Evelyn R. Tammaro

Evelyn R. Tammaro (nee Young), 77, of Amherst, died Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010, at Kingston of Vermilion following an extended illness.

She was born in Lorain on Dec. 10, 1932, and was a 1951 graduate of Lorain High School. Mrs. Tammaro made Amherst her home for most of her adult life. After residing in Crossville, Tenn., for a number of years, she returned to Amherst in 2006.

She was a graduate of St. Joseph Hospital School of Practical Nursing and received her state nursing certification in 1969. Mrs. Tammaro was formerly employed as a nurse in the pediatric department at Lorain St. Joseph Hospital. She later worked as a driver for Lakeland Enterprises in Lorain from 1984 to 1992.

She and her late husband were parishioners of the Catholic Church of St. Peter in Lorain and were active members of the Christ Renews His Parish Ministry, as well as the marriage encounter team there. They were also members of the church choir.

She had previously volunteered as both a Brownies and Girl Scouts leader with the Erie Shores Council of the Girl Scouts of America; she also served as a member of the Band Boosters at Amherst Marion L. Steele High School.

While residing in Tennessee, Mrs. Tammaro was a parishioner of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church. She was active with local hospice bereavement groups, along with the One Step Beyond program, and the Nurses of America.

A life-long seamstress, she enjoyed knitting, crocheting, and tole painting.

Mrs. Tammaro is survived by her son Louis (Marcelle) of Crossville, Tenn.; daughters Deborah (Jerry) Harris of Louisville, Kent., Cynthia Tammaro (Gred Sindad) of St. Augustine, Fla., Kathleen (Thomas) MacLean of Independence, and Angela (Craig) Cecil of Amherst.

She is also survived by grandchildren Regan King, Regina Holbrook, Thomas MacLean, Anne MacLean, Sean MacLean, Jessica Thompson, Louie Tammaro, Tony Tammaro, Matthew Cecil, Chad Cecil, and Christy Cecil, and great-grandchildren McKenzie King, Regan King, Trent Holbrook, and Logan Holbrook, and several brothers, sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Louis, in 2001, by an infant son, Michael, her parents Louis and Reinette (nee Capen) Young, a sister Eleanor Creter and a brother, Arthur Young.

Visitation was Sunday at the Gluvna-Shimo-Hromada Funeral Chapel, 3224 Broadway Avenue, Lorain. Funeral services were held Monday in the funeral chapel followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at Catholic Church of St. Peter, Rev. Charles Henkle, O.F.M. Conv. Parochial Vicar of the parish, officiating. Burial was at Ridge Hill Memorial Park in Amherst Township. Condolences can be shared online at www.gluvna.net.