DoLores Irene Simon

DoLores Irene (Noble) Simon, 88, of south Toledo passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at the Kingston of Perrysburg surrounded by her loving family at her bedside. She was born in Toledo, Ohio to Sigmund and Hazel Noble on February 12, 1930, but mostly raised as a child by her grandmother and her Aunt Catherine and Aunt Jim. DoLores was a graduate of Whitney High School in 1948. She was an accomplished seamstress and enjoyed making many things – clothes, drapes, and altar linens. She also loved to bake – snicker doodle, pies and Christmas cookies. She married John Bernard Simon on May 5, 1951, and he preceded her passing on March 20, 2000. In retirement, they both enjoyed playing cards, traveling – taking cruises, visiting family locally, and in Pennsylvania and Texas. After raising her four children, Joe, Bob, Jane and Sue, she worked for 30+ years as a bank teller for United Home Federal Savings in Toledo on Broadway (aka Standard Federal Bank, LaSalle Bank, now Huntington Bank) before retiring in 1992. For a few years she volunteered on the coffee/gift cart at St. Luke’s Hospital in Maumee. DoLores was preceded in death by her brother Robert Noble. She is survived by her two sons Joe (Barb) Simon, of Ann Arbor, MI; Bob (Mary) Simon, of Toledo, OH; and two daughters Jane (Bob) Erickson-Simon, of Algonquin, IL; and Sue (Bill) Oeters, of Cincinnati, OH. She has eleven grandchildren, Joe’s son Matt (Jamie) of Buhler, KS; Joe’s daughter Jennifer (Rob) Zorn of Owego, NY; Joe’s sons Tim of Kansas; Russ (Libby) of Ann Arbor, MI and Chris of Austin, TX; Bob’s sons Todd of Dayton, OH and Nick of Maumee, OH; Jane’s daughter Sarah of Columbus, OH; Sue’s son Steven of Atlanta, GA, daughter Laura and son Michael, both of Columbus, OH; seven great-grandchildren including Matt and Jamie Simon’s children Rebekkah and Elijah; Jennifer and Rob Zorn’s children Wyatt, Aundrea and Grayson; Tim Simon’s children Emily and Kyler as well as several cousins Fr. Jim, Barb, Pat, Maryann, and Janet to name a few. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, March 19, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. in St. Patrick of Heatherdowns Church, 4201 Heatherdowns Blvd., where the family will receive friends beginning at 9:00 a.m. Interment will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery in Maumee. The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff at Kingston Residence of Perrysburg and Hospice of Northwest Ohio for their compassionate care. In lieu of flowers please consider a memorial Contribution to a charity of the donor’s choice. Please view and sign the guest registry at www.coylefuneralhome.com

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DoLores Irene Simon

February 12, 1930 - March 13, 2018