Obituaries for The Billow Funeral Homes & Crematory

Dec 13, 2020

It is with great sorrow we announce the passing of our beloved Cristine born June 12, 2008. Cristine Elizabeth Shead, passed away suddenly on Sunday, December 13, 2020, along side her sister, Marlana Mullin (22).

Cristine was a little spitfire from the time she could throw toys.  She also held the strings to her Daddy’s heart, and...

Dec 13, 2020

Marlana Mullin, age 22, died tragically in an auto accident on December 13, 2020 with her sister Christine Shead, age 12. She was born June 18, 1998 and was a beloved daughter to Julianne Shead.

She was preceded in death by her kind-hearted stepfather, Douglas Shead; her sister, Cristine Shead; cousins, Daniel Kohanyi and Alexandria Mullin.

Dec 13, 2020

Carl “Red” Hands, 88 of Willowick, formerly of Cuyahoga Falls, passed away on December 13, 2020.  Carl was born in Marianna, PA on May 5, 1932 to the late Keys and Sara Hands.  Carl served in the US Navy during the Korean war. He retired from the Ford Motor Co. and was a member of Grandview United Methodist Church.  ...

Dec 12, 2020

Robert H. Feucht, 90, passed away on December 12, 2020 due to complications from Covid-19. He was born February 15, 1930 to Christian and Lydia Feucht. He was raised in Cuyahoga Falls and met the love of his life, Joyce Myers, in high school. They were married November 23, 1951 and enjoyed a wonderful marriage for 64 years.

Dec 12, 2020

Lloyd Alan Broggini, 63 of Akron, passed away on Saturday, December 12, 2020. He was born in Akron on April 25, 1957 to the late Kenneth A. and Grace N. (Pidwell) Broggini. He was a graduate of Copley High School - 1975 and went on to earn two Bachelor of Science degrees in Accounting and Computer Science from the...

Dec 11, 2020

Elaine Whiting, 71, of Akron, passed away December 11, 2020, after a three-year battle with colon cancer. Elaine loved life, her family and many friends; and gave every ounce of her strength to extend her life to be with them. She was born December 13, 1948 in Buckhannon, West Virginia to Donald E. and Emma Irene Whiting. Elaine’s father...

Dec 11, 2020

Patricia T. Sites died peacefully at home on December 11, 2020.

Patricia (Pat) Thomas Sites, daughter of Wilber and Ruth (Vickers) Thomas, was born in 1932 in Hagerstown, MD. She was a graduate of the Woman’s College, University of North Carolina, a wife, a mother, and a lifelong journalist. Moving with her family to Philadelphia, Baltimore, Albany,...

Dec 11, 2020

John K. Stathopoulos, PE

Yianni was the youngest of the three boys of Konstantinos and Konstantia Stathopoulos of blessed memory.

He was born in 1940 in Lamia, Greece at the beginning of WWII and matured into a young man during all the hardships of Post-War Greece. He thrived, developed an insatiable curiosity, a great sense...

Dec 10, 2020

Carol Marie Fulton, 81, passed away December 10, 2020. She was born to Stanley H. Martin and Agnes L. Martin.

Mom moved to Bath Township in her high school years. It was at Revere High School that she met our dad, Richard A. Fulton.

Together, Mom and Dad owned and operated Dairy Queens for many...

Dec 6, 2020

Dorothy Jean Butler (Schweiker)

Dorothy Jean, known to all as Jean, passed away December 6, 2020 at the age of 93, due to complications from Alzheimer’s and Covid-19.

Born in Akron, Ohio on January 18, 1927, to Bess Jensen Schweiker and Fred Schweiker, Jean lived in Akron all her life.

She was preceded...

Dec 5, 2020

Richard “Dick” Siebert, 80, passed away after a long battle with Alzheimer’s & short battle with COVID-19 on December 5th. Dick was born in Spring Valley, Illinois and graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in Industrial Engineering. He spent the rest of his life in the Akron area (Copley and Doylestown).

Dick...

Dec 4, 2020

Mary Lynn Rankin (Phillips), 61, of Copley Twp., passed away at her home December 4, 2020 after a sudden illness. Born in New Orleans, LA she resided most of her life in the Akron area. A former retail executive, Mary Lynn enjoyed a long career in the retail trade. A trained artist, Mary Lynn’s lifelong interest in beauty enriched...

Dec 3, 2020

Frank Anthony Chirakos, 83, of Copley, passed away on Thursday, December 3, 2020 at Akron General Medical Center.  He was born in Youngstown, OH on January 13, 1937 to the late Anthony Frank and Zoe Carontonis Chirakos of Bodrum, Turkey.  Frank was a member of Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity and graduated from The Ohio State University with a Bachelor’s...

Nov 27, 2020

Jo Ann Romig, 76, of Uniontown, passed away on Friday, November 27, 2020 at Cleveland Clinic Akron General Health and Wellness Center in Green.  She was born in Akron on April 19, 1944 and was a graduate of Akron Buchtel High School.  She enjoyed cooking and shopping, especially at her favorite store, Marshall’s.  Jo Ann will be deeply missed...

Nov 25, 2020

Lois A. Holm, 88, of Copley, passed away on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at Arbors at Fairlawn.  She was born in Akron on August 4, 1932 to the late John and Otillia Margaret Bowling.  Lois will always be remembered as a wonderful homemaker, wife, mother and grandmother.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...

Nov 24, 2020

Morris "Bruce" Boyd age 94 of Akron passed away on November 24, 2020 following a period of declining health. He was born in Nashville on August 9,1926 to Everett and Mable Boyd. He grew up in Akron and graduated from Central High School. He served in the Korean War and then went on to graduate from Kent State. He...

Nov 21, 2020

Our father, Robert Spannbauer passed away gently yesterday, two months before his 97th birthday. He led a life full of joy. Bob was a Veteran of WWII in the Army Air Corps. Upon honorable discharge, he enrolled in the Cleveland Institute of Art under the GI Bill, graduating in 1949. He married Marion McLean in 1948 and they remained...

Nov 21, 2020

Lucille M. Scantland, age 91, passed away peacefully Thursday, November 19, 2020, at her home in Fairlawn, Ohio.

Lucille was born September 25, 1929 in Wilmington, North Carolina. Shortly after her high school graduation she met Joe Scantland and was married October 11, 1947. They resided in the Detroit area where Joe was employed in the rubber...

Nov 20, 2020

Thomas Edward Lindas, 78, of Akron, passed away on Friday, November 20, 2020 at Western Reserve Hospital. He was born in Kenosha, WI on July 3, 1942 to the late Edward and Beatrice Lindas.

Tom graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, after which he pursued a long, successful career as a...

Nov 19, 2020

Karin Brigitte Johnson (Mehl) of Cuyahoga Falls entered into eternal life on November 19, 2020.

She was born on September 13, 1940 in Königsberg, Ostpreussen (East Prussia), then fled to Germany and grew up in Landshut, Bayern (Bavaria).  She became a United States citizen on April 6, 2007.  She was the daughter of Kurt Artur Mehl and...