Obituaries
Obituaries for The Billow Funeral Homes & Crematory
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Constantine " Gus" Demaris
Jun 3, 2016
Constantine "Gus" Demaris passed away June 3rd at the age of 89. Gus was born in Mahonoy City, PA on May 20, 1927. He went to Greece at the age of two. When WWII broke out and travel to America ceased, he lived with extended family until the war ended. After VE Day, he was finally able to return to...
Marion E Puse
Jun 3, 2016
Marion E. Puse, 98, from Fairlawn, Ohio, passed away June 3, 2016. Born December 25, 1917 in Elmore, Ohio to Carl and Mabel Ernsthausen Giesler, she was a longtime member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Stoney Ridge. She was a homemaker and she and her husband, Duane, were farmers. Preceded in death by her husband, parents and son, James...
Nancy Jones
Jun 2, 2016
Nancy Sue (Wyle) Jones 1936-2016 Nancy Sue Jones (nee Wyle), age 79, entered into God's Heavenly Kingdom on June 2, 2016. A lifelong Akron resident, Nancy was a Buchtel High School graduate and received a Nursing degree from The University of Michigan where she was a member of the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority. She lovingly cared for children as a...
Louise Zimmerman
May 31, 2016
Louise H. Zimmerman, 93, passed away peacefully May 31, 2016. She was born June 21, 1922 in Campbell, OH and lived most of her life in Cuyahoga Falls. She had worked at Goodyear Aircraft and First National Bank. A volunteer at Falls General Hospital and St. Joseph and Immaculate Heart of Mary Church and Schools, she was a member of...
Bonnie J. Scharf
May 29, 2016
Bonnie Scharf (Huprich), 93, died May 29, 2016. A resident of Akron since 1984, Mrs. Scharf was a graduate of Baltic High School in 1940. She attended Wittenberg University, Kent State University, Purdue University, and received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Education from Wittenberg University in 1947. She taught at Springfield Schools, Eastwood Schools in Wood County, and in...
Drew Harrison See
May 28, 2016
Drew Harrison See, 17, passed away May 28, 2016. Preceded in death by father, Harry See, Jr; he is survived by mother, Cheryl "Cherie"; brothers, Daniel (Carissa) and Dylan; sister, Devin; nephew and nieces, Logan, Rayna and Olivia; and many loving aunts, uncles, and cousins. A special thank you to Akron Children's Hospital PICU and Palliative Care, and Lifebanc for...
Robert Alexander Shanklin
May 27, 2016
Robert Alexander Shanklin Robert Alexander Shanklin, 28, died as the result of a seizure May 27, 2016. Born in Akron February 17, 1988 to Tana F. Alexander and Richard L. Shanklin, he started school at the age of four with private speech and occupational therapy classes. He attended the Elms special needs program, Barber School, Litchfield School, Firestone High School...
Helen Grace Leiby
May 26, 2016
Helen Grace Leiby (Thompson) Helen Grace Leiby (Thompson) went to be with the Lord on May 26, 2016 at age 95. . She was born in Clarion County, PA then moved to Youngstown, Ohio where she graduated from South High School and Youngstown Business College. While attending church, she met her husband, Lloyd, who had just returned from the Army...
William Denis Haydon
May 24, 2016
William Denis Haydon William Denis Haydon, 95, passed away May 24, 2016. He was born in Wales, England and lived in Cuyahoga Falls for over 60 years. Mr. Haydon was an US Army veteran of WWII and had retired from Goodyear Aerospace. He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Jean; son, Denis (Sharon) Haydon of Oregon; granddaughter, Cynthia...
Joanne Gellner
May 24, 2016
Joanne Gellner, 86, died May 24, 2016 after a short illness. Joanne was born, August 31, 1929 to Harold and Edythe Dickinson. She was a graduate of Akron North High School Class of January 1949. She always looked forward to spending summers at the family's cottage at Pointe-Au-Baril on Georgian Bay Ontario. An avid sports fan, she enjoyed bowling, golf...
