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Marlene J. Stefan Hokes
Dec 9, 2008
Marlene Stefan Hokes Marlene J. Hokes, 73, of Cuyahoga Falls, passed away December 9, 2008 at home in the loving care of her family. She was strong and courageous even though she met many obstacles in life. Marlene was a wonderful caregiver who operated her own adult family home for nearly twenty years. She was deeply committed to issues involving...
Donald W. Dilley
Dec 8, 2008
Donald W. Dilley Donald W. Dilley, born Sept. 6, 1922 to Willis W. and Hazel Kendle Dilley, died Dec. 8, 2008 after a lengthy battle with Parkinson's disease and it's complications. A life long Akron resident, Don graduated from North High School in 1940. He attended Akron University where he was initiated into Phi Kappa Tau fraternity. While at Akron...
Esther Grace Strasser
Dec 7, 2008
Esther Grace Strasser Esther Grace Strasser, 98, died peacefully December 7, 2008, surrounded by her family. Born in Dayton, Ohio, on December 1, 1910, she was a longtime resident of Columbus, Ohio, and Clearwater, Florida. She moved to Akron Manor Care in 2006. She was a wonderful, kind and loving woman. A wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, she gently touched...
William H. Balk
Dec 7, 2008
William H. Balk NORTHAMPTON -- William H. Balk, 87, passed away December 7, 2008. Born September 28, 1921 in Cleveland, Ohio, he graduated from Collinwood High School in Cleveland. A U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, he was a member of Brick Layers Union Local 7 in Akron and worked at Warner and Swasey in Cleveland and Zane Gillard...
Dorothy E. Stroh Bauer
Dec 6, 2008
Dorothy E. Stroh Bauer Dorothy E. Stroh Bauer, 95, died peacefully December 6, 2008 after a two-year illness. Born in Akron on November 4, 1913, she lived her entire life in Akron and graduated from North High School. Dorothy was a volunteer at Akron City Hospital and the past president of the Fraternal Order of Police Auxiliary Lodge #1. She...
Leola M. Painter
Dec 5, 2008
Leola M. Painter Leola M. Painter, 86, went home to be with our Lord on December 5, 2008. She was a member of Brown Street Baptist Church for over 50 years. Preceded in death by her husband, James Painter; survived by son, Bill JoAnne; daughter, Alice Ireland; grandchildren, Paul, Philip, Jodi, Jill, Deanna; 12 great-grandchildren; and many other loving relatives...
Joseph Ralph Cenney
Dec 4, 2008
Joseph R. Cenney Joseph Ralph Cenney, 84, died December 4, 2008. Born in Cleveland, he was a World War II Army Air Force veteran and graduate of the University of Akron with a Bachelor's degree in engineering. Joe worked as a quality control engineer at Chrysler for 20 years. After retirement, he started his own firm, Advanced Quality Laboratory, Inc.,...
David H. Makinson
Dec 4, 2008
David H. Makinson David H. Makinson, PhD of Akron Ohio, formerly of Bloomfield Hills Mich., died December 4, 2008. Born in Tiffin Ohio May 6, 1930 to Alice Pittenger Makinson and Harold Makinson, David graduated from Kent State High School in 1947. He was a member of Delta Upsilon fraternity at Kent State where he received a B.A. in Business...
Jeff Pesek
Dec 2, 2008
Jeff Pesek Jeff Pesek, 52, went home to be with the Lord December 2, 2008. Born in Cleveland, he lived most of his life in Macedonia and graduated from Nordonia High School in 1974. He is survived by his parents, Larry and Dorothy Pesek. Per Jeff's request, there will be no services.
David Hamilton Nicol
Nov 30, 2008
David Hamilton Nicol David Hamilton Nicol, 88, born July 13, 1920, died November 30, 2008. Mr. Nicol graduated from Hower Trade High School in Akron, served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the Pacific Theater, and retired from the Lawson Milk Co. with 28 years of service. He was a member of Cuyahoga Falls Lodge #735 F&AM...
