Delphine Marie (Steele) Bright (1935 - 2022)

Born 19 Jul 1935 in Ashland, Ashland, Ohio, United States

Wife of Bruce Bright — married 15 Dec 1952 in Ashland, Ashland, Ohio, United States

Died 9 Jan 2022 at age 86 in Ashland, Ashland, Ohio, United States

Biography

Delphene Marie Bright Obituary Delphene Marie Bright age 86 of Ashland, passed away on January 9, 2022 at Ohio Health Mansfield.

Born in Ashland on July 19, 1935 the daughter of Dudley D. and Laverna E. (Finley) Steele she was an Ashland County resident all of her life.

Delphene attended the Perrysville School. On December 13, 1952 she was married to Bruce Bright Sr. who preceded her in death on April 18, 2005.

Survivors include three children: Brenda (Terry) Lane of Ashland, Susan (Ron) Gordon of Ashland and Bruce (Skip) Bright Jr. of Jeromesville. Also surviving are eight grandchildren: Karen, Cindy, George, Chris, Ryan, Brandi, Austin and Dominique. She is also survived by two sisters, Janice Kline of Butler, Ohio and Laverna Kerestes of Mansfield.

In addition to her husband Bruce, she is preceded in death by four siblings: Wanda Hootman, Margie Brokaw, Arlene Kline and Dudley “Sonny” Steele. She is also preceded in death by her parents.

Mrs. Bright was the Co-Owner of Bright’s Nursery from 1952 until 2005. The nursery was a very important part of her life. She loved flowers and being outside. She also enjoyed collecting Rooster’s, traveling and spending time with her family and friends.

A celebration of Delphene’s life will be held on Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 9:30 a.m. at the St. Michael Lutheran Church (in Mifflin), 26 Maine Street, Ashland, Ohio 44805 with Pastor Jean Coleman officiating.

Donations in Mrs. Bright’s name may be given to the Humane Society of Ashland County, 1710 Garfield Avenue, Ashland, Ohio 44805

Bright keeps Mifflin-area nursery all part of familyPublished: June 4, 2006 12:00 AM By KRISTINE PHILIPSDix CommunicationsMIFFLIN Skip Bright has returned to his roots literally.After forming his own construction landscaping business, Bright has returned to take over his family's business, Bright's Nursery and Landscaping, a year after the death of his father.With the experience from his own business and the memory of his father in his mind, Bright is integrating the two businesses as well as working to improve them.A heart-shaped stone with the establishment date sits on a retaining wall in front of the store as a reminder of the company's history. His parents, Bruce and Dellie Bright, originally began the business in 1952 in Mifflin with a Studebaker truck and a load of shrubs."Dad just loved plants," Bright said. "Anyone could pull into the drive with a leaf, and he could tell you what it was, who found it and what its weaknesses are. He could tell you anything."His father's love for plants made the business flourish at its original location. The couple moved to another location just outside Mifflin before coming to the business' current 68-acre location 13 years ago, on the corner of U.S. Route 30 and state Route 511.Around the same time, Bright founded Tri-B Construction and Landscaping. While the business is flourishing now, a year ago it was in poor shape when Bruce Bright died. Dellie Bright tried to take over the business, but found that she was unable to keep it going the way it had when her husband was alive.Of their three children, Bright was the only one who had stayed in landscaping, so she asked if he would take over the business."Dad always wanted me to have this," said Bright. "He wanted it to stay in the same name; he didn't want it sold."The transition wasn't a smooth one, though. Bright and his mother negotiated and talked until they came up with an arrangement suitable to both: He would integrate the two businesses together to create Bright's Nursery and Landscaping Inc.Now the business offers a variety of shrubs, as well as landscaping, concrete work, deck building, retaining walls and topsoil and gravel work."I miss my dad," Bright said. "I wish this was something we could have done together. I am sure he'd be proud. I'm sure it'd ruffle his feathers that I'm changing some of his ways."

http://m.the-daily-record.com/business/2006/06/04/bright-keeps-miff...

Delphine was born in 1935.Delphine is still living. ^[1]

Sources

• https://www.times-gazette.com/obituaries/pwoo0165627

• http://m.the-daily-record.com/business/2006/06/04/bright-keeps-miff...

• https://www.geni.com/people/Delphine-Delly-Bright-Steele/6000000065670685824

• https://billiongraves.com/grave/Delphene-Bright/36079628

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/236088569/delphine-marie_%22delly%22-bright

1. ↑ Source will be added by Billie (Bright) Keaffaber by 18 Dec 2019.