Obituary of Coraline R. Nieman

Coraline "Corky" (Ryan) Nieman, 93, of Akron, Ohio, died Friday, May 06, 2016, at Akron, Ohio. The daughter of the late Henry Frank and Effie (Everly) Ryan, she was born on April 15, 1923, in Bruceton Mills, WV. Coraline graduated from Bruceton High School in 1940. During World War II, she worked as a clerk for five years in the office of J. Edgar Hoover, the first director of the FBI. In 1947 she married Alva W. Nieman, Jr. and they moved to Akron in 1952. She retired from Montgomery Ward & Co. in 1984 with 24 ½ years' service as manager of the catalog department. She was a faithful member of the Firestone Park Baptist Church since 1957. She enjoyed maintaining her home, gardening and was a proud recipient of several 'Keep Akron Beautiful' awards, but her greatest love and pride was for her family. Coraline is survived by her daughters, Candi (Mike) Hudkins, and Cindy (Henry) Zuchegno; grandchildren: Devin Oddo (Stephanie Petroff), Rochelle (Ken) Oedemann, Renee (Jared) Claar, and Kathleen Charek (Michael Pettygrove); six great-grandchildren: Zachary, Mallory and Audrey Oddo, Erin and Ryan Oedemann and Briella Mae Pettygrove; sisters: Emily Nieman of Morgantown, WV, and Donna Lou Britton of Bruceton Mills, WV. In addition to her husband Alva, she was preceded in death by six sisters: Mary Ida Ryan, Ester Mann, Lucille Ryan, Geraldine Friend, Valgene Muha, Bernadine Michael; and four brothers: Eldrich, James, Paul and Lynton Ryan. Friends may call at the Carl R. Spear Funeral Home in Brandonville-Bruceton Mills, WV, Tuesday, May 10th from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. and Wednesday, May 11, 2016, from 10 a.m. until the 11 a.m. service in the funeral home. Burial will follow in the Shady Grove Cemetery, Bruceton Mills, WV. Send condolences to: spearfuneralhome.net.