Ethel Friend, a long-time resident of Columbus, OH, died Friday, October 11, 2019, at her daughter's home in Maineville, OH.
She was born September 6, 1939 in Teaberry, KY, and recently celebrated her 80 th birthday surrounded by her family and friends, and her family from Mary Chapel United Baptist Church. Ethel was baptized in November 1986, when she joined Mary Chapel.
Ethel spent time working at the Beta Shoe Factory in Rising Sun, MD and baked pies at the VAMC-Chillicothe. She was an aide at her children's elementary school and a Brownie Troop Leader. She spent time as a cashier at Buckeye Mart and a teller at Huntington Bank, before retiring from Medibill in 2004.
Ethel was preceded in death by Glen, her husband of 51 years on October 13, 2014. She is survived by her children, Wanda and Jeff; grandchildren, Jennifer, Jessica, Stephanie, Maddison, Dakota, Montana, Savannah, and Michael; and great-grandchildren, James, Natalie, Jackson, Zayden, Bryson and Eleanor. Ethel was loved by all who knew her. It didn't matter if they had known her for years, or had just met her.
Funeral services will be held 1:00 pm Friday at Haller Funeral Home & Crematory. Burial will follow in Twin Township Cemetery. Friends may call 11-1:00 Friday at Haller's.
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