Obituaries
Obituaries for The Billow Funeral Homes & Crematory
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
James D Smith
Jun 25, 2014
James D. Smith, 77, passed away June 25, 2014. Born in Chillicothe, Ohio, he was a graduate of Meeker High School in 1955 and obtained a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Bowling Green University and served in the National Guard. A 32nd degree Mason, York Rite, he was a member of Star Lodge # 187 F&AM, the Order...
Ruth M. Turley
Jun 18, 2014
Ruth Middleton Turley, 77, died June 18, 2014. She was born August 24, 1936, in Akron, Ohio to Miriam Nighman Middleton and Arnold Middleton. She was a graduate of Cuyahoga Falls High School and The College of Wooster. Ruth married John Joseph Turley, Jr. and enjoyed 45 years of marriage until his passing in 2002. Together, they raised four children,...
Mary Leon Travis
Jun 18, 2014
Mary Leon Travis, 94, died June 18, 2014. Born in Galion, Ohio, she lived in the Akron area most of her life. She worked for the Federal Government in Bethesda, Maryland for 35 years before returning to Akron. Preceded in death by husband, George; she is survived by numerous nieces and nephews, and many, many friends. Services will be held...

Anne Marie Mayors
Jun 17, 2014
Anne Mayors died peacefully surrounded by her family in the early morning hours of June 17, 2014. She was a resident of The Village of St. Edward in Fairlawn. She had suffered a massive stroke on June 5. Born in Youngstown on July 17, 1922, Anne was the daughter of Anthony and Lucy Sver. She was one of ten children....
Rose Pirollo
Jun 16, 2014
Rose Pirollo, 89 passed away on June 16,2014 surrounded by her loving family. Rose was born in Minturno, Italy on September 3, 1924, to Concetta (Tuccillo) and Biago Conte and came to the United States in 1938 as a young teenager, settling in Pittsburgh, PA. She and her family moved to Akron in 1944. Rose married her husband, Thomas Pirollo...
Anna Mary Norrod
Jun 15, 2014
Anna Mary Norrod went to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 15, 2014 after courageously battling pancreatic cancer. Born in Akron on April 23, 1947, Anna was the daughter of James and Virginia Parker, who preceded her in death. She was a graduate of Stow High School as well as Kent State University where she earned a Master's Degree...

Ramon Jackson
Jun 14, 2014
No published obituary. Visitation
JUN 15. 2:00 PM
Billow Fairlawn Chapel & Crematory
85 N Miller Rd
Akron, OH, 44333
[email protected]
http://www.billowfuneralhomes.com
Prayer ServiceJUN 17. 3:00 PM
Billow Fairlawn Chapel & Crematory
85 N Miller Rd
Akron,...

Nancy J Schwinn
Jun 13, 2014
Nancy J. Schwinn, age 91, passed away Friday, June 13, 2014. Born October 27, 1922 in Racine, Wisconsin, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E.J. Gittins. Nancy was an active volunteer at her church, for Meals on Wheels, and at the Farm Museum in Westminster, MD.; she was a member of the Richfield Senior Citizens Center, she enjoyed...
Raymond E. "Cowboy" Martin
Jun 10, 2014
Raymond "Cowboy" Martin Raymond E. Martin, 82, passed away June 10, 2014. Born in Akron, February 10, 1932 to Halcyon Price and Samuel Martin, he was an Akron resident all of his life and veteran of the U.S. Navy. Ray had volunteered with 4H where he taught, showed and judged Western Horse Riding, and had handed out sample smoothies for...

