Esther Paulsey Clement 1927-2023

Esther was born Easter Sunday, April 17, 1927, in Youngstown, a daughter of the late Ben and Agnes Shipsky Paulsey.

She attended Gordon and Reed grade schools and was a 1945 graduate of Campbell Memorial High School.

She married Jerry Clement, an honorably discharged sergeant of the United States Air Force (World War II), on May 17, 1947. They owned and operated Jerry’s Holiday House in Coitsville until their retirement.

Together, Jerry and Esther had six children, Joyce (John) Perl of Naples, Fla., Judie of Campbell, Jerry (Faye Kouvas) of Warren, Janice Blankenstein of Chicago, Jaci of Long Island, N.Y., and Jill (deceased). She was proud of her only grandson, Corbin (Emily) Blankenstein of New York, and her great-granddaughter, Zoey Ross. Jerry and Esther were blessed with loving, caring children and spent holidays together and traveled together. Besides her children, Esther leaves her only surviving sister, Mary Jane (Janie) Maro, and several nieces and nephews.

Esther’s husband, Jerry, died Oct. 21, 2006. Her daughter, Jill, died Oct. 6, 1974, after being hit by a car. Esther’s parents died in 1978.

Private services were held June 1, 2023, at Kirilla Funeral Home Inc. in Struthers.

Esther was laid to rest in St. John Cemetery in Coitsville.

The family would like to thank the staff of Masternick Memorial Health Care Center for the extraordinary, compassionate care she received, and Southern Care Hospice Services, which provided comfort in her final days. Also, thanks to the many friends who reached out at such a difficult time.

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