Barbara L. (Makara) Fullerman

Barbara L. Fullerman, 91, passed away peacefully Christmas Eve at her home with her loving family by her side.  Barbara was born February 19, 1933, in Youngstown, daughter of Aloysius and Anna Rokita Makara.  She was a proud 1951 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School.  Devoted to her Catholic Faith, Barbara was a member of St. Dominic Church, Third Order of St. Dominic, Rosary Altar Society, Cursillo Movement, Perpetual Adoration at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Basilica and the Right to Life of Mahoning County.  Barbara was an active person, raising six children and working at General Electric Lamp Plant and was an Avon Representative, she was a home aid for the elderly for many years.  She enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren and friends and watching Notre Dame football, watching wheel of fortune and family feud.  Her husband Richard A. Fullerman, whom she married July 21, 1956, passed away Oct 23, 2003.

She leaves behind to cherish her memory, her children Jeff (Karen) Fullerman, Corrine (Kelly) Sallaz, Brian (Kim) Fullerman, Frank (Christine) Fullerman, Lori (Aaron) Bush and Susan Fullerman.  Grandchildren Greg (Aliesha) Fullerman, Lindsay Fullerman, Lauren Fullerman, Alaina Fullerman, Jared Fullerman , Alexa Fullerman, Logan Bush and Jacob Bush and great grandchildren, Allie Fullerman and Lena Fullerman.  Barbara is preceded in death by her brothers Albert Makara and Edward Makara and sisters Irene Hedberg, Theresa Kuzman and Rosemary Chestnut.

Family and friends may call from 9 to 9:50 a.m. Tuesday December 31, 2024, at St. Dominic Church, 77 E. Lucius Ave. Youngstown, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.  celebrated by Rev. Frassati Davis, O.P.

Interment will be at Boardman Cemetery.

Material tributes can be made in Barbara’s memory to Right to Life of Mahoning County, P.O. Box 1074, Youngstown, Ohio 44501 or to Alzheimer’s Network, 4214 Market Street, Youngstown, Ohio 44512.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the Edward J. Fox & Sons Funeral Home, 4700 Market St. Boardman.

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