Obituaries
Obituaries for The Billow Funeral Homes & Crematory
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Dorothy S Wright
Oct 29, 2010
Dorothy S. Wright nee Season, 93, died October 29, 2010. Born October 14, 1917 in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio she was a graduate of Cuyahoga Falls High School and Kent State University. She was an elementary school teacher retired from the Cuyahoga Falls School System. She also taught in Stow, Green and Oberlin, Ohio and was named a Jennings Scholar in...
Elna Clara Stoner
Oct 28, 2010
Elna C. Stoner, 93, passed away October 28, 2010. She was born in East Cleveland and had resided in Akron since 1959. A member of Christ United Methodist Church and the V.F.W., she was a World War II Army veteran and retired as an R.N. from Hillhaven Convalescent Home. She is survived by her daughters, Judith Harris and Dorothy Mark...
Lloyd C. Grenzow
Oct 26, 2010
Lloyd C. Grenzow, 73, passed away October 26, 2010. He was born in Akron and lived most of his life in Richfield. Mr. Grenzow retired from Consolidated Freightways with over 40 years of service. Preceded in death by his wife, Beverly; he is survived by his mother, Ruth; children, Brent Becky and Brenda; grandchildren, Shelby and Baylee; brother, Kim Kathy...
Katherine Irene Keirns Saddler
Oct 22, 2010
Katherine Irene Keirns Saddler Katherine Irene Keirns Saddler, age 95, was born January 22, 1915 and went home to be with the Lord on October 22, 2010. Katherine had been a resident of Elyria for the past sixty years and was a resident of AbbeWood Senior Living Community for the past ten. She was born in Athens, Ohio to Dayton...
Maurice H Converse
Oct 19, 2010
Maurice H. Converse, M.D., 85, died Oct. 19, 2010. Born in Massillon, he was a retired physician, a World War II U.S. Navy Veteran who served in the Pacific Theater and a member of the VFW Post 349. He was an avid gardener, photographer, OSU Buckeyes and Massillon Tigers fan and alumnus. Preceded in death by parents, Charles and Emma...

Nina Armstrong
Oct 18, 2010
Nina Stubblefield Armstrong, 96, of Akron, Ohio and formerly of Normal, Illinois, passed away Monday, October 18, 2010 at Rockynol Retirement Community. She was born August 8, 1914 in Bloomington, Illinois and grew up on the family farm near Covell, Illinois. After attending a one room school house, she graduated from Bloomington High School and went on to Illinois State...
Jean May Hudson
Oct 17, 2010
Jean May Palmer Hudson, 79, passed away October 17, 2010. She was preceded in death by her husband of 40 years, Marlin Wayne Hudson; her parents, Jean H. W. Wilde Palmer and John Palmer; sister, Margaret and brother-in-law Raymond Garforth. Jean was a Staff Sergeant during the Korean War, DAV, and Women's Army Corps. She was a gifted vocalist with...

Maria B Todorovic
Oct 13, 2010
Maria B. Todorovic | Visit Guest Book Maria B. Todorovic, 90, died Oct. 13, 2010. Born in Croatia, she immigrated to Akron from Austria in 1952 with her husband and daughter. Maria taught French, German, and Spanish for the Akron Public Schools for 31 years. She was one of the original staff at Firestone High School when it was first...

Mary F Ake
Oct 9, 2010
Mary F. Ake, 94, died October 9, 2010. She is survived by her sons, Merlin, Richard and Robert Ake. A good friend and a great lady. There will be no services.
Lyle W Bohon
Oct 9, 2010
Lyle W. Bohon, 75, passed away peacefully October 9, 2010. Services will be held 10 a.m., Tuesday at St. Luke's Lutheran Church, 2121 6th St., Cuyahoga Falls with Rev. Robert Linsz officiating. Burial at Northlawn Memorial Gardens. Friends may call 5 to 8 p.m., Monday at the Billow FALLS Chapel, 1907 23rd St., Cuyahoga Falls. If desired, memorials may be...
Eleanor M Human
Oct 8, 2010
Eleanor M. Human ``Elly', 89, died Oct. 8, 2010. Born in Akron, she lived most of her life in the area, retiring to Florida from 1985 until 2009. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Sebring, Florida and retired from Barberton Citizens Hospital. Preceded in death by husband, Thomas A. and son, Thomas E.; she is survived...
Eleanor Josephine Detweiler
Oct 8, 2010
Eleanor Josephine Detweiler D'Amico, 79, of Akron passed away Friday, October 8, 2010. Eleanor was born in Akron on November 28, 1930 and lived most of her life here devoted to her husband, Robert for nearly 60 years of marriage. Her tireless effort to contact an Ohio Congressman brought home her Marine from the Korean War. While away from him...

Joseph M Holden
Oct 7, 2010
Joseph M. Holden, 82, died Oct. 7, 2010. A life resident of Akron, he was a member of the First Congregational Church of Akron. He attended Buchtel High School for two years and graduated from the New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell, New Mexico in 1945, Harvard University in 1949 and Western Reserve University School of Law in 1952 where...

