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Gene C. Smith
Apr 4, 2012
Gene C. Smith, 85, of Copley, Ohio went home to be with the Lord on April 4, 2012. Gene was an Army Veteran of World War II. He was an outdoorsman who loved to hunt. Preceded in death by his parents, Loti and Elizabeth Smith; brothers, Bobby and Lindsey. Survived by his wife of 45 years, Helen Smith; three sons,...
Donald "Don" E. Hill
Apr 3, 2012
Donald "Don" E. Hill, 92, passed away April 3, 2012. Born in Conners-ville, Indiana, he lived most of his life in the Akron area. Don retired in 1984 from Goodyear Aerospace after 43 years of combined service with Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. He was a member of Faith Lutheran Church and earned the Silver Beaver Award in support of...
Claudena G. Miller
Mar 31, 2012
Claudena G. Miller, 90, died March 31, 2012. Born in Somerset, Ky., she lived in Akron until moving to Clearwater, Fla. in 2007. She was a former member of the First Presbyterian Church of Akron and was a volunteer at Children's Hospital, Children's Home, Hospice, Discovery Shop, Weathervane Theater, and the Ohio Golf Classic. Preceded in death by husband, Kenneth...
Constance M. Schmeltzer
Mar 31, 2012
Constance M. Schmeltzer, 81, died March 31, 2012 in Bradenton, Florida. Born in Akron, she was a life resident, wintering the last 14 years in Florida. She was a member of Fairlawn Lutheran Church, the Red Hat Society, Akron Woman's City Club, Order of the Eastern Star and the Hungarian American Club. Preceded in death by her parents, Ernest and...
Catharine Allison Andrews
Mar 30, 2012
Catharine Allison Andrews (Katy) was born in Akron on February 9, 1928, and died at home on March 30, 2012. After attending Buchtel High School she graduated from Old Trail School in 1945. She earned her bachelor's degree in chemistry at Smith College in 1949 and married James P. Andrews, M.D., in 1950. A devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, she...
Elizabeth "Bette" Warren(Neehammond)
Mar 29, 2012
Elizabeth (Bette) Warren (nee Hammond), 81, went home to meet her Lord and Savior March 29, 2012. Bette was born in Clymer, Pa. on September 7, 1930 and was a former resident of Maple Heights and Twinsburg, Ohio. Bette was a registered nurse and loved her profession. Preceded in death by her husband of 37 years, Richard; her parents, Alex...
Lawrence Todd "Larry" Michaels
Mar 29, 2012
Lawrence Todd "Larry" Michaels, 62, died after a long illness March 29, 2012 in Washington, D.C. Born in Akron, he had lived in Washington, D.C. the last eight years. Larry was a graduate of the University of Akron and had been very active with the A.C.L.U. He had worked at Hoover, Price Waterhouse, independently and most recently for FEMA. Preceded...
Ping Qin Yu
Mar 28, 2012
Violinist Ping Qin Yu, age 51, passed away on March 28, 2012 at the Summa Western Reserve Hospital surrounded by her loving family after a long time battle with cancer. She was a member of Akron and Canton Symphony Orchestra, the Akron Chinese Christian Church and a successful violin teacher. She is survived by her husband, Jin Yu; daughter, Ann...
Eleni Arfaras(Neenicholis)
Mar 25, 2012
Eleni Arfaras (nee Nicholis), 101, passed away surrounded by her loving family March 25, 2012. Eleni travelled the long ocean voyage from her small island of Symi, Greece at the tender age of 17 as a newlywed. Her beloved husband John, and she came to America for a better life. Their marriage was "Made in Heaven." Eleni and John raised...
Robert C. Bender
Mar 24, 2012
04/14/1936--03/24/2012 Mr. Bender was a graduate of Western Reserve Academy, Wesleyan University, Conn., and completed Business courses at Northwestern University and Harvard. He was CEO of Bender-Loudon Motor Freight. Bob served on the Board of Governors of the Regular Common Carriers Conference, on the National Board of the American Society of Transportation and Logistics, and was past president of the...
