1947
Steven
2015
Steven Eugene Perkins
December 28, 1947 — December 12, 2015
Steven Eugene Perkins
Steven Eugene Perkins, age 67, passed away on December 12, 2015, in Winchester, Virginia. Born in La Porte, Indiana, on December 28, 1947, he was a longtime Copley, Ohio, resident.
Steve loved reading and learning, and encouraged many to reach for high educational goals. He attended Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan, where he received his bachelor's degree in Social Science and a master's degree in Counseling. He then earned Ph.D.s from Brigham Young University in Marriage and Family Therapy and Psychology. He taught at the University of Akron and Walsh University and founded the Akron Family Institute. He also served on several professional and community boards. He has blessed the lives of many through his profession.
As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Steve served in many capacities, most recently as a patriarch. He lived his life as a disciple of Christ, and served with love, gentleness, kindness, and wisdom. He had the ability to make everyone feel important.
Steve found great joy in his family and in watching them play, learn, and grow. He loved to recount anecdotes of the funny and wise things his children and grandchildren would say and do.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John Edwin and Garnet Dillon Perkins, and is survived by his wife of 45 years, Bonnie Gaskell; children Amy (Greg) Lassen, Kristie (Nate) Lester, Aaron, Matthew (Laura), and Andrew (Vanessa); 18 grandchildren; and brothers, Jan and David.
Friends may call at the Billow Chapel, 85 N. Miller Rd., in Fairlawn, Ohio, on Monday, December 21, from 5 to 8 p.m. Services will be held Tuesday, December 22, at 9:30 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 735 N. Revere Rd, Akron, Ohio. Private interment will take place at Copley Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made online to the LDS Humanitarian Fund. ( https://www.lds.org/topics/humanitarian-service/help?lang=eng ) If you would like to share your memories or stories of Steve with the Perkins family, please email them to [email protected]
Steven Eugene Perkins, age 67, passed away on December 12, 2015, in Winchester, Virginia. Born in La Porte, Indiana, on December 28, 1947, he was a longtime Copley, Ohio, resident.
Steve loved reading and learning, and encouraged many to reach for high educational goals. He attended Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan, where he received his bachelor's degree in Social Science and a master's degree in Counseling. He then earned Ph.D.s from Brigham Young University in Marriage and Family Therapy and Psychology. He taught at the University of Akron and Walsh University and founded the Akron Family Institute. He also served on several professional and community boards. He has blessed the lives of many through his profession.
As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Steve served in many capacities, most recently as a patriarch. He lived his life as a disciple of Christ, and served with love, gentleness, kindness, and wisdom. He had the ability to make everyone feel important.
Steve found great joy in his family and in watching them play, learn, and grow. He loved to recount anecdotes of the funny and wise things his children and grandchildren would say and do.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John Edwin and Garnet Dillon Perkins, and is survived by his wife of 45 years, Bonnie Gaskell; children Amy (Greg) Lassen, Kristie (Nate) Lester, Aaron, Matthew (Laura), and Andrew (Vanessa); 18 grandchildren; and brothers, Jan and David.
Friends may call at the Billow Chapel, 85 N. Miller Rd., in Fairlawn, Ohio, on Monday, December 21, from 5 to 8 p.m. Services will be held Tuesday, December 22, at 9:30 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 735 N. Revere Rd, Akron, Ohio. Private interment will take place at Copley Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made online to the LDS Humanitarian Fund. ( https://www.lds.org/topics/humanitarian-service/help?lang=eng ) If you would like to share your memories or stories of Steve with the Perkins family, please email them to [email protected]
Cemetery Details
Copley Township Cemetery
3772 Copley Rd.
Copley, OH, 44321
Copley, OH, 44321
Visitation
DEC 21. 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Billow Fairlawn Chapel & Crematory
85 N Miller Rd
Akron, OH, 44333
[email protected]
http://www.billowfuneralhomes.com
Service
DEC 22. 9:30 AM
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints-Akron
735 N. Revere Rd
Akron, OH, 44333
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