Doris Jean Yeager

Funeral services will be held at 12 noon on Wednesday at the Lane Funeral Home, Canfield Chapel for Doris Jean Yeager, 90, of Austintown Twp., formerly of Berlin Center. Mrs. Yeager passed away Sunday, April 21, 2019 at Humility House. She was born June 20, 1928 in Mineral Ridge, the daughter of Charles S. and Nellie G. (Kidd) Handwork and was a lifelong area resident. Doris worked as a sales clerk and at the service desk for Hills Department Store in Boardman for 16 years. She was also an LPN with Salem Community Hospital for 6 years. Doris attended Berlin Center United Methodist Church and was a member of the Friendship Club of Canfield. She enjoyed baking, canning, and freezing vegetables. Most of all Doris loved spending time with her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren. Her husband Walter F. Yeager, whom she married December 6, 1944 passed away September 3, 2010. Doris leaves one daughter, Bonnie (Chuck) Tieche of Canfield, four sons, Don (Dorla) Yeager of Indian Trail, NC, LeRoy (Carolyn) Yeager of West Sunbury, PA, Walter Yeager Jr. of Youngstown and Todd (Kriss) Yeager of Ellsworth, 14 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren, and 2 great-great grandchildren. Besides her parents and her husband, Doris was preceded in death by a grandson, Jason Yeager, a great grandson, Maddox, four brothers, John, Jim, Paul, and Don Handwork, and three sisters, Margaret Dotson, Jane Burkey, and Eleanor Lewis. Friends may call from 11 AM until Noon on Wednesday at the Lane Funeral Home, Canfield Chapel where services will begin at Noon. The family would like to thank the staff of Humility House and Hospice of the Valley for the care given to Doris.