Mary Martina Drugovich

Mary Martina Drugovich (nee Kerin), age 87, passed away on April 6, 2015, while in the loving company of her daughter Linda. She was born in Cleveland on January 13, 1928 to Theresa (nee Marincek) and Martin Kerin. A lifelong resident of northeast Ohio, she resided at her home in Harpersfield for most of her life. Standing beside her husband Frank for almost 51 years, she became a pillar of the local community. She first supported the local volunteer fire department through her membership in the women's auxilliary, spending hours volunteering for many of their community events. She was a member of the Assumption Church in Geneva, and its Altar and Rosary Society. She was a dedicated member of the Harpersfield Ruritans. There are few who knew her who did not benefit from her generosity, often expressed in the form of blueberry pie, potica, chocolate chip cookies, cupcakes and brownies--all made from scratch. She was a renowned "amateur" baker, and for a time, when her children were young, baked and exquisitely decorated cakes for graduations, weddings and birthdays. Her hand-sculpted roses were a wonder. She welcomed many to her table, and was most content when she could provide an excellent holiday meal for her family. After her graduation from Madison High School, Mary started her professional life in the banking industry. And after raising her family she served as the bookkeeper for the Northwest Ambulance District, providing business advice and counsel to its EMT staff. She served for 20 years as the elected Clerk of Harpersfield Township. She did all of these things while working beside Frank in their vineyard and garden. She was proud of their work as members of the National Grape Cooperative for the Welch's Company, and loved the farm they built together. She loved music, and was comforted in recent weeks by the sounds of the polka music that she had danced to starting at a young age. She was smart, competent, and dedicated, always working exceedingly hard. She always followed through on her promises, whether large or small. She was a confidante who could be depended upon. She was an example to her three children and grandchildren of how to build a life worth living. It is ironic that it was her heart that failed her, for she exercised it throughout her life through both physical work and love. Mary was predeceasd by the love of her life, Frank, as well as her parents Martin and Theresa Kerin. She will be dearly missed by her brother Martin Kerin (Dorothy), brother and sister-in-law Frank and Mildred Hoegler, her children Linda Chicatelli (Jacob), Margaret (Beth), and Michael (Collette), and her grandchildren Aaron (Megan) and Ashley and Billy Chicatelli, Elizabeth and William Kelly, and Lindsey, Martina and Adam Drugovich. Calling hours will be 5-8pm Friday April 10, 2015 at The Behm Family Funeral Home, 175 S. Broadway Rd., Geneva Ohio, 44041. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 11am Saturday April 11, 2015 at Assumption Catholic Church, 594 W. Main St., Geneva Ohio, 44041. Final resting place will be Harpersfield Township Cemetery. Contributions may be made in Mary's name to the Northwest Ambulance District, 1480 South Broadway Rd., Geneva, Ohio 44041, Harpersfield Volunteer Fire Department, 5516 Cork Cold Springs Road, Geneva Ohio, 44041, and Assumption Catholic Church, 594 W. Main St., Geneva Ohio, 44041. Friends may also contribute to The Frank and Mary Drugovich Endowed First Generation Scholarship Fund at Hartwick College, 1 Hartwick Dr., Oneonta, NY, 13820.