Obituaries
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...
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...
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...
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...
Dennis M. Denham
Apr 12, 2021
Dennis M. Denham, 65, ended his battle with cancer on April 12, 2021 and is now at peace. Dennis was born in Akron, Ohio on November 24, 1955; child of Viola and Emerson Denham Jr. Dennis was the middle child of three; older brother, David, and younger sister, Denise. Dennis had a wonderful childhood full of neighborhood friends and 23...
Paul D. Wood
Apr 11, 2021
Paul D. Wood Jr. passed away on April 11, 2021. Born in Akron, he lived in Uniontown. Paul retired from Goodyear, after 32 years of service. He was a member of Lakeview Lighthouse Church. If Paul wasn’t spending time with his family, you could find him up in his garage. He enjoyed working on his tractors, eating, fishing, and spending...
Alma M. Wartko
Apr 8, 2021
Alma M. Wartko, age 90, went home to be with the Lord on April 8, 2021. Born in Akron to Harry and Stella Miller, she lived in the Suffield/Randolph area her entire life. Alma was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. She lived by the credo: Live, Love, Laugh. She never met a social occasion that she did not...
Donald R. Boston
Apr 5, 2021
Donald R. Boston passed away April 5, 2021, at the age of 85 from Alzheimer’s disease. Born in Akron, he was a graduate of North High School and The University of Akron. He served with the 145th Aeromedical Transport Squadron in the US Air Force, and then retired from General Tire with twenty-five years of service. He also had ten...
Richard L. Moren
Apr 4, 2021
Richard "Dick" Moren, age 87, started his eternal life in heaven on Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021. Dick was born on August 15, 1933 in Wellsburg, West Virginia and was preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn Moren, and his parents, George and Ethel Moren. He is a 1951 graduate of Wellsburg High School and attended both West Virginia University...
Agnes "Aggie" (Kuzma) Kiehart
Apr 4, 2021
Agnes “Aggie” (Kuzma) Kiehart passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 4, 2021. Born in Columbus, PA on 9/16/28, she lived in Pennsylvania throughout her childhood until she relocated to the Akron, OH area with her husband, Larry. Keeping busy they raised four children and owned/operated the ARK Café. Aggie was also employed at Quicky Manufacturing, where she retired in 1980....
Colleen Burket
Apr 3, 2021
Colleen Marie (Wagner) Burket, born on September 17, 1935 to Floyd and Pearl Wagner, went to her Heavenly home Saturday, April 3, 2021. She was married to the late Oliver Homer Burket, for 63 years, and is the mother of six children: Steve (Sara) Burket, Roy (Pam) Burket, Sue Kolat (Mike), Paul (in Heaven) and his wife Cheri Burket, Don...
Shirley Joann Griffith (Petush)
Apr 2, 2021
Shirley was 88 years old when she passed on April 2, 2021. She was born in Akron on August 31st, 1935 to the late James and Marietta Petush. She enjoyed spending time with her children, grandchildren, and many friends. She was loved by everyone who knew her. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers...
Carol J Koontz
Mar 31, 2021
Carol June (Schneider) Koontz, age 85, passed away early Tuesday morning on March 31, 2021, after spending the last days surrounded by her family. She was the daughter of Ray and Edna Schneider, sister of Gail Rollence and Janet Schneider; all have preceded her in death. Born in Chicago, Illinois, the family moved to Greensburg, Ohio in the mid-1940s, where...
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