Obituaries
Obituaries for The Billow Funeral Homes & Crematory
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Nazera Safi
May 15, 2011
Nazera Safi Nazera Safi went to rest in the arms of the angels early in the morning on May 15 after a brief illness. Nazera retired from the Summit County Auditor's Office and was a member of Our Lady of the Cedars Maronite Church. She is survived by her loving daughter and son-in-law, Leila and Joe Hanna; her dearest grandson,...
Ruth Heyburn Bond
May 15, 2011
Ruth Heyburn Bond, age 93, passed away May 15, 2011. She was born in Akron, attended old Central High School and received a BA from the University of Akron where she was a member of Alpha Delta Pi Sorority and was May Queen. She earned her MA from Ohio State University, and was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma, Educational...
James Sidles
May 12, 2011
James Sidles, 78, of Richfield, passed away at his home Wednesday, May 12, 2011. Preceded in death by his parents, Selma and Peter; wife, JoAnn; brothers, Howard and Harry; he is survived by his daughter, Sherry Downey; son, James Paul Sidles; beloved grandchildren, Michael and Justin Downey; twin brother, Peter Sidles; and sister, Virginia Bay. He proudly served his country...
Charles H Hammond
May 9, 2011
Charles H. Hammond, 92, died May 9, 2011. Born in Rochester, N.Y., he graduated from the University of Alabama. As a chemical engineer, he worked for the Tennessee Eastman Corporation and had retired from the Bridgestone-Firestone Tire and Rubber Company with 44 years service. He had attended the First United Methodist Church of Akron. Preceded in death by his parents...
Tania Olena Terpylak
May 8, 2011
Tania Olena Terpylak, age 19, of Akron, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, May 8, 2011. Born on August 31, 1991 in Akron, Ohio, she was the daughter of Mark and Christine Terpylak. As an active member of The Heartbeats jump-rope team, she competed internationally. A graduate of Walsh Jesuit High School, Tania was a sophomore at Akron University. She is...
Eleanora Elly Davis Pim
May 8, 2011
Eleanora Elly Davis Pim, 92, died May 8, 2011 at the Crown Center at Laurel Lake. Born in Akron, she received her A.B. and M.A. Degrees from Ohio Wesleyan University. Mrs. Pim started her career as an English teacher at Wadsworth High School. In 1946 she accepted a position as a YWCA staff administrator and served the YWCA until her...
William M Williams
May 7, 2011
William M. "Bill" Williams, passed away peacefully May 7, 2011 with his wife of 62 years and his three children by his side. Bill was born Jan. 27, 1926 in Akron, Ohio, the only child of William and Marsene McKean Williams. Bill graduated from Western Reserve Academy in Hudson, where he played three sports: football, basketball, and baseball. He joined...
Eva Oma Gjurkovitsch
May 6, 2011
Eva ``Oma' Gjurkovitsch Devoted wife, Loving Mother and Grandmother, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, May 6, 2011. Eva was born on Sept. 25, 1933 and lived in Linz Austria before moving to the United States at the age of 26. Eva resided in Cuyahoga Falls area for the past 52 years. Eva was an extremely kind,...
Opal Burchfield Swank
May 3, 2011
Opal Burchfield Swank, 94, died May 3, 2011 in Monroe, Ohio. Born July 28, 1916 in Fontana, N.C., she had resided in Akron most of her life. A member of the Baptist Church, she was a homemaker. Preceded in death by her husband, Acey, she is survived by her daughters, Tabitha ``Toby' Setoodeh Steve of Mason, Ohio and Bobbie Kay...
Alfred Roy Sturgeon
May 3, 2011
Alfred Roy Sturgeon Alfred Roy Sturgeon, 85, of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, was beckoned by God's Angels on May 3, 2011 after a courageous and dignified battle with cancer. Mr. Sturgeon was born on January 27, 1926 in Tell City, Indiana and resided in nearby Bristow for over 30 years. He relocated to Detroit and lived there until 1967 when he...
