Obituaries
Obituaries for The Billow Funeral Homes & Crematory
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones

Carolyn Meredith
Mar 18, 2010
Carolyn Meredith, 91, went to be with the Lord March 18, 2010. Born in Branchland, W. Virginia, the youngest of 11 children, she lived her life in Akron and was a resident of the Village at St. Edward. She was a member of the Akron Baptist Temple and O.E.S. Chapter #500. Preceded in death by husband, James O. Meredith; son,...

Martha Gardiner Freeman
Mar 18, 2010
Martha Gardiner Freeman, 89, died March 18 at the Hospice of Visiting Nurse Service. Mrs. Freeman was born in Fayetteville, Tennessee and raised in Alabama. In 1942, after graduating from Alabama Polytechnic Institute Auburn University, she moved to Akron to work for Goodyear. After marrying in 1944, she left Goodyear to raise her family. Mrs. Freeman was active in PEO...

Jane Crocker Senuta
Mar 17, 2010
Jane Crocker Senuta passed away on March 17, 2010. She was a life-long Akron area resident, the daughter of the late William T. Crocker and Jane Hooper Crocker, and retired from the U.S. Postal Service. Mrs. Senuta is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Prudence and John C. Tucker; sister, Gertrude Snedden; grandchildren, Jeffrey Jennifer Tucker and Rachel Tucker; great-grandchildren,...
Mary J Andrews
Mar 17, 2010
Mary J. Andrews nee Brightman Mary J. Andrews, 85, died March 17, 2010. Preceded in death by husband of 63 years, Percy, she is survived by sons, Stephen Jackie and Gary; grandchildren, Traci, Andrew, and Patrick; and many other relatives and friends. Services will be held 11 a.m. Monday at the Billow FAIRLAWN Chapel, 85 N. Miller Rd., with Rev....
Richard Thomas Longsdorf
Mar 15, 2010
Richard Thomas Longsdorf, 74, passed away March 15, 2010. Richard was a gentle man who served his country honorably for four years in Germany, where he met and married his wife, Evemarie. He was a loving, hard-working husband for 52 years. He was a proud and supporting father to Michael Charlene, Denise Terry, Nick Shannan; adoring grandfather to Benjamin, Jennifer,...
J. Bruce Hunsicker
Mar 10, 2010
J. Bruce Hunsicker, 55, died March 10, 2010 after a long battle against prostate cancer. Born in Akron, he was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church. A graduate of The Ohio State University and The University of Akron School of Law, Bruce was an attorney at Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP. Past chairman and board member of the...
Pamela Ann Wood
Mar 7, 2010
Pam Wood, born March 26, 1948 in Akron, Ohio, passed away March 7, 2010. She was a graduate of North High School and the University of Akron. She was employed as a legal secretary with Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease. Pam was a quiet, private person with a warm and giving heart. Her smiles and giggles were infectious. Pam loved...
Cheryl Ann Rogers
Mar 6, 2010
Cheryl Ann Rogers, 65, passed away on March 6, 2010, after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, she spent the last 40 years in Richfield and Medina. Preceded in death by her daughter, Christy Lynn; she is survived by her husband of 30 years, Norman; children, Lisa Ann D' Angelo of Rittman, Tammy Ann David Myers of Cedar...
Mary Elizabeth Snyder
Mar 5, 2010
Mary Elizabeth Snyder passed away at her home March 5, 2010 after an extended illness. Services will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Billow FALLS Chapel, 1907 23rd St., Cuyahoga Falls. Interment at Northlawn Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at the funeral home 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be...
Raymond Arnold Sharp
Mar 5, 2010
Raymond Arnold Sharp, 86, passed away March 5, 2010. He was born in Akron and was a lifetime Copley resident. Mr. Sharp was a veteran of the Army Air Corps serving during World War II. Arnold retired as a chief officer of Akron Fire Department in 1980. He was a member of Copley United Methodist Church. His passions included building...
Robert Massie Copeland
Mar 4, 2010
Robert Massie Copeland Texas, age 78, passed away on March 4th, 2010. Bob was born on December 2nd, 1931 in Dallas, Texas and from there the adventure began. He ran away from home at the age of 13 and ended up in California after a short stint in the U.S. Merchant Marines during the part of World War II. He...
Joseph R Nemer
Mar 4, 2010
Joseph R. Nemer, Sr., born September 11, 1931 in Aitanit, Lebanon, died March 4, 2010. Joe came to America in 1952 to Cleveland, Ohio where he was drafted into the American Army, and served his time in Korea. He then returned to Cleveland to sell insurance. He followed family to Akron and established Hunter's Bar and Grill on Market Street....
Stanley Charles Cimarik
Mar 1, 2010
On March 1, 2010, Stanley Cimarik, 94, went home to be with his Lord and Savior. Stan was born in Akron, Ohio on July 31, 1915 to Charles and Marie Cimarik, and lived most of his life in Akron. He was employed at the Portage Machine Company, a family owned business started by his father in 1916. He became vice-president...

