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HUBBARD -- Bernadean Heckert Matune, loving wife, mother, sister, aunt and friend, passed away peacefully Friday, May 5, 2023, at the age of 94.
She was born to Carl and Gay Stutler Heckert on Sept. 19, 1928, the fifth of 12 in a family of six boys and six girls. They resided in Coxs Mills, W.Va., where the Heckert family had deep roots.
Bernadean moved to Northeastern Ohio, working at Packard Electric in Warren for many years and enjoyed the single life with her roommate and best friend, Rosemary. During this time, she met her husband, Martin, in Hubbard, who she was introduced to by her brother, Doyle.
The couple married in 1954, and purchased the family home in Hubbard. They had a long and happy marriage that lasted until 2015 when Martin passed away.
Bernadean raised her two daughters in Hubbard and was an active and proud member of the First Baptist Church. An avid baker, she was known for her pies and kolache, which many people still speak of today. But there was nothing more important to her than family, and nothing she enjoyed more than visiting and staying connected with family and friends.
She was preceded in heaven by her beloved husband of 65 years, Martin; and is survived by her daughters, Cheryl Matune (Nicolas Samaras) and Darlene Matune Balzano (Michael Balzano); her sisters, Jean Booty and Carol Booty; brothers, Nelson (Rose) Heckert and Melvin Heckert; and many nieces and nephews.
Family and friends may call from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 11, 2023, and from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at the Kelley-Cummins Funeral Home.
Funeral services are scheduled at 11 a.m. Friday, May 12, 2023, at the Kelley-Cummins Funeral Home, with Pastor Luke Oskin officiating, followed by interment in Hubbard Union Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to Southern Care Hospice, 5401 Ashley Circle Suite E, Austintown, OH 44515, or to Shepherd of the Valley, 4100 N. River Road NE, Warren, OH 44484.
Please visit www.kcummins.com to view this obituary and send condolences to the family.
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