Zita (Ahmer) Bogdan, 89

YOUNGSTOWN… Zita (Ahmer) Bogdan, age 89, passed away peacefully on February 21, 2024 at Continuous Health Care Center, after a long illness. Zita was born March 2, 1934 in Charleston, West Virginia and was a daughter of Thomas J. and Mary P. (Ball) Ahmer.

She had resided in Youngstown since 1952 and was a 1952 graduate of Austintown-Fitch High School. She went on to have worked for many local businesses over the years as an accountant.

Zita will always be remembered as a loving person who loved to help others, she enjoyed baking and cooking for everyone she knew, she also enjoyed playing cards with her grandchildren and watching Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy. Above all she loved her family and spending the Holidays together. She also loved her dogs and enjoyed life.

Zita is survived by her three daughters Joanmarie "Jo" Hiles, Theresa (Joseph) Collins and Kathryn "Kitty" (Robert) Kassan. She also leaves her four grandchildren Matthew (Kyleigh) Hiles, Rachel Hiles, Joseph (Loice) Collins and Jessica (Lawrence) Hawkins; and her six great-grandchildren Christian, Shawn and Alyssa Hiles, Kaitlin Lewis, Larry and Maya Hawkins.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Stephen Bogdan, her five brothers Cyril, Joseph, Charles, John and Thomas Ahmer and her son-in-law Wayne Hiles.

The Bogdan family has entrusted Zita's care to the Wasko Funeral Home in Campbell. Family and friends may call on Tuesday, February 27, 2024 from 11-12 Noon at the Apostolic Pentecostal Church 3101 Deforest Road Warren, Ohio. Funeral Services will immediately follow in the Church at 12 Noon with Pastor Douglas Brown, officiating.