Thomas L Gower
Feb 27, 2010
Thomas L. Gower, 90, died Feb. 27, 2010. Born in Wales, he was a U.S. Army Veteran serving in World War II. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Akron and Adoniram Lodge #517 F. & A.M. Preceded in death by wife, Margaret; he is survived by son, Thomas Gower, II Sheryl Winsby of Milford, Delaware; sisters-in-law, Mildred...
Melville Grant Bud Hynde
Feb 27, 2010
Melville Grant "Bud" Hynde, 88, passed way on February 27, 2010. He was born in East Akron to Evelyn and Leonard Grant Hynde and had three siblings; Alexander, Ruth and Jean. He was active in the boy scouts and received the Litchfield medal in 1934. As a youth he took up boxing and was a talented harmonica player. He graduated...
Elsie Dietz Deason
Feb 26, 2010
Elsie Dietz Deason, 85, passed away peacefully after a long illness at St. Luke Lutheran Community, February 26, 2010. Elsie dedicated her life after the passing of her husband to raising her three daughters. Elsie was active in Faith Lutheran Church and her community. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wallace Ray Deason, and is survived by daughters,...
Clara June Stuecher
Feb 26, 2010
Clara June Stuecher "Babu", 83, died Feb. 26, 2010. Preceded in death by husbands, Chuck Pittman and Kurt Stuecher; she is survived by daughters, Patricia Kilgore Eugene, Priscilla Campana Dennis, Peggy Ruthven, Penny Evans Scott; grandchildren, Cary Abood, Missy Campana Birdwisa Pete, Rachel Pena Rafael, Brian Evans and Lauren Evans; nieces and nephews; and friend, Danny Abood. Friends may call...
Mary Dimitroff
Feb 26, 2010
Friday February 26th, 2010, Mary "Baba" Dimitroff passed away at the age of 94. She was preceded in death by her husband, John; and her son, Tom. She is survived by her son, Nick Pat; grandchildren, Cindy and Lynette, Tammy Bryan Komoff, Becky Charlie Pollis; great grandson, Joseph Raffale; and daughter-in-law, Kay. Mary was born in 1916 in Bitola, Yugoslavia,...

Ernest Victor Wilson
Feb 25, 2010
E. Victor Wilson, 82, of Akron, passed away on Thursday, February 25, 2010. He was born on March 26, 1927, in Noneaton, England, son of the late Bertie Wilson and Ethel Smith Wilson. He attended Queens University in Kingston, Ontario, where he received both a Bachelor of Science and a Masters degree in Chemical Engineering. He worked for Exxon Mobil...

Agnes E Pardee
Feb 24, 2010
Agnes E. Pardee, 94, died February 24, 2010 in Bradenton, Florida. Born in Youngstown to Harold and Mazella Ayers Ellis, she resided in Akron prior to moving to Bradenton in 1979. Mrs. Pardee was a member of Firestone Park United Methodist Church and a homemaker. Preceded in death by her husband, Harry J. Pardee, she is survived by cousin, Elmer...

Carolyn Meredith
Mar 18, 2010
Carolyn Meredith, 91, went to be with the Lord March 18, 2010. Born in Branchland, W. Virginia, the youngest of 11 children, she lived her life in Akron and was a resident of the Village at St. Edward. She was a member of the Akron Baptist Temple and O.E.S. Chapter #500. Preceded in death by husband, James O. Meredith; son,...

