Margaret Yandell, 92, Enjoyed Baking

She was a member of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Lorain where she was a member of the “Kitchen Crew” and the Marian Guild. While living at Anchor Lodge she was a member of Anchor’s Angels Rosary Group and enjoyed playing bingo.

Her hobbies were sewing, crocheting, gardening and baking. Each St. Anthony feast day she would bake a few hundred loaves of bread to be blessed and shared. She will be especially remembered for the thousands of “Grandma Cookies” she baked and gave away. She gave cookies to family, to trick-or-treaters at Halloween and at church activities. She also baked thousands of cookies for the school activities of her children and grandchildren from preschool thru college.

Having lived through two world wars and the Great Depression, Margaret believed in living simple and sharing much. The news that upset her most was hearing about children going to bed hungry. She believed in sharing with food drives as a way of life.

She is survived by her daughters Carol Burton (Timothy) of Lorain and Theresa Gutshall (William) of Mansfield, 8 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren, sister Theresa Martin of Old Bridge, New Jersey and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband Charles Yandell in 1979, sisters Mary and Alice and brothers Joseph, John and Andrew.

The family will receive friends Monday 4 - 8 p.m. at the Gluvna-Shimo-Hromada Funeral Chapel, 3224 Broadway Ave., Lorain. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. in the funeral chapel followed by the mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, 1305 E. Erie Ave., Lorain. The Rev. Joseph West, OFM Conv., pastor, will officiate. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery in Lorain.

To honor Margaret’s legacy of sharing, a food drive will be held in her honor at the funeral chapel during visiting hours and a table set up to receive gifts of non-perishable food items and/or taxable personal care and cleaning items. All donations will be given to the St. Vincent de Paul Society at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church to share with the needy. Monetary donations can be made to the St. Vincent de Paul Society at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, 1305 E. Erie Ave., Lorain, OH. 44052.

Online condolences may be made at www.gluvna.net.