Bennie James Phelps
Apr 30, 2011
Bennie James Phelps, 81, passed into eternal life on April 30, 2011. Bennie was a gentle man of good humor who put others before himself. He lived his entire life in the Akron area and was a lifetime member of The Chapel in Akron. He excelled at football at Akron Central High School and Akron University. He later tried boxing,...
Emanuel E Lardakis
Apr 28, 2011
Emanuel E. Lardakis Emanuel Lardakis, loving husband, father, and grandfather, passed away April 28, 2011. He was the beloved husband for 57 years of Ditza deceased; loving father of Terry of Bath, Ohio, Tony Moira of Pepper Pike, Ohio and Irene Jon Gunnerson of The Woodlands, Texas; dearest Pappou to Christopher, Michael and David Lardakis and Jessica and Alexander Gunnerson;...
Bruce L Mcmakin
Apr 27, 2011
Bruce L. McMakin, age 66, passed away peacefully on April 27, 2011. Bruce was the beloved husband, of 42 years, to Mary; loving father of Kristi McMakin Dempsey; father-in-law of Dan Dempsey; brother to Lynn Bird and Andrea Smith; brother-in-law to Ruth Hubbard , lovingly known as Pap to granddaughter Erin Dempsey; Uncle of Justin Bird and Darby Ray. Bruce...
Richard Corbin Stoner
Apr 25, 2011
Richard Corbin Stoner, 88, died April 25, 2011. Born in Akron, he was a life resident. A U.S. Army Veteran of World War II, Richard was a graduate of The University of Akron, Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering. He retired from B.F. Goodrich in 1985 with thirty-six years service. Preceded in death by his sister, Wanda J. Wells, he is survived...
Alexis, Katie, Lillian Harris Stair
Apr 19, 2011
Alexis, Katie and Lillian Harris Stair were born on Tuesday, April 19, 2011, at 8:41 p.m. to parents Jeff and Andrea Stair Harris at Akron General Hospital. The triplets' parents were blessed with almost an hour with their girls before they passed away peacefully. The girls, who looked just like their daddy, were able to receive a lifetime of love,...
Helen Long Ferguson
Apr 18, 2011
Helen Long Ferguson, 93, died April 18, 2011. Born March 22, 1918 in Salesville, Ohio, to Carl and Mildred Van Kirk Long, she was a graduate of The University of Akron and a retired teacher form the Akron Public Schools. Helen volunteered in many capacities including as a docent at the Akron Art Museum, selling tickets for St. Thomas Hospital's...
Ida Maud Wood
Apr 17, 2011
Ida Maud Wood completed the final chapter in the book of her life on April 17, 2011. Chapter 1 began June 3, 1923, in Warren, Ohio, but she lived most of her life in Akron. With degrees from both Ohio State and Kent State Universities, she began her career teaching elementary school and finished her career teaching English at Kent...
Geneva R Wolff
Apr 16, 2011
Geneva Rae Wolff, 87, longtime resident of Akron, passed away on Saturday, April 16, 2011 at Summa Western Reserve Hospital in Cuyahoga Falls. She was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, Raymond Wolff; parents, Gay B. and Lillie Belle Smith; sister, Faye Nelle Brown; and brothers, Hal Smith and Euel Smith. Survivors include 17 nieces and nephews...
Gisela Christa Kelley
Apr 16, 2011
Gisela Christa Kelley nee Schroeter, age 66, was gently lifted up to be with Jesus on Saturday, April 16, 2011 after a short and courageous battle with Pancreatic Cancer at Hospice Care Center. She was preceded in death by her grandparents; parents, Ruth Ansorge Schroeter and Kurt Schroeter; and sister, Doris Haskell. Leaving to cherish her memory is her son,...
Ann Elizabeth Vogelsang
Apr 16, 2011
Ann Libby Elizabeth Vogelsang, born May 10, 1921, in Covington, Kentucky, passed away peacefully, April 16, 2011 at Rockynol Retirement Community. She was the beloved wife for 60 years to Stanley John Vogelsang deceased; mother of Dr. Brian Susan Vogelsang; grandmother to Jaron Nzisa, Leah and Joseph Vogelsang and great- grandmother to Amani Vogelsang. She was an aunt and great-aunt...
