Irene E (Naypaver)Taylor

Irene E. (Naypaver) Taylor, 89 Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, February 26th at Lane Family Funeral Home, 65 N. Broad Street, Canfield for Irene E. Taylor, 89 formerly of Canfield who died Sunday morning, February 21st at Assumption Village. Irene was born December 9, 1926 in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, a daughter of the late John and Anna Homyak Legosh. She graduated from East High School in 1944 and was a long time member of St. Christine Church. She was a homemaker, or as the family called her, the gate keeper of the family. Irene was "old school", very prim and proper. She never drove a car. She loved the home which her husband built and family was the most important thing to her. Irene kept an immaculate home both inside and out and loved to cook. Her family states that she made the best potato salad. Irene was truly blessed with the gift of selflessness. Her husband, John "Pidge" Naypaver whom she married May 22, 1948, died September 2, 1972. Her second husband, David Taylor, whom she married in the Fall of 1979 , died October 2002. Irene leaves her sons, Ronald J. Naypaver and his wife Kathy of Canfield, Greg C. Naypaver of Youngstown; a daughter-in-law, Linda Naypaver of Austintown; a step-son, David (Stephanie) Taylor of Avon, Ohio; a step-daughter, Tammy Taylor Bannick of Robbins, North Carolina; a brother, Ed (Judee) Evaniuk of Dayton; a sister, Evelyn Fallos of Hellertown, Pennsylvania; two grandchildren, Ashley (Phillip) Lopez of California, Correy (Lisa) Naypaver of Austintown and two great-grandchildren, Lilly and Logan Lopez and several nieces and nephews. Besides her parents and her husbands, Irene was preceded in death by a son, John R. Naypaver and two sisters, Pearl Meckulch and Mary "Murph" DeMain. Friends may call on Thursday from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at Lane Funeral Home, Canfield. The family would like to express their thanks to the staff at Assumption Village and her special caretaker, Linda Lardin for the wonderful care given to Irene.