WARREN - Dorothy C. Mandrean, 79, died Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009, at Hospice House in Poland.

She was born June 6, 1930, in Warren, a daughter of Herbert A. and Virginia W. Wilson Criddle, and had lived in the Warren area all her life.

A graduate of Warren G. Harding High School, Mrs. Mandrean received a bachelor's degree from Youngstown State University and a master's degree from Westminster College. She taught elementary school for 33 years in the Warren City Schools, retiring in 1984. A member of First United Methodist Church in Warren, she had been active in the church choir and the Faith Circle. She was a life member of the NEA, OEA, WEA and Trumbull Retired Teachers Association, and volunteered for many years for Mobile Meals and Hospice of Trumbull County.

Surviving are her husband, Costi Mandrean Jr., whom she married May 24, 1959; a sister, Sara V. Cross of Chattanooga, Tenn.; and two brothers, James W. (Janice) Criddle of Edenton, N.C., and Jack H. (Eileen) Criddle of Champion.

A memorial service will be 6 p.m. Friday at McFarland & Son Funeral Home, with the Rev. Rick Oaks of First United Methodist Church officiating. Friends may call 5 to 6 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Material contributions may be made either to Hospice House, 9803 Sharrott Road Poland, Ohio 44514, or to Mobile Meals, 323 E. Market St., Warren, Ohio 44481.

Arrangements are entrusted to McFarland & Son Funeral Services Co., 271 N. Park Ave., Warren, Ohio 44481. Visit www.mcfarlandfuneral.com to view this obituary and send condolences.

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