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Lorraine Laudy
Dec 14, 2012
Lorraine Laudy, born on December 14th, 1920 in Akron Ohio to John and Grace Cunningham, peacefully passed away Friday morning on what would have been her 92nd birthday. She joined her husband of 67 years, Roger Laudy, who preceded her in death in June of 1998. Lorraine was known for her generosity of spirit, compassionate nature and wily sense of...
Alice Moore
Dec 13, 2012
Alice Moore, 98, passed away December 13, 2012 in Chardon, Ohio. Born in Akron on July 7, 1914, Alice lived all of her life here. She graduated from North High School in 1932 and attended Hammel Business College. Alice worked at North Akron Savings Bank from 1953 to 1984 as a loan officer. She was a member of Trinity United...
Robbin W Harvey
Dec 12, 2012
Robbin W. Harvey, 78, died December 12, 2012 after battling cancer. A life resident of Akron, she was co-valedictorian of Garfield High School and went on to get her dental hygiene degree from the Ohio State University. In his best-selling book, The Road Less Traveled, Writer/Psychiatrist M. Scott Peck, M.D. asserts that Love is action; it is "effortful." Robbin W....
Willard Wray
Dec 12, 2012
Willard Wray, 86, born November 26, 1926, left this world December 12, 2012. Willard was tired, weak, and worn from his battle with prostate cancer. He reached out, took the hand of his precious Lord and Savior and was led home into the light. Willard was surrounded by a circle of those who loved him most, his wife, daughter, son-in-law...
George P Balaj
Dec 11, 2012
George P. Balaj, 52, passed away unexpectedly on December 11, 2012. George was born January 12, 1960 to Thomas E. and Norma Balaj, in Akron, Ohio. He lived most of his life in the Akron-Canton area. George was a proud and loving father to his son, Joe. He found great joy among his many horses and dogs and shared that...
Clair B Alexander
Dec 11, 2012
Life-long Akron-area resident, Clair B. Alexander, Jr. died Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at the age of 89 after a long illness. A devoted family man, Clair is survived by his wife of 65 years, Ann Noyes Alexander; children, Susan Alexander Rigby (James Rigby), Kenneth Alexander (Katherine Pica), John Alexander and Karen Alexander; grandfather to Wayne and Daniel Rigby (Kelly Duarte);...
Thomas W Blazey
Dec 11, 2012
Thomas W. Blazey, 92, loving husband and father died peacefully on December 11, 2012 at Hospice on Ridgewood. Tom was born September 15, 1920 in Euclid, Ohio and lived most of his life in the Akron area. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Harvard University in 1942 and served his country as a Captain in the Army Air Corps in...
Tony Poleondakis
Dec 11, 2012
Tony Poleondakis, 58, died Dec. 11, 2012. Tony was a loyal and loving father, son, brother and friend. He was a proud parent of three wonderful children, Antha, Paige and George. In addition to his children he is survived by his mother, Anthoula Poleondakis; sister, Noula Kountis and her family; brother, John Poleondakis and his family. Born and raised in...
Glenn A Leiter
Dec 8, 2012
Glenn A. Leiter, 94, died Dec. 8, 2012. An Army Air Force veteran, he served in World War II as a paratrooper in Europe and North Africa and received two Bronze Stars. He was a member of Bethany United Church of Christ, a 32 Degree Mason, a 60+ year member of Star Lodge, a member of Tadmor Shrine and was...
Kathryn Motz Hunter
Dec 8, 2012
Hunter July 5, 1925 December 8, 2012 Kathryn Motz Hunter - business woman, civic leader, and pioneer for women - passed away on December 8, 2012 after a short illness. She led a life that was full, robust, multi-faceted, and like no other. The oldest child of Clarence E. and Maud R. Motz, Kathryn graduated from Buchtel High School and...
