Dorothy E. (Hamm) Boles

Dorothy Elizabeth "Dottie" Boles , 91, beloved daughter, mother, grandmother and friend, passed away peacefully on Sunday evening, July 13, 2025 at the Lakewood Ranch Medical Center in Lakewood Ranch, Florida.

Dottie was born in Hubbard, Ohio on June 25, 1934 the daughter of Frank and Helen E. (Vargo) Hamm. In 1935 her family moved to Niles, Ohio where Dottie was raised and lived for the next 88 years before moving to Sarasota, Florida in July 2023.

Dottie cherished living in Niles and graduated from Niles McKinley High School in 1952. She was a member of the cheerleading squad during her junior and senior years and served as a lifeguard at the Niles Waddell Swimming Pool those same summers. With her parents, she was a member of the Niles South Side Presbyterian Church. Dottie married Robert Stanley Boles on August 4, 1956 and he preceded her in death in 2004.

She is survived by her three children; Diana and Edward Bernard of Traverse City, Michigan and their children Blake and Mara Bernard; Linda Boles and Jack Nirenberg of Sarasota Florida; Bob and Amy Boles of Huntsville, Alabama and their daughters Elaine and Kate Boles. This gave Dottie four beautiful grandchildren.

Dottie enjoyed bowling, tennis, golf, and shopping. She retired from Taylor Steel Company in 1999 after a wonderful dedicated career as the company secretary and receptionist. In her retirement years, Dottie enjoyed aquatic exercising at the Youngstown Jewish Community Center and could often be spotted hot-rodding around town in her white Solara convertible.

At Dottie's request, she will be entombed privately at the Pineview Cemetery Mausoleum in Warren and plans to honor her life will occur at a celebration of life in Niles at Vernon's Cafe at Noon, Thursday, July 24, 2025.

In lieu of flowers, her family asks that donations be made to a local food bank or the donors favorite charity.

REST IN PEACE "DOTTIE" Your love, compassion, and generosity will continue to guide and inspire us all.

Funeral arrangements are by the Holeton-Yuhasz Funeral Home, 126 West Park Avenue, Niles, Ohio 44446 330-652-4311.