Ethel Ruth Copeland

Ethel R. Copeland, 78, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2004 at Barberton Citizens Hospital.

She was born in Barberton and worked for the Diamond Match Company in the 1940s. She was a member of the Community Gospel Tabernacle in Barberton.

Preceded in death by husband, Willie; she is survived by daughter, Karen (Jerry) Reese of Hartville; son, Kenneth (Donald Kaufman) of Coventry; grandchildren, Melissa, Michele and Michael Copeland and Erin and Megan Reese; great-grandchildren, Alex and Kayla Cope land; brother, Lloyd "Bud" (Goldie) Cecil of Barberton; and sister-in-law, Kate Cecil of Barberton.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, 11 a.m. at the Hahn-Hostetler-Silva Funeral Home in Barberton. Pastor Anna Chaffman officiating. Interment at Greenlawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Friday, 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, one hour prior to services at the funeral home.

Donations may be made to Meals on Wheels of Akron.

Tributes to remember the life of Mrs. Copeland may be made at www.mem.com.