She had been employed for 37 years with Dayton Power & Light Company, retiring in 1981 as Office Manager of their Greenville office. Velma was a graduate of Greenville High School, had been an active member of the Greenville Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, for many years had served as Mother Advisor for the Rainbow Girls and contributed to the Wayne Hospital Auxiliary by knitting baby caps for all the newborns in the Wayne Hospital Nursery.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Charles E. Stonerock November 13, 2003. They were married November 5, 1939 in Greenville. Also a granddaughter Kristen Ream August 12, 2011; brother Herschel Rismiller and sister Irene Poppe.
Velma is survived by her daughters and sons in law Constance and Everett Hart of Greenville and Susan and Dennis Ream of Kettering. Grandchildren Dr. Roxanne Cech, Gregory and Laura Hart and Meredith Ream. Great Grandchildren Andrew Cech, Stephanie Cech, Connor Hart, Garrett Hart and Kellen Hart.
Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday December 7, 2013 in the Zechar Bailey Funeral Home Greenville, Ohio with Pastor Peter Menke officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenville Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Saturday 1 hour prior to the services in the funeral home.
It is the wishes of the family that Memorial Contributions be given to The Cancer Association of Darke County or State of the Heart Hospice of Darke County.
Condolences for the family may be expressed through www.zecharbailey.com
