Evelyn R. Albert
Evelyn R. Albert, age 71 of Marysville, formerly of Richwood, died Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at the home of her daughter, surrounded by her loving family. She was born March 26, 1937 in Meeker to the late John F. and Ruby I. (Mattix) Herr.
On June 26, 1955 she married Joseph W. Albert in the home of her parents in Meeker, and he survives in Marysville.
She was retired from GTE after 31 years. A 1955 graduate of Meeker High School, she served on the Richwood Village Council, Richwood Fair Board, Matinee Club and was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary. She and her husband, Joseph trained and raced Standardbred horses and owned and operated the Albert Starting Gate, starting the races at local fairs and at Lebanon Raceway. She loved spending time in the Michigan outdoors with her family, picking berries, hunting wild mushrooms and fishing with her grandkids.
Besides her husband, she is survived by a daughter, Maureen (Robert) Welch, Marysville; a special daughter of the heart, Mary Ann (Vern) Higginbotham; a brother, Charles (Lori) Herr, Marion; a sister, Vivian (Steve) Williams, LaGrange, Kentucky; a grandson, Zachary (Lindsey) Welch; a granddaughter, Brittany (Matthew) Haun; a great-granddaughter, Cheyenne; special friends Bruce and Becky Beery, Richwood; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a sister, Maureen Faye Herr and a grandson, Jason Albert Welch.
Funeral services will be held Monday, January 26, 2009 at 11:00 AM in the Stofcheck-Ballinger Funeral Home, Richwood with Pastor Mo Dunn officiating. Burial will follow in Claibourne Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 6 PM on Sunday at the funeral home in Richwood.
Memorial gifts may be made to Loving Care Hospice, P. O. Box 613, Marysville, OH 43040.
Condolences and remembrances may be expressed at www.stofcheck-ballingerfuneralhome.com
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