Arden Pearce

1949 - 2025

Arden Suzanne Pearce

Mar 18, 1949 - May 16, 2025

Clyde

Arden Suzanne Lucas Pearce died Friday, May 16, 2025, at Stein Hospice in Sandusky following a long illness. She passed peacefully and without pain, her loving family by her side.

Arden was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, March 18, 1949, to Edwin D. Lucas and Dorothy Hawxhurst Lucas. On July 6, 1974, she wed William David Pearce in Ashland, and they remained married for 45 years until his passing in 2019. She is also preceded in death by her parents; sister, Marjorie; and nephews, Donald and John.

Graduating from Ashland High School in 1967, Arden went on to receive a bachelor's degree in education from Baldwin Wallace and later a master's degree from Heidelberg University. She started her fruitful career in Toledo in 1971 and a few years later began teaching in Clyde as a special reading teacher, a position she held for over 30 years until her retirement in 2005. Known for her patience and kindness, Mrs. Pearce gave countless students the lifelong gift of literacy and touched many lives throughout her distinguished career.

Arden was most appreciated and loved by her surviving children, Andy and Maggie of Clyde, who would like to extend a warm thank you to the nurses, doctors, and staff of Firelands Regional Medical Center and Stein Hospice, whose kindness and professionalism helped make her final months comfortable and dignified.

Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Friday, May 23, 2025, at Auxter-Recker Funeral Home, 218 South Main St., Clyde. Private services will be Saturday, with burial to follow at Bakertown Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to Clyde Public Library and Sandusky County Humane Society.