Ellen "Penny" Myers

Penny Myers passed away on September 4, 2022 after an accident 9 days earlier.

She is survived by her husband, Joe Pesciotta, her sister Jane Decker, her children Cecily Myers (John Klund), Deborah Johnson (Ron), Kenneth Myers, and Alice Batizy (Lehel), step daughter Jill Sari, step sons Gregg Pesciotta (Mary) and Eric Pesciotta (Anne) as well as 17 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her Mother, Lillian Andersen Decker, her father William Decker, her brother Nicky Decker and her sister Claudia Decker.

Penny ran a printing business in New Jersey for many years while raising the 4 children. In 1976 she and Joe moved to Ohio, where she got a job with Goodyear Tire & Rubber company as a programmer. She worked there for 18 years and then retired in 1995. After retiring she and Joe traveled both domestically and internationally and she absolutely loved it.

Besides travel Penny has dedicated her time to various crafting projects, quilting, spinning and weaving. At Christmas time she would bake hundreds of cookies and make gingerbread houses. She knitted socks for kids and grandkids. She also spent time in her garden whenever the weather permitted and she had absolutely beautiful gardens.

A Celebration of Life will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Akron, 3300 Morewood Rd. in Fairlawn on Saturday, September 10, 2022 at 10:00 A.M.