Ethel Louise Baksa

BAKSA, Ethel Louise (Mason) Ethel Louise (nee Mason) Baksa, 82, died peacefully Saturday, (December 31, 2005), at the Glastonbury Health Care Center in Glastonbury. She was born August 30, 1923, in Garfield Heights, OH. She graduated from Garfield Heights High School in 1941. She was a member of the AREMA Chapter of the Rainbow Girls of Cleveland and the Pilgrim Evangelical Church of Garfield Heights. Ethel worked as a secretary at Garfield High School and Nickel Plate Railroad and as the executive secretary for the V.P. Commercial Loan Division at National City Bank of Cleveland. After World War II, Ethel met Julius "Jay" Baksa at the Columbia Ballroom. They married on December 27, 1947 and lived in Elyria before moving to Grafton in 1950 where they raised two sons Jay and Keith. Ethel was a charter member and past president of the Elyria YWCA Attic Club. She was active in, and past president of, the Midview High School PTA. Ethel also supported her sons as a member of the Midview Athletic Club and the LaPorte Hot Stove League. She was a loving mother and grandmother and very proud of her family. In 2002, Ethel moved to Laurel Gardens in Glastonbury. Survivors include her brother, Harry Mason, Jr. of North Canton, OH; son, Jay and his wife, Vicki and their three sons, Jay II, Robert, and Thomas of Gilroy, CA; son, Keith and his wife, Kathy and their son and daughter, Jeff and Emily of Glastonbury. She was predeceased by Julius "Jay" Baksa, her husband of 51 years and longtime owner of Baksa's Citgo Service in Elyria. She was also predeceased by her parents, Harry D. Mason, Sr., and Louise Meinke Mason. Ethel's family wishes to extend their heartfelt thanks to her friends and skilled and caring staff at Laurel Gardens, Glastonbury Health Care Center and Hartford Hospital. Friends may call on Friday, January 6, from 2 - 4 and 6-8 p.m. at the Dicken Funeral Home, 323 Middle Ave., Elyria, Ohio. Funeral services will be Saturday, January 7, at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Brookdale Cemetery, Elyria, OH. Contributions may be made to the Arthritis Foundation at www.arthritis.org, or to the charity of the donor's choice.