Glenn Jay Haught
Dec 7, 2012
Glenn Jay Haught, 86, died December 7, 2012 after a brief illness. He was born in Uniontown, Pa., lived for most of his adult life in Cuyahoga Falls and graduated in mechanical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. He lived at Laurel Lake in Hudson, Ohio for the last three years of his life. Mr. Haught was preceded in death by...
Heather Albrecht
Dec 6, 2012
Heather Albrecht, 68, a beloved daughter and sister, passed away on December 6, 2012, from complications of diabetes at Hickory Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Harrisburg, Pa., on July 2, 1944, Heather was raised in Akron, Ohio, the eldest of six children. She was a graduate of Buchtel High School, class of 1962. Her education continued at Flora...
Robert C Querry
Dec 4, 2012
Robert C. Querry, 71, died peacefully December 4, 2012 after a lengthy battle with Parkinson's disease and cancer. Services will be held 2 p.m. SATURDAY at Copley United Methodist Church, 1518 S. Cleveland-Massillon Rd., with Pastor Jeff Schofield and Rev. Becki Bowan-Verbridge officiating. Interment at Greenlawn Memorial Park. Friends may call at the Billow FAIRLAWN Chapel, 85 N. Miller Rd.,...
Joel Rosenbaum
Dec 3, 2012
Joel A. Rosenbaum, 70, passed away after a short illness on December 3, 2012. He is survived by his loving wife of 41 years, LaDonna; sons, Matthew (Jami), Michael (Emily); grandchildren, Kaiden, Sarah, Anna and Katherine. A special thank you to the nurses and staff of Summa Barberton for their excellent care and the friends at Echogen Power Systems for...
Regina H Jandrey
Dec 3, 2012
Regina H. Jandrey, 72, passed away December 3, 2012. She was born in Cleveland and was a resident of Richfield for 40 years. Regina was a receptionist for 22 years at the Veterinary Specialty Clinic in Richfield. She served as PTA president of Richfield Elementary School, was former president of the Northern Chapter of A.A.C.A. and was also the Ohio...
Jason Jones Goodman
Dec 2, 2012
Jason Jones Goodman, 98, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 2, 2012. Born in Clarksville, Texas on June 24, 1914 to Roy and Lucy Swain Goodman, he spent his early years in East Texas. He graduated from Dallas High School in 1930 where he was an avid student of Latin, Greek mythology, and history. During World War II he served...
Lee Richard Schumacher
Dec 2, 2012
April 22, 1922 December 2, 2012 Born in Akron to Fred and Marion Schumacher, he graduated John Carroll University and Case Western Reserve University Dental School. He was a lifelong resident of Akron where he was a practicing dentist for more than 40 years, a member of Portage Country Club, and was honorably discharged from the United States Navy in...
Marlene Unger
Dec 1, 2012
Marlene Unger of Copley, passed away Dec. 1, 2012. She was born in Sandusky, Ohio. A Music Education graduate of Capital University in Columbus, Marlene taught in Sandusky and Gahanna. After marrying Lowell Unger and moving to Akron, she taught in Cuyahoga Falls and St. Hilary School. Teaching piano lessons was her passion. Marlene served as choir director at Divinity...
Lorraine "Rainy" Stitzlein
Nov 30, 2012
Lorraine "Rainy" Stitzlein, 84, passed away November 30, 2012. Funeral service will be held SATURDAY, 11 a.m. at Montrose Zion United Methodist Church, 565 N. Cleveland-Massillon Rd., with Rev. Becki Bowan-Verbridge officiating. Private interment at Rose Hill Burial Park. Friends may call at the Billow FAIRLAWN Chapel, 85 N. Miller Rd., FRIDAY from 4 to 7 p.m. A complete notice...
Margaret S. Clark
Nov 29, 2012
Margaret S. Clark awakened to a brand new mind and body on November 29 after dying quietly in her sleep. An informal reception and story-telling will be held on Saturday, December 8, from 3 to 5 p.m., at the Billow FAIRLAWN Chapel, 85 N. Miller Rd. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to a favorite charity or to...
