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Richard L Housely Jr
Oct 3, 2011
Richard L. Housley, Jr. Richard L. Housley, Jr., 74, died October 3, 2011, Preceded in death by his father, Richard L. Housley, Sr., he is survived by his step-mother, Blanche Housley; daughters, Sheri L. Housley and Natalie Greg Montgomery; grandchildren, Jeremy and Tyler Montgomery; brother, Gary Jenny Housley of Franklin, Tennessee; and sister, Susan Valley of Sebastian, Florida. Born November...
John S. Caruso
Oct 3, 2011
John S. Caruso John S. Caruso, 72, died October 3, 2011. Born in Akron, he was a U.S. Navy veteran with service on the U.S.S. Joseph P. Kennedy. A member of Nativity of the Lord Jesus Catholic Church, John was a trap shooter, president of the Mud Run Gun Club, and loved to attend his grandchildren's sports events. He retired...
Lillian M Kalman
Oct 1, 2011
Lillian M. Kalman Lillian M. Kalman, 89, went peacefully home to be with her Lord on October 1, 2011. Born in Akron, Ohio on April 2, 1922, she lived in the Akron area all her life. She graduated from West High School and started a full-time job with Goodyear Bank where she became the private secretary to the bank president....
Beatrice K Mcdowell
Sep 25, 2011
Beatrice K. McDowell Beatrice K. McDowell passed away on September 25, 2011 at 93. Born March 11, 1918 in Akron, Ohio, she graduated from Buchtel High School and Ohio Wesleyan University. Bea was a loving mother, energetic grandmother, and an active community volunteer. Organizations she was affiliated with are Witan, Junior League of Akron, Saint Thomas Hospital Woman's Board, Akron...
Albert George Hirzel
Sep 24, 2011
Albert George Hirzel Albert George Hirzel, 86, April 10, 1925-September 24, 2011. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Albert lived most of his life in Bath Township. As a charter member of the Akron Symphony Orchestra, he played violin in 1953, then viola until 1973 and was well respected by his private students. He served proudly in the U.S. Navy Seabees during...
Leonard Arthur Burkhard
Sep 23, 2011
Leonard Arthur Burkhard ``Do the very best you can... and leave the outcome to God.' Leonard Arthur Burkhard lived by those words. He made his transition from this earthly life to be with his Lord on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2011. Born in Ohio on Nov. 20, 1911, Len was very involved in his faith, and regularly attended Fairlawn Lutheran Church,...
Ruth E Lamb
Sep 20, 2011
Ruth E. Lamb Ruth E. Lamb, 88, passed away on September 20, 2011. Ruth was born July 3, 1923 and was a lifelong resident of the Akron area and attended West High School. Ruth graduated from The University of Akron with a degree in accounting and was a member of Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority. She met her husband, Bill deceased...
Ruth Mary Derks
Sep 20, 2011
``TOGETHER FOREVER' Ruth Mary Derks Ruth Mary Derks, 82, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. She was preceded by her husband, Ralph, who died September 22, 2009. They had been married for 65 years. She will be interred with her husband, Ralph at the Rose Hill Burial Park...
Doc Dawson Ford
Sep 19, 2011
Doc Dawson Ford Doc Dawson Ford, born Feb. 7, 1925, departed September 19, 2011 at the age of 86 to be rejoined with his wife, Lois. They were married Nov. 7, 1944, until her death in 2008. He was raised in Cherry Valley, Ohio and resided his adult life in Tallmadge and Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. He proudly served in the...
Nancy J. Hamm
Sep 18, 2011
Nancy J. Hamm Nancy J. Hamm, 67, passed away unexpectedly September 18, 2011. Born in Akron, she grew up in Findlay and lived in Akron most of her adult life. Nancy retired from National City Bank after 36 years of service. After retirement, she worked at the Brookwood Condominium Association and later was employed at Centrust. She was a member...
