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NORTH LIMA -- Mabel V. Gordon, 88, formerly of Hubbard, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, at Caprice Health Care in North Lima.
Mabel was born March 12, 1938, in New Middletown, a daughter of Theodore and Elizabeth Martin Shives.
She was a 1956 graduate of North High School.
Mabel was a timekeeper at Commercial Shearing and later worked in production at Classic Optical, retiring in 2000.
She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren.
Mabel will be fondly remembered and sadly missed by her family: her daughter, Joy Ann Koporc of Streetsboro, and her son, John Paul (Mary Kay) Gordon II of Fowler; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. She also leaves her siblings, Alfred Shives, Iris Evans, and Judy Davidson.
Beside her parents, she was preceded in death by her sisters, Wanda Treboni, and Betty Brown; and brothers, Joseph Shives, Theodore "Ted" Shives, William Shives and Harold Shives.
Services will begin at noon, with calling hours prior to the service from 11 a.m. to noon Monday, Sept. 21, 2026, at Stewart-Kyle Funeral Home.
Mabel will be laid to rest in Churchill Cemetery, Youngstown.
Family and friends are invited to visit the funeral home's website at www.stewart-kyle.com to share memories and condolences.
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