Josephine L. Force

Canfield- Memorial services will be held 7 PM Thurday (Nov. 2) at Smith Corners United Methodist Church for Josephine L. Force, age 95 of 3350 S. Canfield-Niles Rd. who died Saturday afternoon at her home in Canfield. Josephine was born Feb. 3, 1911 in Ellsworth Twp. and was the daughter of the late Jomandas and Clara (Clay) Yeager. She retired 1962 from Jones and Laughlin Steel in Canfield where she had worked for 10 years as an assembler. Josephine had been a 39 years member of the First Church of God in Newton Falls and was presently a member of Smith Corners United Methodist Church. She was a member of the Senior Citizens Group and the Quilters of Smith Corners United Methodist Church. Josephine was also a member of the Ohio Genealogical Society –First Families of Ohio and a member of Highway Tabernacle Senior Citizens. Her husband, Howard Force whom she married March 4, 1961 died in Aug. 1997. She leaves a daughter Shirley Check of Canfield, four grandchildren, Thomas (Carol) Check of Austintown, Linda (Tim) Walton of Virginia Beach, Vir, James (Becky) Check of Warren, Cindy (Steve) Baker of Pahrump, NV, ten great grandchildren and five great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, three sisters Annabelle Yeager, Martha Yeager, Lulu Crum and two brothers Howard and Floyd Yeager. There are no calling hours.