Fern Danah Duecaster

Fern “Ferngully” Danah Mutter Hahn Duecaster passed away on August 4, 2023.

She was born November 13th, 1933 as a fraternal twin (Ferrell) to Roy Clair Mutter and Bessie Mae Jackson Mutter of Oakwood VA.

Notably she worked at Southeast H.S. in Ravenna, OH from 1978-80 as a Matron, and later at Sorbothane in Kent, OH, and also the Salvation Army in Ravenna, OH for many years, along with numerous factory positions in the area along her long life's Journey.

Survived by loving daughter, Dana Hahn Sampson Miller (61) of Sebring, OH., who is paying tribute to her mother's legacy by naming her farm her beloved mother's nickname "Ferngully" in her honor; long estranged grand­daughter, Rachel Sampson Wizylewski (38) of Westville, FL; along with her three beloved great-grandchildren, Julius J. Sampson (19), Jesse T. Sampson (16) and Evalynn M. Hamilton (11 ), that she cherished with all her heart and missed seeing so very very much every day. She is also survived by her remaining sisters, Olga Davis and Lydia (Hank) Coleman, both in Mansfield, OH; so many beloved nieces, nephews and other loving family and friends along the way; and her beloved best friend, Audrey Roth, loved playing cards and scratch-offs together weekly for many many years.

She was preceded in death by her only beloved grand-daughter, infant Jessica Marie Sampson and her late husband, Harold J. Duecaster (57), both in the Spring of 1982; and her beloved son, Gary J. Duecaster (56), lost to Covid in the Fall of 2021; her late teen brother, Jessie Mutter; and her fraternal twin, Ferrell (Betty) Mutter of Oakwood, VA; her late brothers, William Shaylor (Erna-mae) Mutter, USAF, of Grundy, VA and Carlos (Monta) Mutter Sr. of Lake Milton, OH; and late sisters, Wanda (Carl) Padgette of Washington, D.C. and Dallas (Herbert) Hess of Austintown, OH.

Services will take place at Cassaday-Turkle­-Christian Funeral Home in Alliance on Saturday, August 12th, 2023, visitation from 1-3 pm with the Funeral Service immediately following. Interment will be at Highland Memorial Park.

God Bless her and may she find peace resting in the arms of the Angels, amongst all her family and friends that have gone before her. Special thanks to Ohio Living & Hospice for their excellent care.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to either the Salvation Army in Ravenna, OH or to St. Jude, as these charities were both very close to her heart. Her family thanks everyone for their kind condolences.