Barbara Salter Phillips
Jun 7, 2014
Ms. Barbara Salter Phillips Barbara Salter Phillips, 76, of Fairlawn, Ohio, passed away June 7, 2014. Born in Cleveland, Ohio on June 2, 1938 to the late Harlow Brown and Elinor Josephine (Ferguson) Salter, she lived for many years in Shaker Heights, Ohio where she graduated from Shaker Heights High School. She was an active member of the Church of...
Phillip D Hurte
Jun 4, 2014
Phillip D. Hurte, 58, died suddenly June 4, 2014. Born in Chicago, he lived most of his life in this area and was employed in sales at Cascade Auto Group. He loved to golf with Debbie, cook, night fish with Dave, and his pets, Izzy and Finny. Preceded in death by parents, William and Dorothy Mae Hurte and nephew, Brent;...
Edna Ruth Schmidt
Jun 4, 2014
Edna Ruth Schmidt Our wonderful Mother and Grandmother Edna R. Schmidt passed away peacefully on June 4, 2014, surrounded by the love of her family. Edna was born on June 27, 1923 in East McKeesport, PA and was the daughter of George and Edna Mae Geiger. She and her two brothers, Glenn and Earl, were raised by their grandmother Bessie...
Edward C. Stein
Jun 4, 2014
Edward Charles Stein passed away early Wednesday, June 4, 2014 at Akron General Hospice of Visiting Nurse Service surrounded by his family. Edward was born to Edward Sydney and Isabella Catherine (Koenig) Stein on May 2, 1947 in Allentown, PA. He was raised by Alleen Edna (Fryman) Stein, whom he knew as "Mom", due to Isabella's passing at Edward's birth....
John R. Weingartner
Jun 3, 2014
John Russell Weingartner, 64, of Barberton and Akron passed away peacefully on June 3rd, 2014. Beloved son of the late Russell and Mary Weingartner of Akron, John is survived by his two sisters, Lucile Weingartner of Pittsburgh and Martha Weingartner Diaz of Indianapolis. Services will be held 2 p.m. Thursday at the Billow FAIRLAWN Chapel, 85 N. Miller Rd., where...
George A. Clark
Jun 1, 2014
George Arthur Clark went to be with His Lord and Savior on June 1, 2014 at Akron General Medical Center surrounded by his loving family and friends. George was born August 26, 1933 sixth of ten children to George Albert and Marjorie Pearl (Cook) Clark in Vienna, Ohio. He graduated from Vienna High School in 1951 and went into the...
Olga M Usnik
Jun 1, 2014
Olga M. Usnik, 86, of Fairlawn passed away on June 1, 2014. Olga was born in Middletown, Ohio on January 9, 1928. She graduated from Barberton High School in June, 1946. She was employed by the Barberton school system as a secretary and later worked at Ritzman's Pharmacy and the Kopper Popper. Olga was a member of the former St....
Marion Reynolds Mensch
Jun 1, 2014
Marion (Mayer) Reynolds Mensch was born in Akron, Ohio on September 25, 1925 and went to be with the Lord on June 1, 2014. The daughter of Wayne and Margaret (Gundel) Mayer, Marion was preceded in death by her husband of 41 years, John L. Reynolds and her husband of 10 years, John Mensch. She is survived by her only...
Betty Livergood
May 31, 2014
Betty Ann Livergood, 81, died May 31, 2014. Born in Tampa, Florida Sept. 11, 1932 to Frank and Evelyn Anderson, who preceded her in death, she was a member of First Christian Church. As a teenager she traveled around the world and graduated in 1951 from an international school in Kodaikanal, India. She then attended Kent State and lived in...
James D Smith
Jun 25, 2014
James D. Smith, 77, passed away June 25, 2014. Born in Chillicothe, Ohio, he was a graduate of Meeker High School in 1955 and obtained a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Bowling Green University and served in the National Guard. A 32nd degree Mason, York Rite, he was a member of Star Lodge # 187 F&AM, the Order...
Ruth M. Turley
Jun 18, 2014
Ruth Middleton Turley, 77, died June 18, 2014. She was born August 24, 1936, in Akron, Ohio to Miriam Nighman Middleton and Arnold Middleton. She was a graduate of Cuyahoga Falls High School and The College of Wooster. Ruth married John Joseph Turley, Jr. and enjoyed 45 years of marriage until his passing in 2002. Together, they raised four children,...
Mary Leon Travis
Jun 18, 2014
Mary Leon Travis, 94, died June 18, 2014. Born in Galion, Ohio, she lived in the Akron area most of her life. She worked for the Federal Government in Bethesda, Maryland for 35 years before returning to Akron. Preceded in death by husband, George; she is survived by numerous nieces and nephews, and many, many friends. Services will be held...

Anne Marie Mayors
Jun 17, 2014
Anne Mayors died peacefully surrounded by her family in the early morning hours of June 17, 2014. She was a resident of The Village of St. Edward in Fairlawn. She had suffered a massive stroke on June 5. Born in Youngstown on July 17, 1922, Anne was the daughter of Anthony and Lucy Sver. She was one of ten children....
Rose Pirollo
Jun 16, 2014
Rose Pirollo, 89 passed away on June 16,2014 surrounded by her loving family. Rose was born in Minturno, Italy on September 3, 1924, to Concetta (Tuccillo) and Biago Conte and came to the United States in 1938 as a young teenager, settling in Pittsburgh, PA. She and her family moved to Akron in 1944. Rose married her husband, Thomas Pirollo...
Anna Mary Norrod
Jun 15, 2014
Anna Mary Norrod went to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 15, 2014 after courageously battling pancreatic cancer. Born in Akron on April 23, 1947, Anna was the daughter of James and Virginia Parker, who preceded her in death. She was a graduate of Stow High School as well as Kent State University where she earned a Master's Degree...

