Obituaries
Obituaries for The Billow Funeral Homes & Crematory
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Judith Anne Whalen
Mar 14, 2011
Judith Anne Whalen, 71, passed away March 14, 2011 at her home. Born in Akron, she was a lifetime area resident and graduated from Buchtel High School and The University of Akron where she was a Delta Gamma. Judy taught in the Cuyahoga Falls and Akron school systems, was an active volunteer with the Juvenile Court Auxiliary, PEO, and the...
Judge Brenda Burnham Unruh
Mar 13, 2011
Judge Brenda Burnham Unruh, 53, passed away peacefully on March 13, 2011, surrounded by her family. Brenda and her husband, Bob had recently celebrated 31 years of marriage having two children, Bradley and Brittany. She is also survived by her parents, David and Sue Burnham; sister, Debbie Green Matt; brother, Jonathan Burnham Faith; parents-in-law, Robert and Claudia Unruh; brothers-in-law, Jim...
Steven Donald Wise
Mar 11, 2011
Steven Donald Wise, a cherished father, brother, uncle, nephew, cousin, and friend, passed away on March 11, 2011, at the much too young age of 49. Truly beloved, Steve was an active, lifetime member of Akron. He poured his heart into everything he could, touching as many lives as possible. He was born on November 9, 1961 to William D....
Alice Ann Davies
Mar 9, 2011
Alice Ann Davies, 86, died March 9, 2011. Born in Huntington, W. Va., Alice Ann Davies was a longtime Akron resident. She attended Ohio Wesleyan University and Ohio University, where met she John Davies, her husband of 56 years. For more than 50 years, she was an active member and actor at Weathervane Community Playhouse where she won Chanticleer awards...
Ellis Paige Solomon Sr
Mar 8, 2011
Ellis Paige Solomon, Sr. Ellis Paige Solomon, Sr., 87, passed away peacefully March 8, 2011. Born in Mount Pleasant, Pa., he lived most of his adult life in Akron. He was self employed and retired from Paige Equipment Corporation. Ellis served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a gun instructor on the B29. He was a member...
John L Crowe
Mar 8, 2011
John L. Crowe, 89, passed away March 8, 2011. Born in Akron, John was a graduate of The University of Akron in Engineering. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and retired from B.W. Rogers Company. He is survived by cousin, John Conrad; brother, Robert Cherie Crow; and nephews, Mark, John, and David Crow. Cremation has taken...
Fred D Barton
Mar 6, 2011
Fred D. Barton died March 6, 2011 at home with his wife, Betty, at his side. He was born in Akron and was a resident of Tallmadge for the last 25 years. Dr. Barton served in the U.S. Navy and was a graduate of The University of Akron with double majors in Chemistry and Philosophy. He graduated from Western Reserve...
Marjorie Bierce Hartz
Mar 5, 2011
Marjorie Bierce Hartz, 96, died March 5, 2011. Born in Tallmadge, she was a member of the First Congregational Church of Tallmadge, the Akron Garden Club, Junior League of Akron, and the Women's Boards of both Akron City Hospital and Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens. Marjorie was instrumental in the founding of Ohio Mart. Preceded in death by her husband,...
Janet Petersilge
Mar 5, 2011
Janet Petersilge, 88, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 5, after a long illness. Janet was born July 20, 1922 in Glasgow, Scotland. She came to this country when she was seven years old as the family emigrated to the Cleveland area. She married Robert Petersilge on June 12, 1948, and they began their life together in Akron. Janet was...
Ronald Rollo Kovak
Mar 4, 2011
Ronald ``Rollo' Kovak, born December 24, 1955, passed away March 4, 2011. Rollo was preceded in death by his son, Ronald Kovak; and father, Joseph Kovak. He is survived by his wife of 33 years, Amy; son, Joe Marian Kovak; daughters, Jessica Matthew Bocian and Jenifer Kovak; mother, Rose Kovak; brothers, Richard Theresa Kovak, Timothy Kovak, Daniel Debbie Kovak and...
