Noreen
Noreen Jane (Kirkner) Dornbrock
d. July 22, 2009
Noreen Jane (Kirkner) Dornbrock
Noreen Jane (Kirkner ) Dornbrock, 83 of Roanoke, VA, formerly of Poland, passed away July 22, 2009 in Roanoke, VA.
Noreen was born August 22, 1925 in Youngstown, a daughter of William J. and Mary McPike Kirkner. She was raised in Youngstown and moved to Poland in 1955. Noreen moved to Roanoke, VA, and Our Lady of the Valley in 2004.
A 1943 graduate of Chaney High School, Noreen received her Bachelors in Communication and Theater from Ohio University in 1947. She worked for WKBN Radio and TV for 7 years before moving to Poland in 1955.
Noreen was active in many community organizations. She served as Clerk to the Poland Zoning Commission beginning in 1969, also as clerk to the Poland Township Board of Zoning Appeals beginning in 1971. She was past president of the Youngstown Alumni Chapter of Chi Omega Sorority, Trailwood Gardeners, Friends of the Poland Library, and was active or held offices in the following: AFS Poland Adult Chapter, Poland Swim Club (one of the first 100 families), Youngstown Pan-Hellenic Assn., Catholic Collegiate Assn., Women's Guild of the Youngstown Playhouse, Poland Township Historical Society, Holy Family Choir, Friends of American Art and Docent at the Butler Institute, Youngstown-Warren Chapter of the Ohio University Alumni Assoc., Carnival Dance Club, Ohio Genealogical Society Mahoning and Trumbull Chapters, Board of the Youngstown Civic Theater, Poland HS Boosters Club, Y-Neptune Swim Club at the Youngstown YMCA, several bridge clubs and Poland Community groups, and a member of the Institute of Learning and Retirement at YSU. Noreen was a member of Holy Family Church in Poland.
Her husband Cecil Harmon Dornbrock whom she married August 28, 1948 died December 1, 1997. She leaves three children; Mary Kay Brown of Roanoke, VA, Deborah (Mark) Costello of Castle Rock, CO, and David C. (Kim) Dornbrock of Battle Ground, WA; five grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Besides her parents, Noreen was preceded in death by her brother Norbert Kirkner and her sister Janet Dunn.
A Memorial Mass will be held Saturday, August 29, 10:00 a.m. at Holy Family Church in Poland. A reception for family and friends will follow the mass at the Becker Family Center located at the Cunningham-Becker Funeral Home in Poland.
Noreen's family request memorial tributes take the form of contributions to Friends of the Poland Library or the Youngstown Playhouse.
Please visit www.beckerobits.com to send condolences.
Noreen Jane (Kirkner ) Dornbrock, 83 of Roanoke, VA, formerly of Poland, passed away July 22, 2009 in Roanoke, VA.
Noreen was born August 22, 1925 in Youngstown, a daughter of William J. and Mary McPike Kirkner. She was raised in Youngstown and moved to Poland in 1955. Noreen moved to Roanoke, VA, and Our Lady of the Valley in 2004.
A 1943 graduate of Chaney High School, Noreen received her Bachelors in Communication and Theater from Ohio University in 1947. She worked for WKBN Radio and TV for 7 years before moving to Poland in 1955.
Noreen was active in many community organizations. She served as Clerk to the Poland Zoning Commission beginning in 1969, also as clerk to the Poland Township Board of Zoning Appeals beginning in 1971. She was past president of the Youngstown Alumni Chapter of Chi Omega Sorority, Trailwood Gardeners, Friends of the Poland Library, and was active or held offices in the following: AFS Poland Adult Chapter, Poland Swim Club (one of the first 100 families), Youngstown Pan-Hellenic Assn., Catholic Collegiate Assn., Women's Guild of the Youngstown Playhouse, Poland Township Historical Society, Holy Family Choir, Friends of American Art and Docent at the Butler Institute, Youngstown-Warren Chapter of the Ohio University Alumni Assoc., Carnival Dance Club, Ohio Genealogical Society Mahoning and Trumbull Chapters, Board of the Youngstown Civic Theater, Poland HS Boosters Club, Y-Neptune Swim Club at the Youngstown YMCA, several bridge clubs and Poland Community groups, and a member of the Institute of Learning and Retirement at YSU. Noreen was a member of Holy Family Church in Poland.
Her husband Cecil Harmon Dornbrock whom she married August 28, 1948 died December 1, 1997. She leaves three children; Mary Kay Brown of Roanoke, VA, Deborah (Mark) Costello of Castle Rock, CO, and David C. (Kim) Dornbrock of Battle Ground, WA; five grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Besides her parents, Noreen was preceded in death by her brother Norbert Kirkner and her sister Janet Dunn.
A Memorial Mass will be held Saturday, August 29, 10:00 a.m. at Holy Family Church in Poland. A reception for family and friends will follow the mass at the Becker Family Center located at the Cunningham-Becker Funeral Home in Poland.
Noreen's family request memorial tributes take the form of contributions to Friends of the Poland Library or the Youngstown Playhouse.
Please visit www.beckerobits.com to send condolences.
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