All Obituaries

Margaret Ruth Lytz, 70, passed away May 11, 2022, after fighting courageously through a long illness. She was preceded in death by her parents, David and Evelyn Wilson; her father-in-law, Hubert Lytz; brother, Jimmy Wilson; and her daughter, Sarah Bertsch. She is survived by her husband of 30 years, Michael; mother-in-law, Barbara Lytz; brother-in-law, Ken (Elise) Lytz; stepdaughter, Elisa (Jon) Pierson; nieces and nephews; her Scottish cousins; and many good friends. Margaret graduated...

James “Jim” M. Whitworth passed away peacefully at Summa Akron City Hospice after a brief illness on May 10th, 2022 with his granddaughter and daughter by his side. James, known to all as “Jim”, 95, was born on March 12th, 1927 in Wichita Falls, TX to James M. Whitworth M.D. Captain and Pansy Pauline Whitworth [Cozby]. Due to his father’s medical military service, Jim moved across the US from the pacific coast, southwest, southeast, and midwest. He never truly...

Karl S. Hay passed away Saturday, May 7, surrounded by his family, after a long illness. He was born March 2, 1928 in Canton, Ohio to Karl S Hay, Sr and Sarah (Hanna) Hay. For most of his life he lived in Akron, Ohio, where he graduated from Buchtel High School in 1945. He graduated from The Ohio State University in 1949 and Western Reserve Law School in 1952. He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Ellen Freitag Hay, their four daughters: Karla Diserens (Robert) of Tuckahoe, NY, Karen...

  Family and friends mourn the loss of Betty Jane (Young) Zimmerman on May 7th, 2022. Born December 21, 1928, Betty was preceded in death by her parents, Deta and Anton Young, sister Classina (Young) Borden, and brother John Young.  She leaves behind her husband of over 70 years, Henry Zimmerman, 4 children and their families:  Gail (Zimmerman) and Joe Bujorian, Lauren (Bujorian) and Troy Pappas, Allison Bujorian, Joan (Zimmerman) and Dave Nilsson, Bob and Ellen Zimmerman,...

Janet Eleanor Pesek, age 69, of Richfield, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 6, 2022. She was born September 3, 1952 in Rockford, IL; daughter of the late Donald and Claire Juengling. Janet loved spinning and weaving and was a proud member of the Medina Spinning and Weaving Guild. She also enjoyed gardening and had a beautiful array of blooming colors in her yard. Most importantly, she dearly loved her family and her 3 cats. She will be greatly missed. Preceded in death by her beloved...

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Barry Dean Norman, 63, of Erlanger, KY, passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2022. He was surrounded by his family and the love of his life, Therese. Born in Akron, OH, on May 21, 1958, he was the son of the late Argyl and Wilma Norman. Barry was a 1976 graduate of Revere High School in Bath, OH. He went on to become a Mercedes Benz Master Technician. He worked in this field for 40 years finishing his career with Mercedes Benz of West Chester, Ohio. While working with Mercedes Benz, Barry...

Janet M. “Skeets” Nankervis, age 92, passed away May 3, 2022 in Glenview, IL, following a courageous battle with cancer. Preceded in death by her beloved husband of 59 years, George; sister-in-law, Jane Sturdevant; and brother-in-law, Franklyn Sturdevant. Survived by two children, Patricia Van Lengen (Charles) and Craig Nankervis (Mary Ann); nieces, Ruth Smith and Nancy Sturdevant, and nephew, David Sturdevant; and two grandchildren, Christopher and Elizabeth Nankervis. Janet...

Joan Ellen Marsh (Newmarker) of Bath passed away on Tuesday, May 3rd, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. Joan was 68 years old. The daughter of the late Howard and Mary Ann Newmarker, Joan was born in Cleveland, Ohio on September 3rd, 1953. After graduating from Brush High School in 1971, Joan went on to study physical therapy at Kent State. Her career as a physical therapist reflected her deeply caring heart and desire to help others. Joan met her husband Rich, the love of her life, in...

Dorothy Gilliam Zellers On Sunday, May 1, 2022, Dorothy Gilliam Zellers, loving mother of two sons, passed away at the age of 97. Dorothy was born on April 19, 1925, in Atlanta, Georgia, to Paul H. (Sr.) and Clara Stewart. She received a double major BA degree in French and English from Agnes Scott College in Decatur, GA in 1948. Dorothy worked for more than thirty years as an advertising copywriter for the M. O’Neil Company department store in downtown Akron, and at one time was the...