Obituary of Beverly June Axline

Beverly Axline, 75, of Niles, passed away on Monday, June 3, 2019, in Flagstaff, AZ while visiting her son and daughter-in-law. 

Beverly was born on March 11, 1944, to the late Clyde and Louella (Bennett) Dillon in Columbus, Ohio.  She was the 5th of 8 girls.

On November 26, 1966, Beverly married Donald Axline and they had five children. 

Beverly enjoyed the outdoors, fishing, camping and bike riding, playing Bunco with the Bunco girls every month, crossword puzzles and watching various T.V. shows.  She was a devout Catholic who attended Mass at St. Mark Catholic Church.   

Beverly loved spending time with her family and friends.  She was employed at the local Niles Goodwill for 20 years.

Beverly was preceded in death by her parents, Clyde and Louella (Bennett) Dillon; sisters, Loretta Murib in 2016, Delores Mays in 2015, Vera Barrows in 1999 and Donna Jean Dolfi in 1967.

Beverly is survived by her husband of 53 years, Don; children, Michael (Tracy) Axline of Niles, Tim (Stacey) Axline of Flagstaff, AZ, Teresa Axline of Niles, Steve (Melissa) Axline of Edwardsburg and Angela (Scott) Doorn of South Bend; Eight grandchildren, Stephanie, Lyndsee, William, Ashley, Shae, Autumn, Shelby and Dominic; 4 great-grandchildren, Aydian, Malena, Zola and Zayne; Sisters, Patricia Dahmer of Port St. Lucie, FL, Sharon Gearheart of Columbus, OH and Linda Gearheart of Trenton, New Jersey; Several nieces and nephews scattered all across the US and overseas.

The Mass of Catholic Burial for Beverly J. Axline will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 13, 2019, at Saint Mark Catholic Church, 3 N. 19^th St. Niles.  A committal service will follow at Calvary Cemetery in Niles.

The family will receive relatives and friends from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 12, 2019, at Brown Funeral Home in Niles with a recitation of The Rosary at 7:00 p.m.