Donald E Wise
Mar 24, 2012
Donald E. Wise, 65, died March 24, 2012. Born in Norwalk, he was a city councilman and served on the city planning commission before moving to Akron in 1985. A graduate of Tiffin University, Don was an avid golfer and a bowler on the Senior Traveling Bowling League. He worked for 35 years in the food industry currently working at...
Dorothy Hermanns
Mar 24, 2012
Dorothy Hermanns, 103, went home to be with our Lord on March 24, 2012. Born in Saar-brucken, Germany in 1909, she immigrated to Akron in 1928. There she met her beloved husband, Otto, an engineer from Hannover, Germany at English classes at the International Institute. She was a kind and generous person to her family, friends and community, often putting...
Melissa Pearsall
Mar 23, 2012
Melissa Pearsall, beloved wife of Craig Pearsall and mother of Tuesday Verona and Miles Washington, passed away on Friday, March 23, 2012. Melissa was born on November 15, 1978, in Fort Hood, Texas. She is also survived by her mother, Laurie Hall Trout; and father, Steven Trout; her brother, Ryan Trout; and many aunts, uncles and cousins. The family expresses...
Willis "Bill" Zeigler
Mar 22, 2012
Willis S. "Bill" Zeigler, born September 18, 1926 in Peoria, IL, passed away March 22, 2012. He attended Penn State University and graduated from Cornell University where he was a Sigma Chi. He worked 40 years at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., retiring as vice president of Goodyear Aerospace. During that period at Goodyear, he was a Sloan Scholar at...
Thomas Todd "Tt" Thompson
Mar 21, 2012
Thomas "TT" Todd Thompson, age 78, graduated to heaven on March 21, 2012, at Hospice of Visiting Nurse, Copley, Ohio, following complications from Parkinsons Disease. TT was born in Dover, Ohio, to Rolland Lee and Ressie Todd Thompson, on April 29, 1933. After graduating from Coventry High School, he eloped with his sweetheart, Sally Bullis, on October 22, 1951. In...
William Andriot Schenk
Mar 20, 2012
William Andriot Schenk passed away peacefully to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Tuesday, March 20th, 2012. Born in Akron, on January 9, 1926, he was a graduate of Cuyahoga Falls H.S. and served in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1946 as an Aviation Electrician and Automatic Pilot Technician 1st Class. He graduated Kent State University achieving...
Martha J. Thomas
Mar 20, 2012
Martha J. Thomas (nee Shook), 95, passed away at home March 20, 2012. Born in Akron, she was a life resident of the area. A member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, she was a graduate of Central High School and had volunteered at Akron City Hospital for 27 years. Mrs. Thomas was formerly an assistant manager for the Akron Woman's...
Ronald Eugene Schneider
Mar 16, 2012
Ronald E. Schneider, 83, passed away March 16, 2012 surrounded by his beloved three children. Born in Akron, he lived most of his life in the Akron area. He retired in 1993 as a respected Physics Professor at the University of Akron after 30 years. Ronald was a paratrooper in the U.S. Army in Japan post World War II. He...
Kathryn " Kit" Givens
Mar 16, 2012
Kathryn "Kit" Givens Kathryn "Kit" Givens, 68, passed away peacefully March 16, 2012 surrounded by her loving family. Born in San Jose, CA, she lived most of her life in Akron. Kit attended The Ohio State University and graduated from Northwestern University then received a Master's Degree from Stanford University. She taught for 25 years; the best years being at...
Jean Lenore Hulbert
Mar 16, 2012
Jean Lenore Hulbert, 84, slipped away quietly in the night to be with her husband, William G. Hulbert, after her valiant struggle with Alzheimer's. Jean was born on October 20, 1927 in Cleveland, Ohio. She worked in a parachute factory during World War II. In 1949 she married William, and for 63 years she was a supportive wife and loving...
