Obituaries
Obituaries for The Billow Funeral Homes & Crematory
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones

Robert D. Fenning
Jan 11, 2015
Robert D. Fenning passed away January 11, 2015. He was born June 2, 1934 in Akron and lived in the area most of his life. He graduated from Tallmadge High School and Kent State University, he then served two years in the U.S. Army. After retiring from Goodyear as a chemist in quality control, he was introduced to Habitat for...

James Y Gordon
Jan 10, 2015
Announcements Later Cemetery Details Mount Peace Cemetery 183 Aquaduct St. Akron, OH, 44303

Helen Lombardo
Jan 10, 2015
Graveside Service Cemetery Details Moore's Chapel Cemetery 1631 N. Hametown Road Bath Township, OH, 44333
Graveside Service
JAN 13. 2:00 PM
Moore's Chapel Cemetery
1631 N. Hametown Road
Bath Township, OH, 44333
Harry B Vanfleet
Jan 5, 2015
Harry Breese VanFleet died on Monday, Jan. 5, 2015. Harry was born Dec. 21, 1927, in Aurora, Illinois to Helen (Yates) and Arthur VanFleet. After attending a one room schoolhouse through eighth grade, he went on to graduate from Monmouth College in 1949. Harry then entered the Pittsburgh Xenia Theological Seminary and graduated with Masters of Divinity degree in 1952....
Eloise M Bruce
Jan 1, 2015
Eloise Mae (Varsey) Bruce Eloise Mae (Varsey) Bruce, 89, of Cuyahoga Falls passed away suddenly Thursday, January 1, 2015, after a short illness. Eloise was born March 29, 1925 in Elyria, Ohio. She loved to feed and watch the birds and care for her pets. She loved her beautiful flower garden. She loved working on her family genealogy. She had...
Edward A Bayer
Dec 31, 2014
Edward A. Bayer passed away on December 31, 2014. Ed was born September 6, 1928, to parents Joseph and Elizabeth Bayer in Akron. After graduating from high school, Ed served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict, often described as the "Forgotten War." He was a receipient of the Bronze Star. Upon his return from service to his...
Gerald Sayre
Dec 30, 2014
Gerald W. "Jerry" Sayre, age 90, went home to be with his Lord on Tuesday. December 30, 2014. Born August 22, 1924 in Akron, he was the son of Delbert and Chloe (Slone) Sayre. Jerry was a dedicated sheet metal worker for over 65 years, he was a member of Sheet Metal Workers Local 33 (70); he retired from Ohio...
Norma Vosper
Dec 30, 2014
Norma Fisher Vosper, 89, died peacefully on December 30, 2014 with her family at her side. She was a warm, loving person who always looked on the bright side of things. Norma was born in Akron and graduated from Ellet High School and from Heidelberg College in 1946. She worked at Ohio Bell until 1958 and also worked at Akron-Medina...
Arthur W Mcrowe
Dec 30, 2014
Arthur W. McRowe, 77, died December 30, 2014. Born in San Francisco, CA, he had resided in Bath since 1969. A U.S. Navy veteran, he was a Ph.D. Chemist, graduating from the University of Wisconsin and having worked for B.F. Goodrich, Dover Chemical and Hygenic Corporation. Art was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Citizens for Bath Seniors, had...
Eleanor Lucco
Dec 30, 2014
Eleanor Lucco, age 89, passed away peacefully into the arms of her Lord on December 30, 2014. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Eula Davis, brother Paul, and sisters Dorothy Brown and Marlene Soles. Eleanor is survived by her husband of 70 years, Phillip; daughter Diana Stalker, and son Mark (Ann) Lucco; five grandchildren and seven...
Daniel A Zelling
Dec 29, 2014
Daniel A. Zelling, M.D. passed away early Monday morning at the age of 78. He is survived by his loving wife of 35 years, Kathleen Zelling; his son, Martin Zelling (Stacey), daughter, Dr. Inge Regan (Tom), son, Michael Zelling, and daughter, Megan Graham (Kevin); his grandchildren, Dylan and Aidan Regan, Olivia and Samantha Zelling, and Cora and Hadley Graham. He...
Eloise Marie Schill
Dec 27, 2014
Eloise Marie Schill Eloise Marie Schill, 87, passed away December 27, 2014 at Concordia at Sumner. Eloise, a lifelong Akronite, was born on April 1, 1927 to Willard J. and Gertrude (Miller) Schill. She graduated from Buchtel High and earned her BS from Ohio University in 1949. She worked at Firestone until her retirement in 1982 and then worked for...
Mara Lou Hartenstein
Dec 27, 2014
Mara Lou Hartenstein, 84, died Dec. 27, 2014. Born in Flint, Michigan, she lived most of her life in the Akron area. She was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Eastern Star, and the Women's Auxiliary Board of Akron City Hospital. She retired as a teller from Fifth Third Bank and as a sales representative from W.T. Rogers Office...
Nancy Bulger
Dec 26, 2014
Nancy Bulger, cherished Mother and Grandmother, died December 26, 2014. She was born in Duck Creek, West Virginia on September 3, 1934 and grew up in Wallace, West Virginia. Nancy graduated from The University of Akron with a Bachelor of Science degree in physics and retired with twenty-one years' service from The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation as a forensics...
Gerald "Mike" Filler
Dec 25, 2014
Gerald M. "Mike" Filler, 78, of Akron passed peacefully Dec. 25, 2014. He was born Jan. 15, 1936 and grew up in Salem, OH. He was retired from the Akron Beacon Journal. Preceded in death by parents, Alma and Raymond Filler; and sons, Bradley and Gregory; he is survived by wife, Sheila; son, Michael Filler of Akron; daughter and son-in-law,...

