Official Obituary of
Lynette Elaine (Speidel) Mullett
February 18, 1938 ~ January 18, 2022 (age 83) 83 Years Old
Lynette Mullett Obituary
Lynette Elaine (Speidel) Mullett, 83, of Burton passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2022 in the presence of family at her daughter’s home in Novelty, Ohio. She was born February 18, 1938 in East Cleveland to the late Lynn and Doris (Cobb) Speidel. She graduated from Windham High School in 1956. Although artistically and musically gifted, after graduation she contributed to supporting her widowed mother and younger siblings in lieu of attending art school. She worked at the Cleveland Public Library, Collinwood Branch and AT&T before meeting her soulmate and love of her life, David Paul Mullett, whom she married on June 26, 1965. After moving to Burton, she became a homemaker, a wonderful mother to two daughters, and a member of the Burton Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, where she sang in the choir. In midlife, she served as a playground monitor at Burton Elementary School and pursued a career in real estate. A friendly and spirited person, she enjoyed singing, gardening, dancing, long walks, watercolor painting, and baking delicious desserts, which she shared with family, neighbors, and friends; her chocolate fudge (her mother's recipe) was an all-time favorite. She shared a birthday exactly one year before her husband's; she called him her 1st birthday gift.
She will be sadly missed by her daughters, Rebecca (Clark) Gerber of Novelty, Ramona (Sean) Crawford of Waltham, Massachusetts, sister, Joanne Speidel, brothers, Wayne and Gary Speidel, sisters-in-law, Elizabeth Speidel, Pat Speidel, Ada Larson, Bette Fairbanks, and Mary Mullett, and brother-in-law, Jim Mullett, as well as cousins and many nieces and nephews. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Paul.
Calling hours will be held Friday January 21, 2022, from 4:30-6:30 PM at Sly Family Funeral home, 15670 W. High St. Middlefield, Ohio 44062. A Celebration of her life will be held 11:00 AM Saturday January 22, 2022, at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Welton Cemetery, Burton, Ohio.
Family requests masks for services. Service will be Livestreamed to Sly Family Funeral Home Facebook page. Livestream will start about 10:55 AM use link below.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be sent in her name to Burton Congregational Church, P.O. Box 496, Burton, Ohio 44021.
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Funeral Service
Services
Calling Hours
FridayJanuary 21, 2022
4:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Sly Family Funeral Home
15670 W. High Street, PO Box 1275
Middlefield, OH 44062
Donations
Burton Congregational Church Endowment Fund
PO Box 496, Burton OH 44021
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