Byrness E Haworth, W8LE SK Previous/Other Callsign(s): AA8KI, KA8GNR Byrness E. Haworth (nee Holt), 103, a longtime resident of Elyria and formerly of Rocky River, passed away peacefully on Tuesday March 18, 2025 at The Abbewood in Elyria. She was born June 15, 1921 in Sioux City, Iowa. Byrness was a veteran and served in The US Navy from 1943 to 1945. She was stationed in Washington DC and worked as a stenographer. Byrness enjoyed crocheting, sewing, gardening, animals and card games. She greatly enjoyed the time that she spent with her beloved family. Byrness Haworth is survived by; her two children, Janet (Ray) and Ric (Roberta); four grandchildren, Forrest, Kendall (Deb), Preston (Michelle), and Randall; three great grandsons, Julian, Sebastian, and Trystian; and her nephew, Bill (Gayle). She was preceded in death by; her husband of 45 years, Robert; { Robert E Haworth, W8LE SK } and her three siblings, Vern, Esther, and Arnold. Byrness' cremains will be interred at Arlington National Cemetery with her late husband. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/byrness-haworth-obituary?id=57938761
Sun Sentinel Person of the Week: Byrness 'Bee' Haworth Updated: Jun. 25, 2011, 2:01 p.m.|Published: Jun. 25, 2011, 1:01 p.m. By Sun News staff Byrness "Bee" Haworth Bee Haworth spent her 90th birthday on June 15 playing cards at the North Ridgeville Senior Center, just like she always does on Wednesday mornings. Haworth is driving, playing mahjong and pinochle and is in command of all her facilities, according to the center’s activity coordinator Shelly Sullinger. “She’s so involved and active . . . she’s unbelievable,” Sullinger said. “I can’t believe some of the stuff she’s done and some off the stuff she’s still doing.” Sullinger, who nominated Haworth as this week’s person of the week, said Haworth tells life stories while she plays cards, including her experiences deciphering Japanese code during World War II and her memories of a then-under-construction Pentagon in Washington, D.C. “She would be someone you would look up to because of her experiences,” Sullinger said. Know someone who qualifies as a "Person of the Week"? We invite you to submit nominations online at cleveland.com/sun, by e-mail to ckovach@sunnews.com or by mail to the Sun Sentinel, 5510 Cloverleaf Parkway, Valley View, OH 44125. https://www.cleveland.com/thesun/2011/06/sun_sentinel_person_of_the_wee_42.html
