Obituaries
Barbara J. Bee
Jun 1, 2021
Barbara J. Bee, age 85, went home to be with the Lord on June 1, 2021. Born in Akron, she lived in Tallmadge most of her life. Barb graduated from Akron North High School and was employed at Goodyear. She was an active member of Northwest Avenue Church of Christ. She enjoyed bowling, reading, and spending time with her children...
Patricia "Ruth" Bowers
May 26, 2021
Patricia “Ruth” Bowers went to be with the Lord on May 26, 2021. She was a lifelong resident of Mogadore as well as a lifelong member of the Mogadore Methodist Church. She was proceeded in death by her husband, Roger Bowers and her sister, Virginia Renwick. She is survived by her son, Mark (Layna); daughter, Wendy (Terry) Smith; sister, Joyce...
Betty Jo Vance
May 25, 2021
Betty Jo Vance, age 85, went home to be with the Lord on May 25, 2021. With a smile that could light a room and cooking that would forever keep you coming back for more; Betty’s faith, love, and goodness were felt by anyone in her presence whether she showed you with a big hug or a slice of pie....
Donald E. Brown
May 23, 2021
Donald E. Brown, age 92, passed from this earth on May 24, 2021 to be reunited, in God and heaven, with his beloved wife, Bernadette, and his other deceased family members and friends. If the truth be told, our loving dad truly died of a broken heart that would not heal, with all the grief he experienced in the many...
Irene R. Arehart
May 21, 2021
Irene R. Arehart, age 89, passed away May 21, 2021. Born in Akron, she lived in Mogadore for most of her life. Irene was an active member of Southeast Church of the Nazarene. She loved reading, crocheting, and baking. Irene was preceded in death by her husband, Don Arehart; parents, Sherman and Ila Wiley; and daughter-in-law, Sheila Arehart. She is...
Robert J. Bowyer
May 20, 2021
Robert J. “Bob” Bowyer, age 92, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by loving family on May 20, 2021. Born in Cleveland, Bob lived in the Springfield Township area for most of his life. He attended high school in Columbus, OH and served in the Navy. He worked at Goodyear Aerospace; retiring after over thirty years of service. He...
Daniel "Danny" J. Rosen
May 12, 2021
Daniel J. Rosen, 49, passed away unexpectedly May 12, 2021. Born in Akron, Danny lived most of his life in Green, lately residing in Canton. He graduated from Green High School and had recently started his own pond-scaping company. He had such a creative eye and could look at a site, envision a plan, and then create it. He was...
Gladys M. Francis (Harris)
May 12, 2021
Gladys M. Francis, age 94, passed away on May 12, 2021. Born in Akron, she lived most of her life in Mogadore. Mrs. Francis graduated from South High School and worked as a secretary for Al Moutz Realty. She was a member of Mogadore United Methodist Church and active in the United Methodist Women and was an active member of...
Valjean Parker
May 11, 2021
Valjean Parker, age 91, passed away peacefully on May 11, 2021. Born in Medina, OH he lived in Mogadore for most of his life and graduated from West High School. He was employed at Goodyear for 40 years, during which he was named Goodyear Apprentice of the Year and shook hands with General Douglas MacArthur. Valjean was a member of...
Dolores "Dee" Georgia Drumm
May 7, 2021
"Together Forever" Dolores Georgia “Dee” Drumm, age 85, went home to be with the Lord on May 7th, 2021. Dolores lived in the Akron area most of her life. She graduated from Ellet High School and was employed with Goodyear for 20 years. Dee was a proud member of Oakhill Presbyterian Church and enjoyed both singing in the choir and...
Cynthia "Cindy" I. Fink (King)
May 6, 2021
Cynthia I. “Cindy” Fink (King), age 63, went home to be with the Lord on May 6th, 2021. Born in Barberton, Cynthia lived in the Akron area her whole life. She graduated from Hoover High School and married on July 16th, 1990. Cindy loved her family dearly and when not having her family over for a get together or spending...
Rex Durward Shirey
May 4, 2021
Rex Shirey, age 86, passed away Tuesday night, May 4th, 2021 in a Ravenna, Ohio nursing home where he was residing. He suffered a stroke in November of 2017 and gradually lost his quality of life. He suffered from memory loss and simply lived in the moment. Rex was born June 28, 1934 in Akron, Ohio to Frances Virginia Parnell....
Robert L. "Bob" Waples
May 2, 2021
Robert L. Waples, age 93, went home to be with the Lord on May 2, 2021. Born in Mildred, Pa. he lived in Suffield for 69 years. Bob graduated from St. Basil in Dushore Pa. and was also a graduate from Bohecker’s Business School. He enlisted in the Navy at age 17 during World War II. Bob retired from Goodyear...
Carolyn S. "Suzie" Koegle
Apr 29, 2021
Carolyn S. Koegle, age 79, passed away April 29, 2021. Born in Little Birch, W.V., she lived in the Akron/Uniontown area for 48 years. Suzie was a homemaker and caretaker to grandchildren and many neighborhood children. She was a member of the Akron Police Ladies Auxiliary. She loved cooking, especially large family dinners. Suzie was preceded in death by her...
Donna J. Vinciguerra
Apr 26, 2021
Donna J. Vinciguerra, age 90, passed away peacefully on April 26, 2021 in the comfort of her home. Born in Akron, she lived in Tallmadge and enjoyed her years spent in Stow and Springfield Township. Donna graduated from Ellet High School and was an active member of the Alumni Association. She was employed at Springfield Local Schools and a devout...
Douglas "Doug" C. Weyrick
Apr 22, 2021
Doug Weyrick, age 50, passed away peacefully on April 22, 2021, after a long battle with brain cancer. Born in Akron, Ohio, he lived in the Akron area most of his life. Doug graduated from Springfield High School in 1989 and served in the Navy from 1989 through 1991. He was a member of Sigma Pi Fraternity and loved watching...
Helen H Edwards (Mitchell)
Apr 22, 2021
Helen H. Edwards (Mitchell) went home to be with the Lord on April 22nd, 2021. Born in Harmony, PA on May 8th, 1928, Helen graduated in 1946 from Zelienople High School and moved to Suffield, OH. As a retiree, Helen enjoyed volunteering for the VFW bake sales, Altercare in Hartville, the Clothes Cupboard in Ravenna, Summit Villa in Tallmadge, and...
Shirley Carr
Apr 21, 2021
Raised on Pioneer St. in Goodyear Heights, Shirley Carr, embodied that trailblazing spirit throughout her life, living by the motto, “just keep going.” Married to her husband, Kenneth, for 67 plus years, together they raised two sons, Scott and David, served their Lord together at First E.C. Church, and created beauty with flowers, paints, ceramics, leather, and wood. They transformed...
Robert M Kusmits
Apr 19, 2021
Robert Kusmits Jr., age 51, son of Robert M. Sr. and Judith (Menches) Kusmits, passed away on April 19, 2021 with the love of his family at his side after a long battle with complications of lung disease. Born in Barberton, Ohio on October 10, 1969, Rob was a lifelong resident of the Canal Fulton area. He graduated from Northwest...
William "Bill" J. Rex
Apr 13, 2021
William “Bill” J. Rex, age 79, went home to be with the Lord on April 13, 2021. Born in Akron on August 15, 1941, Bill lived in the Akron area his entire life. He graduated from Hoban High School in 1959. He retired from Armour Floors in 2010. Bill was the guitarist in several local bands including Badge. He enjoyed...
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