Mclaughlin, Ada

1931 - 2021

Ada Belle Mclaughlin, 89, passed on March 31, 2021 at Kobacker House after suffering a massive stroke. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 52 years, Edwin

C Mclaughlin, her parents

Dayre Baker and Bertha

Moore Baker, and her sister

Mary Baker Saunders. She is survived by her friend and partner, Frank Zubovich;

children, Tim (Dee) of

Mount Vernon, OH, Colleen (Loren) of Mooresville, NC,

Shawn (Tena) of Obetz, OH, and Bruce of Columbus,

OH. She is also survived by grandsons, Mat (Kelly), Justin,

Michael (Emily), Dayre (Lizzy), Drew (Adriana), and

Faith; and great-grandchildren, Juni, James, Garret, and Kristiana; and many unlisted nieces, nephews, cousins and friends! For the last 7 years she was lucky enough to find love for the second time and enjoyed and shared a wonderful and fulfilling life with Frank

Zubovich whom she loved with all her heart. Belle,

Ed, and Frank were 1949 graduates of Columbus

South High School, where she was in Flag Core.

Ada Belle’s mother died when she was 4, leaving her older sister Mary to care for her until she was adopted and raised by her

Aunt Doris Hain, Uncle and two cousins. She worked/ volunteered for many years at: Westly Ridge Retirement,

Mount Carmel East (where she retired at 79 after 19 years of service),

DFSA (Defense Finance

Accounting Service), Mercy

Hospital, the American

Heart and Cancer Society,

Voting booths, PTA, Teacher

Assistant & Room Mother,

Bible Study, Sunday School

Teacher, and various

Choirs. A private direct-family-only service will be held at Newcomer Southwest

Chapel where Pastor

Robert Linder, from Grace

Apostolic will be officiating. Interment Glen Rest

Cemetery.