Maryann (Nee Dugovich) Camera Obituary (1932

Amherst - Maryann (nee Dugovich) Camera, 83, passed away on Monday, September 12, 2016, surrounded by her loving family at Mercy New Life Hospice in Lorain, OH. She was born on October 6, 1932 to her loving parents, Michael and Maria (nee Kusnyir) Dugovich in Lorain, OH where she resided most of her life before moving to Amherst about ten years ago. Maryann graduated from Lorain High School, Class of 1950. She married Frank S. Camera on January 30, 1954. Maryann was a member of St. Peter Parish in Lorain. She worked at Seymours Jewelry starting as the family babysitter at 16 years old. She worked her way up to bookkeeper/accountant by taking a correspondence course and continued through two owners, for a total of 40 years. Later she worked for Bell Services Inc. until her retirement at age 65. Maryann also worked throughout her life, in the business started by her father, Lorain Flower Shop. Her family remembers her delivering Easter flowers dressed as the Easter bunny, helping her mother in the greenhouses and creating beautiful floral arrangements for all occasions. She was even allowed to return to the flower shop to make her daughter's wedding bouquet. She was a dedicated election worker and a staunch Democrat. She and her husband were both avid Boosters for Oak Hills Swim Team where she supported her children with fundraisers and many hot dog roasts. Maryann was an avid reader and knitter. In recent years she made it her ministry to provide handmade knit hats to children that need them. She provided nearly 300 hats to school children from Lorain to Hough (Cleveland). She is survived by her children, Michael J. (Cathy) Camera of Avon, OH, Tracy (Eric) Lockhart of Amherst, OH, and Carl (Teresa) Camera of Austin, Texas; grandchildren, Lauren (James) Conway of Henderson, NV, Michael II (Karen) Camera of Dublin, OH, Elizabeth Lockhart of Euclid, OH, Christina Lockhart of Lexington, KY, and Christopher and Kevin Camera both of Austin, Texas; brothers, Ernest (Joyce) Dugovich of Lorain, OH, Frank (Helen) Dugovich of Middleburg Hts, OH, and Elmer Dugovich of Chicago, IL; sister, Lynne (Phil) Venable of Portland, OR; sisters-in-law, Martha Dugovich of Alexandria, VA and Cecelia Camera of Elyria, OH; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 59 years, Frank S. Camera; her parents; an infant son, David; sisters, Elizabeth (Tony) Horvath, Margaret (John) Novak both of Lorain, OH and Hermaine (Paul) Spiegel, of Avon, OH; and brothers, William (Marge) Dugovich of Seattle, WA and Nick Dugovich of Alexandria, VA. The family will receive friends at St. Peter Parish, 3655 Oberlin Ave, Lorain, OH on Friday, September 16, 2016 from 11:00 AM until the time of the Mass of Christian Burial at 12:00 PM, Fr. Craig M. Hovanec, Pastor, officiating. Christian burial at Calvary Cemetery in Lorain. Arrangements and services by Reidy-Scanlan-Giovannazzo Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Lorain (440) 244-1961. Online condolences may be sent using www.rsgfuneralhome.com.