Cathleen (Crowe) Mark

It is with great gratitude for the generous, kind and purpose-filled life of Cathleen (Crowe) Mark,

that we as her family, announce her death at her home on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. She lived for

the past 43 years with her family on a farm near Jeromesville, OH. She was born on Feb. 5,

1940 in Cleveland, OH, the only child of John and Pearl Crowe. Cathleen was a principal of St.

Mary’s School in Wooster, OH for 20 years. Previously, she was an elementary teacher and

reading specialist at St. Edward’s School in Ashland. Cathleen’s joy-filled personality and

approach to life assured all who knew her of the value she placed on relationships and her role of

acknowledging, encouraging, helping and modeling to bring out the best in all of us. Time spent

in Cathleen’s company left all of us feeling better about ourselves, reminded of our potential and

gently encouraged to live our lives gracefully and with purpose, values which came naturally to

her and which she consistently modeled for everyone in all that she did. Cathleen was an avid

reader and a superb cook. She took great joy in visits from friends and family and loved nothing

more than a good chat over dinner and ice-cream! She adored her grandchildren and took up

interests to better connect with them. She was an inspiration to all those in her life. She will be

deeply missed by her beloved husband of 60 years, Douglas, aged 91, and their five children:

John (Rosetta) of Boston, MA, Thomas (Julie) of Bath, OH, James (Wendy) of Olmsted Falls,

OH, Matthew (Myra) of Copley, OH, and Sara (Jeff) of Mantua, OH. She had 13 grandchildren

whom she adored, and she enjoyed a unique relationship with each one: Connell, Chris, Alexa,

Anna, Michael, Ryan, Megan, Ben, Lindsey, Ethan, Colin, Madison and Austin. There will be

visiting hours on Tuesday, July 23 from 4:30pm – 7:00pm at Fickes Funeral Home, 84 North

High Street in Jeromesville, OH, 44840. There will be words of remembrance before visiting

hours close followed by an ice-cream social at the family farm – 508 CR 30-A, Jeromesville, OH

44840. A private, family mass for Cathleen will be celebrated earlier in the day. In lieu of

flowers, donations can be made to the Rich Center for Autism at https://ysu.edu/rich-center.

Online condolences may be made at www.fickesfuneralhome.com.

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