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Rose Jean Kennedy
Nov 24, 2014
Rose Jean Kennedy, age 90, of Bal Harbour, Florida, formerly of Akron, passed away on Monday, November 24, 2014 at the North Shore Hospital in Miami, FL. Born August 11, 1924 in Akron, Ohio; she was the daughter of Solomon and Mary (Parseghian) Avedisian. She was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Akron. She is survived by a...
Jon Michael Wall
Nov 21, 2014
Jon Michael Wall, 63 years, died November 21, 2014. Jon was the son of John Christopher and Helen Durr Wall (both deceased); loving husband of Sue Wall; father to Max Wall and Alex (Holly) Woods; grandfather of Olivia and Emma Woods; brother to Donovan (deceased), Lynn, Tony, Janie, Julie and Chrissy. A very special thank you to all of Jon's...
Dennis Patrick Ryan
Nov 20, 2014
Dennis Patrick Ryan passed away on Thursday, November 20, 2014 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born at home, north of Varina, Iowa on October 28, 1931 to Edward Aloysius and Adelaide Magdalene (Fitzgerald) Ryan. He attended a one room country school in Pocahontas County, Iowa, he continued and graduated from Saint Columbikille's High School in...
Virginia Flemm
Nov 19, 2014
Virginia L. Flemm, 93, died November 19, 2014. . Born in San Diego on December 6, 1920, she was a 1937 graduate of Buchtel High School. She was a lifetime member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church where she served as treasurer and communion chairperson of the Altar Guild; a member of the American Business Women's Association and the volunteer guild...
Irene E Dickerson
Nov 18, 2014
Irene E. Dickerson, 95, died Nov. 18, 2014. Born in Manchester, Iowa, she lived most of her life in Akron. She was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church and retired from Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. Irene loved to travel, sew and crochet. Preceded in death by husband, Terry; daughter and son-in-law, Teryl and Vic Gregor; and brother, John Bobbitt;...
Robert F Mccloskey
Nov 17, 2014
Robert F. McCloskey, 87, passed away Monday, November 17, 2014. Bob was born June 30, 1927 in Pittsburgh, PA, a son of William John McCloskey, Sr. and Celestine DeMoss McCloskey. He was raised in Akron, graduated from West High School, and served in the US Army during WWII. Bob along with his wife Pauline moved to Copley in 1960. He...
Robert E Benson
Nov 14, 2014
Robert Edmund Benson, 91, passed away on Friday, November 14, 2014. Born January 23, 1923, he was a WW II U.S. Army Veteran. He was a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity at Miami University of Ohio; founder of the chapter of Sigma Chi Fraternity at Kent State and Youngstown State Universities; and a member of the Order of Constantine and...
Alexander K. Williams
Nov 14, 2014
Alexander K. Williams, 19, died Nov. 14, 2014. He was a graduate of Revere High School and was employed at Abbey Ann's. An avid snowboarder, he loved dirt biking and the outdoors. He is survived by his parents, Carolyn Jo and Brian; brother, Brian; sister, Dana; grandparents, Larry and Shirley Williams and Carol Meyer; beloved dog, Zero; And numerous aunts,...
Esther M Kraus
Nov 13, 2014
Esther Mackey Kraus Born at home in East McKeesport, Pennsylvania on October 25,1921, and after a long, fruitful, and productive life, Esther succumbed to the afflictions of Alzheimer's disease, congestive heart failure, and the multiple infirmities of old age on November 13, 2014 at the Justin T. Rogers Hospice Center. Esther was preceded in death by her loving husband of...
Robert M Smith
Nov 12, 2014
Robert M. Smith, 91, died Nov. 12, 2014. He was an Industrial Designer and a member of the First Congregational Church of Akron. An avid painter, he enjoyed playing the drums and jazz and symphonic music. Bob is survived by his wife, Ruth Ellen; sister, Helen Ehrlich; and cousins, nieces and nephews. There are no services or calling hours. Should...
Robert D Juve
Nov 12, 2014
Robert D. Juve, 97, died November 12, 2014, peacefully at Rockynol, Akron, Ohio. A lifetime resident of the Akron area, except for his college years, he was an active member of the Copley United Methodist Church, where he served on numerous committees. A graduate of Buchtel High School and Purdue University, where he graduated with a degree in Chemical Engineering...
Marilyn L Sain
Nov 11, 2014
Marilyn L. Sain, age 85, passed away Tuesday November 11, 2014. Marilyn Louise Sain, 85, loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, daughter and sister went Home to the Lord after a brief illness on November 11, 2014. Born in 1929 in Akron, she was a graduate of Buchtel High School. Graduated from the University of Akron College of Nursing. Worked at...
