Lana Rae Eisenbraun

Lana Rae Eisenbraun, 68, of Champion, was surrounded by her loving family when she died at home Friday, July 10, 2009. She was born December 20, 1940 in Milwaukee, Wis., the daughter of Leland and Norma (Bersing) Dunn, and had lived in Warren since March, 1964, coming from Struthers.

Mrs. Eisenbraun was a graduate of Custer High School in Milwaukee and attended Kent State University. A creative and energetic woman, she had been an author, librarian, curator, historian, and community activist. She had served as curator for the Upton Association, and had been a member of the Brigade of the American Revolution, the Western Reserve Embroiderer's Guild, the Women's History Committee, the Women's Advisory Committee for the Ohio Bicentennial Committee, and the Geauga and Trumbull County Historical Societies.

Surviving are her husband, Donald R. Eisenbraun, whom she married March 15, 1958; four children: Susan (Steven) Vargo of Columbus, Gary J. (Paulette) Eisenbraun of Southington, Robert R. Eisenbraun of San Francisco, Calif., and Kathy (Rick) Morgan of Shadyside, Ohio; nine grandchildren; a sister, Denise Cleary of Waukesha, Wis., and a brother and sister-in-law, Gary (Judy) Dunn of New Berlin, Wis. Her parents precede her in death.

Services are 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 14, 2009 at McFarland & Son Funeral Home, with Rev. Tal Lewis of Wildare United Methodist Church officiating. Interment will follow at Meadow Brook Memorial Park in Champion. Friends may call 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Monday and 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Arrangements are entrusted to McFarland & Son Funeral Services Co., 271 N. Park Ave., Warren, Ohio 44481. Please visit www.mcfarlandfuneral.com to view this obituary and send condolences.