ROCHESTER - Opal Laree Gearhart, 98, Rochester, formerly of Akron, died at 10:08 p.m. May 27, 2010, at her residence.
She was born Feb. 5, 1912, in Markle, to Frank Tib and Edna McPeak Gearhart.
She was a former bookkeeper for Argos Elevator until she retired in 1965.
Surviving are four sisters: Dorothy (and spouse Ogden) Alger and Ruth (and spouse Charles) Miller, all of North Manchester; Sharon Meenen, Macy; and Joan (and spouse Tom) Harris, Fulton; six brothers: Harold Gearhart, Indianapolis; Bill (and spouse Sue) Gearhart, Athens; Dick (and spouse Helen "Mickie") Gearhart, Winamac; Larry (and spouse Donna) Gearhart, Fulton; and Roger (and spouse Janet) Gearhart, Akron. She was preceded in death by two sisters and six brothers.
Services will be at noon Sunday at Good Family Funeral Home, Rochester. Burial will be at Akron Cemetery.
