Henrietta (Lepor) Emerick
June 5, 1927 — June 29, 2016
BOARDMAN A graveside service was held Saturday, July 2nd at Forest Lawn Cemetery for the family of Henrietta Emerick, 89. Henrietta passed away Wednesday afternoon at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Boardman with her family by her side.
Henrietta was born June 5, 1927, in Girard, Ohio a daughter of Alphonse and Augustine Lepor. She was a Girard High School graduate and graduated from cosmetology school, worked at J.C. Penney for a short period and was a dedicated homemaker. She was active in the Boardman United Methodist Church Sarah Circle group, served as PTA President and a Girl Scout leader.
She was preceded in death by her loving husband Dean Emerick, a brother Paul Lepor and a sister Jennette Dillon. Surviving her are her daughters, Linda (Dale) Sturdevant of Boardman, Peggy (Taylor) Evans of Boardman, and Denise (James) Slovan of Macedonia; 10 grandchildren, Jon (Lisa) Strange, Todd (Katie) Strange, Heather Strange, George Evans, Jeff Evans, Diana (Mike) Selzer, Kelly (Ezekiel) Trosper, Emily Slovan, Kevin Sturdevant, and Kari Sturdevant; a sister-in-law, Carolyn Hughes of McDonald; and seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements were handled by Davis-Becker Funeral Home, Boardman.