David Hamilton Nicol
Nov 30, 2008
David Hamilton Nicol David Hamilton Nicol, 88, born July 13, 1920, died November 30, 2008. Mr. Nicol graduated from Hower Trade High School in Akron, served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the Pacific Theater, and retired from the Lawson Milk Co. with 28 years of service. He was a member of Cuyahoga Falls Lodge #735 F&AM...
Clifford S. Cottrill
Nov 29, 2008
Clifford S. Cottrill Clifford S. Cottrill, 25, passed away Nov. 29, 2008. Cliff was most recently employed part time at Daktronics. He had an avid interest in stage lighting and produced several special effect light shows for local venues and private parties. His interest in lights and their effects extended into the field of pyrotechnics, a 4th of July with...
Hartien Sharp Ritter
Nov 25, 2008
Hartien Sharp "Butch" Ritter, Ph.D. Hartien Sharp "Butch" Ritter, Ph.D., died on November 25, 2008, in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey at the age of 90. Dr. Ritter was born in 1918 in Iola, Kansas, where he met and married Charlotte Eloise Burtnett. She preceded him in death in 1996 after 55 years of marriage. Dr. Ritter earned a Bachelor's Degree...
Hartien Sharp Ritter
Nov 25, 2008
Hartien Sharp "Butch" Ritter, Ph.D. Hartien Sharp "Butch" Ritter, Ph.D., died on November 25, 2008, in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey at the age of 90. Dr. Ritter was born in 1918 in Iola, Kansas, where he met and married Charlotte Eloise Burtnett. She preceded him in death in 1996 after 55 years of marriage. Dr. Ritter earned a Bachelor's Degree...
Anita Mae Sipley
Nov 24, 2008
Anita Mae Sipley Anita Mae Sipley, 81, went to be with the Lord, November 24, 2008. Born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, she graduated from Nyack Missionary College where she met her husband of 60 years, Reverend Richard M. Sipley. Mrs. Sipley served as a pastor's wife throughout their marriage in both the United States and Canada. For many years...
Flora Mcpherson
Nov 24, 2008
Flora McPherson Flora McPherson, 85, of Independence, Mo., formerly of Akron and Richfield, passed away Monday, Nov. 24 at Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, Mo. Miss McPherson was born to Archie Neal and Buress Wilson McPherson in Georgiana, Alabama. Flora attended Graceland College in Iowa and served with the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II from 1943-1945. After...
Dr. Donald C. Snyder
Nov 23, 2008
Dr. Donald C. Snyder Dr. Donald C. Snyder, 98, passed away on November 23, 2008. He was born in Fredericksburg, Holmes County, Ohio July 11, 1910, the son of a sharecropper. He was raised in Medina County, graduating from Medina High school in 1929. He graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1932 and Western Reserve School of Medicine in 1936....
John J. Hemminger Jr
Nov 23, 2008
John Hemminger, Jr. John Hemminger, Jr., age 48, of Wadsworth, passed away unexpectedly November 23, 2008. John was born on November 16, 1960 in Akron, Ohio. He grew up in Bath and graduated from Revere High School. John was a strong, caring man who was extremely proud of his two daughters, Sara and Elyse. John worked for Hemminger Construction Company...
James N Melonas
Nov 20, 2008
James "Jim" Melonas James "Jim" Melonas, 76, passed away at home on November 20, 2008. Born in Akron, he was a lifetime resident and was a member of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church. Preceded in death by his parents, Nicholas and Kalliop Melonas; brother, Achilles "Acky" Melonas; survived by nieces, Cynthia George Hoover and Cathy John Craig. Memorial services will...
Lu Poland Debruin
Nov 19, 2008
Lu Poland deBruin Lu Poland deBruin, 93, died November 19, 2008. Lu was a soft, warm, Christian lady with a rare zest for living. She was born in Byesville, Ohio, one of five siblings. She moved to Akron in the 1930's and worked as a hair stylist. In 1969 she married Walter deBruin and immediately embraced his family as her...