Larry S Givens
Nov 10, 2014
Larry S. Givens, 68, died Nov. 10, 2014. Born in Akron, Larry joined the Akron Police Department in 1969 and retired as Chief of Police. He was an Assistant Sheriff with the Summit County Sheriff's Department and was a member of the Summit County Council. He loved being a policeman and going to work every day. Preceded in death by...
Florence M Woomer
Nov 9, 2014
Florence M. Woomer, 95, passed away November 9, 2014. Born in Akron, she had lived in Cuyahoga Falls since 1946. A member of Pilgrim United Church of Christ, she retired as a bookkeeper from Newton Brass Foundry and Pattern Works which she co-owned with her three brothers. Preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth in 1984; she is survived by...
Dennis Andrew Vrabel
Nov 6, 2014
Dennis Andrew Vrabel, 64, died Nov. 6, 2014. A life resident of Akron, he was a graduate of Copley High School and was a Vietnam veteran. Denny worked at Portage Country Club where he had many friends. He knew no strangers and had a heart of gold. He is survived by parents, George and Dorothy Vrabel; brother, Charles (Elaine) Vrabel;...
Harry F Sherwood
Nov 3, 2014
Harry F. Sherwood, 90, went to be with the Lord on November 3, 2014. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. A memorial service will be held 10 a.m. SATURDAY, November 22, 2014 at the Billow FAIRLAWN Chapel, 85 N. Miller Rd. Cremation has taken place. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Tallmadge United Methodist...
John H Ramey
Nov 2, 2014
John Henry Ramey, age 88, of Akron, Ohio, passed away peacefully on November 2, 2014, following complications of long term myasthenia gravis and multiple myeloma. John was born on October 12, 1926, in Bexley, Ohio, the son of Margaret (Tanner) Ramey and Ralph Emerson Ramey. John sought to enrich individuals and their communities by strengthening the bonds between people throughout...
H Kenneth Barker
Nov 2, 2014
Dr. H. Kenneth Barker, Dean Emeritus, The University of Akron Dr. H. Kenneth Barker, 92, passed away peacefully on November 2, 2014, in Fairlawn, Ohio. He was born on April 14, 1922 in Louisville, Kentucky to the late James Barker and the late Fannie Barker. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Elizabeth Barker, his daughter, Leslie Barker,...
Rose Jean Kennedy
Nov 24, 2014
Rose Jean Kennedy, age 90, of Bal Harbour, Florida, formerly of Akron, passed away on Monday, November 24, 2014 at the North Shore Hospital in Miami, FL. Born August 11, 1924 in Akron, Ohio; she was the daughter of Solomon and Mary (Parseghian) Avedisian. She was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Akron. She is survived by a...
Jon Michael Wall
Nov 21, 2014
Jon Michael Wall, 63 years, died November 21, 2014. Jon was the son of John Christopher and Helen Durr Wall (both deceased); loving husband of Sue Wall; father to Max Wall and Alex (Holly) Woods; grandfather of Olivia and Emma Woods; brother to Donovan (deceased), Lynn, Tony, Janie, Julie and Chrissy. A very special thank you to all of Jon's...
Dennis Patrick Ryan
Nov 20, 2014
Dennis Patrick Ryan passed away on Thursday, November 20, 2014 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born at home, north of Varina, Iowa on October 28, 1931 to Edward Aloysius and Adelaide Magdalene (Fitzgerald) Ryan. He attended a one room country school in Pocahontas County, Iowa, he continued and graduated from Saint Columbikille's High School in...
Virginia Flemm
Nov 19, 2014
Virginia L. Flemm, 93, died November 19, 2014. . Born in San Diego on December 6, 1920, she was a 1937 graduate of Buchtel High School. She was a lifetime member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church where she served as treasurer and communion chairperson of the Altar Guild; a member of the American Business Women's Association and the volunteer guild...
Irene E Dickerson
Nov 18, 2014
Irene E. Dickerson, 95, died Nov. 18, 2014. Born in Manchester, Iowa, she lived most of her life in Akron. She was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church and retired from Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. Irene loved to travel, sew and crochet. Preceded in death by husband, Terry; daughter and son-in-law, Teryl and Vic Gregor; and brother, John Bobbitt;...
Robert F Mccloskey
Nov 17, 2014
Robert F. McCloskey, 87, passed away Monday, November 17, 2014. Bob was born June 30, 1927 in Pittsburgh, PA, a son of William John McCloskey, Sr. and Celestine DeMoss McCloskey. He was raised in Akron, graduated from West High School, and served in the US Army during WWII. Bob along with his wife Pauline moved to Copley in 1960. He...
