UTICA — A funeral service for Lori Ann Yoakam, 33, of Utica will be held Monday at 10 a.m. at Brucker-Kishler Funeral Home, 985 N. 21st St., Newark, with the Rev. Torie Front presiding. Interment will take place in Wilson Cemetery.
Lori, who worked for Northview Senior Living Center in dietary, passed away suddenly at her home on Jan. 15, 2009. She was born July 11, 1975, in Newark to her parents, Robert and Beverly (Kinney) Yoakam. She was a 1993 graduate of Northridge High School and a member of Highwater Congregational Church.
Lori is survived by her parents, Bob and Bev Yoakam of Utica; brother, Robert Yoakam of Utica; sisters, Brenda Duncan and Kay Showman, both of Newark; nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends and relatives Sunday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial gifts, in Lori’s name, may be made to Highwater Congregational Church UCC, 1213 Dutch Lane NW, Newark, OH 43055. To sign an online guest book, visit www.brucker-kishlerfuneralhome.com and click the “Obituary/Guest book” link.