Mary Pauline Lutz

Lutz, Mary Pauline, 85, of Springfield, Ohio passed away January l, 2019 in the OSU Medical Center. She was born in Xenia, Ohio on June 30, 1933, the daughter of Lewis and Mary Snider. Pauline was a waitress at the Oak Room Restaurant in the Fulmer’s Supermarket where she retired after 20 years. Pauline never met a stranger and lived life to the fullest. She loved attending auctions, garage sales and finding treasures in a thrift store. Her greatest love and treasure was meeting and marrying Dean. Survivors include her husband of 60 years, Charles Dean Lutz; son, Richard (Lisa Williams) Lutz; daughter, Donna McCoy. She was a very proud grandmother and great-grandmother to many grandchildren as well as a special aunt to all of her nieces and nephews. She was blessed to have four sisters-in-law; Nancy Gray, Ruth (Marvin) Flory, Joyce Heath and Olive Omslaer. We also want to acknowledge her special friends; Lisa Bellew, Debbie (Gary) Stoll, Wanda (Ray) Childers and Nickole (Tony) Williams, Phyllis (Charles) Heath, Dora (Billy) Berberette, Marylou and Sandy from New York. We would also like to extend a very heartfelt thank you to the neighbors that so graciously watched out for both of them. Pauline was preceeded in death by her parents; son, Steve Brakefield; sisters, Hazel Myers, Barbara Hill, Betty Sonnycalb, and Norma Jean Soward; twin brother, Paul Snider; and three brothers-in-law, Jim Omslaer, Bill Heath and Gary Gray. Services to honor Mary will be Monday, January 7, 2019 at Noon in the RICHARDS, RAFF & DUNBAR MEMORIAL HOME. Family and friends may call from 10:00AM until time of services. Entombment to follow in Rose Hill Mausoleum. Expressions of sympathy may be made at www.richardsraffanddunbar.com .