Birth date: May 13, 1938 Death date: Oct 1, 2019
Lynn A. Saris age 81, passed away Tuesday, October 1, 2019. Beloved wife of 48 years to Nick J. Saris(deceased); mother of John Saris (Debbie), and Laurel Adornetto (Michael); grandmother of Andrew, Matthew, Megan, Madeline Hirsch Read Obituary
Fall of ‘79...leaving for THE Ohio State University. Nervous as all get out (that’s when all you had to do was breathe through your mouth to get in). Mom’s advice to me? “You’re a good kid. You make friends easily. When you go to a party, just have a beer or two.” Huh? What? Ummm...OK. “Yes sir, I know sir. But I’m under strict orders from my mother.”
So...back in ‘79, Rich Kingsley, John Weeber and I went backpacking for a month in Yellowstone and the Tetons. Lynn Ann (being the consummate nurse) decided that we should know how to stitch wounds, should something bad befall us. She sat us down at the picnic table on the back patio, brought out portable medical stitch kits, and dropped a package of hot dogs on the table, promptly slicing them along their length, and then having us each practice sewing them up.
I’m not sure what she thought we would need to stitch up (wouldn’t THAT be horrific?), but we learned how to stitch wounds that day, to be sure. So thank so for that, mom!
Laurie, Mike, Andrew, Megan & Ally, John & family, I am so sorry to hear about the loss of your Mom & Yia Yia. My thoughts & prayers are with you at this difficult time.
Someone so special can never be forgotten.
May you find peace and comfort
in all the priceless memories,
and thank the Lord for all those special years.
Our thoughts and sincere sympathies are with your family.
We will cherish the many years of her friendship Parma Senior High, and most certainly miss her.
Sincerely,
Lynn’s's Friends and Classmates
PSH Class of '56
John & Laurie, I am so sorry to hear about the loss of your mom. She was such a sweet lady! My deepest sympathy!!
Mom fostered in me a life-long love of the outdoors, birds, and antiques. Every time one of us would spot a pileated woodpecker (not a common occurrence), we'd call the other on the phone to excitedly talk about the sighting.
Whenever we'd go down to Pike Lake State Park (a VERY common occurrence), she'd take me antiquing into the local towns. At first I thought it was kind of dopey, but that quickly changed, and now I can't stay out of antique shops. When we weren't spending money on old stuff, we were driving in to Waverly to visit all of the relatives and hear the stories about the way life used to be. That's probably why I'm obsessed with old black and white movies too!
As Laurie and I grew up, mom and dad always made sure that the Saris house was the place to be when we were in high school and college. Even on holidays, all of our friends were welcome to stop by any time. Thanksgiving, Christmas...whenever.
Now it looks like it's up to me to help foster my appreciation of all things 'old' with MY kids so that they grow up with a healthy understanding of the way things used to be back in the 'olden days'.
Love you much, mom. Tell everyone I said "hi'...we'll meet again.
Your boy, John
