Loretta Nigro Vanfossen

Loretta (nee Nigro) VanFossen





After a prolonged illness, Loretta, 95, passed away on Friday, June 8, 2012, in Kobacker House at Columbus, Ohio.



Born September 19, 1916, at Dover, Ohio, she was the youngest daughter of Nicholas and Mary Jane (nee Denoi) Nigro. Loretta was married to George Eugene "Gene" VanFossen for 33 years prior to his passing in 1978. They made their home in Strasburg, Ohio, before retiring to Inverness, Florida in 1972. Following Gene's death, Loretta remained in Inverness until 2007, when she returned to Strasburg.



Loretta was a 1934 graduate of Dover High School and always enjoyed her many class reunions. She was always active in the communities where she resided. Loretta loved to dance, sing, travel, and generally celebrated life with family and friends. She was a generous and caring soul who will be remembered with love.



She is survived by her two daughters, Jane M. Davis (Sam) of Huntington, West Virginia, and Paula VanFossen-Brown(Tom) of Columbus; her beloved grandchildren, Rachel Kacmar (Tim) of Chicago, Illinois, Amelia Brown of Cleveland, and Jacob Brown, also of Chicago; her older sister, Nora Gullo, of Cleveland, Ohio; and many other family members and friends.



A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Tuesday, June 12, at 10:30 a.m., in St. Joseph Church, 613 N. Tuscarawas Ave., Dover, with Fr. Jeff Coning officiating. Burial will be in St. Aloysius Cemetery at Strasburg. Family and friends are invited to call at the Toland-Herzig Funeral Home & Crematory, 803 N. Wooster Ave., Dover, on Monday, June 11, 6 8 p.m. A Christian wake service will be held Monday evening at 7:45 in the funeral home. To sign an online guestbook and share a fond memory of Loretta, please visit the Obituaries & Flowers link on the Toland-Herzig website.



The family suggests that contributions in Loretta's memory be made to the American Stroke Association at PO Box 15120, Chicago, IL 60693.