Doris L. Biro

Doris L. Biro, 98, of Marblehead, OH passed away Tuesday, September

26, 2023 at Otterbein North Shore. She was born December 31, 1924 in

St. Charles, MO, the daughter of Ben and Opal (Seeberger) Worful. She

married Elmer J. Biro on September 16, 1946 and he preceded her in

death on March 21, 1999. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic

Church, Marblehead, OH where she was active on the Altar Rosary

Society and served on the Fr. Shaefer Scholarship Fund.

Doris was a pioneer in her younger days as she was fascinated with

airplanes and flight. She would spend countless hours at a small local airfield as a teenager

watching airplanes take off and land. By her 18th Birthday Doris acquired her Pilot's License and by the age of 20 she became a Certified Instructor!

At age 21, Doris became a 50% Owner of a Flight School based at Lambert

Field in St. Louis. Not only was Doris a pilot in a time when there were very few woman pilots

(1945) but also an instructor! Elmer Biro from Marblehead, Ohio was serving in the U.S. Navy at the end of WWII also had the desire to become a pilot and as fate would have it

attended Doris' Flight School. The rest as they say "is history" and Doris and Elmer were married in 1946. Eventually, Doris sold her interest in the Flight School and they moved

back to Marblehead so Elmer could join the Biro Mfg. Co. business. She and Elmer started a family in 1948, and brought 4 children into this world in 6 years.

Surviving are her children: Michael (Connie) Biro, Richard “Dick”

(Janie) Biro, DeLite Biro Vogley all of Marblehead; grandchildren:

Doug (Melissa) Biro of Marblehead, Jeff Biro of Charleston, SC, Jeff

Dobrowolski of Marblehead. She was preceded in death by her parents,

husband: Elmer; daughter: Denise Biro and grandson: Chuck Dobrowolski.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated by Father Joseph Szybka at 10:30 am

Friday, September 29, 2023 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 822 Barclay

St. Marblehead, OH with interment to follow at St. Joseph Catholic

Church Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be given to the Father

Schaefer Scholarship Fund. Online condolences may be shared with the

family at www.neideckercrosserpriesman.com . Neidecker, Crosser &

Priesman Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Peninsula Chapel is

handling the arrangements.