Joan Susan Dryer Eippert
RUSSELL TWP. – Joan Susan Dryer Eippert, age 79, of Russell Township, passed away peacefully on Aug. 5, 2022, surrounded by family.
She leaves behind her beloved husband of nearly 57 years, Marley.
Joan was a loving mother to son, Jeff (Joan), of Mayfield Heights; daughter, Holly Sauder (Brad), of Auburn Township; and a treasured grandma to David, Sarah and Katie Eippert, and Rachel and Ryan Sauder.
She also is survived by her sister, Bonny Dryer, of Russell.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Joan and Richard Dryer.
Joan retired from the Geauga Department of Aging, where she coordinated the Southwest Geauga County Senior Center.
She was a member of several crochet and knitting groups, contributing countless prayer shawls, baby blankets and handmade items for others.
Joan was in the West Geauga High School, Class of 1961, and enjoyed visiting with classmates, attending yoga class, traveling and camping with her husband, reading, attending Geauga Park District programs and events, and spending time with her family.
She was a member of The Presbyterian Church of the Western Reserve. She is at rest near her parents at Old Riverview Cemetery in Russell and is missed dearly by her family.
Joan was a woman of gentle strength who cared deeply for the people and parks of Geauga County and for her church, so in lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in her name to the Geauga Hunger Task Force, 209 Center Street #H, Chardon, OH 44024; the Foundation for Geauga Parks, 12375 Kinsman Road, Suite H-10, Newbury, OH 44065; or The Church of the Western Reserve.
A celebration of her life will be held on Sept. 24, 2022, at 2 p.m., at the Church of the Western Reserve, 30500 Fairmount Blvd., Pepper Pike.
Arrangements managed by Stroud & Lawrence Funeral Home, Chagrin Falls, www.stroudlawrence.com.
