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Vera Griffiths, 84, Enjoyed knitting, ballroom dancing and baseball

Vera Griffiths (nee Raybould) - 84, of Avon Lake passed away, Monday, April 28 at St. John and West Shore Hospital, Westlake following a recent illness. She was born November 29, 1918 in County of Wolverhampton, England and immigrated to Lakewood in 1951. She moved to Avon Lake in 1956. She was employed as a housekeeper at the Aquamarine Resort in Avon Lake and enjoyed knitting, ballroom dancing and baseball.

Mrs. Griffths is survived by a daughter, Maureen Logan (Jim) of Avon Lake; two sons, Colin (Sandy) and Kenneth (Gail) both of Avon Lake; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, William H. (1993); a son, William (2001); her parents, Edward and Ann (nee Jones) Raybould and two sister and a brother.

Friends may call at the BUSCH-BURMEISTER FAMILY CHAPEL, 163 Avon-Belden Rd. Avon Lake from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. Thursday. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home Friday May 2 at 9:00 a.m. Rev. Mr. James Stewart; a deacon at St. James Catholic Church, Lakewood will officiate. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memory Gardens, Avon. Memorials may be forwarded to St. James Catholic Church, 17514 Detroit Ave. Lakewood, OH 44107 or the Good Samaritan Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 32900 Detroit Rd. Avon, OH 44011.

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