Marlene J. Stefan Hokes
Dec 9, 2008
Marlene Stefan Hokes Marlene J. Hokes, 73, of Cuyahoga Falls, passed away December 9, 2008 at home in the loving care of her family. She was strong and courageous even though she met many obstacles in life. Marlene was a wonderful caregiver who operated her own adult family home for nearly twenty years. She was deeply committed to issues involving...
Donald W. Dilley
Dec 8, 2008
Donald W. Dilley Donald W. Dilley, born Sept. 6, 1922 to Willis W. and Hazel Kendle Dilley, died Dec. 8, 2008 after a lengthy battle with Parkinson's disease and it's complications. A life long Akron resident, Don graduated from North High School in 1940. He attended Akron University where he was initiated into Phi Kappa Tau fraternity. While at Akron...
Esther Grace Strasser
Dec 7, 2008
Esther Grace Strasser Esther Grace Strasser, 98, died peacefully December 7, 2008, surrounded by her family. Born in Dayton, Ohio, on December 1, 1910, she was a longtime resident of Columbus, Ohio, and Clearwater, Florida. She moved to Akron Manor Care in 2006. She was a wonderful, kind and loving woman. A wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, she gently touched...
William H. Balk
Dec 7, 2008
William H. Balk NORTHAMPTON -- William H. Balk, 87, passed away December 7, 2008. Born September 28, 1921 in Cleveland, Ohio, he graduated from Collinwood High School in Cleveland. A U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, he was a member of Brick Layers Union Local 7 in Akron and worked at Warner and Swasey in Cleveland and Zane Gillard...
Dorothy E. Stroh Bauer
Dec 6, 2008
Dorothy E. Stroh Bauer Dorothy E. Stroh Bauer, 95, died peacefully December 6, 2008 after a two-year illness. Born in Akron on November 4, 1913, she lived her entire life in Akron and graduated from North High School. Dorothy was a volunteer at Akron City Hospital and the past president of the Fraternal Order of Police Auxiliary Lodge #1. She...
Leola M. Painter
Dec 5, 2008
Leola M. Painter Leola M. Painter, 86, went home to be with our Lord on December 5, 2008. She was a member of Brown Street Baptist Church for over 50 years. Preceded in death by her husband, James Painter; survived by son, Bill JoAnne; daughter, Alice Ireland; grandchildren, Paul, Philip, Jodi, Jill, Deanna; 12 great-grandchildren; and many other loving relatives...
Joseph Ralph Cenney
Dec 4, 2008
Joseph R. Cenney Joseph Ralph Cenney, 84, died December 4, 2008. Born in Cleveland, he was a World War II Army Air Force veteran and graduate of the University of Akron with a Bachelor's degree in engineering. Joe worked as a quality control engineer at Chrysler for 20 years. After retirement, he started his own firm, Advanced Quality Laboratory, Inc.,...
David H. Makinson
Dec 4, 2008
David H. Makinson David H. Makinson, PhD of Akron Ohio, formerly of Bloomfield Hills Mich., died December 4, 2008. Born in Tiffin Ohio May 6, 1930 to Alice Pittenger Makinson and Harold Makinson, David graduated from Kent State High School in 1947. He was a member of Delta Upsilon fraternity at Kent State where he received a B.A. in Business...
Jeff Pesek
Dec 2, 2008
Jeff Pesek Jeff Pesek, 52, went home to be with the Lord December 2, 2008. Born in Cleveland, he lived most of his life in Macedonia and graduated from Nordonia High School in 1974. He is survived by his parents, Larry and Dorothy Pesek. Per Jeff's request, there will be no services.
David Hamilton Nicol
Nov 30, 2008
David Hamilton Nicol David Hamilton Nicol, 88, born July 13, 1920, died November 30, 2008. Mr. Nicol graduated from Hower Trade High School in Akron, served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the Pacific Theater, and retired from the Lawson Milk Co. with 28 years of service. He was a member of Cuyahoga Falls Lodge #735 F&AM...
