Bernice Pearsall

Bernice Loraine (nee Gordon) Pearsall, 89, of Lorain passed away Friday, October 14, 2011 at Life Care Center in Westlake, OH after a long illness. She had been a resident there for the past 2 1/2 years. She was born January 21, 1922 in Detroit, MI to the late Wellington Murray and Frances Marie (nee Weber) Gordon. Bernice moved to Lorain in 1948 and has been a resident for the past 60 years. She was a Secretary/Receptionist for the State of Ohio Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation for 20 years retiring in 1992. She was a piano teacher and enjoyed giving all the neighborhood kids piano lessons. She also enjoyed needlepoint, and other needle crafts. She also enjoyed playing bingo. Bernice is survived by son Wayne G. Pearsall of Cleveland; daughter Barbara Anne Davis of Cape Coral, FL; grandson Shannon Jeffrey Shuman of Overland Park, KS; great-grandson Ethan Michael Shuman. Along with her parents Bernice was preceded in death by an infant son; grandchildren Stanley Jay and Travis Jason Shuman; sisters Ruby Daniels, and Frances Marie Gilfillan; brother Wellington Murray Gordon Jr.; her former husband's children Rose Mary Shuford, and Harry Francis Pearsall. Visitation will be held Sunday, October 16th from 3-6 P.M. at the Dombrowski-Riddle Funeral Home & Cremation Center 1939 Oberlin Ave., Lorain. Private graveside services will be held at Ridge Hill Memorial Park, Amherst. Online condolences may be made at www.dombrowskifuneralhome.com