Thursday, June 09, 2011

Retired Record-Courier editor dies

Luella D. Cordier (nee Heupel), retired editor of the Record-Courier, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend to many, passed away June 8, 2011.

Lou was born April 7, 1922 in Akron, the eldest daughter of Philip A. Heupel, Sr., and Julia Cole Heupel, about whom she wrote Out of Their Silence: A Memoir of Philip and Julia.

Luella was married to Albert T. Cordier of Mogadore for nearly 60 years before his death in September 2001. Lou was a graduate of Springfield High School and Kent State University's School of Journalism. She was editor of the Record-Courier and received numerous awards for her work as a journalist. Luella was a member of The Chapel and its choir for many years.

Lou was predeceased by her parents; husband; and brother, Philip Jr. She is survived by daughters, Nancy (Dick) Bauer, Suzanne (Frank) D'Annolfo, Kristine (George) Karnezis; and son, James (Betty) Cordier; 12 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; sisters, Doris (Tom) Kot and Marie Dittebrand; brother, Ray (Judy) Heupel; many nieces, nephews and friends.

Funeral service will be held Monday, 10:30 a.m. at Hopkins Lawver Funeral Home, 34 S. Cleveland Avenue, Mogadore, Ohio 44260, with Pastor Jim Mitchell officiating. Burial at Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Luella's memory may be made to Camp Carl c/o The Chapel, 135 Fir Hill, Akron, Ohio 44304, or, for a journalism scholarship, to the KSU Foundation, c/o Christine Isenberg, 131 Moulton Hall, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44240.
(Hopkins Lawver, MOGADORE, 330-733-6271)
www.hopkinslawver.com
[Akron Beacon Journal, Thursday, June 9, 2011, page B4, col. 4]

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