David Hamilton Nicol
Nov 30, 2008
David Hamilton Nicol David Hamilton Nicol, 88, born July 13, 1920, died November 30, 2008. Mr. Nicol graduated from Hower Trade High School in Akron, served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the Pacific Theater, and retired from the Lawson Milk Co. with 28 years of service. He was a member of Cuyahoga Falls Lodge #735 F&AM...
Clifford S. Cottrill
Nov 29, 2008
Clifford S. Cottrill Clifford S. Cottrill, 25, passed away Nov. 29, 2008. Cliff was most recently employed part time at Daktronics. He had an avid interest in stage lighting and produced several special effect light shows for local venues and private parties. His interest in lights and their effects extended into the field of pyrotechnics, a 4th of July with...
Hartien Sharp Ritter
Nov 25, 2008
Hartien Sharp "Butch" Ritter, Ph.D. Hartien Sharp "Butch" Ritter, Ph.D., died on November 25, 2008, in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey at the age of 90. Dr. Ritter was born in 1918 in Iola, Kansas, where he met and married Charlotte Eloise Burtnett. She preceded him in death in 1996 after 55 years of marriage. Dr. Ritter earned a Bachelor's Degree...
Hartien Sharp Ritter
Nov 25, 2008
Hartien Sharp "Butch" Ritter, Ph.D. Hartien Sharp "Butch" Ritter, Ph.D., died on November 25, 2008, in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey at the age of 90. Dr. Ritter was born in 1918 in Iola, Kansas, where he met and married Charlotte Eloise Burtnett. She preceded him in death in 1996 after 55 years of marriage. Dr. Ritter earned a Bachelor's Degree...
Anita Mae Sipley
Nov 24, 2008
Anita Mae Sipley Anita Mae Sipley, 81, went to be with the Lord, November 24, 2008. Born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, she graduated from Nyack Missionary College where she met her husband of 60 years, Reverend Richard M. Sipley. Mrs. Sipley served as a pastor's wife throughout their marriage in both the United States and Canada. For many years...
Flora Mcpherson
Nov 24, 2008
Flora McPherson Flora McPherson, 85, of Independence, Mo., formerly of Akron and Richfield, passed away Monday, Nov. 24 at Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, Mo. Miss McPherson was born to Archie Neal and Buress Wilson McPherson in Georgiana, Alabama. Flora attended Graceland College in Iowa and served with the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II from 1943-1945. After...
Dr. Donald C. Snyder
Nov 23, 2008
Dr. Donald C. Snyder Dr. Donald C. Snyder, 98, passed away on November 23, 2008. He was born in Fredericksburg, Holmes County, Ohio July 11, 1910, the son of a sharecropper. He was raised in Medina County, graduating from Medina High school in 1929. He graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1932 and Western Reserve School of Medicine in 1936....
John J. Hemminger Jr
Nov 23, 2008
John Hemminger, Jr. John Hemminger, Jr., age 48, of Wadsworth, passed away unexpectedly November 23, 2008. John was born on November 16, 1960 in Akron, Ohio. He grew up in Bath and graduated from Revere High School. John was a strong, caring man who was extremely proud of his two daughters, Sara and Elyse. John worked for Hemminger Construction Company...
James N Melonas
Nov 20, 2008
James "Jim" Melonas James "Jim" Melonas, 76, passed away at home on November 20, 2008. Born in Akron, he was a lifetime resident and was a member of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church. Preceded in death by his parents, Nicholas and Kalliop Melonas; brother, Achilles "Acky" Melonas; survived by nieces, Cynthia George Hoover and Cathy John Craig. Memorial services will...
Lu Poland Debruin
Nov 19, 2008
Lu Poland deBruin Lu Poland deBruin, 93, died November 19, 2008. Lu was a soft, warm, Christian lady with a rare zest for living. She was born in Byesville, Ohio, one of five siblings. She moved to Akron in the 1930's and worked as a hair stylist. In 1969 she married Walter deBruin and immediately embraced his family as her...
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