Obituaries
Obituaries for The Billow Funeral Homes & Crematory
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Jacquelyn F Hilder
Feb 18, 2011
Jacquelyn F. Hilder passed away February 18, 2011. She was born in Wales and grew up in Toronto, Canada. She moved to the USA and resided in the Akron area for over 20 years. She was a Vice President & Team Leader for FirstMerit Bank, N.A. Jackie lived her life with dignity and respect. She had a big heart and...
Kenneth A Broggini
Feb 16, 2011
Kenneth A. Broggini, 82, passed away Feb. 16, 2011 after a short illness. He was born on June 15, 1928 in Lakewood, Ohio and moved to Copley in 1941. He graduated from Copley High School in 1946 and the University of Akron in 1963 with a Masters degree in Accounting. He retired from Goodyear Tire & Rubber after 38 years...
Carol Ann Miller
Feb 16, 2011
Carol Ann Miller, 70, passed away peacefully at home on February 16, 2011 surrounded by her loving family. She will be remembered as a very loving and caring wife, mom and grandma. Born in Akron, she lived all of her life in Northampton. Carol was employed with the Jaite Packaging Company for 14 years. Preceded in death by her parents,...
Jack W Halsey
Feb 14, 2011
Jack Halsey, born March 9, 1927, heroically battled pulmonary fibrosis and died peacefully February 14, 2011. He graduated from Buchtel High School then served in the Army as a medical technician. After World War II he served as a First Lt. in the Army Reserves. He attended the University of Akron and joined the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. He graduated...
Helen Chima
Feb 11, 2011
Helen Chima, 95, passed away February 11, 2011 Born Jan. 24, 1916 in Newark Ohio, she moved to Akron at the age of 4. She graduated from Garfield High School and Hamel Business College and worked at B.F. Goodrich Co. as a secretary for two years then joined the family owned Chima Travel Bureau, Inc. as Secretary Treasurer until retirement....
Betty H Yoe
Feb 11, 2011
Betty H. Yoe, 91, died February 11, 2011. Born in Arkansas City, Kansas, she was a member of Church of Our Saviour and had been active with the Weathervane Playhouse. Preceded in death by her husband, Duane O. Yoe; she is survived by her daughter, Jean Ann Yoe of Akron; son, Craig Clizia Yoe of New York; six grandchildren and...
Rev. Paul D Hoffmaster
Feb 8, 2011
Paul D. Hoffmaster, 94, Pastor Emeritus of Fairlawn Lutheran Church, died Feb. 8, 2011. Rev. Hoffmaster was the first fulltime Pastor at Fairlawn Lutheran Church serving 26 plus years. After retirement, he was the winter Associate at Marco Lutheran Church, Marco Island, Florida and the founding Pastor at Faith Lutheran Church in Naples, Florida. He enjoyed golf and spending winters...
Sibyl Pahline Billman
Feb 7, 2011
Sibyl Pahline Billman, 82, died February 7, 2011 after a long illness. Sibyl was born in Akron, the daughter of Otto Carl Pahline and Sybil Heald Pahline. She attended Old Trail School, Vassar College and Katherine Gibbs School in New York City. The friends she made in kindergarten at Old Trail remained her close friends throughout her life. Sibyl was...
Helen C Leeper
Feb 6, 2011
Helen C. Leeper nee Thomas passed away peacefully on February 6 at her residence in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She was born in Bowling Green, Ohio, on January 11, 1922, and graduated from North High School in Akron, Ohio, in 1940. Beloved wife of the late Morton S. Leeper, Helen was the devoted mother to her three children, Eileen Harris...
Burlen Southers
Feb 6, 2011
Burlen Southers, 88, died February 6, 2011 at Summa Western Reserve Hospital. Born in Blairsville, Ga., he had lived in the Akron area until moving to Bath in 1968. A certified HVAC technician, he then joined the U.S. Navy and served during World War II and the Korean Conflict. Upon his return to civilian life, he completed his technical education...
