GIRARD - Theresa G. Button, 89, formerly of Middlefield, passed away Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013, at Clare Bridge of Austintown.
She was born July 13, 1923, in Cleveland, the daughter of Frank and Helen Papinski Bodnar.
She graduated from Middlefield High School in 1941 and attended Mount Union College for one year.
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Theresa married Harry N. "Fuzzy" Button in 1946. In 1950 they moved from Middlefield to Girard. They "wintered" over 25 years in Fredericksburg, Texas.
She was a wonderful homemaker, wife and mother. Her hobbies included reading, and she loved flowers and traveling extensively in the motorhome.
She will be missed dearly by her friends and family; her husband of 66 years, Harry "Fuzzy" Button; four children, Garth (Gayla) Button of Hubbard, Merrie Lou (Jack) Pence of Beaver Creek, Marilyn (Harvey) Juarez of San Antonio, Texas, and Clifford "Kip" Button of Girard; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a granddaughter; two brothers, Lou and Frank Bodnar; and two sisters, Helen Szucs and Margaret Bodnar.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Russell Funeral Service, 15670 W. High St. (state Route 87), Middlefield. Visitation will be Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Middlefield Cemetery.
To send online condolences, visit www.russellfuneralservicesusa.com.
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