Rita A. Young

BARBERTON---Rita A. (Kepler) Young, 85, passed away November 16, 2015.

She was born in Crooksville, OH and had been a Barberton resident most of her life where she was a life member of VFW 1066 Ladies Auxiliary. Rita enjoyed spending her winters in Florida where she had many friends. She was also very fond of her trip to Hawaii on her 80th birthday.

Preceded in death by her parents Robert and Lorena; first husband William B. Kepler; daughter Debra(Kepler) Schultz; son William Kepler; grandson Beau Kepler; and step-daughter Laurie (Young) Trusky; She will be missed by her loving husband Jerry W.; sons John(Irene) Kepler and Rick (Ellen) Kepler; daughter Karen (John) Biagetti; stepson Gerald (Susan) Young; stepdaughters Linda (Gary) Kellar and Julie (Terry) Kuhn; 15 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; brother Robert Spence; sisters Jean (Spence) Ali and Peg Spence; and sister-in-law Dorothy Ewald.

Funeral Service will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, November 20, 2015 at the SILVA-HOSTETLER FUNERAL HOME, 1199 Wooster Rd. West, Barberton. Rev. John Henniger officiating. Interment at Greenlawn Memorial Park. Calling Hours Thursday from 5-8 P.M. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the charity of one's choice.