Elmira Jack Obituary

Elmira (Ellie) Jack passed away peacefully on January 7, 2026, at Western Reserve Masonic Community, Medina, at the age of 97. She was born on September 14, 1928, to the late Edna (Thompson) and Floyd Dickerson.

Ellie had fond memories of growing up on a farm in Harrison County, Ohio. She and her sister walked to Beech Point, a one-room schoolhouse, for their earliest school years, and then attended the consolidated school in New Athens, where Ellie met classmate Bob Jack in the fifth grade. She and Bob married in 1954. Ellie graduated from Kent State University in 1952 and taught second and third grade, in Warrensville Heights and Upper Arlington, Ohio. They moved their young family to Medina in 1966.

Her greatest joy was spending time with family and friends. Elmira will be missed by her daughter Carol Duran (Randy) and daughter-in-law Diane Jack (Bruce, deceased); granddaughters MJ Ray, Elise Duran, Stephanie Jack (Danny Baker), Sophie Duran; great-granddaughter Delia Jack; brother-in-law Edgar Lee Jack (Fern); nieces Nancy Norwalk, Holly Brunacini, Sheryl Dyer, and Becky Shoup, as well as extended family and friends. She was preceded in death by her son, Bruce Jack; her beloved husband of 63 years, Bob Jack; and her sister and brother-in-law, Abigail and Frank Norwalk.

The family will receive friends on Friday, February 13, 2026 at Waite Funeral Home, 765 N. Court St., Medina, from 10:00 am until the memorial service begins at noon. Following lunch, a graveside service will be held at Spring Grove Cemetery at 1:30 pm. Online condolences and memories may be shared at www.waitefuneralhome.com . Memorial contributions may be made to UCC Memorial Gift Fund, United Church of Christ, Congregational, 217 E. Liberty Street, Medina, OH 44256 or by clicking here.