Obituaries
Obituaries for The Billow Funeral Homes & Crematory
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Harriet Peters
Dec 22, 2013
Harriet Lee Peters, 82, of Bath, went home to be with the Lord on December 22, 2013 at Akron City Hospital after a 20 year battle with Parkinson's. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, teacher, and friend who will be greatly missed and remembered always for her kind, compassionate, and loving nature. Harriet was born to Thomas and...
Warren Skidmore
Dec 21, 2013
Warren Skidmore, 87, died December 21, 2013. Born in Akron January 12, 1926 to Ernest Corydon and Inez M. Stormer Skidmore, he was a graduate of North High School. Warren went on to study at St. John's College in Annapolis, MD and obtained a Master's Degree in Library Science from Kent State University. An avid genealogist who authored several books...
Betty Christenson
Dec 20, 2013
Betty D. Christenson, 86, died December 20, 2013. Born in Akron August 17, 1927, she was a member of Anna Dean Chapter #595 O.E.S., Kadesh Court #19 and Social Order of the Beauceant, Akron Assembly #26. Betty volunteered in a variety of ways: as a candy striper at Summa Akron City, as an adult at Barberton Citizens and Community Hospital...
Bernice E. Rivers
Dec 20, 2013
Bernice Elaine Rivers (nee Rubright), March 31, 1927 - December 20, 2013. She was the daughter of Florence Bell Coryell (nee Kullman) and Russell Rubright (both deceased). Beloved wife of the late Irvin Lorraine Rivers. Beloved mother of Dr. Karen Swisshelm of Denver, Colorado and Karla Rivers (husband Michael Graska) of Brecksville, Ohio. Beloved Grandmother of Bryan Swisshelm (Partner Suzy...
Doris I. Rooney
Dec 19, 2013
Doris I. Rooney, 93, died December 19, 2013. Born in Akron, June 19, 1920 to Dudley and Lulu Moore Maxon, she was a graduate of the Ohio State University where she was a member of Pi Beta Phi Sorority. She had served on the Women's Board of Akron General Medical Center and was a former member of the Junior League...
Jean C. Hurteau
Dec 18, 2013
Jean C. Hurteau After a long, happy, active life, Jean Hurteau died at the age of 94. Jean was the first of 4 children. Her father, John Joseph Carduff, was a mining engineer in Clarksburg, W. Virginia where he married Jean's mother, Elsie Morris Carduff. Jean graduated from Clarksburg High School and continued her education at McGill University in Montreal,...
Gene "Ron" Hervol
Dec 13, 2013
Gene Ronald "Ron" Hervol, age 80, of Wadsworth passed away Friday, December 13, 2013, at Hospice Care Center. Born May 17, 1933 in Akron, he was the son of Emil and Sue (Feldy) Hervol; he graduated from Garfield High School and the University of Akron with a degree in industrial management. He worked most of his career at Babcock and...
Sandra Oehler
Dec 12, 2013
Sandy Oehler, age 55, of Plain Township, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 12, 2013 after a short illness. Born December 9, 1958 in Dover, Ohio, she was the daughter of Leroy and Jean (Shoemaker) Schupbach. Sandy worked for Pastoral Counseling Services of Summit County where she recently received the "Maggie Carol Smith" award. Survivors include her husband of 30...
Eileen Hanna
Dec 12, 2013
Eileen Elizabeth Hanna, age 90, passed away peacefully in her home on December 12, 2013. Preceded in death by her husband, Wiliam, daughter, Kimberly Hanna Cooley, she is survived by daughters, Patricia Hanna and Debra Howell (Dennis), grandchildren, Matthew Devlin (Kim), Tim Devlin and Tara Worner, great grandchildren, Kylee, Kaden, and Kameron, sister, Jerrie Elias, brothers, Norman Elias and George...
Thomas Fortner
Dec 11, 2013
Thomas G. Fortner, 61, went to be with the Lord Dec. 11, 2013 after a brief illness. Born in Beaver Falls, PA on May 27, 1952, he lived in Tallmadge for the past 30 years. He was a member of The Chapel of Akron and was loved by all who knew him. Hardworking and a loving provider to his family,...
Leslie D. "Mac" Mcdougal
Dec 9, 2013
Leslie D."Mac" McDougal, age 91, of Copley passed away Monday, December 9, 2013. Born October 30, 1922 in Clarington, Ohio, he was the son of Albert and Drucy (Miller) Mc Dougal. Mac was a Copley resident for 62 years. He was a WWII Army Veteran who fought in the Battle of the Bulge and was part of the European Theatre....
Katharina Habenschuss
Dec 8, 2013
Katharina Habenschuss, 93, passed away December 8, 2013. Born in Ruma, Yugoslavia, she immigrated to Stow in 1956. She was a member of the German American Family Society in Brimfield and of St. Joseph Parish in Cuyahoga Falls. Preceded in death by her husband, Anton; she is survived by her sons, Michael P. (Patricia E.) of Charleston, WV and Anton...