Michael Timothy Hubbard
Mar 4, 2011
Michael Timothy Hubbard, age 25, of Leesburg, Virginia, left this life March 4, 2011. He was born and raised in Uniontown, Ohio. He attended Lake High School, and was a graduate of the Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics. Mike was employed at Loudoun Auto Parts in Sterling, Virginia. He is survived by his father and stepmother, Tim and Libby Hubbard of...
Alvin Earl Perrine
Mar 1, 2011
Alvin Earl Perrine, 85, joined his wife Lorraine of 44 years in heaven on Feb. 26, 2011. He and Lorraine were married May 13, 1944. He was born in Randolph County, West Virginia on April 19, 1925, the son of the late Daniel W. and Annie K. Perrine. They moved to Cleveland, Ohio in 1953 and he began working for...
Gregory W Sedlacko
Feb 28, 2011
Gregory W. Sedlacko, 51, went home to be with the Lord peacefully February 28, 2011, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Struthers, Ohio, he had been an Akron resident since 1990. A member of the Lighthouse Christian Fellowship, he was manager of Disaster Recovery Services at First Merit Bank with 18 years service. He was an avid sports...
Theodore Anthony Pavlantos
Feb 26, 2011
Theodore Anthony Pavlantos, 89, died February 26, 2011. Born September 14, 1921, Ted grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico where he co-managed his family's restaurant with his uncle. The Liberty Cafe as it was named was the largest restaurant in Albuquerque. He served in the New Mexico National Guard prior to enlisting in the U.S. Navy. He served aboard three...
John N Economou
Feb 25, 2011
John N. Economou passed away peacefully early February 25, 2011 hand in hand with Elena, Johnna, John and Marilyn listening to Sinatra's New York New York. Preceded in death by his loving parents, Mary and Nicholas; his loving wife, Mary Arfaras; and beloved father-in-law, John S. Arfaras; he is survived by daughters, Elena M. Economou Zwisler and Johnna M. Economou;...
Ivan E Hertle
Feb 22, 2011
Ivan E. Hertle, 90, passed away on Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at Akron City Hospital. Ivan was born on February 14, 1921 in Warwick, Ohio now Clinton, Ohio. He moved to Akron in 1939. He graduated from Clinton High School and then from the University of Akron where he was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. Ivan worked...
Carl Alvin Nochols
Feb 22, 2011
Carl Alvin Nichols, born June 4, 1930, loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, died peacefully in his sleep on February 22, 2011. Carl, our dad, was a National Guard veteran and made a living as a mechanic. Our dad taught us what kindness, fairness, gentleness, humor and love meant to a family. He taught us how to take care of...
Kathryn A Roemer
Feb 21, 2011
Kathryn A. Roemer, 88, died February 21, 2011. She was the beloved mother of Anne K. Blaschka, Mary M. James T. Buttitta, Joan M. Stuart Horwitz and Julie A. Bonko; grandmother of Anthony, Lisa, William, Annemarie, James G., Mary Cathryn, Alexandra, Christopher and Katelin; and preceded in death by her brother and sister, Edward F. Horrigan and Eileen M. Horrigan...
Doris Lorain Jones
Feb 20, 2011
Doris Lorain Jones nee Lancaster, of Cuyahoga Falls, passed on to Heaven February 20, 2011. She had suffered a stroke in September 2010 from which she never fully recovered. Doris was born in Frostburg, Maryland on May 13, 1924, and moved to Akron with her family as a young teenager. After graduating from the University of Akron with a Bachelor's...
Madge Emily Doerler
Feb 20, 2011
Madge Emily Heacock Doerler died February 20, 2011. Born March 9, 1918, to loving parents, Marguerite Peg and Walter E. Ed Heacock in West Unity, Ohio, she lived most of her life in Akron. She and her beloved husband, Dayton, were married May 16, 1942, in St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Akron. A 1935 graduate of Central High School, and Actual...
