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Fred D Barton
Mar 6, 2011
Fred D. Barton died March 6, 2011 at home with his wife, Betty, at his side. He was born in Akron and was a resident of Tallmadge for the last 25 years. Dr. Barton served in the U.S. Navy and was a graduate of The University of Akron with double majors in Chemistry and Philosophy. He graduated from Western Reserve...
Janet Petersilge
Mar 5, 2011
Janet Petersilge, 88, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 5, after a long illness. Janet was born July 20, 1922 in Glasgow, Scotland. She came to this country when she was seven years old as the family emigrated to the Cleveland area. She married Robert Petersilge on June 12, 1948, and they began their life together in Akron. Janet was...
Marjorie Bierce Hartz
Mar 5, 2011
Marjorie Bierce Hartz, 96, died March 5, 2011. Born in Tallmadge, she was a member of the First Congregational Church of Tallmadge, the Akron Garden Club, Junior League of Akron, and the Women's Boards of both Akron City Hospital and Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens. Marjorie was instrumental in the founding of Ohio Mart. Preceded in death by her husband,...
Ronald Rollo Kovak
Mar 4, 2011
Ronald ``Rollo' Kovak, born December 24, 1955, passed away March 4, 2011. Rollo was preceded in death by his son, Ronald Kovak; and father, Joseph Kovak. He is survived by his wife of 33 years, Amy; son, Joe Marian Kovak; daughters, Jessica Matthew Bocian and Jenifer Kovak; mother, Rose Kovak; brothers, Richard Theresa Kovak, Timothy Kovak, Daniel Debbie Kovak and...
Michael Timothy Hubbard
Mar 4, 2011
Michael Timothy Hubbard, age 25, of Leesburg, Virginia, left this life March 4, 2011. He was born and raised in Uniontown, Ohio. He attended Lake High School, and was a graduate of the Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics. Mike was employed at Loudoun Auto Parts in Sterling, Virginia. He is survived by his father and stepmother, Tim and Libby Hubbard of...
Alvin Earl Perrine
Mar 1, 2011
Alvin Earl Perrine, 85, joined his wife Lorraine of 44 years in heaven on Feb. 26, 2011. He and Lorraine were married May 13, 1944. He was born in Randolph County, West Virginia on April 19, 1925, the son of the late Daniel W. and Annie K. Perrine. They moved to Cleveland, Ohio in 1953 and he began working for...
Gregory W Sedlacko
Feb 28, 2011
Gregory W. Sedlacko, 51, went home to be with the Lord peacefully February 28, 2011, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Struthers, Ohio, he had been an Akron resident since 1990. A member of the Lighthouse Christian Fellowship, he was manager of Disaster Recovery Services at First Merit Bank with 18 years service. He was an avid sports...
Theodore Anthony Pavlantos
Feb 26, 2011
Theodore Anthony Pavlantos, 89, died February 26, 2011. Born September 14, 1921, Ted grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico where he co-managed his family's restaurant with his uncle. The Liberty Cafe as it was named was the largest restaurant in Albuquerque. He served in the New Mexico National Guard prior to enlisting in the U.S. Navy. He served aboard three...
John N Economou
Feb 25, 2011
John N. Economou passed away peacefully early February 25, 2011 hand in hand with Elena, Johnna, John and Marilyn listening to Sinatra's New York New York. Preceded in death by his loving parents, Mary and Nicholas; his loving wife, Mary Arfaras; and beloved father-in-law, John S. Arfaras; he is survived by daughters, Elena M. Economou Zwisler and Johnna M. Economou;...
Ivan E Hertle
Feb 22, 2011
Ivan E. Hertle, 90, passed away on Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at Akron City Hospital. Ivan was born on February 14, 1921 in Warwick, Ohio now Clinton, Ohio. He moved to Akron in 1939. He graduated from Clinton High School and then from the University of Akron where he was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. Ivan worked...
Carl Alvin Nochols
Feb 22, 2011
Carl Alvin Nichols, born June 4, 1930, loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, died peacefully in his sleep on February 22, 2011. Carl, our dad, was a National Guard veteran and made a living as a mechanic. Our dad taught us what kindness, fairness, gentleness, humor and love meant to a family. He taught us how to take care of...
Kathryn A Roemer
Feb 21, 2011
Kathryn A. Roemer, 88, died February 21, 2011. She was the beloved mother of Anne K. Blaschka, Mary M. James T. Buttitta, Joan M. Stuart Horwitz and Julie A. Bonko; grandmother of Anthony, Lisa, William, Annemarie, James G., Mary Cathryn, Alexandra, Christopher and Katelin; and preceded in death by her brother and sister, Edward F. Horrigan and Eileen M. Horrigan...
Madge Emily Doerler
Feb 20, 2011
Madge Emily Heacock Doerler died February 20, 2011. Born March 9, 1918, to loving parents, Marguerite Peg and Walter E. Ed Heacock in West Unity, Ohio, she lived most of her life in Akron. She and her beloved husband, Dayton, were married May 16, 1942, in St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Akron. A 1935 graduate of Central High School, and Actual...
