Obituary of M. Elaine Schoenleb

M. Elaine Schoenleb passed away December 30, 2010, at age 100, at Sumner on Ridgewood.

Born in Columbus, Ohio, Elaine lived most of her life in Cuyahoga Falls. She graduated from Ohio State University in 1931, was a charter member of Chapter BK, P.E.O. Sisterhood, a former board member of the Akron YWCA and an active member of First United Methodist Church of Cuyahoga Falls.

Preceded in death by husband of 64 years, Edwin Schoenleb (former News Editor of The Akron Beacon Journal) and son-in law, E. Dwight Horr. She is survived by son and daughter-in-law, Chris and Joanne Schoenleb and daughter, Diane Horr. She blessed the lives of her six grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren.

Services will be held 11 a.m. MONDAY at the Billow FAIRLAWN Chapel, 85 N. Miller Rd. with Rev. Dick Gibson officiating. Burial at Chestnut Hill Memorial Park. Friends may call at the funeral home one hour prior to the service on Monday. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to In-House Hospice, 1530 West Market St., # 1, Akron 44313 or Sumner on Ridgewood, 970 Sumner Parkway, Copley 44321.
[Akron Beacon Journal, Sunday, January 2, 2011, page B5, col. 1]