David Lee Aley
May 21, 2016
David Lee Aley, 74, passed away May 21, 2016 after a long illness. Born in Youngstown and raised in Howland, he graduated from Howland High School and served in the USMC. He attended The Ohio State University and graduated from UCLA and worked at the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. in Los Angeles, Topeka, and Akron to support his beloved...
Mary Schroeder
May 14, 2016
Mary M. Schroeder (Edgell), 84, passed away May 14, 2016. Born in Equality, AL and a longtime resident of Stow, she was a long time manager of Stop-N-Go retail stores. She enjoyed sewing, crafting and loved holding babies. She was preceded in death by son, Jimmy Schroeder; and is survived by sons, Gary Schroeder (Kathy), Kevin Schroeder (Kati), Dale Schroeder...
Dorothea C. Flick
May 12, 2016
Dorothea C. Flick passed away on May 12, 2016. She was 90 years old. Dorothea was born in Canoe Twp., Pennsylvania. She lived most of her life in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. She was preceded in death by the love of her life Robert L. Flick who was her husband of 69 years. She was also preceded in death by parents,...
Judith A " Judy" Read
May 12, 2016
Judith A. "Judy" Read, 76, went home to be with the Lord on May 12, 2016 from complications of pancreatic cancer. Judy embraced life with great commitment, passion and love for family, friends and community. Always friendly, warm, positive, and selfless, she inspired many. She was born on April 29, 1940 to Dr. and Mrs. Leroy R. Licklider. After graduation...
Orpheus Spiros Nurches
May 11, 2016
Orpheus Spiros Nurches Orpheus Spiros Nurches passed away peacefully on May 11, 2016 at the age of 97, his family by his side. Preceded in death by his parents, Spiros and Chrysanthe Nurches; as well as brothers, Nick, Paul, and Bill; he is survived by his wife of 63 years, the former Artemis (Arty) Matzules; and by daughters, Carol (Jay)...
William P Wheeler
May 10, 2016
William P. Wheeler, 93, died May 10, 2016. Born in Akron, he was a U.S. Army veteran and graduate of Rider University in New Jersey. He worked 25 years in the restaurant and theatre industries in New York City and then in automotive sales and sales training when he returned to Ohio. Bill is survived by his longtime companion, Patricia...
Constantine " Gus" Demaris
Jun 3, 2016
Constantine "Gus" Demaris passed away June 3rd at the age of 89. Gus was born in Mahonoy City, PA on May 20, 1927. He went to Greece at the age of two. When WWII broke out and travel to America ceased, he lived with extended family until the war ended. After VE Day, he was finally able to return to...
Marion E Puse
Jun 3, 2016
Marion E. Puse, 98, from Fairlawn, Ohio, passed away June 3, 2016. Born December 25, 1917 in Elmore, Ohio to Carl and Mabel Ernsthausen Giesler, she was a longtime member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Stoney Ridge. She was a homemaker and she and her husband, Duane, were farmers. Preceded in death by her husband, parents and son, James...
Nancy Jones
Jun 2, 2016
Nancy Sue (Wyle) Jones 1936-2016 Nancy Sue Jones (nee Wyle), age 79, entered into God's Heavenly Kingdom on June 2, 2016. A lifelong Akron resident, Nancy was a Buchtel High School graduate and received a Nursing degree from The University of Michigan where she was a member of the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority. She lovingly cared for children as a...
Louise Zimmerman
May 31, 2016
Louise H. Zimmerman, 93, passed away peacefully May 31, 2016. She was born June 21, 1922 in Campbell, OH and lived most of her life in Cuyahoga Falls. She had worked at Goodyear Aircraft and First National Bank. A volunteer at Falls General Hospital and St. Joseph and Immaculate Heart of Mary Church and Schools, she was a member of...
Bonnie J. Scharf
May 29, 2016
Bonnie Scharf (Huprich), 93, died May 29, 2016. A resident of Akron since 1984, Mrs. Scharf was a graduate of Baltic High School in 1940. She attended Wittenberg University, Kent State University, Purdue University, and received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Education from Wittenberg University in 1947. She taught at Springfield Schools, Eastwood Schools in Wood County, and in...