Gene C. Smith
Apr 4, 2012
Gene C. Smith, 85, of Copley, Ohio went home to be with the Lord on April 4, 2012. Gene was an Army Veteran of World War II. He was an outdoorsman who loved to hunt. Preceded in death by his parents, Loti and Elizabeth Smith; brothers, Bobby and Lindsey. Survived by his wife of 45 years, Helen Smith; three sons,...
Donald "Don" E. Hill
Apr 3, 2012
Donald "Don" E. Hill, 92, passed away April 3, 2012. Born in Conners-ville, Indiana, he lived most of his life in the Akron area. Don retired in 1984 from Goodyear Aerospace after 43 years of combined service with Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. He was a member of Faith Lutheran Church and earned the Silver Beaver Award in support of...
Claudena G. Miller
Mar 31, 2012
Claudena G. Miller, 90, died March 31, 2012. Born in Somerset, Ky., she lived in Akron until moving to Clearwater, Fla. in 2007. She was a former member of the First Presbyterian Church of Akron and was a volunteer at Children's Hospital, Children's Home, Hospice, Discovery Shop, Weathervane Theater, and the Ohio Golf Classic. Preceded in death by husband, Kenneth...
Constance M. Schmeltzer
Mar 31, 2012
Constance M. Schmeltzer, 81, died March 31, 2012 in Bradenton, Florida. Born in Akron, she was a life resident, wintering the last 14 years in Florida. She was a member of Fairlawn Lutheran Church, the Red Hat Society, Akron Woman's City Club, Order of the Eastern Star and the Hungarian American Club. Preceded in death by her parents, Ernest and...
Catharine Allison Andrews
Mar 30, 2012
Catharine Allison Andrews (Katy) was born in Akron on February 9, 1928, and died at home on March 30, 2012. After attending Buchtel High School she graduated from Old Trail School in 1945. She earned her bachelor's degree in chemistry at Smith College in 1949 and married James P. Andrews, M.D., in 1950. A devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, she...
Elizabeth "Bette" Warren(Neehammond)
Mar 29, 2012
Elizabeth (Bette) Warren (nee Hammond), 81, went home to meet her Lord and Savior March 29, 2012. Bette was born in Clymer, Pa. on September 7, 1930 and was a former resident of Maple Heights and Twinsburg, Ohio. Bette was a registered nurse and loved her profession. Preceded in death by her husband of 37 years, Richard; her parents, Alex...
Lawrence Todd "Larry" Michaels
Mar 29, 2012
Lawrence Todd "Larry" Michaels, 62, died after a long illness March 29, 2012 in Washington, D.C. Born in Akron, he had lived in Washington, D.C. the last eight years. Larry was a graduate of the University of Akron and had been very active with the A.C.L.U. He had worked at Hoover, Price Waterhouse, independently and most recently for FEMA. Preceded...
Ping Qin Yu
Mar 28, 2012
Violinist Ping Qin Yu, age 51, passed away on March 28, 2012 at the Summa Western Reserve Hospital surrounded by her loving family after a long time battle with cancer. She was a member of Akron and Canton Symphony Orchestra, the Akron Chinese Christian Church and a successful violin teacher. She is survived by her husband, Jin Yu; daughter, Ann...
Eleni Arfaras(Neenicholis)
Mar 25, 2012
Eleni Arfaras (nee Nicholis), 101, passed away surrounded by her loving family March 25, 2012. Eleni travelled the long ocean voyage from her small island of Symi, Greece at the tender age of 17 as a newlywed. Her beloved husband John, and she came to America for a better life. Their marriage was "Made in Heaven." Eleni and John raised...
Robert C. Bender
Mar 24, 2012
04/14/1936--03/24/2012 Mr. Bender was a graduate of Western Reserve Academy, Wesleyan University, Conn., and completed Business courses at Northwestern University and Harvard. He was CEO of Bender-Loudon Motor Freight. Bob served on the Board of Governors of the Regular Common Carriers Conference, on the National Board of the American Society of Transportation and Logistics, and was past president of the...
