Bernice O. Kueppers Woods 1926-2021

She was born March 31, 1926, in Struthers, a daughter of the late Harold and Pearl Ross McLaughlin.

Bernice was a Struthers High School graduate and a lifelong member of Brownlee Woods United Presbyterian Church.

She loved going to bingo with her daughter, Jean Marie, and camping with her husband, Earl. Her first husband, Robert E. Kueppers, whom she married April 11, 1947, passed away June 30, 1974; her second husband, Earl G. Woods, whom she married Jan. 17, 1975, passed away June 24, 1987.

She leaves to cherish her memory her son, Edward E. (Patti) Kueppers of Austintown; daughter, Jean Marie (fiance, Mike Tavolario) Lewis of Struthers; grandchildren, Dr. Dan (Kim) Lewis of Charlotte, N.C., Brian Lewis of Austintown, Bob Kueppers of Xenia, Ohio and Susan (Chris) Helt of Chicago; and seven great-grandchildren.

Along with her parents and husbands, Bernice was preceded in death by sisters, Florence Walsh, Myrtle Cunning, Eleanor Akers, Geraldine Earwood, Lena King, Stella Kyle, Annabell Stellar and Violet Lawrence. Material tributes can be made, in Bernice’s memory, to Hospice of the Valley, 5190 Market St., Boardman, Ohio 44512.

Per Bernice’s wishes, there will be no calling hours or funeral services.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the Edward J. Fox & Sons Funeral Home, 4700 Market St., Boardman, Ohio.

Family and friends of Bernice may visit www.fox funeralhome.org to view this obituary and leave condolences for the family.

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