Obituaries for The Billow Funeral Homes & Crematory

Feb 21, 2013

Louis M. Kalman, 90, died Feb. 21, 2013. He is now gone from the body and home with the Lord. Preceded in death by sisters, Helen and Lillian Kalman, and Lydia Wenhardt; brothers, Edward, Robert, Alfred and Elmer Kalman; and stepdaughter, Holly Angel; he is survived by brother, Richard; children, Louis, II, Kimberly and Kenneth; stepsons, John and Ron; and...

Feb 20, 2013

Heaven got a little brighter, earth a little dimmer. Shelly Thornton, 8 years old, passed away on February 20, 2013 after a 5 year fight with cancer, Stage 4 of Neuroblastoma. She will join Jesus in Heaven, and be with her Nana, Bonnie Thornton, and her great-grandparents, Alonza and Florence Woods. She leaves behind her mother, Allison Thornton; grandfather, Jim...

Feb 20, 2013

Carol Elizabeth (Kuhlman) Ramey, age 84, of Akron, Ohio, passed away peacefully on February 20, 2013, after a courageous three-month battle with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Carol was born on July 29, 1928, at home in New Knoxville, Ohio, the daughter of Reinhart W. and Dorothy (Kuhlmann) Kuhlman. She is survived by her husband of 62 years, John Henry Ramey. When they...

Feb 20, 2013

Edna "Eddi" Parker, 77, died February 20, 2013. Be there animals in heaven, Eddi will be estatic. She loved them, big, small, wild. She leaves behind several cats and a dog. She was born June 26, 1935 in Akron and was a redhead all her life. Eddi graduated at age 20 from Ohio State University where she had joined Delta...

Feb 16, 2013

Earl E. Drews, 89, passed away February 16, 2013. Service will be held 2 p.m., Tuesday at the Billow FAIRLAWN Chapel, 85 N. Miller Rd., Akron with Pastor Steve Bucy officiating. Interment at Rose Hill Burial Park. Friends may call one hour prior to the service on Tuesday. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to a charity of...

Feb 16, 2013

Lea Ann (Ward) Banner, age 61, passed away from her 9-year battle with colon cancer on February 16. However, cancer was never a death sentence for Lea, but rather, a call to live in the present and to visit Barcelona, Venice, Istanbul, Alaska, Panama, Costa Rica, and more, while spending the last five winters in Scottsdale, Arizona. Even before her...

Feb 15, 2013

James M. Hooper, 93, died February 15, 2013. Born in Oakman, Alabama, he had lived in Akron since the early 1940's. A member of Fairlawn West United Church of Christ, James was a Mason and avid Golfer. He loved to play Good Park and had enjoyed several hole-in-ones over the years. James came to Akron to work for B.F. Goodrich...

Feb 12, 2013

Marcye Armington Bitler (Huston) was born March 16th, 1926 in Cuyahoga Falls, where she grew up and graduated from Cuyahoga Falls High School and Kent State University. She passed away February 12th at her home in Stow after a long battle with emphysema. She was married to Jim Armington in 1946 for 25 years and was remarried to LC Duke...

Feb 10, 2013

John P. "Jack" Bracht, Sr. John P. "Jack" Bracht, 98, passed away at home February 10, 2013 after a brief illness. Born in Seneca Falls, NY November 22, 1914. He has been a resident of the Akron area since 1936. Jack retired from B.F. Goodrich Company after 43 years as a Tire Development Engineer and was a member of Grace...

Feb 8, 2013

Ronald L. Rongone, 92, died February 8, 2013. Born in Cuyahoga Falls, he was a life resident. A member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish and Alpha Chi Sigma professional fraternity, he was a polymer physicist retired from Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company with over 30 years service. Preceded in death by his parents, Guido and Jennie Rongone; brothers, Francis...

Feb 7, 2013

Tom was called home to be with our heavenly Father, Feb. 7, 2013. Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, at St. Bernard Catholic Church, 44 University Ave., Akron 44308. Friends may call 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday at the Billow FAIRLAWN Chapel, 85 N. Miller Rd. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery. Service

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Feb 6, 2013

Margaret Ann Steffensen, born August 27th, 1930, died February 6th, 2013. Our Dear Mother has been taken home to be in Heaven with her Saviour, The Lord Jesus Christ. Mother never knew a stranger in her life and exemplified the love of Christ to all! Her parents, the late Thomas and Eunice Wright, as well as our father Robert, all...

Feb 6, 2013

Ellen Sears-Bohon, 87, passed away February 6, 2013. Cuyahoga Falls residents may remember seeing her on one of her daily walks along State Road for over 30 years. She was born in Columbus, Ohio, to Dr. William and Lulu Lose. Ellen was a lifelong member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church, where she taught Sunday School, sang in the Choir and...

Feb 5, 2013

John R. Naum, 77, died Tuesday, February 5, 2013. He was born August 11, 1936 in Akron, son of Leo and Thelma Naum. John was a graduate of University of Akron where he was a campus leader, president of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity and honoree of ODK Leadership Society. John owned Canton Akron Beauty & Barber Supply and ended his...

Feb 4, 2013

Dr. Douglas M. Evans, 87, of Akron, passed away February 4, 2013 with his beloved wife and children at his side. Born in Vandergrift, Pa., Doug was preceded in death by siblings, Archibald and Miriam. Doug is survived by his wife, Terry; sons, Matthew (Ellen) and Daniel (Isabelle); grandchildren, Mitchell, Maxwell, Marie and Paul. After serving his nation in World...

Feb 2, 2013

SILVER LAKE -- On February 2, Virginia, "Ginny" Fretz, 94, passed into the arms of her loving Savior, joining her husband George, who died in 2010. Born in Cleveland on June 6, 1918, she moved to Silver Lake at age 12 and lived there ever since. Her kind and gentle spirit touched so many lives - her extended family, many...

Feb 2, 2013

June E. Francy after a courageous battle with cancer, went to be with our Lord on February 2, 2013. She leaves behind family, friends and former colleagues. June is survived by her children, Travis J., Joshua P. and Stephanie M.; her brother, Paul E. Heil; sister-in-law, Judy L. and niece, Katrina A.; and mother, Althea J. June was a life-long...

Feb 1, 2013

ASHEVILLE -- James Doyle Shawver, 84, of King Arthur Court, died Friday, February 1, 2013, at the Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville, surrounded by family. Mr. Shawver was born in Akron, Ohio, and was a son of the late Thomas Lewis and Velma Ruth Everhart Shawver. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War and was a...

Feb 1, 2013

John Paul Galit, 73, died February 1, 2013. Born in Akron, he was a U.S. Air Force veteran. A truck driver, John enjoyed spending time at his cabin in the upper peninsula of Michigan. Preceded in death by his brother, Jim; he is survived by his wife of 53 years, Mary Galit; son, Edwin "Mike" Galit; daughters, Christine Beatty and...

Jan 31, 2013

G. Thomas Parrot, 83, passed away January 31, 2013 surrounded by his loving family at Stein Hospice in Sandusky, Ohio. He leaves behind his wife of 61 years, Yvonne; his daughter, Suzanne Troxel (Bob) of Athens, Ohio and his son, Thomas M. Parrot of Avon Lake; granddaughter, Nicole Parrot of North Carolina; grandsons, Sean and Steven Parrot of Ohio; special...