Lynn Abigail Casebier Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Lynn Abigail (nee Dressler) Casebier, 78, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, after a short battle with cancer on Wednesday, August 19, 2020, at MUSC Medical Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina. Born on Little Christmas, January 6, 1942, in Akron, Ohio, “Lynnie,” as she was known to her family, was the eldest daughter of Paul Theodore Dressler and Virginia Abigail (nee Burchill) Dressler. She was preceded in death by her parents and siblings, Karin Elna Rogers and Kenneth Paul Dressler (her Irish twin). She is survived by her beloved children, whom she had with her husband, Dewey Benjamin Casebier (deceased); son, Dwayne Benjamin (Anna) Casebier of Alpena, Michigan and daughter, Erin Michelle (Ted) DiCresce of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina; sister, Kristin Patricia Mackey (Dave) of Pittsfield, Massachusetts; and the grandchildren she so loved, Barbara Rose Horkey, Steven and Jennifer Casebier, Jordin and Justin Seymour-Casebier, Kylie, Jake and Luke DiCresce; and great-grandchildren, Alyssa, Ava and Austin Horkey, Breanna and Tyler Casebier, Haley Kane and many much-loved nieces and nephews. Lynn graduated from Our Lady of the Elms in 1960 and attended the University of Akron. During her years at the Elms, she played archery, bad-mitten, basketball and field hockey. She lived most of her life in the Akron area until she moved to Phoenix, Arizona in 1999 and then Charleston, South Carolina in 2015. Curious about everything, Lynn was a life-long learner, a voracious reader, reading a book a day when she had the time, and had an unquenchable thirst for knowledge, she learned something new every day. She was very fond of the beach, bowling, and watching both the summer & winter Olympics, particularly figure skating & never missed her favorite tv show, Deadliest Catch. Lynn enjoyed Nascar racing and anything to do with Jimmy Johnson #48, loved the Cleveland Browns and the Raiders, was a shrewd Euchre player, adored playing cards with her grandchildren and was her happiest spending time with her family & friends. Lynn was also a hard worker, sometimes working two and three jobs at a time. Her resume was as diverse as it was long. In her younger years she was a lifeguard at Granger Lake Park, waitress at Harold’s Pancake House, worked at Olan Mills, Western Union Signing Telegrams, JC Penney’s, O’Neil’s gift-wrapping department, B.F. Goodrich Market Research, Nolan’s Mobile, the Brown Derby, Balaun’s News Exchange, the American Red Cross, Arizona Clipping Service, owned a house cleaning business and bartended. She had a passion for politics, was a life-long democrat and a die-hard feminist. During her last 20 years of her work life, Lynn found her true calling while working as a Democratic Pollster for R.L. Polk, Peter Hart Research, Summit Research, finally retiring from West Group Research in 2006. She considered her four different bartending jobs her “fun” jobs, but was proudest of her career in political market research where she worked her way up from managing the call center to training new employees and writing surveys. Lynn was a fun, unique and free-spirited character with a beautiful smile, the greatest, most infectious belly laugh and a razor sharp, quick-witted sense of humor. She was honest, generous & had a fierce loyalty to her life-long friends; Mary Lou Mason, Barbara Torosian, and Karen (Hall) Jones, among others. But the most important vocation in Lynnie’s life was as a caring mother and loving grandmother, a goal in which she leaves this world having achieved as her greatest success! A post pandemic Celebration of Life will be announced at a later date to honor Lynn. Per her wishes, there will be a funeral mass at St. Sebastian’s Church in Akron, OH with an Irish “funeral party” afterwards, filled with her favorite music and where we will lift a glass (or two) and toast, celebrate, & commemorate this creative, self-taught, gutsy, one-of-a-kind woman for whom we are so proud and will forever miss. For all of those who knew her, it should be no surprise that she co-wrote this tribute of herself! In Lieu of flowers, Lynn would suggest you instead buy a lottery ticket!! Cremation has taken place, arrangements in the care of Charleston Cremation and Funeral Home.

Lynn Abigail Casebier

January 6, 1942 - August 19, 2020

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Lynn Abigail Casebier

January 6, 1942 - August 19, 2020

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