All Obituaries

Ralph Taylor Denholm, age 95, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on April 11, 2024. He was born on August 27, 1928. He married Patricia Rose Denholm on August 27, 1949, and they celebrated 74 years of marriage together.   Ralph graduated from Kenmore High School in 1946. ln 1951, he joined the United States Marines. After his military service, he started working for the Ohio Bell Telephone Company.  He started out as a lineman climbing telephone poles.  Over the years...

Curtis James Hofer, age 64, of Brunswick, passed away peacefully with his wife by his side on Thursday, April 11, 2024. Curt is survived by his wife of 36 years, Coleen Hofer; daughter, Kayla and Drew Stearns; daughter Kelsey Hofer and Johnny Rudin; treasured grandchildren, Grayson, Veyda, and Zander; father, Eugene Hofer; mother, Carol and Tom Trakas; brother Thom and Karen Hofer; many nephews, nieces, cousins and friends. The family would like to thank our DaVita family for giving us...

Howard A. Tolley, 96, passed away April 9, 2024. Howard was born on May 7, 1927, to James and May Tolley in Cleveland, Ohio. He is survived by his loving wife of 72 years, Sue (Calhoun). Also surviving Howard are his son Jim (Bernadette), daughter Jill Dugovics, and granddaughters Allison (Nick) Diemert, Emily (Christopher) Smith, and Devon (Adam) Owens, and great grandchildren Cole and Luke. He was preceded in death by his daughter Jody (Kevin), as well as brothers Ken and Jack....

Two students at West Virginia University are introduced by their landladies because they thought they would be perfect for each other. We are thankful to them. Jim was a senior, a business major and athlete, football, basketball and track as well ROTC. Lou Ann was finishing her master’s degree in social work. An accomplishment for a woman in the mid-fifties that was not common. They were both from small towns, Circleville Ohio and Charleston West Virginia. While Charleston is not a...

Dr. Albert Francis Gilbert, age 86, of Akron, Ohio, died peacefully on April 5, 2024 in the loving care of Summa Health System Palliative Care and Hospice. He was born in Mansfield, Ohio on April 25, 1937. Al was preceded in death by his parents, Frank Gilbert and Ann Gilbert Fitz; his sister, Judy Craze; and his beloved daughter, Sheryl Gilbert Doubell (Eric). He is survived by the woman he loved for 68 years, Jonne Gilbert (nee Bucher); and his daughters, Mary Ann Ridgway (Doug) and Laura...

Patricia D. Rasmussen (nee Wayland) 12/25/1952 - 4/3/2024 Patricia passed away peacefully on April 3, 2024 at Maplewood Assisted Living. She was a long time resident of Cuyahoga Falls, OH. Patricia enjoyed spending her free time with her husband at their winter home in Florida and visiting her most favorite and treasured place, Disney World. When not in Florida, she loved to sit in her serene backyard, enjoying all the beautiful landscapes her husband created for her and spending time with...

Joseph Rusnak, 96, passed away April 2, 2024, in Akron, Ohio. He was born in Campbell, Ohio, on March 20, 1928, to the late George and Mary Rusnak.     He and his wife Dorothy owned and operated Portage Path Cleaners from 1973 to 1990. She passed away January 25, 2015, approaching their 65th wedding anniversary.     He is survived by 3 daughters, Gail Eglet (William, deceased), Rose (John) Bates, and Kathy (Richard) Miller; 5 grandchildren, Bill (Amy) Eglet, Carolyn...

Matthew Flynn, age 34, passed away suddenly on Sunday March 31st, 2024. He was born in Euclid, Ohio on August 4th, 1989, to John “Jack” and Maryann. He is survived by his loving Parents, Sister Colleen (Jeremiah) Zak, Nieces Addison & Emerson, many Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, & Friends.  Matt loved family, hiking, snowboarding, skiing, and jet skiing. He was quite the entrepreneur always looking for new adventures in the business world. Matt had a big and authentic heart...

Robert J. “Bob” McWhorter, age 91 of Akron, peacefully passed away on March 29, 2024. Born in Homestead, PA on June 6th, 1932 to the late Robert and Edith McWhorter. Bob graduated from the Illinois Institute of Technology under a U.S. Navy ROTC (USNRTOC) scholarship. An avid learner and disciplined student, he was active in many fraternity and school activities, serving as treasurer of Gamma Beta chapter of Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity, and also Battalion Commander...

John Waldsmith Considered one of America’s foremost authorities of the study and curation of antique photography, John S. Waldsmith of Medina died at the age of 79 on March 29. John was co-founder of the National Stereoscopic Association, creator of the organization’s Stereo World Magazine and the publication’s editor for its first seven years. He organized the association’s first national conventions and later served as NSA’s Activities Vice President....