Doris Lorain Jones
Feb 20, 2011
Doris Lorain Jones nee Lancaster, of Cuyahoga Falls, passed on to Heaven February 20, 2011. She had suffered a stroke in September 2010 from which she never fully recovered. Doris was born in Frostburg, Maryland on May 13, 1924, and moved to Akron with her family as a young teenager. After graduating from the University of Akron with a Bachelor's...
Jacquelyn F Hilder
Feb 18, 2011
Jacquelyn F. Hilder passed away February 18, 2011. She was born in Wales and grew up in Toronto, Canada. She moved to the USA and resided in the Akron area for over 20 years. She was a Vice President & Team Leader for FirstMerit Bank, N.A. Jackie lived her life with dignity and respect. She had a big heart and...
Kenneth A Broggini
Feb 16, 2011
Kenneth A. Broggini, 82, passed away Feb. 16, 2011 after a short illness. He was born on June 15, 1928 in Lakewood, Ohio and moved to Copley in 1941. He graduated from Copley High School in 1946 and the University of Akron in 1963 with a Masters degree in Accounting. He retired from Goodyear Tire & Rubber after 38 years...
Carol Ann Miller
Feb 16, 2011
Carol Ann Miller, 70, passed away peacefully at home on February 16, 2011 surrounded by her loving family. She will be remembered as a very loving and caring wife, mom and grandma. Born in Akron, she lived all of her life in Northampton. Carol was employed with the Jaite Packaging Company for 14 years. Preceded in death by her parents,...
Jack W Halsey
Feb 14, 2011
Jack Halsey, born March 9, 1927, heroically battled pulmonary fibrosis and died peacefully February 14, 2011. He graduated from Buchtel High School then served in the Army as a medical technician. After World War II he served as a First Lt. in the Army Reserves. He attended the University of Akron and joined the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. He graduated...
Helen Chima
Feb 11, 2011
Helen Chima, 95, passed away February 11, 2011 Born Jan. 24, 1916 in Newark Ohio, she moved to Akron at the age of 4. She graduated from Garfield High School and Hamel Business College and worked at B.F. Goodrich Co. as a secretary for two years then joined the family owned Chima Travel Bureau, Inc. as Secretary Treasurer until retirement....
Betty H Yoe
Feb 11, 2011
Betty H. Yoe, 91, died February 11, 2011. Born in Arkansas City, Kansas, she was a member of Church of Our Saviour and had been active with the Weathervane Playhouse. Preceded in death by her husband, Duane O. Yoe; she is survived by her daughter, Jean Ann Yoe of Akron; son, Craig Clizia Yoe of New York; six grandchildren and...
Fred D Barton
Mar 6, 2011
Fred D. Barton died March 6, 2011 at home with his wife, Betty, at his side. He was born in Akron and was a resident of Tallmadge for the last 25 years. Dr. Barton served in the U.S. Navy and was a graduate of The University of Akron with double majors in Chemistry and Philosophy. He graduated from Western Reserve...
Janet Petersilge
Mar 5, 2011
Janet Petersilge, 88, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 5, after a long illness. Janet was born July 20, 1922 in Glasgow, Scotland. She came to this country when she was seven years old as the family emigrated to the Cleveland area. She married Robert Petersilge on June 12, 1948, and they began their life together in Akron. Janet was...
Marjorie Bierce Hartz
Mar 5, 2011
Marjorie Bierce Hartz, 96, died March 5, 2011. Born in Tallmadge, she was a member of the First Congregational Church of Tallmadge, the Akron Garden Club, Junior League of Akron, and the Women's Boards of both Akron City Hospital and Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens. Marjorie was instrumental in the founding of Ohio Mart. Preceded in death by her husband,...
Ronald Rollo Kovak
Mar 4, 2011
Ronald ``Rollo' Kovak, born December 24, 1955, passed away March 4, 2011. Rollo was preceded in death by his son, Ronald Kovak; and father, Joseph Kovak. He is survived by his wife of 33 years, Amy; son, Joe Marian Kovak; daughters, Jessica Matthew Bocian and Jenifer Kovak; mother, Rose Kovak; brothers, Richard Theresa Kovak, Timothy Kovak, Daniel Debbie Kovak and...
Michael Timothy Hubbard
Mar 4, 2011
Michael Timothy Hubbard, age 25, of Leesburg, Virginia, left this life March 4, 2011. He was born and raised in Uniontown, Ohio. He attended Lake High School, and was a graduate of the Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics. Mike was employed at Loudoun Auto Parts in Sterling, Virginia. He is survived by his father and stepmother, Tim and Libby Hubbard of...
Alvin Earl Perrine
Mar 1, 2011
Alvin Earl Perrine, 85, joined his wife Lorraine of 44 years in heaven on Feb. 26, 2011. He and Lorraine were married May 13, 1944. He was born in Randolph County, West Virginia on April 19, 1925, the son of the late Daniel W. and Annie K. Perrine. They moved to Cleveland, Ohio in 1953 and he began working for...
Gregory W Sedlacko
Feb 28, 2011
Gregory W. Sedlacko, 51, went home to be with the Lord peacefully February 28, 2011, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Struthers, Ohio, he had been an Akron resident since 1990. A member of the Lighthouse Christian Fellowship, he was manager of Disaster Recovery Services at First Merit Bank with 18 years service. He was an avid sports...
