Eleanor Sue Ley

Eleanor Sue Ley age 72 of Cambridge, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 4, 2015. Born in Athens on February 27, 1943 to the late Donald Clifford Booth and Helene August Steiff Booth. Sue is a member of Christ Our Light Parrish in Cambridge. She graduated from Athens High School in 1961. From 1973 to 1976 she volunteered for pre-school swimmers and YMCA beginning swimmers. She volunteered as Noon Swim Lifeguard and Swim & Gym for The Golden Rule School. From 1976 to 1979 she had the paid manager position of those programs. 1980 to 1984 she was a teller at Bank One in Cambridge. From 1984 on, she was an educational aide at Cambridge Middle School. In 1993 Sue earned her BS Degree in Education from Ohio University. In 1997 she was hired as first grade teacher at Garfield Elementary. In 2007 she moved to North Elementary. At North, she taught K, 1, and 2 at risk students and K, 1, 2 enrichment for advanced students. Sue retired from Cambridge City Schools on November 30, 2009, after 25 years of service. She went back to North Elementary to volunteer from September through December 2013. She was a co-founder of The Dickens Victorian Village in downtown Cambridge. She was member and office holder of The Catholic Daughters, The Catholic Women’s Club, and a member of the Red Cross Board. She served on several PTO’s locally as well as serving 6 years on St. Benedict’s School Board. A member of The Positively Pink Breast Cancer Group. Along with her parents, she is preceded in death by: her paternal grandparents, John H. and Bessie Morgan Booth; maternal grandparents, Joseph William and Mary Ruth Meacham Steiff. Survived by her husband, Robert G. Ley Jr., whom she married October 14, 1963; daughter, Rebecca Helene Metzger of Westerville; two sons, Robert George “Rob” (Shari) Ley III of Granville and Donald “Don” Keight (Nancy) Ley of Hilliard; sister, Donna Eileen (Ernie) Kovacs of Midland, NC; brother, Gregory Gene (Sandra) Booth of Palm Bay, FL; nine grandchildren, Elizabeth, Meredith, Garrett, Peyton, Brody, Sydney, Griffin, Conner and Norah; and several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins. Friends may call Friday, October 9, 2015 from 4 to 8 pm at Bundy-Law Funeral Home with a Wake Service at 7:30 pm. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, October 10, 2015 at Christ Our Light Parrish. Rev. Fr. Robert Borer will officiate with burial to follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Benedict’s School Fund / 701 Gomber Ave. / Cambridge, OH 43725 or to Hospice of Guernsey / PO Box 1165 / Cambridge, OH 43725 or Nationwide Children's Hospital 700 Children's Drive Columbus, OH 43200. Sue’s online tribute wall may be viewed and signed at www.bundy-lawfuneralhome.com.

Eleanor Sue Ley

February 27, 1943 - October 4, 2015