Janina M. Richards, 87, Born in Poland

Services for friends will be held on Sunday, Dec. 2.

Posted Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 10:00 pm ET|Updated Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 10:04 pm ET

Janina Richards, 87, passed away on Nov. 10.

Richards, born in Poland, spent the last six years in Twinsburg, according to the Plain Dealer.

She became a U.S. citizen in 1959 and became the first woman machinist at Webco Machine Products, they reported.

Richards left behind a daughter.

Services for friends will be held at Arbor Glen Apartments on Sunday, Dec. 2 from 2-5 p.m.

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