Grace Dettra
Dec 25, 2014
Grace M. Dettra, went to be with the Lord on December 25, 2014. Preceded in death by her husband, Melvin; she is survived by her son, Dale; and grandsons, Jonathan and Paul. A memorial service will be held 12:30 p.m. THURSDAY, January 8th in the Chapel of St. Paul's Episcopal Church with Rev. Mark J. Pruitt officiating. Private inurnment at...

Robert D. Fenning
Jan 11, 2015
Robert D. Fenning passed away January 11, 2015. He was born June 2, 1934 in Akron and lived in the area most of his life. He graduated from Tallmadge High School and Kent State University, he then served two years in the U.S. Army. After retiring from Goodyear as a chemist in quality control, he was introduced to Habitat for...

James Y Gordon
Jan 10, 2015
Announcements Later Cemetery Details Mount Peace Cemetery 183 Aquaduct St. Akron, OH, 44303

Helen Lombardo
Jan 10, 2015
Graveside Service Cemetery Details Moore's Chapel Cemetery 1631 N. Hametown Road Bath Township, OH, 44333
Graveside Service
JAN 13. 2:00 PM
Moore's Chapel Cemetery
1631 N. Hametown Road
Bath Township, OH, 44333
Harry B Vanfleet
Jan 5, 2015
Harry Breese VanFleet died on Monday, Jan. 5, 2015. Harry was born Dec. 21, 1927, in Aurora, Illinois to Helen (Yates) and Arthur VanFleet. After attending a one room schoolhouse through eighth grade, he went on to graduate from Monmouth College in 1949. Harry then entered the Pittsburgh Xenia Theological Seminary and graduated with Masters of Divinity degree in 1952....
Eloise M Bruce
Jan 1, 2015
Eloise Mae (Varsey) Bruce Eloise Mae (Varsey) Bruce, 89, of Cuyahoga Falls passed away suddenly Thursday, January 1, 2015, after a short illness. Eloise was born March 29, 1925 in Elyria, Ohio. She loved to feed and watch the birds and care for her pets. She loved her beautiful flower garden. She loved working on her family genealogy. She had...
Edward A Bayer
Dec 31, 2014
Edward A. Bayer passed away on December 31, 2014. Ed was born September 6, 1928, to parents Joseph and Elizabeth Bayer in Akron. After graduating from high school, Ed served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict, often described as the "Forgotten War." He was a receipient of the Bronze Star. Upon his return from service to his...
Gerald Sayre
Dec 30, 2014
Gerald W. "Jerry" Sayre, age 90, went home to be with his Lord on Tuesday. December 30, 2014. Born August 22, 1924 in Akron, he was the son of Delbert and Chloe (Slone) Sayre. Jerry was a dedicated sheet metal worker for over 65 years, he was a member of Sheet Metal Workers Local 33 (70); he retired from Ohio...
Norma Vosper
Dec 30, 2014
Norma Fisher Vosper, 89, died peacefully on December 30, 2014 with her family at her side. She was a warm, loving person who always looked on the bright side of things. Norma was born in Akron and graduated from Ellet High School and from Heidelberg College in 1946. She worked at Ohio Bell until 1958 and also worked at Akron-Medina...
Arthur W Mcrowe
Dec 30, 2014
