Lydia was born in Ravenna, Ohio on April 15, 1948 to parents Carl and Julia (Miller) Stansberry. She graduated from Ravenna High School in 1968 and went on to work many years as a bonding clerk in the Portage County Municipal court. In her later years she had worked at the Kent Burger King. Lydia thoroughly enjoyed her involvement with the Ravenna Community Choir, Ravenna Balloon A-Fair, the Junior Thursday Literary Club and Friends of the Library. She had been an avid Cleveland sports fan, enjoying watching the Cleveland Indians and the Cleveland Browns and loved her cats.
Lydia is survived by her husband of 29 years, John McFarland.
Preceding Lydia in death were her parents, her infant sister Christine Stansberry and her cousin Karen Swyers.
Friends will be received at the Wood-Kortright-Borkoski Funeral Home, 703 E. Main St, Ravenna, on Thursday, November 18, 2021 from 4pm-6pm where funeral services, officiated by Chaplain William Wisniewski, will be held on Friday, November 19th at 12pm. Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery will immediately follow.
Memorial donations can be made in her name to the Ravenna Community Choir.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.wood-kortright-borkoski.com.
