Ione Rae Cavanagh's Obituary
AUBURN Ione Rae Cavanagh, 78 years of age, became Our Gift to God on Friday March 25, 2011 at Hillcrest Hospital in Mayfield Hts., Ohio. Mrs. Cavanagh was God's Gift to Us on February 28, 1933 in Cleveland, Ohio the daughter of the late Harry and Cora (Squire) Dezort. A homemaker, she had been employed for 26 years as a school bus driver for Kenston Schools, retiring in 1993. Mrs. Cavanagh was a member of the Auburn Community Church. On August 19, 1995, she married Robert Cavanagh who survives at their home. Also surviving are her daughters Debbie (Rick) Blankenship of Auburn and Chris (Mark) Sayers of Marysville, Ohio, her sons Michael R. (Karen) Cavanagh and P.J. (Ruth) Cavanagh both of Auburn, her sister Fae (Kenneth) Krause of Auburn and 8 grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her first husband William L. Button, Sr. in 1983, her son William L. Button, Jr. in 1975 and her granddaughter Jodi Marie Blankenship in 2007. No calling hours. A Memorial Service will be held Monday March 28, 2011 at 11:00 A.M. at the Auburn Community Church, 11076 East Washington Street, Auburn with Pastor Charles E. Brown officiating. Her family will receive friends at the church on Monday from 10:00 A.M. until the time of her service. Mrs. Cavanagh is being laid to rest at Maple Shade Cemetery in Auburn Township with a private burial. In lieu of flowers, please consider contributions to the Jodi Marie Blankenship Memorial Fund, Auburn Community Church, 11076 Washington Street, Auburn Township, Ohio 44023. Arrangements are by the Green Family Funeral Home & Crematory Service in Mantua.
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