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Marion A. Ruebel
Sep 28, 2014
Dr. Marion A. Ruebel Dr. Marion A. Ruebel, 81, passed away September 28, 2014. Born in Manson, Iowa, he obtained both his Bachelor and Master Degrees from Iowa State Teacher's College, Cedar Falls, Iowa (now the University of Northern Iowa) and his Ph.D. from Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. He was later honored by both institutions with the Distinguished Alumni...
Mary Suzanne Calvin Wilson
Sep 26, 2014
Mary Suzanne Calvin Wilson Mary Suzanne Calvin Wilson a native of Akron, Ohio was born on November 14, 1934 at Akron City Hospital. On Friday, September 26th at 3:53 a.m. Mary Sue passed away peacefully, also at Akron City Hospital. Mary Sue was born and raised in Akron, and graduated from Old Trail and Centenary College in Hacketstown, NJ. She...
Charles K Steitz
Sep 25, 2014
Charles K. Steitz passed away on Sept. 25, 2014 at his home in West Akron. Charles was born in Cleveland, Ohio on July 19, 1923 to Charles J. and Bertha Steitz who lived in Shaker Heights. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother and sister-in-law, Robert K. and Leona Steitz. He is survived by his nephew,...
Shirley Vivian Allan
Sep 24, 2014
Shirley passed away on Sept 24, 2014 at the age of 87. Shirley was born on June 7, 1927 in West Allis, WI. Her deceased parents were Howard and Mary Fabian. In 1968, she had breast cancer, had an operation and was given very high doses of radiation, the only good treatment at the time, which cured the cancer but...
Martha B Siefkas
Sep 23, 2014
Martha B. Siefkas, 90, died September 23, 2014. Martha was born in Parkville, Missouri on January 15, 1924. Preceded in death by husband of 60 years, John; sisters, Nadine and Katy; and brother, Lloyd, she is survived by daughters and sons-in-law, Mary and Paul Held and Linda Siefkas and Donald Slowik; nieces and nephews; and devoted friend, John Jesenko. An...
John R. Wilson
Sep 22, 2014
John Robert Wilson, 84, of Akron passed away Sept. 22, 2014. He was born April 15, 1930 in Doraville, Georgia to the late John and Sarah Wilson. John was a chemist at Goodyear Research. He enjoyed tennis and golfing and was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church. John is survived son, David (Lynne); and grandchildren, Riley and Andrew. Services will...
Edward Zuendel
Sep 19, 2014
Edward A. Zuendel, age 89, of Silver Lake passed away on Friday, September 19, 2014. Born February 17, 1925 in Akron, he was the son of William G. and Caroline J. (McMullen) Zuendel. Edward served during WWII with the U.S. Navy aboard the U.S.S. Peiffer, he was honorably discharged in 1946. He was a graduate of the Squad at Goodyear....
Anna Arfaras
Sep 18, 2014
Anna Arfaras Anna Arfaras died September 18, 2014 surrounded by her loving nieces and family. Born in Akron, she was a member of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, the Daughters of Penelope, the Akron Woman's City Club and had been very active with the Children's Hospital Day at the Races. Miss Arfaras retired from General Tire as an Executive Secretary....
Macklin Conner Smith
Sep 17, 2014
Macklin Conner Smith, age 15, of Copley passed away on Wednesday, September 17, 2014. Born November 12, 1998 in Akron, he was the son of Christopher Smith and Michele Corathers-Flory. Macklin was a sophomore at Copley High School. He was an active member of the Grace Church Youth group as well as Graham Road Baptist Church in Cuyahoga Falls; he...
Stephen Laning
Sep 15, 2014
Stephen H. Laning, Ph.D., 95, died September 15, 2014. Born in Colonie (Albany), New York, October 18, 1918, to Henry Julius Laning and Maybelle Grounds Laning, he had resided in Akron since 1946. He graduated from Union College, Schenectady, New York, in 1941, and earned his Ph.D. from Rutgers University in 1947. He was a member of the Society of...