Ramon Jackson
Jun 14, 2014
No published obituary. Visitation
JUN 15. 2:00 PM
Billow Fairlawn Chapel & Crematory
85 N Miller Rd
Akron, OH, 44333
[email protected]
http://www.billowfuneralhomes.com
Prayer ServiceJUN 17. 3:00 PM
Billow Fairlawn Chapel & Crematory
85 N Miller Rd
Akron,...

Nancy J Schwinn
Jun 13, 2014
Nancy J. Schwinn, age 91, passed away Friday, June 13, 2014. Born October 27, 1922 in Racine, Wisconsin, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E.J. Gittins. Nancy was an active volunteer at her church, for Meals on Wheels, and at the Farm Museum in Westminster, MD.; she was a member of the Richfield Senior Citizens Center, she enjoyed...
Raymond E. "Cowboy" Martin
Jun 10, 2014
Raymond "Cowboy" Martin Raymond E. Martin, 82, passed away June 10, 2014. Born in Akron, February 10, 1932 to Halcyon Price and Samuel Martin, he was an Akron resident all of his life and veteran of the U.S. Navy. Ray had volunteered with 4H where he taught, showed and judged Western Horse Riding, and had handed out sample smoothies for...

Barbara Salter Phillips
Jun 7, 2014
Ms. Barbara Salter Phillips Barbara Salter Phillips, 76, of Fairlawn, Ohio, passed away June 7, 2014. Born in Cleveland, Ohio on June 2, 1938 to the late Harlow Brown and Elinor Josephine (Ferguson) Salter, she lived for many years in Shaker Heights, Ohio where she graduated from Shaker Heights High School. She was an active member of the Church of...
Phillip D Hurte
Jun 4, 2014
Phillip D. Hurte, 58, died suddenly June 4, 2014. Born in Chicago, he lived most of his life in this area and was employed in sales at Cascade Auto Group. He loved to golf with Debbie, cook, night fish with Dave, and his pets, Izzy and Finny. Preceded in death by parents, William and Dorothy Mae Hurte and nephew, Brent;...
Edna Ruth Schmidt
Jun 4, 2014
Edna Ruth Schmidt Our wonderful Mother and Grandmother Edna R. Schmidt passed away peacefully on June 4, 2014, surrounded by the love of her family. Edna was born on June 27, 1923 in East McKeesport, PA and was the daughter of George and Edna Mae Geiger. She and her two brothers, Glenn and Earl, were raised by their grandmother Bessie...
Edward C. Stein
Jun 4, 2014
Edward Charles Stein passed away early Wednesday, June 4, 2014 at Akron General Hospice of Visiting Nurse Service surrounded by his family. Edward was born to Edward Sydney and Isabella Catherine (Koenig) Stein on May 2, 1947 in Allentown, PA. He was raised by Alleen Edna (Fryman) Stein, whom he knew as "Mom", due to Isabella's passing at Edward's birth....
John R. Weingartner
Jun 3, 2014
John Russell Weingartner, 64, of Barberton and Akron passed away peacefully on June 3rd, 2014. Beloved son of the late Russell and Mary Weingartner of Akron, John is survived by his two sisters, Lucile Weingartner of Pittsburgh and Martha Weingartner Diaz of Indianapolis. Services will be held 2 p.m. Thursday at the Billow FAIRLAWN Chapel, 85 N. Miller Rd., where...
George A. Clark
Jun 1, 2014
George Arthur Clark went to be with His Lord and Savior on June 1, 2014 at Akron General Medical Center surrounded by his loving family and friends. George was born August 26, 1933 sixth of ten children to George Albert and Marjorie Pearl (Cook) Clark in Vienna, Ohio. He graduated from Vienna High School in 1951 and went into the...
Olga M Usnik
Jun 1, 2014
Olga M. Usnik, 86, of Fairlawn passed away on June 1, 2014. Olga was born in Middletown, Ohio on January 9, 1928. She graduated from Barberton High School in June, 1946. She was employed by the Barberton school system as a secretary and later worked at Ritzman's Pharmacy and the Kopper Popper. Olga was a member of the former St....
Marion Reynolds Mensch
Jun 1, 2014
Marion (Mayer) Reynolds Mensch was born in Akron, Ohio on September 25, 1925 and went to be with the Lord on June 1, 2014. The daughter of Wayne and Margaret (Gundel) Mayer, Marion was preceded in death by her husband of 41 years, John L. Reynolds and her husband of 10 years, John Mensch. She is survived by her only...
Betty Livergood
May 31, 2014
Betty Ann Livergood, 81, died May 31, 2014. Born in Tampa, Florida Sept. 11, 1932 to Frank and Evelyn Anderson, who preceded her in death, she was a member of First Christian Church. As a teenager she traveled around the world and graduated in 1951 from an international school in Kodaikanal, India. She then attended Kent State and lived in...