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Donald W. Eberwine, age 70, went home to be with the Lord after a long illness on March 21, 2018 while surrounded by his family. Born in Akron, he was a graduate of Garfield High School and lived most of his life in Uniontown. Don served in the U.S. Army in the 101st Airborne Division. He retired from Goodyear Tire...
Rev. Budd L. Sprague, age 82, went home to be with the Lord on March 18, 2018. Born in Beverly, Ohio, he lived most of his life in northeast Ohio. Budd graduated from Beverly High School, Marietta College and Methesco Theological Seminary. He served in both the E.O.C and W.O.C. of the United Methodist Church until his retirement in 2000....
Elwood L. Akers, age 83, passed away March 12, 2018, after a long illness. Born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, Elwood lived most of his life in the Akron area. He retired from Goodyear Tire & Rubber in 1998 after 31 years of service. Elwood was a Past Master and member of the Clinton Masonic Lodge No. 47 F&AM. He was a...
Patricia Eileen Ryan Clay Our Beloved Mother, Patricia Eileen Ryan Clay, age 84, passed away on Monday March 12, 2018. Pat was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She lived most of her life in Columbus, Ohio and then in Madison, Alabama. Pat graduated from Ohio State University with a Master’s degree in Education. She was employed by South Western City Schools...
Harold “Pete” Kline, age 95, of Suffield, passed away surrounded by his loving family on March 6, 2018. Pete was born on July 21, 1922, in the same farmhouse where he lived his entire life. He was preceded in death by his parents, Aaron and Jennie (Wise) Kline; sisters, Dorothy Cook and Betty Wolf (Bob); brother, Albert Kline; son, Rick...
Rita Ann (Brown) Combs, age 86, of Stow, joined her beloved husband of 48 years, Robert E. Combs in heaven on Sunday, March 4, 2018. She was born in Vincennes, Indiana on August 22, 1931. Rita volunteered at Stow Parks and Recreation, Linus Project, Summa Hospital and Warm Up Akron Crocheters. Rita loved taking care of her cats, cooking for...
Milan Oscar “Mike” Stone passed away March 3, 2018 at Akron City Hospital, Akron, Ohio. Milan was born June 11, 1927 in Rock Falls, Wisconsin to Thelma and Oscar Stone. Growing up the son of tenant dairy farmers he knew the struggles of the depression first hand. He also learned the value of a strong work ethic. When he was...
Robert B. Showalter, age 83, went home to be with the Lord on March 1, 2018. Born in Rose Hill, Kansas, Robert graduated from Rose Hill High School. He later moved to Akron, Ohio, where he lived most of his life. Robert retired from the Edward J. DeBartolo Corp. where he worked as a corporate pilot who would frequently transport...
Eugene Edward Bolen, 98 passed away on March 1, 2018. Eugene was born in Athens, Ohio on June 11, 1919 to the late Earl and Gladys Bolen. He served during WWII as a Sergeant with the U.S. Air Corps in North Africa from 1942 to 1946. Eugene was a machine operating engineer working with highway construction. He retired from Akron...
Ethel C. Messner, age 92, passed away on February 27, 2018. Born in Akron, she was a life resident of the Akron area. Ethel was employed in the accounting department at the M. O’Neil Company for ten years, and was a member of Advent Lutheran Church and Eastern Star. Preceded in death by her husband, Harold C. in 2016, Ethel...
Wilma Jean Schindler-Sharish, PhD., age 82, passed away on February 27, 2018. Born in Cleveland, she lived in Rootstown most of her life and graduated from Kent State University. Wilma Jean retired from the University of Tennessee after 31 years of service. She enjoyed reading, watching QVC and talking to relatives on the phone. Wilma Jean’s passion was educating future...
LAKEMORE -- Cary Bookman, age 63, passed away on February 23, 2018. Born in Akron, he lived in Lakemore most of his life. Cary was preceded in death by his parents, Gene and Bobbi; sisters, Lynnie and Bev; and brother, Bill. He is survived by his twin brother, Gary; sister, Sheryl (Rusty) Wood; sister-in-law, Debi Bookman; and nieces, nephews, other...
Max I. Swartz Max I. Swartz “Max-the-Sax”, age 74, passed away on February 22, 2018. Born in Sebastopol, Calif., he lived in the Mogadore area most of his life, retiring from B.F. Goodrich after 30+ years of service. Max was a member of the German-American Club and the Sons of Herman, and played the saxophone in numerous bands over the...
Carolyn G. “Carol” Burnette, age 79, went home to be with the Lord on February 19, 2018. Born in Indiana, she lived in Akron for the last 51 years after moving here in 1967. Carol retired from the Akron Baptist Temple, where she was also a member. She worked in the book store and as a secretary, and was also...
Lawrence “Larry” M. Humphrey, Jr., of Akron, Ohio, died February 18, 2018. Larry was born on March 15, 1931 in Akron, Ohio, to Lawrence and Beatrice Humphrey. In his youth, he played xylophone in the high school band and enjoyed big band music. He loved milk, whether it was a nice tall glass or a bulging bowl of vanilla ice...
Winnie L. McDonald, age 85, passed away on February 17, 2018. Born in Tennessee to Fred and Elma Brown, she had been a resident of Randolph since 1963. Winnie was employed at Kent State University for many years, retiring in 1996 from the Housekeeping Department. She enjoyed both flower and vegetable gardening and was always proud to share her bounty...
Lorin E. “Pops” Wagner, age 89, passed away at home on February 16, 2018 surrounded by his family. A life resident of Akron, he graduated from East High School and served as a Gunner in the U.S. Navy on the U.S.S. Uhlmann. Mr. Wagner retired from Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company after 21 years of service. He was a member...
James A. “Jim” Demboski, age 90, passed away on February 16, 2018. Born in Ellet, Ohio, he lived in Suffield most of his life and graduated from Suffield High School. Jim served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and retired from Demboski Milk Transport after 11 years of service. He was a member of St....
Dennis Bowman, 74, passed away February 15th, 2018. A lifelong resident of Springfield Township and old school mechanic who could fix anything with wheels, Denny was a lover of cars, antique machines, and dogs who worked for many years as a vehicle mechanic and supervisor for the City of Akron. He was a friend to many and enjoyed his daily...
"Together Again" GREEN, Ohio – Betty J. Hodges, age 89, passed away peacefully on February 14, 2018. Born in Akron on May 30, 1928, Betty was raised in Ellet and later moved to Green where she had resided for many years. She was employed as a waitress at Islay’s Dairy and also at the old Akron-Canton Airport. Betty was a...
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