Markley, Ada A., 80, January 9, 2015. Arrangements by Munz-Pirnstill Funeral Home, Bucyrus, Ohio.
Ada A. Markley, 80, of Bucyrus, Ohio, passed away on January 9, 2015, as a result of an automobile accident. Ada was born May 14, 1934, in Limestone, Maine, to the late George and Olympe (Rioux) Gervais. She was married June 30, 1956, to Daryl J. Markley who preceded her in death on Feb. 16, 2003.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by two brothers, John and Paul Gervais, as well as one sister, Georgia Berube.
Ada is survived by children, Karen (Bob) Schmidt of Allison Park, PA, Ron (Marianne) Markley of Bucyrus, Darla (Ralph Curry) Richards of Las Vegas, NV, and Cindy (Ted Babcock) Markley of Sycamore; grandchildren, Rob (Julie Horstman) Schmidt, Julie (Pete) Crossley, Jared (Mandy) Schmidt, Elizabeth (Mario Tarallo) Markley, Michelle Markley, Amy (Chad) Durham, Sarah (Michael Hoyt) Markley, Tim (Sarah Moore) Markley, Shane Spears, Carrie (Wes Cooley) Spears, and Nichole (Jon Powers) Spears; great-grandchildren, Madison and Wyatt Crossley, Natalie Hankins, Owen Durham, Brooklynn Hoyt, Grace Cooley, and Morgan Powers; brother, Rainald (Sandra) Gervais of Limestone; sister-in-law, Carman Gervais of Bucyrus; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, June and Don Bowen of Mt. Gilead; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, and good friends.
Ada began working at Timken when she moved to Bucyrus and later owned and operated Ada’s Fashion Gallery in Bucyrus for 20 years. She was currently working at Sears in the Richland Mall. She graduated from Limestone H.S. in 1951. Ada was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church and the Bucyrus Elks Lodge.
Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated January 15 at 11 a.m. in the Holy Trinity Catholic Church with Father John Miller as celebrant. The family received friends January 14 from 3 until 7 p.m. in the Munz-Pirnstill Funeral Home with prayer services being held at 6:45 p.m. Memorials may be made to the Crawford County Humane Society and expressions of sympathy can be left at munzpirnstill.com.