Theodore Anthony Pavlantos
Feb 26, 2011
Theodore Anthony Pavlantos, 89, died February 26, 2011. Born September 14, 1921, Ted grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico where he co-managed his family's restaurant with his uncle. The Liberty Cafe as it was named was the largest restaurant in Albuquerque. He served in the New Mexico National Guard prior to enlisting in the U.S. Navy. He served aboard three...
John N Economou
Feb 25, 2011
John N. Economou passed away peacefully early February 25, 2011 hand in hand with Elena, Johnna, John and Marilyn listening to Sinatra's New York New York. Preceded in death by his loving parents, Mary and Nicholas; his loving wife, Mary Arfaras; and beloved father-in-law, John S. Arfaras; he is survived by daughters, Elena M. Economou Zwisler and Johnna M. Economou;...
Ivan E Hertle
Feb 22, 2011
Ivan E. Hertle, 90, passed away on Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at Akron City Hospital. Ivan was born on February 14, 1921 in Warwick, Ohio now Clinton, Ohio. He moved to Akron in 1939. He graduated from Clinton High School and then from the University of Akron where he was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. Ivan worked...
Carl Alvin Nochols
Feb 22, 2011
Carl Alvin Nichols, born June 4, 1930, loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, died peacefully in his sleep on February 22, 2011. Carl, our dad, was a National Guard veteran and made a living as a mechanic. Our dad taught us what kindness, fairness, gentleness, humor and love meant to a family. He taught us how to take care of...
Kathryn A Roemer
Feb 21, 2011
Kathryn A. Roemer, 88, died February 21, 2011. She was the beloved mother of Anne K. Blaschka, Mary M. James T. Buttitta, Joan M. Stuart Horwitz and Julie A. Bonko; grandmother of Anthony, Lisa, William, Annemarie, James G., Mary Cathryn, Alexandra, Christopher and Katelin; and preceded in death by her brother and sister, Edward F. Horrigan and Eileen M. Horrigan...
Madge Emily Doerler
Feb 20, 2011
Madge Emily Heacock Doerler died February 20, 2011. Born March 9, 1918, to loving parents, Marguerite Peg and Walter E. Ed Heacock in West Unity, Ohio, she lived most of her life in Akron. She and her beloved husband, Dayton, were married May 16, 1942, in St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Akron. A 1935 graduate of Central High School, and Actual...
Doris Lorain Jones
Feb 20, 2011
Doris Lorain Jones nee Lancaster, of Cuyahoga Falls, passed on to Heaven February 20, 2011. She had suffered a stroke in September 2010 from which she never fully recovered. Doris was born in Frostburg, Maryland on May 13, 1924, and moved to Akron with her family as a young teenager. After graduating from the University of Akron with a Bachelor's...
Jacquelyn F Hilder
Feb 18, 2011
Jacquelyn F. Hilder passed away February 18, 2011. She was born in Wales and grew up in Toronto, Canada. She moved to the USA and resided in the Akron area for over 20 years. She was a Vice President & Team Leader for FirstMerit Bank, N.A. Jackie lived her life with dignity and respect. She had a big heart and...
Kenneth A Broggini
Feb 16, 2011
Kenneth A. Broggini, 82, passed away Feb. 16, 2011 after a short illness. He was born on June 15, 1928 in Lakewood, Ohio and moved to Copley in 1941. He graduated from Copley High School in 1946 and the University of Akron in 1963 with a Masters degree in Accounting. He retired from Goodyear Tire & Rubber after 38 years...
Carol Ann Miller
Feb 16, 2011
Carol Ann Miller, 70, passed away peacefully at home on February 16, 2011 surrounded by her loving family. She will be remembered as a very loving and caring wife, mom and grandma. Born in Akron, she lived all of her life in Northampton. Carol was employed with the Jaite Packaging Company for 14 years. Preceded in death by her parents,...
Jack W Halsey
Feb 14, 2011
Jack Halsey, born March 9, 1927, heroically battled pulmonary fibrosis and died peacefully February 14, 2011. He graduated from Buchtel High School then served in the Army as a medical technician. After World War II he served as a First Lt. in the Army Reserves. He attended the University of Akron and joined the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. He graduated...
Helen Chima
Feb 11, 2011
Helen Chima, 95, passed away February 11, 2011 Born Jan. 24, 1916 in Newark Ohio, she moved to Akron at the age of 4. She graduated from Garfield High School and Hamel Business College and worked at B.F. Goodrich Co. as a secretary for two years then joined the family owned Chima Travel Bureau, Inc. as Secretary Treasurer until retirement....
Betty H Yoe
Feb 11, 2011
Betty H. Yoe, 91, died February 11, 2011. Born in Arkansas City, Kansas, she was a member of Church of Our Saviour and had been active with the Weathervane Playhouse. Preceded in death by her husband, Duane O. Yoe; she is survived by her daughter, Jean Ann Yoe of Akron; son, Craig Clizia Yoe of New York; six grandchildren and...
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