Valerie Hope Mason

Valerie Hope Mason, 55, of Elyria, died Monday, January 17, 2011 at Avon Oaks Nursing Home.
She was born March 17, 1955 in Elyria and was a former resident of Liberty Lane Group Home in Grafton. Valerie was a graduate of Murray Ridge School and worked at Murray Ridge Adult Workshop. She had also worked at Sorrentos Restaurant in Elyria for several years. She was a member and usher of Advent Episcopal Church in Westlake and had been a volunteer at Welcome Nursing Home in Oberlin.
She enjoyed swimming, bowling and country music and had participated in the Special Olympics, where her swim team won a state medal.
Valerie is survived by sisters Judith A. (Donald) Bell of Lorain, Janice J. (Wayne) Stanko of Ashville, NC and Mary Lee Pankoff of St. Louis, MO and several nieces and nephews. Valerie was preceded in death by her parents Herbert and Phyllis Mason and a sister Patricia Beattie.
Friends will be received Thursday from 3 to 6 p.m. at Dicken Funeral Home, 323 Middle Ave. Elyria. A funeral service will be Friday, 11:00 a.m. at Advent Episcopal Church, 3760 Dover Center Rd., Westlake. Reverend R. J. Johnson, Rector will officiate. Burial will be in Brookdale Cemetery, Elyria. Memorial contributions may be made to Special Olympics, Ohio P.O. Box 18324 Columbus, OH 43218-0324

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