Donald E Wise
Mar 24, 2012
Donald E. Wise, 65, died March 24, 2012. Born in Norwalk, he was a city councilman and served on the city planning commission before moving to Akron in 1985. A graduate of Tiffin University, Don was an avid golfer and a bowler on the Senior Traveling Bowling League. He worked for 35 years in the food industry currently working at...
Dorothy Hermanns
Mar 24, 2012
Dorothy Hermanns, 103, went home to be with our Lord on March 24, 2012. Born in Saar-brucken, Germany in 1909, she immigrated to Akron in 1928. There she met her beloved husband, Otto, an engineer from Hannover, Germany at English classes at the International Institute. She was a kind and generous person to her family, friends and community, often putting...
Melissa Pearsall
Mar 23, 2012
Melissa Pearsall, beloved wife of Craig Pearsall and mother of Tuesday Verona and Miles Washington, passed away on Friday, March 23, 2012. Melissa was born on November 15, 1978, in Fort Hood, Texas. She is also survived by her mother, Laurie Hall Trout; and father, Steven Trout; her brother, Ryan Trout; and many aunts, uncles and cousins. The family expresses...
Willis "Bill" Zeigler
Mar 22, 2012
Willis S. "Bill" Zeigler, born September 18, 1926 in Peoria, IL, passed away March 22, 2012. He attended Penn State University and graduated from Cornell University where he was a Sigma Chi. He worked 40 years at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., retiring as vice president of Goodyear Aerospace. During that period at Goodyear, he was a Sloan Scholar at...
Thomas Todd "Tt" Thompson
Mar 21, 2012
Thomas "TT" Todd Thompson, age 78, graduated to heaven on March 21, 2012, at Hospice of Visiting Nurse, Copley, Ohio, following complications from Parkinsons Disease. TT was born in Dover, Ohio, to Rolland Lee and Ressie Todd Thompson, on April 29, 1933. After graduating from Coventry High School, he eloped with his sweetheart, Sally Bullis, on October 22, 1951. In...
William Andriot Schenk
Mar 20, 2012
William Andriot Schenk passed away peacefully to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Tuesday, March 20th, 2012. Born in Akron, on January 9, 1926, he was a graduate of Cuyahoga Falls H.S. and served in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1946 as an Aviation Electrician and Automatic Pilot Technician 1st Class. He graduated Kent State University achieving...
Martha J. Thomas
Mar 20, 2012
Martha J. Thomas (nee Shook), 95, passed away at home March 20, 2012. Born in Akron, she was a life resident of the area. A member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, she was a graduate of Central High School and had volunteered at Akron City Hospital for 27 years. Mrs. Thomas was formerly an assistant manager for the Akron Woman's...
Ronald Eugene Schneider
Mar 16, 2012
Ronald E. Schneider, 83, passed away March 16, 2012 surrounded by his beloved three children. Born in Akron, he lived most of his life in the Akron area. He retired in 1993 as a respected Physics Professor at the University of Akron after 30 years. Ronald was a paratrooper in the U.S. Army in Japan post World War II. He...
Kathryn " Kit" Givens
Mar 16, 2012
Kathryn "Kit" Givens Kathryn "Kit" Givens, 68, passed away peacefully March 16, 2012 surrounded by her loving family. Born in San Jose, CA, she lived most of her life in Akron. Kit attended The Ohio State University and graduated from Northwestern University then received a Master's Degree from Stanford University. She taught for 25 years; the best years being at...
Jean Lenore Hulbert
Mar 16, 2012
Jean Lenore Hulbert, 84, slipped away quietly in the night to be with her husband, William G. Hulbert, after her valiant struggle with Alzheimer's. Jean was born on October 20, 1927 in Cleveland, Ohio. She worked in a parachute factory during World War II. In 1949 she married William, and for 63 years she was a supportive wife and loving...
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