Loretta Atkins

COPLEY, Ohio. -- Loretta J. (Pisanello) Atkins, 94, of Copley passed away Friday, Oct. 23, 2015, at 9:18 p.m. at Arden Courts of Bath in Akron, Ohio.

She was born July 11, 1921, in Alliance, Ohio, to Michele and Antonietta (Romano) Pisanello.

Loretta was a 1941 graduate of Alliance High School. She married Albert P. Atkins on July 12, 1958, and through the years they lived in Alliance; Cleveland; Detroit; South Bend, Indiana; Peoria, Illinois; and Cape Girardeau. While living in Cape Girardeau, they were members of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at Jackson.

She was a member of the Suburban Garden Club, Beta Sigma Phi and various organizations in Cape Girardeau.

Loretta enjoyed her many clubs, volunteering at hospitals and schools and traveling the world with Al.

Survivors include two brothers, Vincent (Florence) and Dante (Helen) Pisanello of Alliance; numerous nieces and nephews; and many Atkins family members.

Preceding her in death were her husband, Albert P. Atkins, on Dec. 31, 2006; her parents, Michele and Antonietta Pisanello; sisters, Amelia (Dominic) Origlio and Amanda Inez (Charles) Begue; and brothers, Angelo Pisanello and Ronald Pisanello.

The family will receive friends at from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at Regina Coeli Catholic Church. Her Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Joseph Ruggieri as celebrant. Entombment will follow at Highland Memorial Park.

The family would like to thank Arden Courts of Bath and Crossroads Hospice for their compassionate care.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to Alliance High School or Crossroads Hospice Green, 3743 Boettler Oaks Drive, Suite E, Green, OH 44685.

Online condolences can be given at sharerfuneralhome.com.

Arrangements are by the Sharer-Stirling-Skivolocke Funeral Home in Alliance.