Leonard E. Bud Kinzel
Sep 18, 2011
Leonard E. ``Bud' Kinzel Leonard E. ``Bud' Kinzel, 92, died Sept. 18, 2011. Preceded in death by wife of 53 years, Erica, he is survived by children, Diana Pat McCollum, Kathy Larry Campbell, Don Gail Kinzel; grandchildren, Bob Terri and Andy Christy McCollum, Christy MacKay, Kim Gabe Leigh, Randy Cassie Campbell, and David Christine Kinzel; and many great-grandchildren. Service will...
Alfred A Bortscheller
Sep 18, 2011
Alfred A. Bortscheller Alfred A. Bortscheller, 94, died September 18, 2011. Al was born in Cleveland and served in the 255th Signal Construction Battalion of the U.S. Army in the European Theater during World War II receiving five Bronze Stars for the Battles of Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Central Europe, Ardennes and was cited by the French with the Croix...
Frank Joseph Hrdlicka Jr
Sep 16, 2011
Frank Joseph Hrdlicka, Jr. Frank Joseph Hrdlicka, Jr., 86, died September 16, 2011. Born in Cleveland, he had retired from TRW. Frank loved classical and polka music, was an accomplished model airplane maker, and enjoyed collecting models of vintage automobiles. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II at the Battle of the Bulge in France in the...
Charles R Thompson
Sep 13, 2011
Charles R. Thompson Charles R. Thompson, 94, died September 13, 2011. Born September 11, 1917 in Muncie, Ind. to Clyde and Mabel Thompson, he lived most of his life in Akron. Charles was a 1934 graduate of Buchtel High School and he attended The Ohio State University. A U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II, he was a...
Jean Elizabeth Gombert
Sep 12, 2011
Jean E. Gombert Jean Elizabeth Gombert, 91, of Copley, Ohio, died at 1:25 p.m. on Monday, September 12, 2011, at Sumner on Ridgewood. Born February 16, 1920, in Kent, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Bernice Douglass. She married Gordon Louis Gombert on May 9, 1943, in Kent, Ohio, and he died on November 15, 2000....
Rose Spreitzer
Sep 9, 2011
Rose Spreitzer Rose Spreitzer, 89, died Sept. 9, 2011. Born in Tschonopel, Yugoslavia, she came to the United States in 1952 with her husband and three children. She loved gardening, her 20 years of retirement in Florida, her German heritage and spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Preceded in death by husband, Martin; parents, Martin and Marian Fornetran;...
Glenn A Richard
Sep 9, 2011
Glenn A. Richard Glenn A. Richard, 84, passed away on September 9, 2011. He was preceded in death by his wife, Donna ``Tiny' nee Bolich, to whom he was married for 55 years; and his parents, Howard and Marjorie nee Strock Richard. He is survived by his sons, David Jane of Copley, Ohio and Daniel, of St. Petersburg, Florida; grandchildren,...
Rev. Dr. H Richard Bucey
Sep 7, 2011
The Rev. Dr. H. Richard Bucey The Rev. Dr. H. Richard Bucey, 80, of Hudson, Ohio, passed away September 7, 2011. Born September 14, 1930, in Akron, Ohio, Dick was the son of Wiley A. and Mary C. Bucey, and the husband of Norma Vlasak Bucey, with whom he was in love for every day of their 56-year marriage. He...
Donald D Vowels
Sep 6, 2011
Donald D. Vowles, 95, died September 6, 2011. Born in Richfield, Ohio, he lived there all of his life. He attended college and was employed with Ohio Edison for 43 years serving as Corporate Secretary until his retirement in 1980. Donald was a longtime member of the Richfield United Church of Christ and a 65 year member of Meridian Sun...
Norma Eva Balaj
Sep 5, 2011
Norma Eva Balaj Norma Eva Balaj nee Elias, 81, went home to her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on September 5, 2011 to be reunited with her beloved husband of 36 years, Tom; her parents, George and Celia Elias; and her brother, Eddie Elias. Born May 25, 1930 in Akron, Ohio, Norma lived all of her life in the Akron/Fairlawn...