Nazera Safi
May 15, 2011
Nazera Safi Nazera Safi went to rest in the arms of the angels early in the morning on May 15 after a brief illness. Nazera retired from the Summit County Auditor's Office and was a member of Our Lady of the Cedars Maronite Church. She is survived by her loving daughter and son-in-law, Leila and Joe Hanna; her dearest grandson,...
Ruth Heyburn Bond
May 15, 2011
Ruth Heyburn Bond, age 93, passed away May 15, 2011. She was born in Akron, attended old Central High School and received a BA from the University of Akron where she was a member of Alpha Delta Pi Sorority and was May Queen. She earned her MA from Ohio State University, and was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma, Educational...
James Sidles
May 12, 2011
James Sidles, 78, of Richfield, passed away at his home Wednesday, May 12, 2011. Preceded in death by his parents, Selma and Peter; wife, JoAnn; brothers, Howard and Harry; he is survived by his daughter, Sherry Downey; son, James Paul Sidles; beloved grandchildren, Michael and Justin Downey; twin brother, Peter Sidles; and sister, Virginia Bay. He proudly served his country...
Charles H Hammond
May 9, 2011
Charles H. Hammond, 92, died May 9, 2011. Born in Rochester, N.Y., he graduated from the University of Alabama. As a chemical engineer, he worked for the Tennessee Eastman Corporation and had retired from the Bridgestone-Firestone Tire and Rubber Company with 44 years service. He had attended the First United Methodist Church of Akron. Preceded in death by his parents...
Tania Olena Terpylak
May 8, 2011
Tania Olena Terpylak, age 19, of Akron, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, May 8, 2011. Born on August 31, 1991 in Akron, Ohio, she was the daughter of Mark and Christine Terpylak. As an active member of The Heartbeats jump-rope team, she competed internationally. A graduate of Walsh Jesuit High School, Tania was a sophomore at Akron University. She is...
Eleanora Elly Davis Pim
May 8, 2011
Eleanora Elly Davis Pim, 92, died May 8, 2011 at the Crown Center at Laurel Lake. Born in Akron, she received her A.B. and M.A. Degrees from Ohio Wesleyan University. Mrs. Pim started her career as an English teacher at Wadsworth High School. In 1946 she accepted a position as a YWCA staff administrator and served the YWCA until her...
William M Williams
May 7, 2011
William M. "Bill" Williams, passed away peacefully May 7, 2011 with his wife of 62 years and his three children by his side. Bill was born Jan. 27, 1926 in Akron, Ohio, the only child of William and Marsene McKean Williams. Bill graduated from Western Reserve Academy in Hudson, where he played three sports: football, basketball, and baseball. He joined...
Eva Oma Gjurkovitsch
May 6, 2011
Eva ``Oma' Gjurkovitsch Devoted wife, Loving Mother and Grandmother, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, May 6, 2011. Eva was born on Sept. 25, 1933 and lived in Linz Austria before moving to the United States at the age of 26. Eva resided in Cuyahoga Falls area for the past 52 years. Eva was an extremely kind,...
Opal Burchfield Swank
May 3, 2011
Opal Burchfield Swank, 94, died May 3, 2011 in Monroe, Ohio. Born July 28, 1916 in Fontana, N.C., she had resided in Akron most of her life. A member of the Baptist Church, she was a homemaker. Preceded in death by her husband, Acey, she is survived by her daughters, Tabitha ``Toby' Setoodeh Steve of Mason, Ohio and Bobbie Kay...
Alfred Roy Sturgeon
May 3, 2011
Alfred Roy Sturgeon Alfred Roy Sturgeon, 85, of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, was beckoned by God's Angels on May 3, 2011 after a courageous and dignified battle with cancer. Mr. Sturgeon was born on January 27, 1926 in Tell City, Indiana and resided in nearby Bristow for over 30 years. He relocated to Detroit and lived there until 1967 when he...