Steven A Flowers
Feb 4, 2011
Steven A. Flowers, 54, died February 4, 2011. Born in Lorain, Ohio, he was a resident of Sharon Center. Steven was a self employed contractor who could fix anything and would help anyone. Thou strong willed and physically imposing, his tender side was shown through his deep love of animals both domestic and wild. His wicked sense of humor, his...
Elsie Gertrude Maxey
Feb 3, 2011
Gertrude Maxey, born July 12, 1919, died February 3, 2011. The daughter of Walter and Bertha Reinhart and sister of Wilbert Reinhart, she graduated from Akron Buchtel High school and the University of Akron during World War II and worked at BF Goodrich where she met Frank Maxey of Lincoln Nebraska. They were married during the war. Preceded in death...
Jeannine Frances Nichols
Feb 1, 2011
Jeannine F. Nichols, 78, passed away peacefully February 1, 2011 surrounded by her loving family. Born in Cuyahoga Falls, she grew up there and lived most of her adult life in Akron. She was known as Sister Suzanne at the Sisters of Charity in Parmadale in Cleveland. She will be remembered as a very loving and caring wife, mom and...
Mary Suzanne Stoll
Feb 1, 2011
Mary Suzanne ``Sue' Stoll, age 77, passed peacefully from this world at The Montebello on Academy in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Tuesday February 1, 2011. Born August 18, 1933, in Columbus, Ohio, to Nora Mary Cox and Colonel Clyde Eugene Lamiell, Sue was the youngest of three siblings. Sue spent the majority of her childhood in the Akron, Ohio area....
Justin Edward Brennan
Jan 30, 2011
Justin Edward Brennan, born April 20, 1979, has passed on as of Dec. 30, 2010. He was the son-shine of our lives Ed, Maria and Darren and forever shall be. Justin lived his life with a smile in his heart and love on his face. His spirit slipped over peacefully in sleep and his soul now journeys on its path...
Frances Guarnieri
Jan 29, 2011
Frances Guarnieri, 82, passed away peacefully January 29, 2011. Born in Italy, she lived most of her life in the Akron area. Preceded in death by her husband, Joseph; son, Joseph; sister, Maria Graci; she is survived by son, Mike Guarnieri; daughter, Maria Percy Grenfell; grandchildren, Kelley, Christopher, Casey, Angella, Dina, Joseph III, Michael, Matthew, Mark, Mackenzie, Malachi; brother, Nick...
Robert Harmer Walsh
Jan 25, 2011
Robert Harmer Walsh, 88, passed away in Orem, Utah, on January 25, 2011, from complications of kidney disease and diabetes. Born September 12, 1922, to John Robert and Isabel Harmer Walsh, he grew up in Farmington, Utah. During World War II he served in the armed forces as a waist gunner on a B-17. He married Arlene Andrew on October...
Dolores L Ferrick
Jan 24, 2011
Dolores L. ``Dee' Ferrick passed away January 24, 2011. Born in Stevensville, Michigan in 1930, Dee, as a small child was raised on her grand parent's farm. She loved animals all her life. She had her own pony and german shepherd dog. Her family moved to the adjoining town of beautiful St. Joe situated on Lake Michigan and its great...
Mitchell James Wellman
Jan 20, 2011
Mitchell James Wellman went home to be with his dad, Jim on Jan. 20, 2011. He is survived by his mother, Betty; siblings, Dana, David Deanna, Bob Donna Dech, Terri, Dan Kim, Jimmy Cherie, Jay, Tracy, Dean deceased Wellman; and many other relatives. He will be missed by all who loved him. Friends may call from 1 to 3 p.m....
Joseph F Cook
Jan 20, 2011
Joseph F. Cook, Jr., 54, died January 20, 2011. Born in Akron, he was a partner with Amer-Cunningham Co. LPA. A Past Master of Coventry-Akron Lodge #83, he was a member of Tadmor Shrine, Scottish Rite Valley of Akron, Akron Rotary Club, Leadership Akron, and was a founding board member of Ballinger House Brain Injury Clubhouse. Preceded in death by...