Richard L Housely Jr
Oct 3, 2011
Richard L. Housley, Jr. Richard L. Housley, Jr., 74, died October 3, 2011, Preceded in death by his father, Richard L. Housley, Sr., he is survived by his step-mother, Blanche Housley; daughters, Sheri L. Housley and Natalie Greg Montgomery; grandchildren, Jeremy and Tyler Montgomery; brother, Gary Jenny Housley of Franklin, Tennessee; and sister, Susan Valley of Sebastian, Florida. Born November...
John S. Caruso
Oct 3, 2011
John S. Caruso John S. Caruso, 72, died October 3, 2011. Born in Akron, he was a U.S. Navy veteran with service on the U.S.S. Joseph P. Kennedy. A member of Nativity of the Lord Jesus Catholic Church, John was a trap shooter, president of the Mud Run Gun Club, and loved to attend his grandchildren's sports events. He retired...
Lillian M Kalman
Oct 1, 2011
Lillian M. Kalman Lillian M. Kalman, 89, went peacefully home to be with her Lord on October 1, 2011. Born in Akron, Ohio on April 2, 1922, she lived in the Akron area all her life. She graduated from West High School and started a full-time job with Goodyear Bank where she became the private secretary to the bank president....
Beatrice K Mcdowell
Sep 25, 2011
Beatrice K. McDowell Beatrice K. McDowell passed away on September 25, 2011 at 93. Born March 11, 1918 in Akron, Ohio, she graduated from Buchtel High School and Ohio Wesleyan University. Bea was a loving mother, energetic grandmother, and an active community volunteer. Organizations she was affiliated with are Witan, Junior League of Akron, Saint Thomas Hospital Woman's Board, Akron...
Albert George Hirzel
Sep 24, 2011
Albert George Hirzel Albert George Hirzel, 86, April 10, 1925-September 24, 2011. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Albert lived most of his life in Bath Township. As a charter member of the Akron Symphony Orchestra, he played violin in 1953, then viola until 1973 and was well respected by his private students. He served proudly in the U.S. Navy Seabees during...
Leonard Arthur Burkhard
Sep 23, 2011
Leonard Arthur Burkhard ``Do the very best you can... and leave the outcome to God.' Leonard Arthur Burkhard lived by those words. He made his transition from this earthly life to be with his Lord on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2011. Born in Ohio on Nov. 20, 1911, Len was very involved in his faith, and regularly attended Fairlawn Lutheran Church,...
Ruth E Lamb
Sep 20, 2011
Ruth E. Lamb Ruth E. Lamb, 88, passed away on September 20, 2011. Ruth was born July 3, 1923 and was a lifelong resident of the Akron area and attended West High School. Ruth graduated from The University of Akron with a degree in accounting and was a member of Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority. She met her husband, Bill deceased...
Ruth Mary Derks
Sep 20, 2011
``TOGETHER FOREVER' Ruth Mary Derks Ruth Mary Derks, 82, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. She was preceded by her husband, Ralph, who died September 22, 2009. They had been married for 65 years. She will be interred with her husband, Ralph at the Rose Hill Burial Park...
Doc Dawson Ford
Sep 19, 2011
Doc Dawson Ford Doc Dawson Ford, born Feb. 7, 1925, departed September 19, 2011 at the age of 86 to be rejoined with his wife, Lois. They were married Nov. 7, 1944, until her death in 2008. He was raised in Cherry Valley, Ohio and resided his adult life in Tallmadge and Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. He proudly served in the...
Nancy J. Hamm
Sep 18, 2011
Nancy J. Hamm Nancy J. Hamm, 67, passed away unexpectedly September 18, 2011. Born in Akron, she grew up in Findlay and lived in Akron most of her adult life. Nancy retired from National City Bank after 36 years of service. After retirement, she worked at the Brookwood Condominium Association and later was employed at Centrust. She was a member...
