 2014 from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. in the Dovin and Reber Jones Funeral & Cremation Center, 1110 Cooper Foster Park Road, Amherst where closing prayers will be held on Friday, January 10th. at 9:15 a.m. followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church 1305 E. Erie Ave. Lorain. Rev. Fr. Richard Hudak, Pastor, will officiate. Interment will follow at Calvary Cemetery, Lorain.
Contributions may be made in memory of Nancy to New Life Hospice, 3500 Kolbe Road, Lorain, OH 44053
Online condolences may be left for the Payne family at www.dovinreberjones.com
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