Lorraine Laudy
Dec 14, 2012
Lorraine Laudy, born on December 14th, 1920 in Akron Ohio to John and Grace Cunningham, peacefully passed away Friday morning on what would have been her 92nd birthday. She joined her husband of 67 years, Roger Laudy, who preceded her in death in June of 1998. Lorraine was known for her generosity of spirit, compassionate nature and wily sense of...
Alice Moore
Dec 13, 2012
Alice Moore, 98, passed away December 13, 2012 in Chardon, Ohio. Born in Akron on July 7, 1914, Alice lived all of her life here. She graduated from North High School in 1932 and attended Hammel Business College. Alice worked at North Akron Savings Bank from 1953 to 1984 as a loan officer. She was a member of Trinity United...
Robbin W Harvey
Dec 12, 2012
Robbin W. Harvey, 78, died December 12, 2012 after battling cancer. A life resident of Akron, she was co-valedictorian of Garfield High School and went on to get her dental hygiene degree from the Ohio State University. In his best-selling book, The Road Less Traveled, Writer/Psychiatrist M. Scott Peck, M.D. asserts that Love is action; it is "effortful." Robbin W....
Willard Wray
Dec 12, 2012
Willard Wray, 86, born November 26, 1926, left this world December 12, 2012. Willard was tired, weak, and worn from his battle with prostate cancer. He reached out, took the hand of his precious Lord and Savior and was led home into the light. Willard was surrounded by a circle of those who loved him most, his wife, daughter, son-in-law...
George P Balaj
Dec 11, 2012
George P. Balaj, 52, passed away unexpectedly on December 11, 2012. George was born January 12, 1960 to Thomas E. and Norma Balaj, in Akron, Ohio. He lived most of his life in the Akron-Canton area. George was a proud and loving father to his son, Joe. He found great joy among his many horses and dogs and shared that...
Clair B Alexander
Dec 11, 2012
Life-long Akron-area resident, Clair B. Alexander, Jr. died Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at the age of 89 after a long illness. A devoted family man, Clair is survived by his wife of 65 years, Ann Noyes Alexander; children, Susan Alexander Rigby (James Rigby), Kenneth Alexander (Katherine Pica), John Alexander and Karen Alexander; grandfather to Wayne and Daniel Rigby (Kelly Duarte);...
Thomas W Blazey
Dec 11, 2012
Thomas W. Blazey, 92, loving husband and father died peacefully on December 11, 2012 at Hospice on Ridgewood. Tom was born September 15, 1920 in Euclid, Ohio and lived most of his life in the Akron area. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Harvard University in 1942 and served his country as a Captain in the Army Air Corps in...
Tony Poleondakis
Dec 11, 2012
Tony Poleondakis, 58, died Dec. 11, 2012. Tony was a loyal and loving father, son, brother and friend. He was a proud parent of three wonderful children, Antha, Paige and George. In addition to his children he is survived by his mother, Anthoula Poleondakis; sister, Noula Kountis and her family; brother, John Poleondakis and his family. Born and raised in...
Glenn A Leiter
Dec 8, 2012
Glenn A. Leiter, 94, died Dec. 8, 2012. An Army Air Force veteran, he served in World War II as a paratrooper in Europe and North Africa and received two Bronze Stars. He was a member of Bethany United Church of Christ, a 32 Degree Mason, a 60+ year member of Star Lodge, a member of Tadmor Shrine and was...
Kathryn Motz Hunter
Dec 8, 2012
Hunter July 5, 1925 December 8, 2012 Kathryn Motz Hunter - business woman, civic leader, and pioneer for women - passed away on December 8, 2012 after a short illness. She led a life that was full, robust, multi-faceted, and like no other. The oldest child of Clarence E. and Maud R. Motz, Kathryn graduated from Buchtel High School and...
