Marilyn E. Kobal 1933-2020

Marilyn was born April 25, 1933, in Youngstown, the daughter of Albert W. and Florence E. Thomas Meyers. She was a graduate of Girard High School and had attended secretarial school.

Marilyn had worked for Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co. and then worked for the Girard City School System for 38 years, as a school secretary, retiring in 2005.

She was a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Girard Junior Women’s Club and Girard Historical Society. She was an avid reader and enjoyed gardening and traveling.

Marilyn was always involved with her grandchildren and their activities and was always lending a hand in helping others, whatever they made have needed, Marilyn was there to help.

She leaves to cherish her memory, her daughters, Sherry Nadler and Laurie (Michael) Avey, both of Girard; her brothers, Darryl (Jane) Meyers of McDonald and James (Marilyn) Meyers of Girard, and her grandchildren, Emily E. Nadler of Seattle, Wash.,, Michael Avey of Richmond, Va., Megan Avey of Girard and Madeline Avey of Akron.

Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Ronald Meyers.

Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at Blackstone Funeral Home. Family and friends may visit from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday and also from 10 to 11 a.m. on Wednesday, at the funeral home.

Marilyn will be laid to rest in Girard City Cemetery.

The family suggests any memorial contributions be made to: Hospice of the Valley, 5190 Market St., Youngstown, OH 44512, in Marilyn’s memory.

Visit www.blackstonefuneralhome.com to view this obituary and to send any expressions of sympathy to the family.

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