The Columbus Dispatch

Linerode-blocker, Donna

-

Donna Linerode-blocker of Pickeringt­on, OH passed away January 9, 2021,

after fighting cancer. Donna

donned wings ascending

to Heaven joining her recently deceased mother,

Jean Izotic of Santee, CA,

12/10/20, and her sister,

Kris Izotic of San Carlos,

CA, 12/31/20. Donna was

born April 10, 1946, in London, England to Jean

& Michael Izotic. Donna

was raised in Canton, OH graduating from Perry HS

in 1965 where she met her lifelong friends Mona Hackett-reuscher and Judy Ivins-zernechel. Her family

loved camping as members

of The Buckeye Trailer Club where she met her first husband Gerald Linerode. After the death of Gerald

in 1980, Donna relocated

to Santee, CA where she met her second love, her husband Michael Blocker.

Donna’s career was dedi

cated to caring for children

working in Pickeringt­on

YMCA school programs. This dedication to children influenced both of her children to become profession­als in education. After

retiring, Donna took a lot of

pleasure in caring for her neighbor’s infant son, Caleb leading to an important

relationsh­ip with his parents Rosemary and Scott.

One of Donna’s greatest

attributes was her compassion for others. She had

an innate ability to create a

conversati­on with complete

strangers bringing a ray of

sunshine to their day. She

took pride in developing

meaningful relationsh­ips with all of her neighbors. Donna is survived by her husband, Michael Blocker of Pickeringt­on, OH;

her son, Craig Linerode (Heather) of Louisville, OH; her daughter, Tonya Albright (Todd) of Knoxville, TN; along with her pride and joy three grandchild­ren, Jerry

Linerode, Trevor, and Taylor

Albright; and two nephews, Keith Fowler (Shannon) of

Clairemont, CA, and Kent

Fowler (Stephanie) of El Cajon, CA. In lieu of the service, the family requests continuing her love of children by making a donation

to St. Jude’s in her memory. The contents of this email message and any attachment­s are intended solely

for the addressee(s) and may contain confidenti­al

and/or privileged informatio­n and may be legally

protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message or their agent, or if this message has been addressed

to you in error, please im

mediately alert the sender by reply email and then delete this message and any attachment­s. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that

any use, disseminat­ion,

copying, or storage of this message or its attachment­s is strictly prohibited.

 ??  ??

Newspapers in English

Newspapers from United States