Hazel I. Yockey

Hazel I. Yockey, age 87, of Dover, passed away Saturday, October 1, 2016, in the New Dawn Retirement Community in Dover.

Born November 20, 1928, in Mineral City, she was a daughter of the late Ervin and Mary Shott Gross. Hazel graduated from Mineral City High School in 1946, and went to work for the U.S. Ceramic Tile Co. in East Sparta and then the Reeves Steel Co. in Dover. She was later employed by the Buckeye Oil Producing Co., Zoarville, a job she thoroughly enjoyed, retiring at the age of 85 after 50 years of service.

Hazel was a member of Dover's Faith United Methodist Church for more than 60 years; she served as church treasurer and worked in the church's clothes closet and soup kitchen. She also belonged to the American Business Women's Association, and was active with the Mineral City High School Reunion Committee. In her younger days, Hazel was a Girl Scout leader and a member of the Dover Band Boosters. Two of her favorite pastimes were going dancing and playing bridge on Tuesday nights.

Survivors include her three daughters, Kathe (Harry) Paidas of Alliance, Cynthia (companion Darrell Griffey) Corregan of Canton, and Mary Ellen (Jim) Cugliari of Dover; her nine grandchildren, Peter (Ashley), Steven and Matthew Paidas, Ryan (Courtney) and Nicholas Corregan, Brian, Breanna, Danielle and Andrew Cugliari; her very special great-granddaughter, Madisyn Sue Corregan; and her nieces, nephews and cousins.

In addition to her parents, Hazel was preceded in death by her infant son, Robert Yockey; and her sisters, Betty Gross, Margaret "Peggy" Miller and Norma Komaromy.

A funeral service will be held Tuesday, October 4, at 11 a.m., in the Toland-Herzig Funeral Home & Crematory, Dover, with Pastor Shelly Nordine officiating. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery, Sandyville. Following the committal, there will be a lunch in the Toland-Herzig Monarch Center on the Boulevard in Dover. Family and friends are invited to call at the funeral home on Monday, October 3, 5 8 p.m. To sign an online guestbook and share a fond memory of Hazel, please visit the Obituaries and Flowers link on the Toland-Herzig website.

The family wishes to acknowledge the wonderful kindness, care and concern Hazel received from New Dawn, Community Hospice and her Faith Church family Thank You All So Very Much.

Memorial contributions may be made to Faith United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 334, Dover, Ohio 44622, or Community Hospice, 716 Commercial Ave. S.W., New Philadelphia, Ohio 44663.