Mildred Hagar
Sep 14, 2014
Mildred E. Hager Mildred E. Hager, 98, passed away September 14, 2014 with her loving children at her side. She was a lifelong Akron area resident. Preceded in death by her husband, Frank; she is survived by her children, Jacquie Kuder (Burt Sirota), Marilyn (Gordon) Graham, Frank (Nel) Hager, Carol (Bob) Fry, Linda (Chuck) Ingersoll, and Millie Telford; 13 grandchildren...
George T Manos
Sep 13, 2014
George T. Manos, 87, beloved husband, father, grandfather and uncle passed away peacefully on September 13, 2014. George was born in Akron, Ohio to Emanuel and Julia Manos. He graduated from West High School, the University of Akron and the University of Cincinnati-College of Law. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Air Force and received numerous military...
Shirley Sikula
Sep 8, 2014
Shirley Ann Sikula, age 77, of Garden City, MI (formerly of Middlefield and Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio) died Sept, 8, 2014. Shirley was born on January 1, 1937 in Burton, Ohio. She was the beloved wife of Richard; loving mother of Michael Dean Sikula, Lisa Marie (Arthur) Gutowski, Ann (Bob) Skoschir, Carol Hilton and Richard L. Sikula II; dear grandmother of...
Vera Belden
Sep 8, 2014
Vera I. Belden, age 83, died September 8,2014 in Myrtle Beach, SC. Vera was born July 3,1931 and married Wade A. Belden in 1951. She was a beloved wife to Wade for 55 years until his death in 2006, and a loving mother to her children. Vera was very active in the Church of Our Saviour, Akron, OH where she...
John Kuentz
Sep 8, 2014
John C. "Jack" Kuentz, 88, died early Monday morning, September 8, 2014 at Akron City Hospital (Summa) where he had been a patient for one week. Born October 5, 1925 in Cleveland, Jack was an Eagle Scout, a US Navy veteran, and a graduate of Allegheny College in 1947. Following graduation he joined his father, John Sr., in the family...
Jeanette Dixon
Sep 8, 2014
Private Graveside service to be held. Cemetery Details Rose Hill Burial Park 3653 W. Market St. Fairlawn, OH, 44333
Kenneth F Swanson
Sep 6, 2014
KENNETH F. SWANSON, M.D. Surrounded by close friends, Dr. Kenneth Swanson passed away peacefully on September 6, 2014. He had been ill for two years. Cremation has taken place. Dr. Swanson was born in Chicago, July 31, 1935. His parents, Carl and Emily Swanson, preceded him in death. His only sibling, Carl, also preceded him in death. In 1966, Dr....
Philip C Mccauley
Sep 4, 2014
Dr. Philip C. McCauley, 88, passed away Sept. 4, 2014. Born May 24, 1926 in Akron, he graduated in 1944 from Copley High School and 1950 from The Ohio State University College of Dentistry where he was inducted into the Omicron Kappa Upsilon Dental Honorary. Dr. McCauley practiced dentistry in Copley for 44 years, retiring in 1994. He was a...
John W. Palazzo
Sep 3, 2014
John W. Palazzo John W. Palazzo, 84, passed away peacefully September 3, 2014. Born April 17, 1930 in Akron to the late Benjamin and Angeline Palazzo, he was a graduate of West High School, attended Kent State and Ohio Northern University and was a U.S. Navy veteran. He retired from Logan Machine as vice president and general manager after over...
Roy R Belknap
Sep 2, 2014
Roy R. Belknap, age 68, passed away on Tuesday, September 2, 2014. Born March 21, 1946 in Gassaway, W. Va., Roy was the son of Oscar and Esta (Blosser) Belknap. He served in the U.S. Army, he retired in 2009 from the Eaton Corporation after 41 yrs of service. He was preceded in death by his parents, seven brothers, five...
