Agnes Regina (nee McLaughlin) Blackley, 90 years of age, lately of Chardon, Ohio, passed away Thursday, September 19, 2024, at UH Geauga Medical Center. Agnes was born on August 31, 1934, in Elyria, Ohio to the late Anna (nee Ross) and James P. McLaughlin. Agnes was a 1952 graduate of Notre Dame Academy. In 1953, she met a handsome young soldier from Chesterland, Ohio, Andrew K. Blackley. Sr., and they were married on October 23, 1954. She resided there in Chesterland as a loving wife and homemaker for the next 70 years, where she raised nine children on Ranch Drive. Agnes was a founding member of St. Anselm Catholic Church in Chesterland and a devout Catholic who lived her life in faith, hope, and charity, with forgiveness always in her heart. She touched the lives of many and was loved by all. A highlight of her faith journey was the pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Medjugorje with her sisters in 2008. She was an active volunteer in Birthright of Geauga for many years and had been named ‘Volunteer of the Year’ for Geauga County. Agnes is survived by her children, Andrew (Deborah) Blackley, Patrick (Mary Beth) Blackley, Ann (Jon) Waldmuller, Terrence (Kathy, deceased) Blackley, Mary (Charles, deceased) Rogers, Michelle (Dennis) Malone, Timothy (Ellen) Blackley, Michael (Denise) Blackley, and Robert (Susan, deceased) Blackley, as well as 26 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren. She is also survived by her sisters Stella (Ted, deceased) Joyce and Mary (Peter, deceased) Kenny, her brother William McLaughlin, and her sisters-in-law Bonnie McLaughlin and Joyce McLaughlin. She was preceded in death by her husband Andrew K. Blackley. Sr. and her son Joseph, as well as her sister Ann Mary McLaughlin, SND, and her brothers Charles (Bonnie) McLaughlin, Dennis (Gladys, deceased) McLaughlin, James (Joyce) McLaughlin, and Gerard (Carol, deceased) McLaughlin. Her family will receive visitors at the Gattozzi and Son Funeral Home, 12524 Chillicothe Road, Chesterland from 12 noon to 4 PM, on Sunday, September 29, 2024. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 AM, Monday, September 30, 2024, at St. Anselm Catholic Church, 12969 Chillicothe Road, Chesterland, followed by private inurnment at the Chester Township Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to https://www.stjude.org/
