Vada A. Dular

Vada Dular, 86, of Highland Heights passed away peacefully on March 1, 2026.

Vada was born on September 13, 1939, in Miami, FL to Leon and Francis Gage. She graduated from Hialeah High School in 1957 and then graduated from Jackson Memorial Hospital's Nursing School in Miami, Florida in 1960. She married Dick Hamilton in 1967, and they lived in Jefferson, OH with their son, Mark Hamilton. Vada spent the bulk of her nursing years at Ashtabula County Medical Center. It was there that she met Clarence Dular and they married on May 8, 2004. Vada was known for her kindness, her laugh, her hugs, quilting, puzzles and walking. She loved her family and was a friend to many and so very loved.

Vada is survived by her sister Susie (Tom) Means, her son Mark Hamilton, her granddaughters Skye and River, nephews John Means and Robert (Loren) Means, great nephews and nieces, her step-son Joseph Dular, step-granddaughter Dawn (TJ) Fischhaber, step-great grandkids TJ, Gabrielle and Bryson, step-great grandkids Cody and Tyler Dular, step-grandson Joseph (Schonna) McLean and many friends and loved ones.

She was predeceased by her parents, Leon and Francis Gage, her husband Dick Hamilton and her husband Clarence Dular and her step-grandson Jeremy (Bethany) Dular.

Family and friends are welcome to attend, to honor, and celebrate Vada Dular's life Saturday May 9, 2026, at 1 PM at THE DeJOHN-FLYNN-MYLOTT FUNERAL HOME OF WILLOUGHBY HILLS, 28890 CHARDON ROAD (between Bishop Rd. and Rt. 91).

There will also be a mass dedicated to Vada on Sept 13, 2026, at 8:00am at Immaculate Conception Church at 37932 Euclid Ave, Willoughby, OH 44094.