Elizabeth Ellen Perkins
Oct 7, 2010
Elizabeth Ellen Savidant Perkins Betty, 86, passed away October 7, 2010. Betty was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada to James William and Ethel Gertrude Savidant. After graduation from high school, she became a legal secretary. During World War II, she worked for the Canadian government in the war related department. She later was a secretary at McGill Universities Alumni Dept....

Ann Louise Tachantz
Oct 5, 2010
Ann Louise Tschantz, 89, passed away on October 5, 2010. Ann received her Bachelor's degree from the University of Akron and her Master's degree at Syracuse University. She was a high school guidance counselor at Cuyahoga Falls High School prior to her retirement to Fort Pierce, Florida in 1980. Preceded in death by her sister, Mary Jane Tom Watters; she...

Dorothy J Briggle
Oct 5, 2010
Dorothy J. Tschantz Briggle, 94, passed away October 5th, 2010. She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond. She is survived by daughter, Jacqueline; and son, Thomas; granddaughters, Suzy, Bonnie and Ruth; grandsons, Chris and Curt. A celebration of Dorothy's life will be held at a future date.
George S Mousetes
Oct 5, 2010
George S. Mousetes, 70, passed away peacefully October 5, 2010 surrounded by his loving family. Born in Cleveland, he was a lifelong resident of Akron. George retired from Ohio Edison after more than 25 years of service. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps and was a longtime member of Annunciation Catholic Church and most recently at St. Vincent. A...
John K Craine
Oct 4, 2010
John K. ``Jack' Craine, 74, passed away peacefully October 4, 2010 after a very long struggle. Born in Washington Court House, Ohio on December 14, 1935, Jack's family moved to Columbus, Ohio when he was an infant. He graduated from Cols North H.S., honorably discharged by the U.S. Air Force in 1958 and graduated from The Ohio State University in...
Frank Charles Vierling
Sep 29, 2010
Frank Charles Vierling, Jr., 64, passed away peacefully September 29, 2010 surrounded by his loving family. Preceded in death by his parents, Frank Sr. and Martha, he is survived by his loving wife of 38 years, Lisa; son, Todd Vierling Adam May; daughter, Marcie Vierling Edward Bailey; granddaughter, Kiera Grahl; sister, Donna King; and an extended family of loving relatives....
Robert Stuart Hancock
Sep 22, 2010
Robert Stuart Hancock, 87, passed away September 22, 2010. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio where he graduated from Withrow High School in 1941. Bob was an alumnus of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia where he was a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. He served as a sergeant in the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1942 until 1946....
Dorothy S Wright
Oct 29, 2010
Dorothy S. Wright nee Season, 93, died October 29, 2010. Born October 14, 1917 in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio she was a graduate of Cuyahoga Falls High School and Kent State University. She was an elementary school teacher retired from the Cuyahoga Falls School System. She also taught in Stow, Green and Oberlin, Ohio and was named a Jennings Scholar in...
Elna Clara Stoner
Oct 28, 2010
Elna C. Stoner, 93, passed away October 28, 2010. She was born in East Cleveland and had resided in Akron since 1959. A member of Christ United Methodist Church and the V.F.W., she was a World War II Army veteran and retired as an R.N. from Hillhaven Convalescent Home. She is survived by her daughters, Judith Harris and Dorothy Mark...
Lloyd C. Grenzow
Oct 26, 2010
Lloyd C. Grenzow, 73, passed away October 26, 2010. He was born in Akron and lived most of his life in Richfield. Mr. Grenzow retired from Consolidated Freightways with over 40 years of service. Preceded in death by his wife, Beverly; he is survived by his mother, Ruth; children, Brent Becky and Brenda; grandchildren, Shelby and Baylee; brother, Kim Kathy...
Katherine Irene Keirns Saddler
Oct 22, 2010
Katherine Irene Keirns Saddler Katherine Irene Keirns Saddler, age 95, was born January 22, 1915 and went home to be with the Lord on October 22, 2010. Katherine had been a resident of Elyria for the past sixty years and was a resident of AbbeWood Senior Living Community for the past ten. She was born in Athens, Ohio to Dayton...
Maurice H Converse
Oct 19, 2010
Maurice H. Converse, M.D., 85, died Oct. 19, 2010. Born in Massillon, he was a retired physician, a World War II U.S. Navy Veteran who served in the Pacific Theater and a member of the VFW Post 349. He was an avid gardener, photographer, OSU Buckeyes and Massillon Tigers fan and alumnus. Preceded in death by parents, Charles and Emma...

Nina Armstrong
Oct 18, 2010
Nina Stubblefield Armstrong, 96, of Akron, Ohio and formerly of Normal, Illinois, passed away Monday, October 18, 2010 at Rockynol Retirement Community. She was born August 8, 1914 in Bloomington, Illinois and grew up on the family farm near Covell, Illinois. After attending a one room school house, she graduated from Bloomington High School and went on to Illinois State...
Jean May Hudson
Oct 17, 2010
Jean May Palmer Hudson, 79, passed away October 17, 2010. She was preceded in death by her husband of 40 years, Marlin Wayne Hudson; her parents, Jean H. W. Wilde Palmer and John Palmer; sister, Margaret and brother-in-law Raymond Garforth. Jean was a Staff Sergeant during the Korean War, DAV, and Women's Army Corps. She was a gifted vocalist with...

