Vance H. Wright

Vance H. Wright, 73 of Newton Falls, passed away Thursday evening, January 26th at Trumbull Regional Hospital. Vance was born May 7, 1949 in Alliance, a son of the late Harold Vance and Betty (Page) Wright. He had worked at General Motors, Lordstown Plant for 48 years, retiring in 2018. Vance loved sports, especially the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Cleveland Browns. He was an avid reader and looked forward to playing the lottery everyday, but most important to Vance was his family and spending time with his grandchildren. He will be dearly missed by his wife, the former Diane Hacker, whom he married June 11, 1994; his children, Tammy (Anthony) Casper of Warren, Shelley (Michael) Mayle of Newton Falls, Christopher Vance (Toni) Wright of Akron; 11 grandchildren, Brian, William, Jessica, William Jr., Timothy, Heather, Steven, Kara, Caitlynn, Shane, and Marina. He also leaves four great grandchildren, Noah, Lucia, Alora and Kahele. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Cheryl Brown, a brother, Richard Wright; a granddaughter, Michelle “Shellbel” Mayle and a grandson, Brandon Boerio. Friends may call on Tuesday from 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm at Lane Funeral Home, Austintown Chapel. Funeral Services will be 1:00 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.