Arthur W. McRowe, 77, died December 30, 2014. Born in San Francisco, CA, he had resided in Bath since 1969. A U.S. Navy veteran, he was a Ph.D. Chemist, graduating from the University of Wisconsin and having worked for B.F. Goodrich, Dover Chemical and Hygenic Corporation. Art was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Citizens for Bath Seniors, had...
Eleanor Lucco
Dec 30, 2014
Eleanor Lucco, age 89, passed away peacefully into the arms of her Lord on December 30, 2014. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Eula Davis, brother Paul, and sisters Dorothy Brown and Marlene Soles. Eleanor is survived by her husband of 70 years, Phillip; daughter Diana Stalker, and son Mark (Ann) Lucco; five grandchildren and seven...
Daniel A Zelling
Dec 29, 2014
Daniel A. Zelling, M.D. passed away early Monday morning at the age of 78. He is survived by his loving wife of 35 years, Kathleen Zelling; his son, Martin Zelling (Stacey), daughter, Dr. Inge Regan (Tom), son, Michael Zelling, and daughter, Megan Graham (Kevin); his grandchildren, Dylan and Aidan Regan, Olivia and Samantha Zelling, and Cora and Hadley Graham. He...
Eloise Marie Schill
Dec 27, 2014
Eloise Marie Schill Eloise Marie Schill, 87, passed away December 27, 2014 at Concordia at Sumner. Eloise, a lifelong Akronite, was born on April 1, 1927 to Willard J. and Gertrude (Miller) Schill. She graduated from Buchtel High and earned her BS from Ohio University in 1949. She worked at Firestone until her retirement in 1982 and then worked for...
Mara Lou Hartenstein
Dec 27, 2014
Mara Lou Hartenstein, 84, died Dec. 27, 2014. Born in Flint, Michigan, she lived most of her life in the Akron area. She was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Eastern Star, and the Women's Auxiliary Board of Akron City Hospital. She retired as a teller from Fifth Third Bank and as a sales representative from W.T. Rogers Office...
Nancy Bulger
Dec 26, 2014
Nancy Bulger, cherished Mother and Grandmother, died December 26, 2014. She was born in Duck Creek, West Virginia on September 3, 1934 and grew up in Wallace, West Virginia. Nancy graduated from The University of Akron with a Bachelor of Science degree in physics and retired with twenty-one years' service from The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation as a forensics...
Gerald "Mike" Filler
Dec 25, 2014
Gerald M. "Mike" Filler, 78, of Akron passed peacefully Dec. 25, 2014. He was born Jan. 15, 1936 and grew up in Salem, OH. He was retired from the Akron Beacon Journal. Preceded in death by parents, Alma and Raymond Filler; and sons, Bradley and Gregory; he is survived by wife, Sheila; son, Michael Filler of Akron; daughter and son-in-law,...

Grace Dettra
Dec 25, 2014
Grace M. Dettra, went to be with the Lord on December 25, 2014. Preceded in death by her husband, Melvin; she is survived by her son, Dale; and grandsons, Jonathan and Paul. A memorial service will be held 12:30 p.m. THURSDAY, January 8th in the Chapel of St. Paul's Episcopal Church with Rev. Mark J. Pruitt officiating. Private inurnment at...