IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Sarah A

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Calvin

Aug 24, 1924 — Aug 14, 2010

Obituary

Sarah A. Calvin, 85, formerly of Green Beaver Road, passed away at 10:15 pm on Saturday, August 14, 2010 at the Hospice House in Poland, Ohio. Mrs. Calvin was born August 24, 1924 in Youngstown, Ohio, the daughter of Robert L and Ann W. Davis Dunker. Sarah attended Moody Bible Institute from 1950-1952, was a graduate of Youngstown State University in 1954 and received her Masters in Education in 1970. She worked in the Leetonia School District in elementary education, retiring in 1982. She also taught elementary education in the Niles school system from 1954-1958. Mrs. Calvin was a member of the Old North Baptist Church in Canfield, Ohio and with her husband she began the "Golden Heirs" senior group within the church. Sarah was a Delta Kappa Gamma, which is a international honorary teachers society. She won the 1973 Freedom Foundation Teacher Award. She was a past chairman and member of the local board of directors for child Evangelism Fellowship. Mrs. Calvin was also a historian responsible for the research and writing of Washingtonville History and was instrumental in forming the Washingtonville Park. Sarah was preceded in death by her husband, Daniel L. Calvin, whom she married on June 28, 1958. She is also preceded by two sisters, Orma Miller and Mrs. Betty Jane Lindelof. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews Ruthanne Reiss of Ocala, FL, Carol Smyth of Stamford, CT, Nancy Shipley of Salem, OH, Esther Travers of Framingham, MA, Lois Palazzo of Solon, OH, Ruth Shuda of Jefferson, WI, Earl Calvin of Canfield, OH, Roy Calvin of Columbus, OH, and her sister-in-law Eva Calvin of Columbiana. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, August 19, 2010, at Old North Church in Canfield with Rev. Brent Allen and Rev. Bob Catteau officiating. Burial will be in the Locust Grove Cemetery. Friends may call from 1 hour prior to the service on Thursday, August 19, 2010, at the Old North Church in Canfield. The family suggests that material tributes may be made to the Senior Adult Ministry at the Old North Church.

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