Bennie James Phelps
Apr 30, 2011
Bennie James Phelps, 81, passed into eternal life on April 30, 2011. Bennie was a gentle man of good humor who put others before himself. He lived his entire life in the Akron area and was a lifetime member of The Chapel in Akron. He excelled at football at Akron Central High School and Akron University. He later tried boxing,...
Emanuel E Lardakis
Apr 28, 2011
Emanuel E. Lardakis Emanuel Lardakis, loving husband, father, and grandfather, passed away April 28, 2011. He was the beloved husband for 57 years of Ditza deceased; loving father of Terry of Bath, Ohio, Tony Moira of Pepper Pike, Ohio and Irene Jon Gunnerson of The Woodlands, Texas; dearest Pappou to Christopher, Michael and David Lardakis and Jessica and Alexander Gunnerson;...
Bruce L Mcmakin
Apr 27, 2011
Bruce L. McMakin, age 66, passed away peacefully on April 27, 2011. Bruce was the beloved husband, of 42 years, to Mary; loving father of Kristi McMakin Dempsey; father-in-law of Dan Dempsey; brother to Lynn Bird and Andrea Smith; brother-in-law to Ruth Hubbard , lovingly known as Pap to granddaughter Erin Dempsey; Uncle of Justin Bird and Darby Ray. Bruce...
Richard Corbin Stoner
Apr 25, 2011
Richard Corbin Stoner, 88, died April 25, 2011. Born in Akron, he was a life resident. A U.S. Army Veteran of World War II, Richard was a graduate of The University of Akron, Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering. He retired from B.F. Goodrich in 1985 with thirty-six years service. Preceded in death by his sister, Wanda J. Wells, he is survived...
Alexis, Katie, Lillian Harris Stair
Apr 19, 2011
Alexis, Katie and Lillian Harris Stair were born on Tuesday, April 19, 2011, at 8:41 p.m. to parents Jeff and Andrea Stair Harris at Akron General Hospital. The triplets' parents were blessed with almost an hour with their girls before they passed away peacefully. The girls, who looked just like their daddy, were able to receive a lifetime of love,...
Helen Long Ferguson
Apr 18, 2011
Helen Long Ferguson, 93, died April 18, 2011. Born March 22, 1918 in Salesville, Ohio, to Carl and Mildred Van Kirk Long, she was a graduate of The University of Akron and a retired teacher form the Akron Public Schools. Helen volunteered in many capacities including as a docent at the Akron Art Museum, selling tickets for St. Thomas Hospital's...
Ida Maud Wood
Apr 17, 2011
Ida Maud Wood completed the final chapter in the book of her life on April 17, 2011. Chapter 1 began June 3, 1923, in Warren, Ohio, but she lived most of her life in Akron. With degrees from both Ohio State and Kent State Universities, she began her career teaching elementary school and finished her career teaching English at Kent...
Geneva R Wolff
Apr 16, 2011
Geneva Rae Wolff, 87, longtime resident of Akron, passed away on Saturday, April 16, 2011 at Summa Western Reserve Hospital in Cuyahoga Falls. She was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, Raymond Wolff; parents, Gay B. and Lillie Belle Smith; sister, Faye Nelle Brown; and brothers, Hal Smith and Euel Smith. Survivors include 17 nieces and nephews...
Gisela Christa Kelley
Apr 16, 2011
Gisela Christa Kelley nee Schroeter, age 66, was gently lifted up to be with Jesus on Saturday, April 16, 2011 after a short and courageous battle with Pancreatic Cancer at Hospice Care Center. She was preceded in death by her grandparents; parents, Ruth Ansorge Schroeter and Kurt Schroeter; and sister, Doris Haskell. Leaving to cherish her memory is her son,...
Ann Elizabeth Vogelsang
Apr 16, 2011
Ann Libby Elizabeth Vogelsang, born May 10, 1921, in Covington, Kentucky, passed away peacefully, April 16, 2011 at Rockynol Retirement Community. She was the beloved wife for 60 years to Stanley John Vogelsang deceased; mother of Dr. Brian Susan Vogelsang; grandmother to Jaron Nzisa, Leah and Joseph Vogelsang and great- grandmother to Amani Vogelsang. She was an aunt and great-aunt...
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