Anna Marie (Dudas) Blocher was welcomed into heaven on Friday Oct. 20, 2017. Annie was born in the Chicago area on February 19, 1925, and was one of four children born to the late John and Marie Dudas. As a young girl growing up in Chicago and Zanesville , Annie was independent and feisty. She loved to share stories of the famous Al Capone walking into her father's bar in Chicago and reminisced about her days as a tomboy playing ball with the boys. Anyone who knew Annie knew that she had a larger-than life personality and loved to laugh and joke around and could be counted on to liven up any atmosphere, whether it was Card Club
or her local bowling league. Annie was a dedicated employee of the Hoover Company for 16 years .Once she retired, she took pleasure in babysitting and helped to raise her four grandchildren. Throughout her life Annie was a member of St. Paul's / Christ the Servant Parish of Canton and the Croatian Fraternal Union 514. She was a wonderful and giving mother and grandmother. She will be truly missed by her children and her grandchildren and the many lives she was able to lighten with her humor and her smile. In addition to her parents, Annie was preceded in death by her husband Lawrence J. "Lornie" Blocher; a son Larry E. Blocher; a sister , Mary Dudas; brother George Dudas. She is survived by a daughter, Drena (Andy) Schneider; son Keith (Cindy) Blocher; brother John Dudas; grandchildren, Dencil "DJ" (Jessica) Coleman, Erica (Dan) Giannetti, Lindsay (Jared) Radabaugh; Tara (Nicholas) Roland; great-grandson, Luke Giannetti. A Funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday at 10:00 a.m. at Christ the Servant Parish with Fr. Edward Beneleit as celebrant. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery. Family and friends may call Monday morning from 9:00 to 9:50 a.m. in the church. The Blocher family extends their deepest appreciation to both Glenwood Care and Crossroads Hospice for the attention and care their mother received while in their care. The family asks that memorial contributions may be made in Annie's name to Christ the Servant Parish or the .
Those unable to attend may sign the online guest book at
www.dwilliamsfh.com.
Williams Funeral Home and Cremation Services
Published in The Repository from Oct. 21 to Oct. 22, 2017
Submitted by:46619466 Eric Blocher
or her local bowling league. Annie was a dedicated employee of the Hoover Company for 16 years .Once she retired, she took pleasure in babysitting and helped to raise her four grandchildren. Throughout her life Annie was a member of St. Paul's / Christ the Servant Parish of Canton and the Croatian Fraternal Union 514. She was a wonderful and giving mother and grandmother. She will be truly missed by her children and her grandchildren and the many lives she was able to lighten with her humor and her smile. In addition to her parents, Annie was preceded in death by her husband Lawrence J. "Lornie" Blocher; a son Larry E. Blocher; a sister , Mary Dudas; brother George Dudas. She is survived by a daughter, Drena (Andy) Schneider; son Keith (Cindy) Blocher; brother John Dudas; grandchildren, Dencil "DJ" (Jessica) Coleman, Erica (Dan) Giannetti, Lindsay (Jared) Radabaugh; Tara (Nicholas) Roland; great-grandson, Luke Giannetti. A Funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday at 10:00 a.m. at Christ the Servant Parish with Fr. Edward Beneleit as celebrant. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery. Family and friends may call Monday morning from 9:00 to 9:50 a.m. in the church. The Blocher family extends their deepest appreciation to both Glenwood Care and Crossroads Hospice for the attention and care their mother received while in their care. The family asks that memorial contributions may be made in Annie's name to Christ the Servant Parish or the .
Those unable to attend may sign the online guest book at
www.dwilliamsfh.com.
Williams Funeral Home and Cremation Services
Published in The Repository from Oct. 21 to Oct. 22, 2017
Submitted by:46619466 Eric Blocher
Anna Marie (Dudas) Blocher was welcomed into heaven on Friday Oct. 20, 2017. Annie was born in the Chicago area on February 19, 1925, and was one of four children born to the late John and Marie Dudas. As a young girl growing up in Chicago and Zanesville , Annie was independent and feisty. She loved to share stories of the famous Al Capone walking into her father's bar in Chicago and reminisced about her days as a tomboy playing ball with the boys. Anyone who knew Annie knew that she had a larger-than life personality and loved to laugh and joke around and could be counted on to liven up any atmosphere, whether it was Card Club
or her local bowling league. Annie was a dedicated employee of the Hoover Company for 16 years .Once she retired, she took pleasure in babysitting and helped to raise her four grandchildren. Throughout her life Annie was a member of St. Paul's / Christ the Servant Parish of Canton and the Croatian Fraternal Union 514. She was a wonderful and giving mother and grandmother. She will be truly missed by her children and her grandchildren and the many lives she was able to lighten with her humor and her smile. In addition to her parents, Annie was preceded in death by her husband Lawrence J. "Lornie" Blocher; a son Larry E. Blocher; a sister , Mary Dudas; brother George Dudas. She is survived by a daughter, Drena (Andy) Schneider; son Keith (Cindy) Blocher; brother John Dudas; grandchildren, Dencil "DJ" (Jessica) Coleman, Erica (Dan) Giannetti, Lindsay (Jared) Radabaugh; Tara (Nicholas) Roland; great-grandson, Luke Giannetti. A Funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday at 10:00 a.m. at Christ the Servant Parish with Fr. Edward Beneleit as celebrant. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery. Family and friends may call Monday morning from 9:00 to 9:50 a.m. in the church. The Blocher family extends their deepest appreciation to both Glenwood Care and Crossroads Hospice for the attention and care their mother received while in their care. The family asks that memorial contributions may be made in Annie's name to Christ the Servant Parish or the .
Those unable to attend may sign the online guest book at
www.dwilliamsfh.com.
Williams Funeral Home and Cremation Services
Published in The Repository from Oct. 21 to Oct. 22, 2017
Submitted by:46619466 Eric Blocher
or her local bowling league. Annie was a dedicated employee of the Hoover Company for 16 years .Once she retired, she took pleasure in babysitting and helped to raise her four grandchildren. Throughout her life Annie was a member of St. Paul's / Christ the Servant Parish of Canton and the Croatian Fraternal Union 514. She was a wonderful and giving mother and grandmother. She will be truly missed by her children and her grandchildren and the many lives she was able to lighten with her humor and her smile. In addition to her parents, Annie was preceded in death by her husband Lawrence J. "Lornie" Blocher; a son Larry E. Blocher; a sister , Mary Dudas; brother George Dudas. She is survived by a daughter, Drena (Andy) Schneider; son Keith (Cindy) Blocher; brother John Dudas; grandchildren, Dencil "DJ" (Jessica) Coleman, Erica (Dan) Giannetti, Lindsay (Jared) Radabaugh; Tara (Nicholas) Roland; great-grandson, Luke Giannetti. A Funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday at 10:00 a.m. at Christ the Servant Parish with Fr. Edward Beneleit as celebrant. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery. Family and friends may call Monday morning from 9:00 to 9:50 a.m. in the church. The Blocher family extends their deepest appreciation to both Glenwood Care and Crossroads Hospice for the attention and care their mother received while in their care. The family asks that memorial contributions may be made in Annie's name to Christ the Servant Parish or the .
Those unable to attend may sign the online guest book at
www.dwilliamsfh.com.
Williams Funeral Home and Cremation Services
Published in The Repository from Oct. 21 to Oct. 22, 2017
Submitted by:46619466 Eric Blocher
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