Former St. Marys resident Eleanor Elizabeth Hedrick, 77, of Wadsworth, died Dec. 11, 2007, at Akron General Medical Center.

She was born Dec. 31, 1929, in St. Louis, Mo., to the Rev. John and Ella Schmidt. Her former husband, Robert A. Hedrick, survives in Sherwood.

Other survivors are a son, James Robert (Cheryl), Abbeyville; three daughters, Karen E., Manchester, N.H., Ann Wild, Wadsworth, and Barbara (David) Liber, Olmsted Township; a brother, the Rev. Armin L. (Connie) Schmidt, no address given; and eight grandchildren.

She was a former Celina teacher. She was a 1947 graduate of Memorial High School, St. Marys.

Services were held Dec. 14, 2007, at Bokas Funeral Home, Fairlawn. Burial was at Rose Hill Burial Park, Fairlawn.

Contributions can be made to the Society for the Blind, Akron chapter, or the National Parkinson's Foundation.