Jacquelyn F Hilder
Feb 18, 2011
Jacquelyn F. Hilder passed away February 18, 2011. She was born in Wales and grew up in Toronto, Canada. She moved to the USA and resided in the Akron area for over 20 years. She was a Vice President & Team Leader for FirstMerit Bank, N.A. Jackie lived her life with dignity and respect. She had a big heart and...
Kenneth A Broggini
Feb 16, 2011
Kenneth A. Broggini, 82, passed away Feb. 16, 2011 after a short illness. He was born on June 15, 1928 in Lakewood, Ohio and moved to Copley in 1941. He graduated from Copley High School in 1946 and the University of Akron in 1963 with a Masters degree in Accounting. He retired from Goodyear Tire & Rubber after 38 years...
Carol Ann Miller
Feb 16, 2011
Carol Ann Miller, 70, passed away peacefully at home on February 16, 2011 surrounded by her loving family. She will be remembered as a very loving and caring wife, mom and grandma. Born in Akron, she lived all of her life in Northampton. Carol was employed with the Jaite Packaging Company for 14 years. Preceded in death by her parents,...
Jack W Halsey
Feb 14, 2011
Jack Halsey, born March 9, 1927, heroically battled pulmonary fibrosis and died peacefully February 14, 2011. He graduated from Buchtel High School then served in the Army as a medical technician. After World War II he served as a First Lt. in the Army Reserves. He attended the University of Akron and joined the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. He graduated...
Helen Chima
Feb 11, 2011
Helen Chima, 95, passed away February 11, 2011 Born Jan. 24, 1916 in Newark Ohio, she moved to Akron at the age of 4. She graduated from Garfield High School and Hamel Business College and worked at B.F. Goodrich Co. as a secretary for two years then joined the family owned Chima Travel Bureau, Inc. as Secretary Treasurer until retirement....
Betty H Yoe
Feb 11, 2011
Betty H. Yoe, 91, died February 11, 2011. Born in Arkansas City, Kansas, she was a member of Church of Our Saviour and had been active with the Weathervane Playhouse. Preceded in death by her husband, Duane O. Yoe; she is survived by her daughter, Jean Ann Yoe of Akron; son, Craig Clizia Yoe of New York; six grandchildren and...
Rev. Paul D Hoffmaster
Feb 8, 2011
Paul D. Hoffmaster, 94, Pastor Emeritus of Fairlawn Lutheran Church, died Feb. 8, 2011. Rev. Hoffmaster was the first fulltime Pastor at Fairlawn Lutheran Church serving 26 plus years. After retirement, he was the winter Associate at Marco Lutheran Church, Marco Island, Florida and the founding Pastor at Faith Lutheran Church in Naples, Florida. He enjoyed golf and spending winters...
Sibyl Pahline Billman
Feb 7, 2011
Sibyl Pahline Billman, 82, died February 7, 2011 after a long illness. Sibyl was born in Akron, the daughter of Otto Carl Pahline and Sybil Heald Pahline. She attended Old Trail School, Vassar College and Katherine Gibbs School in New York City. The friends she made in kindergarten at Old Trail remained her close friends throughout her life. Sibyl was...
Helen C Leeper
Feb 6, 2011
Helen C. Leeper nee Thomas passed away peacefully on February 6 at her residence in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She was born in Bowling Green, Ohio, on January 11, 1922, and graduated from North High School in Akron, Ohio, in 1940. Beloved wife of the late Morton S. Leeper, Helen was the devoted mother to her three children, Eileen Harris...
Burlen Southers
Feb 6, 2011
Burlen Southers, 88, died February 6, 2011 at Summa Western Reserve Hospital. Born in Blairsville, Ga., he had lived in the Akron area until moving to Bath in 1968. A certified HVAC technician, he then joined the U.S. Navy and served during World War II and the Korean Conflict. Upon his return to civilian life, he completed his technical education...
