Howard W. Ryder, III, 81, died Nov. 5, 2010.
A graduate of Kent State University, he was president of the Kent State University Foundation, a member of Christ United Methodist Church, Portage Country Club, Bluecoats and was a founding member of Firestone Country Club. Howard was a Korean war army veteran, was president of Coastal Tank Line, vice president of A.T.A., treasurer of United Tank Truck, owner of Nuco, a CPA with Ernst and Ernst, and recently retired from the staffing business.
Preceded in death by parents, Howard, Jr., and Delia; and brother, Richard; he will be missed by wife, Jean; children, Lisa Keith Linden, Susan Tom Allread, Howard, IV Amy; grandchildren, Molly and Carrie Linden, Bizzy, Sam and Jake Allread, Ashlee and Isaiah Carbaugh, and Paige and Howard Ryder, V; sisters, Jean, Joan and Ann; brother, John; and several nieces and nephews.
Private family services will be held with Rev. Benjamin J. Black, III officiating. Interment at Rose Hill Burial Park. Friends may call at the Billow FAIRLAWN Chapel, 85 N. Miller Rd., 3 to 5 p.m. Monday. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Christ United Methodist Church, 380 Mineola Ave., Akron 44320