1921
Constance
2007
Constance Yaskoff
February 15, 1921 — August 12, 2007
Reprinted from Featured Obituary in the Kentucky Post, Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Constance E. Donahue Yaskoff had a great love for learning and an adventuresome spirit.
"She was always reading and always learning. She enjoyed traveling to places like Brazil and Hawaii. She embraced life and maintained a very positive outlook on life, " said her daughter, Cheryl Martinez of Union.
Mrs. Yaskoff, 86, of Latonia, died Sunday, August 12, at Rosedale Manor Nursing Home in Latonia.
She was a retired guidance counselor, middle school teacher and a draftsperson.
Mrs. Yaskoff grew up during the Great Depression but had the opportunity to travel during that time because her father worked for a railroad. As a young woman, she worked as a governess for a family that traveled.
During World War II, Mrs. Yaskoff was a pioneering woman in the workplace as she trained and worked as a draftsperson, replacing men who served in the military. "She worked and helped keep things going while the guys went off to war," said her daughter.
Mrs. Yaskoff got a college degree while in her 40s and taught school. She also received her master's degree while in her 50s and worked at Batelle Institute, a research organization, in Columbus, Ohio.
"She had an outgoing personality and also was a good listener, with a number of friends who confided in her," said her daughter. "In her later years she maintained a 'Don't worry, be happy' philosophy of life."
Constance E. Donahue Yaskoff had a great love for learning and an adventuresome spirit.
"She was always reading and always learning. She enjoyed traveling to places like Brazil and Hawaii. She embraced life and maintained a very positive outlook on life, " said her daughter, Cheryl Martinez of Union.
Mrs. Yaskoff, 86, of Latonia, died Sunday, August 12, at Rosedale Manor Nursing Home in Latonia.
She was a retired guidance counselor, middle school teacher and a draftsperson.
Mrs. Yaskoff grew up during the Great Depression but had the opportunity to travel during that time because her father worked for a railroad. As a young woman, she worked as a governess for a family that traveled.
During World War II, Mrs. Yaskoff was a pioneering woman in the workplace as she trained and worked as a draftsperson, replacing men who served in the military. "She worked and helped keep things going while the guys went off to war," said her daughter.
Mrs. Yaskoff got a college degree while in her 40s and taught school. She also received her master's degree while in her 50s and worked at Batelle Institute, a research organization, in Columbus, Ohio.
"She had an outgoing personality and also was a good listener, with a number of friends who confided in her," said her daughter. "In her later years she maintained a 'Don't worry, be happy' philosophy of life."
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