Leonard E. Bud Kinzel
Sep 18, 2011
Leonard E. ``Bud' Kinzel Leonard E. ``Bud' Kinzel, 92, died Sept. 18, 2011. Preceded in death by wife of 53 years, Erica, he is survived by children, Diana Pat McCollum, Kathy Larry Campbell, Don Gail Kinzel; grandchildren, Bob Terri and Andy Christy McCollum, Christy MacKay, Kim Gabe Leigh, Randy Cassie Campbell, and David Christine Kinzel; and many great-grandchildren. Service will...
Alfred A Bortscheller
Sep 18, 2011
Alfred A. Bortscheller Alfred A. Bortscheller, 94, died September 18, 2011. Al was born in Cleveland and served in the 255th Signal Construction Battalion of the U.S. Army in the European Theater during World War II receiving five Bronze Stars for the Battles of Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Central Europe, Ardennes and was cited by the French with the Croix...
Frank Joseph Hrdlicka Jr
Sep 16, 2011
Frank Joseph Hrdlicka, Jr. Frank Joseph Hrdlicka, Jr., 86, died September 16, 2011. Born in Cleveland, he had retired from TRW. Frank loved classical and polka music, was an accomplished model airplane maker, and enjoyed collecting models of vintage automobiles. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II at the Battle of the Bulge in France in the...
Charles R Thompson
Sep 13, 2011
Charles R. Thompson Charles R. Thompson, 94, died September 13, 2011. Born September 11, 1917 in Muncie, Ind. to Clyde and Mabel Thompson, he lived most of his life in Akron. Charles was a 1934 graduate of Buchtel High School and he attended The Ohio State University. A U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II, he was a...
Jean Elizabeth Gombert
Sep 12, 2011
Jean E. Gombert Jean Elizabeth Gombert, 91, of Copley, Ohio, died at 1:25 p.m. on Monday, September 12, 2011, at Sumner on Ridgewood. Born February 16, 1920, in Kent, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Bernice Douglass. She married Gordon Louis Gombert on May 9, 1943, in Kent, Ohio, and he died on November 15, 2000....
Rose Spreitzer
Sep 9, 2011
Rose Spreitzer Rose Spreitzer, 89, died Sept. 9, 2011. Born in Tschonopel, Yugoslavia, she came to the United States in 1952 with her husband and three children. She loved gardening, her 20 years of retirement in Florida, her German heritage and spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Preceded in death by husband, Martin; parents, Martin and Marian Fornetran;...
Glenn A Richard
Sep 9, 2011
Glenn A. Richard Glenn A. Richard, 84, passed away on September 9, 2011. He was preceded in death by his wife, Donna ``Tiny' nee Bolich, to whom he was married for 55 years; and his parents, Howard and Marjorie nee Strock Richard. He is survived by his sons, David Jane of Copley, Ohio and Daniel, of St. Petersburg, Florida; grandchildren,...
Rev. Dr. H Richard Bucey
Sep 7, 2011
The Rev. Dr. H. Richard Bucey The Rev. Dr. H. Richard Bucey, 80, of Hudson, Ohio, passed away September 7, 2011. Born September 14, 1930, in Akron, Ohio, Dick was the son of Wiley A. and Mary C. Bucey, and the husband of Norma Vlasak Bucey, with whom he was in love for every day of their 56-year marriage. He...
Donald D Vowels
Sep 6, 2011
Donald D. Vowles, 95, died September 6, 2011. Born in Richfield, Ohio, he lived there all of his life. He attended college and was employed with Ohio Edison for 43 years serving as Corporate Secretary until his retirement in 1980. Donald was a longtime member of the Richfield United Church of Christ and a 65 year member of Meridian Sun...
Norma Eva Balaj
Sep 5, 2011
Norma Eva Balaj Norma Eva Balaj nee Elias, 81, went home to her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on September 5, 2011 to be reunited with her beloved husband of 36 years, Tom; her parents, George and Celia Elias; and her brother, Eddie Elias. Born May 25, 1930 in Akron, Ohio, Norma lived all of her life in the Akron/Fairlawn...
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