Eileen Dombrow

DOMBROW Eileen (Smoke) Dombrow, Ph.D., age 93, of Pickerington and Ft. Myers, FL, died Saturday, March 26, 2011 at Pickerington Nursing & Rehab. Center. Born April 21, 1917 in Millersport to the late Guy and Fern (Watts) Smoke. She is survived by two special cousins, Janice (Jim) Laver and Dean (Velma) Emswiler and their families. They welcomed her as a part of their families when she retired in Ohio. She is also survived by a number of other cousins and friends. She was a 1934 graduate of Pickerington High School and a graduate of Ohio State University, receiving her B.S. in 1938 and M.A. in 1939. She taught in Ohio high schools for five years, and in 1944 she joined the U.S. Navy (WR) and served in New York, Georgia, and Pennsylvania. She was the only Pickerington woman to join any reserve in WWII. After the war she obtained advanced degrees at Indiana University, and served in administrative, counseling and teaching positions in North Carolina, Indiana, Chicago, and California high schools, colleges, and a military academy. She was a member of American Association of University Women, Delta Kappa Gamma Sorority, Peace United Methodist Church, Pickerington Senior Center, and the Violet Historical Society. Her many interests included travelling, visiting many parts of the world, and most recently ballroom dancing. Friends may visit 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the DWAYNE R. SPENCE FUNERAL HOME, 550 Hill Road N. (St. Rt. #256), Pickerington, where funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. Interment will follow at Kirkersville Cemetery. Friends who wish may contribute to the Pickerington Senior Center in Eileen's memory. Online condolences at www.spencefuneralhome.com