All Obituaries

Aloysius “Al” McKillop, 76, died March 17, 2019. Born in Northern Ireland, he had been an Akron resident since 1985. He retired from the maintenance department of Fairlawn Country Club with 24 years’ service. Al was a proud Irishman who loved his family. Preceded in death by his sons, Al and Paul; and twin brother, Francis; he is survived by his wife, Sheelagh; and daughter, Caroline (Rob) Zito; grandchildren, Jade and Erin; brother, Denis; and many cousins in Northern...

Eric Lane Hjelmquist, 67, died March 17, 2019. He is survived by his wife, Wanda; and children, Heidi, Craig, Curtis and Chris. At his request, there are no services or calling hours.

Paul A. Hecmanczuk, 87, of North Olmsted and formerly Bath Township, OH, beloved husband of Georgianna (nee Booth) Hecmanczuk of North Olmsted passed away Tuesday, March 12 peacefully with his family around him. He was the loving father of five children: Richard (Gail) of Tacoma, WA; Tom (Caroline) of Charlottesville, VA; Dave (Noreen) of Arlington, VA; Matt (Julie) of Riverview, FL; and Carolyn of Lakewood, OH. He is also survived by nine Hecmanczuk grandchildren: Paul (Big Sky, MT);...

Marjorie Hoover Good, 97, died unexpectedly on March 12, 2019 at Ohio Living Llanfair in Cincinnati where she had lived for the past two years. An Akron resident for 95 years, Marjorie was a graduate of Buchtel High School and the University of Akron, where she was a member of Alpha Gamma Delta and awarded the Arc of Epsilon Pi for service to the sorority.   Over the years, Marjorie was always an active member of the community. She was a past president of Akron Woman’s City Club...

Geraldine “Gerry” (nee Bye) Hurd McElliott died March 12, 2019 at the age of 81. The daughter of Lee Roy and Evelyn Bye, she lived her entire life in Akron. Gerry retired from The University of Akron after working in the Dean’s Office of the College of Fine and Applied Arts for nearly all of her thirty years as secretary to the Dean(s). She was a china painter for many years, and loved working in the garden. Gerry is survived by sons, R. Daniel Hurd (Melissa Graham-Hurd),...

Doris Jean (Hibbs) Freeland, 96, was called to God on March 12, while living at Rosemont Presbyterian Village, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Born in Grant Town, West Virginia to the late Marie (Fusarini) and late John O. Hibbs, as one of 9 children, at the age of 18 she married the late James L. Freeland Sr., a coal miner of Barrackville, WV. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company enticed them from WV to Akron in 1945, and, subsequently, to New Bedford, MA, Logan, OH, and Lansing, MI as Jim’s...

Doris Kilway, of Akron Ohio, passed away Sunday, March 10. Born in Ronceverte, WV, she was raised in Dayton, OH, graduated from West Carrollton High School and Miami Valley School of Nursing. Mom was a member of the Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II and is registered in the Women in Military Service at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia. After moving to Akron in the late 1950’s she focused her time and energy on raising her four children. When we were grown, she began to play...

Elinor Mary Corcoran, 97, died March 8, 2019 in Savannah, GA. Born March 22, 1921 in Revere, MA to Daniel and Mary McKeon Doyle, she had obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Education with a Major in Science. During World War II, she worked for Dr. Kaufmann at MIT on the Manhattan Project and her contributions to the war effort were recognized by Secretary Henry L. Stimson. Elinor had been a member of Fairlawn Country Club and St. Hilary Catholic Church and had lived in Brazil, Peru and...

James Andrew Henninger passed away suddenly on March 8, 2019 as a result of multiple strokes. He was born in White Plains, NY on July 15,1963. He moved to Akron with his parents in 1966. James, also known as Andy to many, attended Firestone High School. Soon after, as a free spirit, he began his many pursuits of adventure. His first interest was skiing and snowboarding, which took him to many slopes in the United States. With a desire for warmer activities, he switched to surfing. After...

Mary Pangas, 84, died March 7, 2019. Born October 30, 1934 in Akron to James and Helen Poulos Zaharopoulos, she was a member of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church and the Daughters of Penelope. She enjoyed her children, cats, her car, bowling with friends, shopping and boating with her husband. Mary lived for her family, especially her grandchildren. Mary had been the secretary/bookkeeper in the family business, Stan’s Towing. Preceded in death by her parents and brother, John...