Nina C. Pykare

Nina Coombs Pykare passed away on April 24, 2023. Born December 27, 1932 to Edwin Charles Coombs and Grace Sharpnack Coombs.
Nina graduated from Bazetta High School, Youngstown State University with a B.A. and Kent State with a PhD.
She worked as secretary for the religious studies department at Cleveland State until she left to write full-time. She was an accomplished writer of over 50 novels under various pseudonyms. During her career she taught the Writer's Digest Correspondence Course in novel writing, classes at the Kent State branch and the YWCA. When her students did not want to stop meeting for classes they started the Warren Writer's Group which is still functioning today.
She was an active member of First Presbyterian Church of Warren where she helped with the community lunches and served on many committees. She was instrumental in beginning a recycling program and the annual offerings of letters for Bread For the World an organization focused on helping the hungry.
Nina loved horses and dogs. She enjoyed time with her family, reading, crocheting baby blankets and watching old movies on TV.
She leaves behind three sons and a daughter, Rodney (Cindy) Pykare of Bazetta, Michael (Pat) Pykare of Newark NY, David (Ginny) Pykare of Cortland, Rebecca (Bob) Cholley of Northfield Center, 9 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her brother Edwin C. Coombs, Jr., an infant sister, son, Johnathon E. Pykare and her ex-husband Rodney H. Pykare.
Service to the Witness of the Resurrection on May 13th, 2023 at 11:00 AM.
The family welcomes you to a luncheon immediately after the service.
First Presbyterian Church of Warren
256 Mahoning Ave., NW
Warren, OH 44483
In lieu of flowers it was Nina's wish that donations be made to Bread For the World 425 3rd Street SW, Suite 1200, Washington DC 20024 OR donations can be made to the First Presbyterian Church of Warren, OH.