Darlo D Pack
Dec 5, 2013
Darlo Delmas Pack, 77, went home to be with the Lord Dec. 5, 2013. A U.S. Army veteran, he was the founder and owner of Brooklyn Ignition Co., which he operated until 1998. He was an avid hunter and golfer and an active member and head deacon at Lighthouse Baptist Church. He is survived by wife, Marie; children, Darlo, Jr....
Raymond N Anderson
Dec 3, 2013
Raymond N. Anderson CUYAHOGA FALLS- Raymond N. Anderson, age 92, died December 3,2013. He was born in Petersburg, West Virginia and had been a resident of Cuyahoga Falls since 1960, recently moving to Rockynol. He served in the U.S. Army in World War II and had been an educator in Copley, Akron and Cuyahoga Falls since 1950. He retired from...
Richard Kesti
Nov 30, 2013
Richard R. Kesti, age 85, died Saturday, November 30, 2013. Born October 30, 1928 in Hancock, Michigan, he was the son of Matt and Jennie (Alatalo) Kesti. He graduated from Michigan Technological University in 1950. He served in the US Army during the Korean War at the Redstone Arsenal Missile Program in Huntsville, Alabama. He came to Akron in 1956...
Edward M Hearty
Nov 30, 2013
Edward Michael Hearty, 58 of Akron, Ohio passed away at home Saturday, November 30th. Edward was born in Akron and attended Walsh Jesuit High School. He continued his education at Hillsdale College in Michigan, graduating with a B.A. He then returned to Akron to work in sales at the Imperial Electric Company. He pursued many entrepreneurial endeavors which took him...
Mary Jane Schott
Nov 29, 2013
Mary Jane Schott, age 82 of Bath passed away peacefully Friday, November 29, 2013, the family is thankful that she is reunited with her beloved husband of 56 years, Dr. Edward Schott who passed away on February 14, 2008. Mary was born in Akron, the daughter of Paul and Susan (Roman) Pollack. She was a member of the Bath Church,...
Juanita F Newman
Nov 29, 2013
Juanita F. Newman, 88, died November 29, 2013. Born in New Philadelphia, Ohio, she had been a resident most recently of Cuyahoga Falls, Green and Windsong Care Cener. A loving and caring person, she was a homemaker and a member of the First United Methodist Church of Cuyahoga Falls. Preceded in death by her husband, Evan; she is survived by...
Shirley Ann Root
Nov 27, 2013
Shirley Ann Root, 78, of Bath Township, died Wednesday, November 27, 2013. Shirley was born to the late John and Mary Stano, Oct. 10, 1935, in Massillon, Ohio and resided in Bath most of her life. She graduated from Kent State University in 1957, and married David Emerson Root in 1962. Shirley was a middle school English teacher before raising...
Harriet Peters
Dec 22, 2013
Harriet Lee Peters, 82, of Bath, went home to be with the Lord on December 22, 2013 at Akron City Hospital after a 20 year battle with Parkinson's. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, teacher, and friend who will be greatly missed and remembered always for her kind, compassionate, and loving nature. Harriet was born to Thomas and...
Warren Skidmore
Dec 21, 2013
Warren Skidmore, 87, died December 21, 2013. Born in Akron January 12, 1926 to Ernest Corydon and Inez M. Stormer Skidmore, he was a graduate of North High School. Warren went on to study at St. John's College in Annapolis, MD and obtained a Master's Degree in Library Science from Kent State University. An avid genealogist who authored several books...
Betty Christenson
Dec 20, 2013
Betty D. Christenson, 86, died December 20, 2013. Born in Akron August 17, 1927, she was a member of Anna Dean Chapter #595 O.E.S., Kadesh Court #19 and Social Order of the Beauceant, Akron Assembly #26. Betty volunteered in a variety of ways: as a candy striper at Summa Akron City, as an adult at Barberton Citizens and Community Hospital...
Bernice E. Rivers
Dec 20, 2013
Bernice Elaine Rivers (nee Rubright), March 31, 1927 - December 20, 2013. She was the daughter of Florence Bell Coryell (nee Kullman) and Russell Rubright (both deceased). Beloved wife of the late Irvin Lorraine Rivers. Beloved mother of Dr. Karen Swisshelm of Denver, Colorado and Karla Rivers (husband Michael Graska) of Brecksville, Ohio. Beloved Grandmother of Bryan Swisshelm (Partner Suzy...
Doris I. Rooney
Dec 19, 2013
Doris I. Rooney, 93, died December 19, 2013. Born in Akron, June 19, 1920 to Dudley and Lulu Moore Maxon, she was a graduate of the Ohio State University where she was a member of Pi Beta Phi Sorority. She had served on the Women's Board of Akron General Medical Center and was a former member of the Junior League...
Jean C. Hurteau
Dec 18, 2013
Jean C. Hurteau After a long, happy, active life, Jean Hurteau died at the age of 94. Jean was the first of 4 children. Her father, John Joseph Carduff, was a mining engineer in Clarksburg, W. Virginia where he married Jean's mother, Elsie Morris Carduff. Jean graduated from Clarksburg High School and continued her education at McGill University in Montreal,...
