Donna J. Vrabel 1937-2022

She was born July 30, 1937, in Youngstown, a daughter of Peter and Frances Swierz Shevetz and had been a lifelong area resident.

Donna was a 1955 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School and had worked in the deli department for Frattaroli’s Sparkle Market in Struthers.

She had been a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Knights of Columbus in Struthers.

Her husband, Robert M. Vrabel Sr., whom she married Nov. 9, 1957, died May 2, 2003.

She leaves her daughter, Debbie (Tim) Yeager of Poland; her son, Robert M. Vrabel Jr. of Struthers and his fiancee, Kim Slattery; two granddaughters, Tara (Chris) Everts of Streetsboro, and Leanna (Justin) Meeks of Canfield; three-and-a-half great-grandchildren, Makenna, Brooklyn and Jaxson Everts, and Mini Meeks due in January 2023; and her sister-in-law, JoAnn Vrabel Swierz.

A funeral service will be held at noon Wednesday, July 6, 2022, at the Davidson-Becker Funeral Home in Struthers, with the Rev. Michael Swierz officiating.

Friends may call from 10 to 11:45 a.m. prior to the service at the funeral home.

Interment will follow in St. John Cemetery.

Donna’s family would like to express their very sincere appreciation to 5 West at St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital; Dr. Alex Vrable for decades of kind and compassionate care, as well as Dr. Vince Ricchiuti and Dr. Barton for the care given.

Condolences may be sent at www.beckerobits.com.

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