Marion A. Ruebel
Sep 28, 2014
Dr. Marion A. Ruebel Dr. Marion A. Ruebel, 81, passed away September 28, 2014. Born in Manson, Iowa, he obtained both his Bachelor and Master Degrees from Iowa State Teacher's College, Cedar Falls, Iowa (now the University of Northern Iowa) and his Ph.D. from Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. He was later honored by both institutions with the Distinguished Alumni...
Mary Suzanne Calvin Wilson
Sep 26, 2014
Mary Suzanne Calvin Wilson Mary Suzanne Calvin Wilson a native of Akron, Ohio was born on November 14, 1934 at Akron City Hospital. On Friday, September 26th at 3:53 a.m. Mary Sue passed away peacefully, also at Akron City Hospital. Mary Sue was born and raised in Akron, and graduated from Old Trail and Centenary College in Hacketstown, NJ. She...
Charles K Steitz
Sep 25, 2014
Charles K. Steitz passed away on Sept. 25, 2014 at his home in West Akron. Charles was born in Cleveland, Ohio on July 19, 1923 to Charles J. and Bertha Steitz who lived in Shaker Heights. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother and sister-in-law, Robert K. and Leona Steitz. He is survived by his nephew,...
Shirley Vivian Allan
Sep 24, 2014
Shirley passed away on Sept 24, 2014 at the age of 87. Shirley was born on June 7, 1927 in West Allis, WI. Her deceased parents were Howard and Mary Fabian. In 1968, she had breast cancer, had an operation and was given very high doses of radiation, the only good treatment at the time, which cured the cancer but...
Martha B Siefkas
Sep 23, 2014
Martha B. Siefkas, 90, died September 23, 2014. Martha was born in Parkville, Missouri on January 15, 1924. Preceded in death by husband of 60 years, John; sisters, Nadine and Katy; and brother, Lloyd, she is survived by daughters and sons-in-law, Mary and Paul Held and Linda Siefkas and Donald Slowik; nieces and nephews; and devoted friend, John Jesenko. An...
John R. Wilson
Sep 22, 2014
John Robert Wilson, 84, of Akron passed away Sept. 22, 2014. He was born April 15, 1930 in Doraville, Georgia to the late John and Sarah Wilson. John was a chemist at Goodyear Research. He enjoyed tennis and golfing and was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church. John is survived son, David (Lynne); and grandchildren, Riley and Andrew. Services will...
Edward Zuendel
Sep 19, 2014
Edward A. Zuendel, age 89, of Silver Lake passed away on Friday, September 19, 2014. Born February 17, 1925 in Akron, he was the son of William G. and Caroline J. (McMullen) Zuendel. Edward served during WWII with the U.S. Navy aboard the U.S.S. Peiffer, he was honorably discharged in 1946. He was a graduate of the Squad at Goodyear....
Anna Arfaras
Sep 18, 2014
Anna Arfaras Anna Arfaras died September 18, 2014 surrounded by her loving nieces and family. Born in Akron, she was a member of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, the Daughters of Penelope, the Akron Woman's City Club and had been very active with the Children's Hospital Day at the Races. Miss Arfaras retired from General Tire as an Executive Secretary....
Macklin Conner Smith
Sep 17, 2014
Macklin Conner Smith, age 15, of Copley passed away on Wednesday, September 17, 2014. Born November 12, 1998 in Akron, he was the son of Christopher Smith and Michele Corathers-Flory. Macklin was a sophomore at Copley High School. He was an active member of the Grace Church Youth group as well as Graham Road Baptist Church in Cuyahoga Falls; he...
Stephen Laning
Sep 15, 2014
Stephen H. Laning, Ph.D., 95, died September 15, 2014. Born in Colonie (Albany), New York, October 18, 1918, to Henry Julius Laning and Maybelle Grounds Laning, he had resided in Akron since 1946. He graduated from Union College, Schenectady, New York, in 1941, and earned his Ph.D. from Rutgers University in 1947. He was a member of the Society of...
