Mildred K. Wilson - Age 88 - of Toronto, died at her residence December 11, 2001 of natural causes.
She was born October 1, 1913 in Cawker City, Kansas, the daughter of the late John and Alice Poppen Verhage.
Mildred was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Toronto.
She served as a volunteer dispatcher, office manager and billing secretary for the Toronto Emergency Medical Service for many years.
Mildred along with her late husband Ernest, were recipiants of the 2000 Toronto Area Chamber of Commerce Citizens of the Year Award.
She was retired from the Toronto City Schools as a fifth grade elementary school teacher and also taught seventh grade math at the S.C. Dennis School in Toronto. Mildred and her husband Ernest also had been employed as real estate agents for the Walt Lint Realty Co. of Steubenville. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband - Ernest C. Wilson who passed away January 6, 2001 and whom she married December 23, 1936. Mildred''s survivors are: 1 Son: Ned Wilson and wife Gwen of Sarasota, Florida 2 Daughters: Mrs. Michael ( Janet ) Klovanich of Hastings, Michigan Mrs. Mitch ( Kathy ) Cattrell of Columbiana,Ohio Six Grandchildren One Great-grandchild Friends and family will be received for visitation 2-4 Saturday December 15, 2001 at the Clarke Funeral Home, 302 Main Street Toronto, Ohio 740-537-1234 or 800-588-1446 The Toronto Emergency Medical Service will hold services Saturday at 4:00 PM at Clarke Funeral Home followed immediatly by a funeral service with Reverend Lucas Pina officiating. Memorial contributions in memory of Mildred may be made to: First Presbyterian Church - 116 N. Third Street, Toronto, Ohio 43964 or Toronto Emergency Medical Service, 602 S. Fourth Street, Toronto, Ohio 43964 or Valley Hospice, 380 Summit Avenue, Steubenville, Ohio 43952