AUSTINTOWN, Ohio – Prayers will begin Thursday at 10 a.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Austintown Chapel followed by a Mass of Christian Burial celebrated at 10:30 a.m. at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church for Mrs. Beryl J. Sachire, 85, who passed away Sunday May 31, 2009.

Beryl was born Feb. 8, 1924 in Altoona, Pennsylvania, the daughter of William and Kathryn Hamar Kerlin.

After her graduation from South High School in 1942, she joined the Navy Waves, serving during World War II. She later worked as a secretary at General Fireproofing and the Sheet & Tube Corporation. She also had worked as a clerk at Isaly’s dairy and Cooks Department Store before retiring.

Her husband Frank S. Sachire, whom she married July 19, 1944, died Dec. 24, 2008.

She is survived by three daughters, Nancy Sachire, Linda Ditullio and Mary (John) Colla, all of Austintown, Ohio; three sons, Frank (Patty) Sachire of Canfield, Ohio; Stephen of Austintown and Michael (Elainna) of Gold Canyon, Ariz.; a sister, Margorie Smiley of Boardman, Ohio; six grandchildren, Ryan (Cindy) Sachire, Danielle (Christy) Morrone, Jennifer Colla, John F. Colla, Gina Colla and Rory Sachire; four great-grandchildren, Ryane Esenwein, Mia Wilson, Taylor Dane Morrone and Anna Sachire.

Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by a son-in-law, Donald D. Ditullio; grandson, Donald D. Ditullio Jr.; three sisters, LeEtta Hawk, Adaline Landshof and Clara Thornton; and a brother, William Kerlin.

Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Austintown Chapel.