Rev. Elaine Frances Dutton

Youngstown- A service celebrating the life of Rev. Elaine Dutton will be held at 11 am Saturday at the Poland Presbyterian Church. Elaine died in an automobile accident Tuesday evening. Elaine was born October 11, 1980 in Youngstown the daughter of Bradley and Rev. Bonnie (Turnovsky) Dutton. Elaine graduated from Boardman High School in 1999 where she had been in the band as a flute player, ran cross country and track winning the Spirit Award 4 years of high school and was president of the Latin Club. After graduation she attended The Ohio State University graduating with a Bachelor in Classics, specializing in Latin and Greek. She was also a Girl Scout in Troop 699, earning her Silver Award and was top cookie seller for 2 years. In 2007 Elaine graduated from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity. She was presently serving as Pastor of New Harrisburg Presbyterian Church and a member of the Muskingum Valley Presbytery. She was also employed by JoAnn Fabrics in Boardman. Elaine's call to ministry was nurtured by the members of the Poland Presbyterian Church. Her joyful spirit will be missed by her parents, Grandmother Doris Turnovsky, uncles; Terence, Gordon (JoAnn) Turnovsky, Gary (Sylvia), Mark Dutton, many friends, co-workers and faithful cat Annabelle. Elaine was an avid OSU fan attending the 2002 Championship game in Tempe, AZ., faithful Bengals fan and Scrappers supporter. She was preceded in death by her grandfather Otto Turnovsky and grandparents Jay & Shirley Dutton. Family and friends may call from 5-8 pm Friday at the Lane Family Funeral Homes Anstrom Velker Chapel at 75 East Midlothian Ave. Youngstown. The family requests that memorial contributions take the form of donations to Angels for Animals.