Rachele Tyburski was no stranger to tragedy; nor to resilience.
Between early-in-age sickness and loss, Tyburski spent 26 years turning to poetry, family and conversations with her mother for strength.
But when Tyburski was found dead in North Ridgeville on Sunday, it was memories of her love and resilience in which her family found comfort.
She was always trying, always hoping, Danusia Tyburski said of her granddaughter Tuesday. She was a beautiful, wonderful child.
Rachele Tyburski, 26, a Lakewood resident and mother of a 4-year-old boy, was found dead in a field off Victory Lane on Sunday. She was identified Tuesday after her family members recognized the photo and called the police.
Tyburski had suffered some blunt force trauma to her head and chest according to Lorain County Coroner Dr. Stephen Evans, though he said he has not yet determined a cause of death. He said Tyburski was dead from 24 to 48 hours before she was found Sunday.
Police are continuing to investigate the death of Rachele, whose body was found lying facedown behind a snowbank.