Robert E Benson
Nov 14, 2014
Robert Edmund Benson, 91, passed away on Friday, November 14, 2014. Born January 23, 1923, he was a WW II U.S. Army Veteran. He was a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity at Miami University of Ohio; founder of the chapter of Sigma Chi Fraternity at Kent State and Youngstown State Universities; and a member of the Order of Constantine and...
Alexander K. Williams
Nov 14, 2014
Alexander K. Williams, 19, died Nov. 14, 2014. He was a graduate of Revere High School and was employed at Abbey Ann's. An avid snowboarder, he loved dirt biking and the outdoors. He is survived by his parents, Carolyn Jo and Brian; brother, Brian; sister, Dana; grandparents, Larry and Shirley Williams and Carol Meyer; beloved dog, Zero; And numerous aunts,...
Esther M Kraus
Nov 13, 2014
Esther Mackey Kraus Born at home in East McKeesport, Pennsylvania on October 25,1921, and after a long, fruitful, and productive life, Esther succumbed to the afflictions of Alzheimer's disease, congestive heart failure, and the multiple infirmities of old age on November 13, 2014 at the Justin T. Rogers Hospice Center. Esther was preceded in death by her loving husband of...
Robert M Smith
Nov 12, 2014
Robert M. Smith, 91, died Nov. 12, 2014. He was an Industrial Designer and a member of the First Congregational Church of Akron. An avid painter, he enjoyed playing the drums and jazz and symphonic music. Bob is survived by his wife, Ruth Ellen; sister, Helen Ehrlich; and cousins, nieces and nephews. There are no services or calling hours. Should...
Robert D Juve
Nov 12, 2014
Robert D. Juve, 97, died November 12, 2014, peacefully at Rockynol, Akron, Ohio. A lifetime resident of the Akron area, except for his college years, he was an active member of the Copley United Methodist Church, where he served on numerous committees. A graduate of Buchtel High School and Purdue University, where he graduated with a degree in Chemical Engineering...
Marilyn L Sain
Nov 11, 2014
Marilyn L. Sain, age 85, passed away Tuesday November 11, 2014. Marilyn Louise Sain, 85, loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, daughter and sister went Home to the Lord after a brief illness on November 11, 2014. Born in 1929 in Akron, she was a graduate of Buchtel High School. Graduated from the University of Akron College of Nursing. Worked at...
Larry S Givens
Nov 10, 2014
Larry S. Givens, 68, died Nov. 10, 2014. Born in Akron, Larry joined the Akron Police Department in 1969 and retired as Chief of Police. He was an Assistant Sheriff with the Summit County Sheriff's Department and was a member of the Summit County Council. He loved being a policeman and going to work every day. Preceded in death by...
Florence M Woomer
Nov 9, 2014
Florence M. Woomer, 95, passed away November 9, 2014. Born in Akron, she had lived in Cuyahoga Falls since 1946. A member of Pilgrim United Church of Christ, she retired as a bookkeeper from Newton Brass Foundry and Pattern Works which she co-owned with her three brothers. Preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth in 1984; she is survived by...
Dennis Andrew Vrabel
Nov 6, 2014
Dennis Andrew Vrabel, 64, died Nov. 6, 2014. A life resident of Akron, he was a graduate of Copley High School and was a Vietnam veteran. Denny worked at Portage Country Club where he had many friends. He knew no strangers and had a heart of gold. He is survived by parents, George and Dorothy Vrabel; brother, Charles (Elaine) Vrabel;...
Harry F Sherwood
Nov 3, 2014
Harry F. Sherwood, 90, went to be with the Lord on November 3, 2014. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. A memorial service will be held 10 a.m. SATURDAY, November 22, 2014 at the Billow FAIRLAWN Chapel, 85 N. Miller Rd. Cremation has taken place. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Tallmadge United Methodist...
John H Ramey
Nov 2, 2014
John Henry Ramey, age 88, of Akron, Ohio, passed away peacefully on November 2, 2014, following complications of long term myasthenia gravis and multiple myeloma. John was born on October 12, 1926, in Bexley, Ohio, the son of Margaret (Tanner) Ramey and Ralph Emerson Ramey. John sought to enrich individuals and their communities by strengthening the bonds between people throughout...
H Kenneth Barker
Nov 2, 2014
Dr. H. Kenneth Barker, Dean Emeritus, The University of Akron Dr. H. Kenneth Barker, 92, passed away peacefully on November 2, 2014, in Fairlawn, Ohio. He was born on April 14, 1922 in Louisville, Kentucky to the late James Barker and the late Fannie Barker. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Elizabeth Barker, his daughter, Leslie Barker,...
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