Bea Frances Willard, 61, Auditor and Headteller
Bea Frances Willard (nee: Buchs), 61 years of age and a resident of Lorain, passed away Saturday, May 7, 2005 at University Hospitals of Cleveland following a brief illness.She was born January 15, 1944 in Lorain where she was raised and lived her entire life.
She was an auditor and headteller for U.S. Bank for twenty-five years. Bea was a member of ST. Paul Lutheran Church in Amherst and her enjoyment was caring for her family.
Survivors include her husband of thirty-eight years, Richard Paul Willard; her sons, Matthew P. Willard of Sheffield Village and Eric A. Willard of North Ridgeville; her daughters Belinda Willard of Olmsted Falls; six grandchildren; her brothers Bill Kopas, Silas Buchs and Richard Buchs all of Oberlin and Donald Buchs of Elyria and her sister Eva Blackford of Amherst.
She was preceded in death by her parents Silas and Beatrice F. Buchs (nee: Day).
Friends may call Wednesday, May 11, 2005, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Hempel Funeral Home, 373 Cleveland Avenue, Amherst. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. from St. Paul Lutheran Church; 115 Central Drive Amherst. The Rev. Walter Kovac, interim pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Ridge Hill Memorial Park, Amherst Township.