Elena Cioca
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Elena Cioca, of Wilmington, passed away Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019 at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton surrounded by her children and grandchildren.
She was a caring woman, a great wife and loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was kind, strong, funny and simply a fighter.
Born on July 20, 1938 in Sebesu de Jos, Romania, to Eva and Iosif Turcu, Elena lived most of her life there. At the age of 50, she moved to the United States, learning another language and working a different kind of job. She gave her children, grandchildren and especially her great grandchildren and future generations, better lives full of opportunities and freedoms. While her life has not particularly been easy, she always had a smile on and would jump to serve anyone who entered her home. She will be forever appreciated and admired for her love, strength and resilience for her family.
Elena is survived by her husband, John and her children, Mihai (son) and daughter-in-law, Paraschiva, and Elena (daughter) and son-in-law, Marius. She will be forever missed and always appreciated by her grandchildren, Laura and Nolan, Ovidiu and Magda, Andreea and Roxana and fondly remembered by her six great grandchildren, Julia, Christopher, Justin, Ollie, Haylie and Elli.
Elena is also survived by her brother, Steve and sister-in-law, Vicki of Cleveland; her five stepchildren Maria, Iustina, Anna, Mihai and John and their families in Wilimington.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, Ion; and two brothers.
A memorial celebrating Elena’s life will be conducted at Edgington Funeral Home in Wilmington on at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3 followed by burial service at the Sugar Grove Cemetery. After the burial, the family invites you to remember Elena during a reception at Cape May in the community room.
Flowers or cards may be sent to Fisher-Edgington Funeral Home, Wilmington. To sign the online guestbook, go to to edgingtonfuneralhomes.com.
She was a caring woman, a great wife and loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was kind, strong, funny and simply a fighter.
Born on July 20, 1938 in Sebesu de Jos, Romania, to Eva and Iosif Turcu, Elena lived most of her life there. At the age of 50, she moved to the United States, learning another language and working a different kind of job. She gave her children, grandchildren and especially her great grandchildren and future generations, better lives full of opportunities and freedoms. While her life has not particularly been easy, she always had a smile on and would jump to serve anyone who entered her home. She will be forever appreciated and admired for her love, strength and resilience for her family.
Elena is survived by her husband, John and her children, Mihai (son) and daughter-in-law, Paraschiva, and Elena (daughter) and son-in-law, Marius. She will be forever missed and always appreciated by her grandchildren, Laura and Nolan, Ovidiu and Magda, Andreea and Roxana and fondly remembered by her six great grandchildren, Julia, Christopher, Justin, Ollie, Haylie and Elli.
Elena is also survived by her brother, Steve and sister-in-law, Vicki of Cleveland; her five stepchildren Maria, Iustina, Anna, Mihai and John and their families in Wilimington.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, Ion; and two brothers.
A memorial celebrating Elena’s life will be conducted at Edgington Funeral Home in Wilmington on at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3 followed by burial service at the Sugar Grove Cemetery. After the burial, the family invites you to remember Elena during a reception at Cape May in the community room.
Flowers or cards may be sent to Fisher-Edgington Funeral Home, Wilmington. To sign the online guestbook, go to to edgingtonfuneralhomes.com.