Obituary for Shirley “Toni” Diane (Burden) Beener

Toni (born Shirley) Diane Beener was born to Elmer and Martha (Davies) Burden of Lima on May 7, 1942 and handed away in Lima, Ohio on June 3, 2026. Born the youngest of 5 youngsters, she typically dreamed of turning her childhood adventures right into a memoir. She married Bruce Beener (Covington, OH) on August 3, 1984 on Villa Nova seaside at dawn which led them to a profitable profession in sculptural artwork with Water Woodlands Driftwood Arts utilizing driftwood from the lake and ceramic sculptures to seize nature scenes. Several items traveled the world and for which they gained many awards. 

Toni had 5 youngsters, two sons and a grandson preceded her demise alongside along with her beloved Bruce. Tami (Jeff) Cox: Tiffany, Katrina, Tesla. Vinson (D) (Debi) Williams: Michael, Tara, Jessica (Chris Vincent), Tabitha, Amanda and Jacob. Julie (Broad) Knight: Trisha, Nevaeh. Brent (D) (Loretta) Williams: Joshua (D), Jonathan, Justin and Jacob. Heather (Anthony) Warner: Celine, Alyssa. She was blessed with seventeen grandchildren, twenty-three nice grandchildren and two great-great grandsons. 

She wasn’t simply mother and grandma. Toni was an avid baker profitable quite a few awards, a author for WKKI promoting, a characteristic author for the Evening Leader (Long reside Hoedag) and an artist of a number of mediums together with sculpture, portray, pictures and digital artwork. Toni was an energetic member of Grace Fellowship the place she taught Sunday college and helped with the neighborhood dinners till Covid and the demise of Bruce. As an avid artist and St. Marys neighborhood supporter she sat on the board for the Riverside Art Center (now St. Marys Art Center) the place a lot of her pictures and digital artwork items had been featured. Many of her digital artwork prints had been award winners and even featured in a digital artwork exhibit at a gallery in Soho in New York City. But an important function she performed, her biggest award was all the time mother and grandma. 

Both Toni and Bruce liked St. Marys, the neighborhood and life they constructed there – from rooting for the Roughriders, to attending features and making an attempt to be energetic neighborhood members. They depart many pricey pals and associates behind as they now begin a brand new journey collectively. For these selecting to pay respects, funeral providers can be held at Miller Funeral Home in St. Marys on June 10, 2026 at 2pm.