Obituary of Elizabeth Hays

SILVER LAKE - Elizabeth Hays, 85, died October 20, 2021. Her life began in the Netherlands, where she survived WWII as a child and later worked for the American Consulate. She emigrated to America in her early 20s and worked for Chemical Abstracts as a translator until she met her husband, Donald Hays. Together with her husband, they were business owners creating the company ESI Extrusion Services, Inc. She was a member of Silver Lake Garden Club and WITAN. Elizabeth was a loving person who cared deeply about her family and friends. Preceded in death by husband, Donald F. Hays, Jr.; son, Donald F. Hays, III, she is survived by her daughter, Karen Vetter and husband Jeff; grandchildren, Donald F. Hays, IV, Nathaniel Vetter, and wife Faye; great-grandchildren, Brayden, Conner, Annie, and Asher, and sister-in-law, Debbie (Bill) Warnock. Friends may call Sunday 3 to 6 PM at Redmon Funeral Home, 3633 Darrow Road, Stow. Burial Monday 1 PM Monday at Scioto Burial Park, 4757 McDermott Pond Creek Road, McDermott, OH 45652. Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the Silver Lake Garden Club, 3108 E. Edgerton Road, Silver Lake, OH 44224, or American Heart Association, www.heart.org/