Judith Anne Whalen
Mar 14, 2011
Judith Anne Whalen, 71, passed away March 14, 2011 at her home. Born in Akron, she was a lifetime area resident and graduated from Buchtel High School and The University of Akron where she was a Delta Gamma. Judy taught in the Cuyahoga Falls and Akron school systems, was an active volunteer with the Juvenile Court Auxiliary, PEO, and the...
Judge Brenda Burnham Unruh
Mar 13, 2011
Judge Brenda Burnham Unruh, 53, passed away peacefully on March 13, 2011, surrounded by her family. Brenda and her husband, Bob had recently celebrated 31 years of marriage having two children, Bradley and Brittany. She is also survived by her parents, David and Sue Burnham; sister, Debbie Green Matt; brother, Jonathan Burnham Faith; parents-in-law, Robert and Claudia Unruh; brothers-in-law, Jim...
Steven Donald Wise
Mar 11, 2011
Steven Donald Wise, a cherished father, brother, uncle, nephew, cousin, and friend, passed away on March 11, 2011, at the much too young age of 49. Truly beloved, Steve was an active, lifetime member of Akron. He poured his heart into everything he could, touching as many lives as possible. He was born on November 9, 1961 to William D....
Alice Ann Davies
Mar 9, 2011
Alice Ann Davies, 86, died March 9, 2011. Born in Huntington, W. Va., Alice Ann Davies was a longtime Akron resident. She attended Ohio Wesleyan University and Ohio University, where met she John Davies, her husband of 56 years. For more than 50 years, she was an active member and actor at Weathervane Community Playhouse where she won Chanticleer awards...
Ellis Paige Solomon Sr
Mar 8, 2011
Ellis Paige Solomon, Sr. Ellis Paige Solomon, Sr., 87, passed away peacefully March 8, 2011. Born in Mount Pleasant, Pa., he lived most of his adult life in Akron. He was self employed and retired from Paige Equipment Corporation. Ellis served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a gun instructor on the B29. He was a member...
John L Crowe
Mar 8, 2011
John L. Crowe, 89, passed away March 8, 2011. Born in Akron, John was a graduate of The University of Akron in Engineering. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and retired from B.W. Rogers Company. He is survived by cousin, John Conrad; brother, Robert Cherie Crow; and nephews, Mark, John, and David Crow. Cremation has taken...
Fred D Barton
Mar 6, 2011
Fred D. Barton died March 6, 2011 at home with his wife, Betty, at his side. He was born in Akron and was a resident of Tallmadge for the last 25 years. Dr. Barton served in the U.S. Navy and was a graduate of The University of Akron with double majors in Chemistry and Philosophy. He graduated from Western Reserve...
Marjorie Bierce Hartz
Mar 5, 2011
Marjorie Bierce Hartz, 96, died March 5, 2011. Born in Tallmadge, she was a member of the First Congregational Church of Tallmadge, the Akron Garden Club, Junior League of Akron, and the Women's Boards of both Akron City Hospital and Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens. Marjorie was instrumental in the founding of Ohio Mart. Preceded in death by her husband,...
Janet Petersilge
Mar 5, 2011
Janet Petersilge, 88, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 5, after a long illness. Janet was born July 20, 1922 in Glasgow, Scotland. She came to this country when she was seven years old as the family emigrated to the Cleveland area. She married Robert Petersilge on June 12, 1948, and they began their life together in Akron. Janet was...
Ronald Rollo Kovak
Mar 4, 2011
Ronald ``Rollo' Kovak, born December 24, 1955, passed away March 4, 2011. Rollo was preceded in death by his son, Ronald Kovak; and father, Joseph Kovak. He is survived by his wife of 33 years, Amy; son, Joe Marian Kovak; daughters, Jessica Matthew Bocian and Jenifer Kovak; mother, Rose Kovak; brothers, Richard Theresa Kovak, Timothy Kovak, Daniel Debbie Kovak and...
