Dori L. Bursley

1970 - 2018

Dori L. Bursley, 47, of Lorain, passed away Thursday, March 29, 2018, unexpectedly of a sudden heart attack at Mercy Regional Medical Center Lorain.
Dori was born June 8, 1970, in Lorain, to Almon H. and Dorothy M. (née Thomas) Bursley. She graduated from South View High School in 1988. Dori lived in Lorain all of her life, and loved participating in various arts & crafts activities, playing games with her nieces and nephew, and collecting crosses and dragons.
She was part of a very close family. Dori spent hours talking with her niece, Madi, daily on the phone and enjoyed staying with family frequently. She spent most of her free time with family members and her close friend. It is with deep feeling of sorrow that we say goodbye to our dearly loved Sister, Aunt, mother, and friend.
Dori is survived by her two sisters, Lynn Bursley of Lorain, and Darlean (Ed) Vanek of Vermilion Ohio, Her two nieces, Katie Bursley and Madison Bursley of Lorain, and a great nephew Qudo Grant of Lorain. She will be deeply missed by her close friend, Stacey Agnew, and her daughter Meghan, along with many extended family and friends.
Memorial gathering will be Saturday, April 7, from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. in Richard J. Reidy Funeral Home, 1783 East 31st Street, South Lorain. Private burial will be in Ridge Hill Memorial Park, Amherst Township.
For further information and for expressions of sympathy, see Reidyfuneral.com.