Drew Harrison See
May 28, 2016
Drew Harrison See, 17, passed away May 28, 2016. Preceded in death by father, Harry See, Jr; he is survived by mother, Cheryl "Cherie"; brothers, Daniel (Carissa) and Dylan; sister, Devin; nephew and nieces, Logan, Rayna and Olivia; and many loving aunts, uncles, and cousins. A special thank you to Akron Children's Hospital PICU and Palliative Care, and Lifebanc for...
Robert Alexander Shanklin
May 27, 2016
Robert Alexander Shanklin Robert Alexander Shanklin, 28, died as the result of a seizure May 27, 2016. Born in Akron February 17, 1988 to Tana F. Alexander and Richard L. Shanklin, he started school at the age of four with private speech and occupational therapy classes. He attended the Elms special needs program, Barber School, Litchfield School, Firestone High School...
Helen Grace Leiby
May 26, 2016
Helen Grace Leiby (Thompson) Helen Grace Leiby (Thompson) went to be with the Lord on May 26, 2016 at age 95. . She was born in Clarion County, PA then moved to Youngstown, Ohio where she graduated from South High School and Youngstown Business College. While attending church, she met her husband, Lloyd, who had just returned from the Army...
William Denis Haydon
May 24, 2016
William Denis Haydon William Denis Haydon, 95, passed away May 24, 2016. He was born in Wales, England and lived in Cuyahoga Falls for over 60 years. Mr. Haydon was an US Army veteran of WWII and had retired from Goodyear Aerospace. He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Jean; son, Denis (Sharon) Haydon of Oregon; granddaughter, Cynthia...
Joanne Gellner
May 24, 2016
Joanne Gellner, 86, died May 24, 2016 after a short illness. Joanne was born, August 31, 1929 to Harold and Edythe Dickinson. She was a graduate of Akron North High School Class of January 1949. She always looked forward to spending summers at the family's cottage at Pointe-Au-Baril on Georgian Bay Ontario. An avid sports fan, she enjoyed bowling, golf...
David Lee Aley
May 21, 2016
David Lee Aley, 74, passed away May 21, 2016 after a long illness. Born in Youngstown and raised in Howland, he graduated from Howland High School and served in the USMC. He attended The Ohio State University and graduated from UCLA and worked at the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. in Los Angeles, Topeka, and Akron to support his beloved...
Mary Schroeder
May 14, 2016
Mary M. Schroeder (Edgell), 84, passed away May 14, 2016. Born in Equality, AL and a longtime resident of Stow, she was a long time manager of Stop-N-Go retail stores. She enjoyed sewing, crafting and loved holding babies. She was preceded in death by son, Jimmy Schroeder; and is survived by sons, Gary Schroeder (Kathy), Kevin Schroeder (Kati), Dale Schroeder...
Dorothea C. Flick
May 12, 2016
Dorothea C. Flick passed away on May 12, 2016. She was 90 years old. Dorothea was born in Canoe Twp., Pennsylvania. She lived most of her life in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. She was preceded in death by the love of her life Robert L. Flick who was her husband of 69 years. She was also preceded in death by parents,...
Judith A " Judy" Read
May 12, 2016
Judith A. "Judy" Read, 76, went home to be with the Lord on May 12, 2016 from complications of pancreatic cancer. Judy embraced life with great commitment, passion and love for family, friends and community. Always friendly, warm, positive, and selfless, she inspired many. She was born on April 29, 1940 to Dr. and Mrs. Leroy R. Licklider. After graduation...
Orpheus Spiros Nurches
May 11, 2016
Orpheus Spiros Nurches Orpheus Spiros Nurches passed away peacefully on May 11, 2016 at the age of 97, his family by his side. Preceded in death by his parents, Spiros and Chrysanthe Nurches; as well as brothers, Nick, Paul, and Bill; he is survived by his wife of 63 years, the former Artemis (Arty) Matzules; and by daughters, Carol (Jay)...
William P Wheeler
May 10, 2016
William P. Wheeler, 93, died May 10, 2016. Born in Akron, he was a U.S. Army veteran and graduate of Rider University in New Jersey. He worked 25 years in the restaurant and theatre industries in New York City and then in automotive sales and sales training when he returned to Ohio. Bill is survived by his longtime companion, Patricia...
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