Evelyn M. Wright Oberlin

Evelyn M. Wright Oberlin, age 89, of Damascus and formerly of Alliance, passed away at 7:55 a.m., Monday, August 28, 2017, at Community Care Center of Alliance.
She was born October 29, 1927, in Berlin Center, Ohio, to Leland and Esther (Keeler) Bardo.
A 1946 graduate of Berlin Center High School, Evelyn co-founded the Carnation Travel Club with her husband, Howard (Bud) Wright, and worked alongside him for ten years, providing bus travel tours to the Alliance and surrounding areas. She was then employed by the F. W. Woolworth Co. for twenty six years as the lunch counter waitress/manager and floor clerk, retiring in 1989.
An active member of the Community Bible Church in Beloit for over twenty years, she was also a former member and past president of the Goshen Harmony Club.
In her spare time, Evelyn enjoyed socializing with her family and friends, especially with her former co-workers from Woolworth's. She also enjoyed traveling, gardening, and cooking for the family. She will be especially remembered for her delicious homemade pies and as someone who always looked for the good in all people she met.
Survivors include her son, Donald (Kelly) Wright; daughter-in-law, Norma Wright; grandchildren, Casey (Amy) Wright, Kiley Wright and Steven Wright; stepsons, Ronald (Judy) Oberlin and Larry (Kim) Oberlin; step-grandchildren, Tina (John) Marsh, Ken Shaver, Mike (Pam) Shaver, Eric (Angela) Oberlin, Larisa (Donald) Haring, Chandra Oberlin and Deidra (Samuel) Monastra; two great-grandchildren; thirteen step-great-grandchildren; one step-great-great-grandchild; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Evelyn was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Howard (Bud) G. Wright, whom she married September 24, 1947 and who died July 25, 1975; husband, Gerald T. Oberlin, whom she married October 30, 1982 and who died January 30, 1996; brother, Robert Bardo; sister, Virginia Courtwright; twin sister, Audrey Oberlin; and her son, Douglas G Wright.
A memorial service will be conducted at 11 a.m., Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at Cassaday-Turkle-Christian Funeral Home with Pastor John Tucker of the Community Bible Church in Beloit, Ohio officiating. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, September 5th at the funeral home.
Arrangements are by Cassaday-Turkle-Christian Funeral Home.