Hilda (Monroe) Dear, 87, of Canton, OH passed away peacefully and unexpectedly Sunday March 26, 2017 at home.

She was born May 20, 1929 in Rayland, Ohio, a daughter of the late Howard and Ella E. Monroe. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Seward L. Dear, Jr. on October 17, 2006; four brothers, Joseph, Melvin, Donald and James Monroe; and three sisters, Violet Lawson, Ruth Brown, and Connie Shreve.

Hilda graduated from Big Red High School in 1947 and has lived in Canton, Ohio since 1952, where she was a homemaker. She was a quiet, loving, strong, and very generous wife, mother, sister and aunt.

Surviving are her son, Mark Dear of East Canton, Ohio; a sister, Mary (John) Sloan of Steubenville, Ohio; a brother-in-law, Ralph Dear of Steubenville, Ohio; and many nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Wheeler Funeral Home, 712 Third St., Brilliant, on Thursday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of her funeral services at 12:00 p.m. (noon), with Pastor Sam Davis, officiating. Interment will follow at Hopewell Cemetery.

Memorial Contributions may be directed in Hilda's memory to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Dept. 41831, P.O. Box 650309, Dallas, TX 75265 or www.komen.org

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