Gene "Ron" Hervol
Dec 13, 2013
Gene Ronald "Ron" Hervol, age 80, of Wadsworth passed away Friday, December 13, 2013, at Hospice Care Center. Born May 17, 1933 in Akron, he was the son of Emil and Sue (Feldy) Hervol; he graduated from Garfield High School and the University of Akron with a degree in industrial management. He worked most of his career at Babcock and...
Sandra Oehler
Dec 12, 2013
Sandy Oehler, age 55, of Plain Township, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 12, 2013 after a short illness. Born December 9, 1958 in Dover, Ohio, she was the daughter of Leroy and Jean (Shoemaker) Schupbach. Sandy worked for Pastoral Counseling Services of Summit County where she recently received the "Maggie Carol Smith" award. Survivors include her husband of 30...
Eileen Hanna
Dec 12, 2013
Eileen Elizabeth Hanna, age 90, passed away peacefully in her home on December 12, 2013. Preceded in death by her husband, Wiliam, daughter, Kimberly Hanna Cooley, she is survived by daughters, Patricia Hanna and Debra Howell (Dennis), grandchildren, Matthew Devlin (Kim), Tim Devlin and Tara Worner, great grandchildren, Kylee, Kaden, and Kameron, sister, Jerrie Elias, brothers, Norman Elias and George...
Thomas Fortner
Dec 11, 2013
Thomas G. Fortner, 61, went to be with the Lord Dec. 11, 2013 after a brief illness. Born in Beaver Falls, PA on May 27, 1952, he lived in Tallmadge for the past 30 years. He was a member of The Chapel of Akron and was loved by all who knew him. Hardworking and a loving provider to his family,...
Leslie D. "Mac" Mcdougal
Dec 9, 2013
Leslie D."Mac" McDougal, age 91, of Copley passed away Monday, December 9, 2013. Born October 30, 1922 in Clarington, Ohio, he was the son of Albert and Drucy (Miller) Mc Dougal. Mac was a Copley resident for 62 years. He was a WWII Army Veteran who fought in the Battle of the Bulge and was part of the European Theatre....
Katharina Habenschuss
Dec 8, 2013
Katharina Habenschuss, 93, passed away December 8, 2013. Born in Ruma, Yugoslavia, she immigrated to Stow in 1956. She was a member of the German American Family Society in Brimfield and of St. Joseph Parish in Cuyahoga Falls. Preceded in death by her husband, Anton; she is survived by her sons, Michael P. (Patricia E.) of Charleston, WV and Anton...
Darlo D Pack
Dec 5, 2013
Darlo Delmas Pack, 77, went home to be with the Lord Dec. 5, 2013. A U.S. Army veteran, he was the founder and owner of Brooklyn Ignition Co., which he operated until 1998. He was an avid hunter and golfer and an active member and head deacon at Lighthouse Baptist Church. He is survived by wife, Marie; children, Darlo, Jr....
Raymond N Anderson
Dec 3, 2013
Raymond N. Anderson CUYAHOGA FALLS- Raymond N. Anderson, age 92, died December 3,2013. He was born in Petersburg, West Virginia and had been a resident of Cuyahoga Falls since 1960, recently moving to Rockynol. He served in the U.S. Army in World War II and had been an educator in Copley, Akron and Cuyahoga Falls since 1950. He retired from...
Richard Kesti
Nov 30, 2013
Richard R. Kesti, age 85, died Saturday, November 30, 2013. Born October 30, 1928 in Hancock, Michigan, he was the son of Matt and Jennie (Alatalo) Kesti. He graduated from Michigan Technological University in 1950. He served in the US Army during the Korean War at the Redstone Arsenal Missile Program in Huntsville, Alabama. He came to Akron in 1956...
Edward M Hearty
Nov 30, 2013
Edward Michael Hearty, 58 of Akron, Ohio passed away at home Saturday, November 30th. Edward was born in Akron and attended Walsh Jesuit High School. He continued his education at Hillsdale College in Michigan, graduating with a B.A. He then returned to Akron to work in sales at the Imperial Electric Company. He pursued many entrepreneurial endeavors which took him...
Mary Jane Schott
Nov 29, 2013
Mary Jane Schott, age 82 of Bath passed away peacefully Friday, November 29, 2013, the family is thankful that she is reunited with her beloved husband of 56 years, Dr. Edward Schott who passed away on February 14, 2008. Mary was born in Akron, the daughter of Paul and Susan (Roman) Pollack. She was a member of the Bath Church,...
Juanita F Newman
Nov 29, 2013
Juanita F. Newman, 88, died November 29, 2013. Born in New Philadelphia, Ohio, she had been a resident most recently of Cuyahoga Falls, Green and Windsong Care Cener. A loving and caring person, she was a homemaker and a member of the First United Methodist Church of Cuyahoga Falls. Preceded in death by her husband, Evan; she is survived by...
Shirley Ann Root
Nov 27, 2013
Shirley Ann Root, 78, of Bath Township, died Wednesday, November 27, 2013. Shirley was born to the late John and Mary Stano, Oct. 10, 1935, in Massillon, Ohio and resided in Bath most of her life. She graduated from Kent State University in 1957, and married David Emerson Root in 1962. Shirley was a middle school English teacher before raising...
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