Michael Timothy Hubbard
Mar 4, 2011
Michael Timothy Hubbard, age 25, of Leesburg, Virginia, left this life March 4, 2011. He was born and raised in Uniontown, Ohio. He attended Lake High School, and was a graduate of the Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics. Mike was employed at Loudoun Auto Parts in Sterling, Virginia. He is survived by his father and stepmother, Tim and Libby Hubbard of...
Alvin Earl Perrine
Mar 1, 2011
Alvin Earl Perrine, 85, joined his wife Lorraine of 44 years in heaven on Feb. 26, 2011. He and Lorraine were married May 13, 1944. He was born in Randolph County, West Virginia on April 19, 1925, the son of the late Daniel W. and Annie K. Perrine. They moved to Cleveland, Ohio in 1953 and he began working for...
Gregory W Sedlacko
Feb 28, 2011
Gregory W. Sedlacko, 51, went home to be with the Lord peacefully February 28, 2011, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Struthers, Ohio, he had been an Akron resident since 1990. A member of the Lighthouse Christian Fellowship, he was manager of Disaster Recovery Services at First Merit Bank with 18 years service. He was an avid sports...
Theodore Anthony Pavlantos
Feb 26, 2011
Theodore Anthony Pavlantos, 89, died February 26, 2011. Born September 14, 1921, Ted grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico where he co-managed his family's restaurant with his uncle. The Liberty Cafe as it was named was the largest restaurant in Albuquerque. He served in the New Mexico National Guard prior to enlisting in the U.S. Navy. He served aboard three...
John N Economou
Feb 25, 2011
John N. Economou passed away peacefully early February 25, 2011 hand in hand with Elena, Johnna, John and Marilyn listening to Sinatra's New York New York. Preceded in death by his loving parents, Mary and Nicholas; his loving wife, Mary Arfaras; and beloved father-in-law, John S. Arfaras; he is survived by daughters, Elena M. Economou Zwisler and Johnna M. Economou;...
Ivan E Hertle
Feb 22, 2011
Ivan E. Hertle, 90, passed away on Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at Akron City Hospital. Ivan was born on February 14, 1921 in Warwick, Ohio now Clinton, Ohio. He moved to Akron in 1939. He graduated from Clinton High School and then from the University of Akron where he was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. Ivan worked...
Carl Alvin Nochols
Feb 22, 2011
Carl Alvin Nichols, born June 4, 1930, loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, died peacefully in his sleep on February 22, 2011. Carl, our dad, was a National Guard veteran and made a living as a mechanic. Our dad taught us what kindness, fairness, gentleness, humor and love meant to a family. He taught us how to take care of...
Kathryn A Roemer
Feb 21, 2011
Kathryn A. Roemer, 88, died February 21, 2011. She was the beloved mother of Anne K. Blaschka, Mary M. James T. Buttitta, Joan M. Stuart Horwitz and Julie A. Bonko; grandmother of Anthony, Lisa, William, Annemarie, James G., Mary Cathryn, Alexandra, Christopher and Katelin; and preceded in death by her brother and sister, Edward F. Horrigan and Eileen M. Horrigan...
Doris Lorain Jones
Feb 20, 2011
Doris Lorain Jones nee Lancaster, of Cuyahoga Falls, passed on to Heaven February 20, 2011. She had suffered a stroke in September 2010 from which she never fully recovered. Doris was born in Frostburg, Maryland on May 13, 1924, and moved to Akron with her family as a young teenager. After graduating from the University of Akron with a Bachelor's...
Madge Emily Doerler
Feb 20, 2011
Madge Emily Heacock Doerler died February 20, 2011. Born March 9, 1918, to loving parents, Marguerite Peg and Walter E. Ed Heacock in West Unity, Ohio, she lived most of her life in Akron. She and her beloved husband, Dayton, were married May 16, 1942, in St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Akron. A 1935 graduate of Central High School, and Actual...
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