Theda Lanavene Losasso, 81, the last of the six daughters of the late Richard and Minerva (Lands) Reffitt, of Beaver, Ohio, passed away 4:44 p.m. Tuesday, November 10, 2026, at Southern Ohio Medical Center, Portsmouth, Ohio. Theda was preceded in death by her husband of fifty-eight years, Donald Lee Losasso, on August 13, 2024. She was also preceded in death by her sisters, Octiva Denny, Alivia (Henry) Juhn, Clotavis (Dan) Spriegel, Roberta (Richard) Yost, and Dixie McGraw.
She is survived by her brother, Richard (Mary) Reffitt; niece and nephews, Treva (Steve) Harmon, Dwayne Willison, Hurston McGraw, Kevin Yost, and Richard (Mariane) Reffitt, II; great nieces and nephews, Anna (Joe) Bailey, Pearson McGraw, Slade McGraw, Kathleen (Hunter) Ward, Ian Yost, and Amelia Reffitt; and great great nieces, Sadie, and Cheyenne.
Theda graduated from Stockdale High School in 1962 as valedictorian and attended Portsmouth Interstate Business College. She spent forty-seven years in the insurance field for Westen & Southern, Buckeye Union (Continental), Medical Protective, and Motorists. She was a member of Groveport Garden Club, the Metropolitan Day Lilly Society, Columbus, Ohio; and of the Order of the Eastern Star, George Behren Chapter, Sunberry, Ohio.
Funeral Services will be held 2:00 p.m., Sunday, November 15, 2026, at Boyer Funeral Home with Pastor Kevin Greene officiating. Burial will follow in Owl Creek Cemetery, Lucasville, Ohio.
The family will receive friends from 12:00 p.m. until the beginning of the funeral on Sunday at the funeral home in Waverly.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Ohio Masonic Home, 7 Masonic Drive, Springfield, Ohio 45504
Full service details and the family guest book are available at Boyer Funeral Home.