Maria B Todorovic
Oct 13, 2010
Maria B. Todorovic | Visit Guest Book Maria B. Todorovic, 90, died Oct. 13, 2010. Born in Croatia, she immigrated to Akron from Austria in 1952 with her husband and daughter. Maria taught French, German, and Spanish for the Akron Public Schools for 31 years. She was one of the original staff at Firestone High School when it was first...

Mary F Ake
Oct 9, 2010
Mary F. Ake, 94, died October 9, 2010. She is survived by her sons, Merlin, Richard and Robert Ake. A good friend and a great lady. There will be no services.
Lyle W Bohon
Oct 9, 2010
Lyle W. Bohon, 75, passed away peacefully October 9, 2010. Services will be held 10 a.m., Tuesday at St. Luke's Lutheran Church, 2121 6th St., Cuyahoga Falls with Rev. Robert Linsz officiating. Burial at Northlawn Memorial Gardens. Friends may call 5 to 8 p.m., Monday at the Billow FALLS Chapel, 1907 23rd St., Cuyahoga Falls. If desired, memorials may be...
Eleanor M Human
Oct 8, 2010
Eleanor M. Human ``Elly', 89, died Oct. 8, 2010. Born in Akron, she lived most of her life in the area, retiring to Florida from 1985 until 2009. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Sebring, Florida and retired from Barberton Citizens Hospital. Preceded in death by husband, Thomas A. and son, Thomas E.; she is survived...
Eleanor Josephine Detweiler
Oct 8, 2010
Eleanor Josephine Detweiler D'Amico, 79, of Akron passed away Friday, October 8, 2010. Eleanor was born in Akron on November 28, 1930 and lived most of her life here devoted to her husband, Robert for nearly 60 years of marriage. Her tireless effort to contact an Ohio Congressman brought home her Marine from the Korean War. While away from him...

Joseph M Holden
Oct 7, 2010
Joseph M. Holden, 82, died Oct. 7, 2010. A life resident of Akron, he was a member of the First Congregational Church of Akron. He attended Buchtel High School for two years and graduated from the New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell, New Mexico in 1945, Harvard University in 1949 and Western Reserve University School of Law in 1952 where...

Elizabeth Ellen Perkins
Oct 7, 2010
Elizabeth Ellen Savidant Perkins Betty, 86, passed away October 7, 2010. Betty was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada to James William and Ethel Gertrude Savidant. After graduation from high school, she became a legal secretary. During World War II, she worked for the Canadian government in the war related department. She later was a secretary at McGill Universities Alumni Dept....

Ann Louise Tachantz
Oct 5, 2010
Ann Louise Tschantz, 89, passed away on October 5, 2010. Ann received her Bachelor's degree from the University of Akron and her Master's degree at Syracuse University. She was a high school guidance counselor at Cuyahoga Falls High School prior to her retirement to Fort Pierce, Florida in 1980. Preceded in death by her sister, Mary Jane Tom Watters; she...

Dorothy J Briggle
Oct 5, 2010
Dorothy J. Tschantz Briggle, 94, passed away October 5th, 2010. She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond. She is survived by daughter, Jacqueline; and son, Thomas; granddaughters, Suzy, Bonnie and Ruth; grandsons, Chris and Curt. A celebration of Dorothy's life will be held at a future date.
George S Mousetes
Oct 5, 2010
George S. Mousetes, 70, passed away peacefully October 5, 2010 surrounded by his loving family. Born in Cleveland, he was a lifelong resident of Akron. George retired from Ohio Edison after more than 25 years of service. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps and was a longtime member of Annunciation Catholic Church and most recently at St. Vincent. A...
John K Craine
Oct 4, 2010
John K. ``Jack' Craine, 74, passed away peacefully October 4, 2010 after a very long struggle. Born in Washington Court House, Ohio on December 14, 1935, Jack's family moved to Columbus, Ohio when he was an infant. He graduated from Cols North H.S., honorably discharged by the U.S. Air Force in 1958 and graduated from The Ohio State University in...
Frank Charles Vierling
Sep 29, 2010
Frank Charles Vierling, Jr., 64, passed away peacefully September 29, 2010 surrounded by his loving family. Preceded in death by his parents, Frank Sr. and Martha, he is survived by his loving wife of 38 years, Lisa; son, Todd Vierling Adam May; daughter, Marcie Vierling Edward Bailey; granddaughter, Kiera Grahl; sister, Donna King; and an extended family of loving relatives....
Robert Stuart Hancock
Sep 22, 2010
Robert Stuart Hancock, 87, passed away September 22, 2010. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio where he graduated from Withrow High School in 1941. Bob was an alumnus of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia where he was a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. He served as a sergeant in the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1942 until 1946....