Mildred Hagar
Sep 14, 2014
Mildred E. Hager Mildred E. Hager, 98, passed away September 14, 2014 with her loving children at her side. She was a lifelong Akron area resident. Preceded in death by her husband, Frank; she is survived by her children, Jacquie Kuder (Burt Sirota), Marilyn (Gordon) Graham, Frank (Nel) Hager, Carol (Bob) Fry, Linda (Chuck) Ingersoll, and Millie Telford; 13 grandchildren...
George T Manos
Sep 13, 2014
George T. Manos, 87, beloved husband, father, grandfather and uncle passed away peacefully on September 13, 2014. George was born in Akron, Ohio to Emanuel and Julia Manos. He graduated from West High School, the University of Akron and the University of Cincinnati-College of Law. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Air Force and received numerous military...
Shirley Sikula
Sep 8, 2014
Shirley Ann Sikula, age 77, of Garden City, MI (formerly of Middlefield and Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio) died Sept, 8, 2014. Shirley was born on January 1, 1937 in Burton, Ohio. She was the beloved wife of Richard; loving mother of Michael Dean Sikula, Lisa Marie (Arthur) Gutowski, Ann (Bob) Skoschir, Carol Hilton and Richard L. Sikula II; dear grandmother of...
Vera Belden
Sep 8, 2014
Vera I. Belden, age 83, died September 8,2014 in Myrtle Beach, SC. Vera was born July 3,1931 and married Wade A. Belden in 1951. She was a beloved wife to Wade for 55 years until his death in 2006, and a loving mother to her children. Vera was very active in the Church of Our Saviour, Akron, OH where she...
John Kuentz
Sep 8, 2014
John C. "Jack" Kuentz, 88, died early Monday morning, September 8, 2014 at Akron City Hospital (Summa) where he had been a patient for one week. Born October 5, 1925 in Cleveland, Jack was an Eagle Scout, a US Navy veteran, and a graduate of Allegheny College in 1947. Following graduation he joined his father, John Sr., in the family...
Jeanette Dixon
Sep 8, 2014
Private Graveside service to be held. Cemetery Details Rose Hill Burial Park 3653 W. Market St. Fairlawn, OH, 44333
Kenneth F Swanson
Sep 6, 2014
KENNETH F. SWANSON, M.D. Surrounded by close friends, Dr. Kenneth Swanson passed away peacefully on September 6, 2014. He had been ill for two years. Cremation has taken place. Dr. Swanson was born in Chicago, July 31, 1935. His parents, Carl and Emily Swanson, preceded him in death. His only sibling, Carl, also preceded him in death. In 1966, Dr....
Philip C Mccauley
Sep 4, 2014
Dr. Philip C. McCauley, 88, passed away Sept. 4, 2014. Born May 24, 1926 in Akron, he graduated in 1944 from Copley High School and 1950 from The Ohio State University College of Dentistry where he was inducted into the Omicron Kappa Upsilon Dental Honorary. Dr. McCauley practiced dentistry in Copley for 44 years, retiring in 1994. He was a...
John W. Palazzo
Sep 3, 2014
John W. Palazzo John W. Palazzo, 84, passed away peacefully September 3, 2014. Born April 17, 1930 in Akron to the late Benjamin and Angeline Palazzo, he was a graduate of West High School, attended Kent State and Ohio Northern University and was a U.S. Navy veteran. He retired from Logan Machine as vice president and general manager after over...
Roy R Belknap
Sep 2, 2014
Roy R. Belknap, age 68, passed away on Tuesday, September 2, 2014. Born March 21, 1946 in Gassaway, W. Va., Roy was the son of Oscar and Esta (Blosser) Belknap. He served in the U.S. Army, he retired in 2009 from the Eaton Corporation after 41 yrs of service. He was preceded in death by his parents, seven brothers, five...
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