Glenn Jay Haught
Dec 7, 2012
Glenn Jay Haught, 86, died December 7, 2012 after a brief illness. He was born in Uniontown, Pa., lived for most of his adult life in Cuyahoga Falls and graduated in mechanical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. He lived at Laurel Lake in Hudson, Ohio for the last three years of his life. Mr. Haught was preceded in death by...
Heather Albrecht
Dec 6, 2012
Heather Albrecht, 68, a beloved daughter and sister, passed away on December 6, 2012, from complications of diabetes at Hickory Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Harrisburg, Pa., on July 2, 1944, Heather was raised in Akron, Ohio, the eldest of six children. She was a graduate of Buchtel High School, class of 1962. Her education continued at Flora...
Robert C Querry
Dec 4, 2012
Robert C. Querry, 71, died peacefully December 4, 2012 after a lengthy battle with Parkinson's disease and cancer. Services will be held 2 p.m. SATURDAY at Copley United Methodist Church, 1518 S. Cleveland-Massillon Rd., with Pastor Jeff Schofield and Rev. Becki Bowan-Verbridge officiating. Interment at Greenlawn Memorial Park. Friends may call at the Billow FAIRLAWN Chapel, 85 N. Miller Rd.,...
Joel Rosenbaum
Dec 3, 2012
Joel A. Rosenbaum, 70, passed away after a short illness on December 3, 2012. He is survived by his loving wife of 41 years, LaDonna; sons, Matthew (Jami), Michael (Emily); grandchildren, Kaiden, Sarah, Anna and Katherine. A special thank you to the nurses and staff of Summa Barberton for their excellent care and the friends at Echogen Power Systems for...
Regina H Jandrey
Dec 3, 2012
Regina H. Jandrey, 72, passed away December 3, 2012. She was born in Cleveland and was a resident of Richfield for 40 years. Regina was a receptionist for 22 years at the Veterinary Specialty Clinic in Richfield. She served as PTA president of Richfield Elementary School, was former president of the Northern Chapter of A.A.C.A. and was also the Ohio...
Jason Jones Goodman
Dec 2, 2012
Jason Jones Goodman, 98, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 2, 2012. Born in Clarksville, Texas on June 24, 1914 to Roy and Lucy Swain Goodman, he spent his early years in East Texas. He graduated from Dallas High School in 1930 where he was an avid student of Latin, Greek mythology, and history. During World War II he served...
Lee Richard Schumacher
Dec 2, 2012
April 22, 1922 December 2, 2012 Born in Akron to Fred and Marion Schumacher, he graduated John Carroll University and Case Western Reserve University Dental School. He was a lifelong resident of Akron where he was a practicing dentist for more than 40 years, a member of Portage Country Club, and was honorably discharged from the United States Navy in...
Marlene Unger
Dec 1, 2012
Marlene Unger of Copley, passed away Dec. 1, 2012. She was born in Sandusky, Ohio. A Music Education graduate of Capital University in Columbus, Marlene taught in Sandusky and Gahanna. After marrying Lowell Unger and moving to Akron, she taught in Cuyahoga Falls and St. Hilary School. Teaching piano lessons was her passion. Marlene served as choir director at Divinity...
Lorraine "Rainy" Stitzlein
Nov 30, 2012
Lorraine "Rainy" Stitzlein, 84, passed away November 30, 2012. Funeral service will be held SATURDAY, 11 a.m. at Montrose Zion United Methodist Church, 565 N. Cleveland-Massillon Rd., with Rev. Becki Bowan-Verbridge officiating. Private interment at Rose Hill Burial Park. Friends may call at the Billow FAIRLAWN Chapel, 85 N. Miller Rd., FRIDAY from 4 to 7 p.m. A complete notice...
Margaret S. Clark
Nov 29, 2012
Margaret S. Clark awakened to a brand new mind and body on November 29 after dying quietly in her sleep. An informal reception and story-telling will be held on Saturday, December 8, from 3 to 5 p.m., at the Billow FAIRLAWN Chapel, 85 N. Miller Rd. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to a favorite charity or to...
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