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CORTLAND --Shirlee Zoba, 90, entered Heaven on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, after a brief illness, with her daughter by her side.
Shirlee was born on a perfect summer day, July 10, 1933, in Warren, to Stanley and Anna Klutch.
Shirlee was a 1951 graduate of Warren G. Harding High School. She helped plan and celebrate her 72nd class reunion, this past June.
Throughout her life, Shirlee held several occupations including work as a phone operator at Ohio Edison, a medical transcriber, a Realtor, a medical assistant and a hairdresser. She finished her working career as "Girl Friday" with Mac Plumbing. If you called into Mac Plumbing during the 1990s and early 2000s, you would surely recall her sweet voice answering the phone.
In July of 1954, she married Eugene "Gene" Zoba. They celebrated 60 years of marriage before his passing, in 2013.
Shirlee thoroughly enjoyed life. She was a devout Christian and could be considered a devout bingo player. She really did love her bingo -- where she met some of her closest and dearest friends. She filled her days spending time with her close friends playing bingo, pinochle and having weekly supper with "the girls." Her charm had an effect on everyone she met. Her laugh could reverse all sadness and could be picked up out of a crowd. Her independent spirit and tenacity have been passed on to her daughter and granddaughters. During her 90 earthly years, there was never a challenge she steered away from nor a pair of shoes she could say no to. She had a thirst for knowledge and new adventures.
Shirlee was truly one-of-a-kind and had a loving and generous soul. You couldn't help but love her.
Her kind heart, loving spirit, and infectious zest for life will be deeply missed by her daughter, Heather Zoba DeMalio; son-in-law, Dr. Mark DeMalio; granddaughters, Isabella DeMalio and Mia DeMalio; grandsons, Charles Anderson and David Anderson; granddaughter, Amanda West; nieces, Kathy Fischer Hagan and Brook Evans Altier; nephews, Dennis Fischer, Robert Fischer and Gerard Fischer; extended family, and her very near and dear friends.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene "Gene"; her daughter, Hope Alford; her sister, Constance "Connie" Fischer; her brother, Stanley "Bob" Klutch; and her sister, Judith "Judee" Evans.
A celebration of life memorial will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023, at Carl W. Hall Funeral Home, 533 North Park Ave., Warren, OH 44481.
In lieu of flowers, Shirlee's family suggests contributions be made, in her name, to Hospice of Valley, 979 Tibbetts Wick Road, Suite A, Girard, OH 44420.
Arrangements are entrusted to Carl W. Hall Funeral Home, 533 North Park Ave., Warren, OH 44481. Please visit https://www.carlwhall.com/
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