Lavon Rae Novello

May 7, 1938 – August 7, 2025

Lavon Rae Novello

Lavon Kehoe Hehr Novello, age 87, of Erie, PA passed away on August 7, 2025, in Kirkland, WA. She was born in Tillamook, OR on May 7, 1938, a daughter of the late Thomas and Grace Hudson Kehoe.

She was a graduate of Springfield High School in Oregon in 1956. She worked for a telephone company in Oregon, Washington, and California from 1956-1963. She was the credit and collection manager for eight for Ben Bridge Jewelers in Seattle, WA and office administrator for Hughes Industrial of Erie.

She was a Christan who loved the Lord. Her mornings were spent drinking her tea and reading her Bible.

Lavon enjoyed being homeroom mother chairman for her three children, served on the mayor’s council, and founded a drug abuse council to educated parents in Lisle, IL.
She had been a volunteer for Erie County Hot Line for several years, was the vice president of the information and referral division, United Way of Erie County. She loved traveling with her husband, reading, baking and cooking and was a member of the second Wednesday Morning Book Club in Erie. Lavon instilled the love of reading to her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Lavon moved back to Washington state to be with her children after the passing of her husband, Sam Novello. She spent time with the children, grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren. She continued to bake and cook, taught her granddaughter to bake her favorite recipes.  She had fun learning how to text and enjoyed texting with her grandson.

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband Sam Novello of Erie, a sister Virigina D. Baysinger of Seattle, WA, a brother Thomas H. Kehoe of Portland, OR, a son in law, Keith Kindler of Bonney Lake, WA, brother-in-law James Novello, sister-in-law DR. Dorthy Novello of Erie, brother-in-law Richard Lynch of Erie, brother-in-law Norman Novello and sister-in-law Mary Novello of Henderson, NV.

She is survived by her daughters Grace Ann Bahandari and her husband Ardeshir Bahandari, Ginnie Lee Kindler, of Seattle, WA, a son Durant M. Hehr Jr and wife Laura Hehr of Tacoma, WA, stepdaughter Deborah Lynn Vroman and her husband Kirk of Erie, PA; 6 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren, 6 great-great grandchildren, 2 nieces, 2 nephews and 8 grand fur babies.

Arrangements entrusted to Barton Family Funeral Service in Kirkland, WA and Burton Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc. 602 West 10^th St. Erie. Burial in Arlington National Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Evergreen Healthcare, Gene and Irene Wockner Hospice Care Center, 12040 NE 128^th Street, MS#5, Kirkland, WA 98034.