Loretta Willis

Loretta Florence Willis, 82, Indiana, died Tuesday, October 12, 2021, at the Beacon Ridge Nursing Center.

The daughter of William and Emma Weber, she was born January 25, 1939 in Newark, NJ.

Loretta was an avid reader, especially the Bible. She loved animals and reading her Bible daily. While at Beacon, she would crochet hats and scarfs which were then donated to various facilities.

She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, and grandmother.

Surviving are her children, William H. (Sandy) Willis, Leavittsburg, OH, Mary Wilson and her companion, Richard Campbell, Indiana, Charles O. Willis, Homer City, Georgiana (Thomas) Bork, Homer City, Anthony “Tony” (Darlene) Willis, Rossiter, PA, Thomas O. (Mary) Willis, Clymer, George V. (Melissa) Willis, Penn Run, Loretta Willis and her fiancée, Jim Nyland, Indiana; numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great great grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; and daughter-in-law, Jodi Kempski, Ohio.

Preceding Loretta in death were her parents; husband, Robert L. Willis; and a son, Robert Jr.

Friends will be received on Saturday, October 23, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the John A Lefdahl Funeral Home. A Blessing Service will follow in the Lefdahl Chapel.

Interment in the Ruffner Cemetery will be private.

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