Steven A Flowers
Feb 4, 2011
Steven A. Flowers, 54, died February 4, 2011. Born in Lorain, Ohio, he was a resident of Sharon Center. Steven was a self employed contractor who could fix anything and would help anyone. Thou strong willed and physically imposing, his tender side was shown through his deep love of animals both domestic and wild. His wicked sense of humor, his...
Elsie Gertrude Maxey
Feb 3, 2011
Gertrude Maxey, born July 12, 1919, died February 3, 2011. The daughter of Walter and Bertha Reinhart and sister of Wilbert Reinhart, she graduated from Akron Buchtel High school and the University of Akron during World War II and worked at BF Goodrich where she met Frank Maxey of Lincoln Nebraska. They were married during the war. Preceded in death...
Jeannine Frances Nichols
Feb 1, 2011
Jeannine F. Nichols, 78, passed away peacefully February 1, 2011 surrounded by her loving family. Born in Cuyahoga Falls, she grew up there and lived most of her adult life in Akron. She was known as Sister Suzanne at the Sisters of Charity in Parmadale in Cleveland. She will be remembered as a very loving and caring wife, mom and...
Mary Suzanne Stoll
Feb 1, 2011
Mary Suzanne ``Sue' Stoll, age 77, passed peacefully from this world at The Montebello on Academy in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Tuesday February 1, 2011. Born August 18, 1933, in Columbus, Ohio, to Nora Mary Cox and Colonel Clyde Eugene Lamiell, Sue was the youngest of three siblings. Sue spent the majority of her childhood in the Akron, Ohio area....
Justin Edward Brennan
Jan 30, 2011
Justin Edward Brennan, born April 20, 1979, has passed on as of Dec. 30, 2010. He was the son-shine of our lives Ed, Maria and Darren and forever shall be. Justin lived his life with a smile in his heart and love on his face. His spirit slipped over peacefully in sleep and his soul now journeys on its path...
Frances Guarnieri
Jan 29, 2011
Frances Guarnieri, 82, passed away peacefully January 29, 2011. Born in Italy, she lived most of her life in the Akron area. Preceded in death by her husband, Joseph; son, Joseph; sister, Maria Graci; she is survived by son, Mike Guarnieri; daughter, Maria Percy Grenfell; grandchildren, Kelley, Christopher, Casey, Angella, Dina, Joseph III, Michael, Matthew, Mark, Mackenzie, Malachi; brother, Nick...
Robert Harmer Walsh
Jan 25, 2011
Robert Harmer Walsh, 88, passed away in Orem, Utah, on January 25, 2011, from complications of kidney disease and diabetes. Born September 12, 1922, to John Robert and Isabel Harmer Walsh, he grew up in Farmington, Utah. During World War II he served in the armed forces as a waist gunner on a B-17. He married Arlene Andrew on October...
Dolores L Ferrick
Jan 24, 2011
Dolores L. ``Dee' Ferrick passed away January 24, 2011. Born in Stevensville, Michigan in 1930, Dee, as a small child was raised on her grand parent's farm. She loved animals all her life. She had her own pony and german shepherd dog. Her family moved to the adjoining town of beautiful St. Joe situated on Lake Michigan and its great...
Mitchell James Wellman
Jan 20, 2011
Mitchell James Wellman went home to be with his dad, Jim on Jan. 20, 2011. He is survived by his mother, Betty; siblings, Dana, David Deanna, Bob Donna Dech, Terri, Dan Kim, Jimmy Cherie, Jay, Tracy, Dean deceased Wellman; and many other relatives. He will be missed by all who loved him. Friends may call from 1 to 3 p.m....
Joseph F Cook
Jan 20, 2011
Joseph F. Cook, Jr., 54, died January 20, 2011. Born in Akron, he was a partner with Amer-Cunningham Co. LPA. A Past Master of Coventry-Akron Lodge #83, he was a member of Tadmor Shrine, Scottish Rite Valley of Akron, Akron Rotary Club, Leadership Akron, and was a founding board member of Ballinger House Brain Injury Clubhouse. Preceded in death by...
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