Martha Gardiner Freeman
Mar 18, 2010
Martha Gardiner Freeman, 89, died March 18 at the Hospice of Visiting Nurse Service. Mrs. Freeman was born in Fayetteville, Tennessee and raised in Alabama. In 1942, after graduating from Alabama Polytechnic Institute Auburn University, she moved to Akron to work for Goodyear. After marrying in 1944, she left Goodyear to raise her family. Mrs. Freeman was active in PEO...

Jane Crocker Senuta
Mar 17, 2010
Jane Crocker Senuta passed away on March 17, 2010. She was a life-long Akron area resident, the daughter of the late William T. Crocker and Jane Hooper Crocker, and retired from the U.S. Postal Service. Mrs. Senuta is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Prudence and John C. Tucker; sister, Gertrude Snedden; grandchildren, Jeffrey Jennifer Tucker and Rachel Tucker; great-grandchildren,...
Mary J Andrews
Mar 17, 2010
Mary J. Andrews nee Brightman Mary J. Andrews, 85, died March 17, 2010. Preceded in death by husband of 63 years, Percy, she is survived by sons, Stephen Jackie and Gary; grandchildren, Traci, Andrew, and Patrick; and many other relatives and friends. Services will be held 11 a.m. Monday at the Billow FAIRLAWN Chapel, 85 N. Miller Rd., with Rev....
Richard Thomas Longsdorf
Mar 15, 2010
Richard Thomas Longsdorf, 74, passed away March 15, 2010. Richard was a gentle man who served his country honorably for four years in Germany, where he met and married his wife, Evemarie. He was a loving, hard-working husband for 52 years. He was a proud and supporting father to Michael Charlene, Denise Terry, Nick Shannan; adoring grandfather to Benjamin, Jennifer,...
J. Bruce Hunsicker
Mar 10, 2010
J. Bruce Hunsicker, 55, died March 10, 2010 after a long battle against prostate cancer. Born in Akron, he was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church. A graduate of The Ohio State University and The University of Akron School of Law, Bruce was an attorney at Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP. Past chairman and board member of the...
Pamela Ann Wood
Mar 7, 2010
Pam Wood, born March 26, 1948 in Akron, Ohio, passed away March 7, 2010. She was a graduate of North High School and the University of Akron. She was employed as a legal secretary with Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease. Pam was a quiet, private person with a warm and giving heart. Her smiles and giggles were infectious. Pam loved...
Cheryl Ann Rogers
Mar 6, 2010
Cheryl Ann Rogers, 65, passed away on March 6, 2010, after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, she spent the last 40 years in Richfield and Medina. Preceded in death by her daughter, Christy Lynn; she is survived by her husband of 30 years, Norman; children, Lisa Ann D' Angelo of Rittman, Tammy Ann David Myers of Cedar...
Mary Elizabeth Snyder
Mar 5, 2010
Mary Elizabeth Snyder passed away at her home March 5, 2010 after an extended illness. Services will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Billow FALLS Chapel, 1907 23rd St., Cuyahoga Falls. Interment at Northlawn Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at the funeral home 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be...
Raymond Arnold Sharp
Mar 5, 2010
Raymond Arnold Sharp, 86, passed away March 5, 2010. He was born in Akron and was a lifetime Copley resident. Mr. Sharp was a veteran of the Army Air Corps serving during World War II. Arnold retired as a chief officer of Akron Fire Department in 1980. He was a member of Copley United Methodist Church. His passions included building...
Robert Massie Copeland
Mar 4, 2010
Robert Massie Copeland Texas, age 78, passed away on March 4th, 2010. Bob was born on December 2nd, 1931 in Dallas, Texas and from there the adventure began. He ran away from home at the age of 13 and ended up in California after a short stint in the U.S. Merchant Marines during the part of World War II. He...
Joseph R Nemer
Mar 4, 2010
Joseph R. Nemer, Sr., born September 11, 1931 in Aitanit, Lebanon, died March 4, 2010. Joe came to America in 1952 to Cleveland, Ohio where he was drafted into the American Army, and served his time in Korea. He then returned to Cleveland to sell insurance. He followed family to Akron and established Hunter's Bar and Grill on Market Street....
Stanley Charles Cimarik
Mar 1, 2010
On March 1, 2010, Stanley Cimarik, 94, went home to be with his Lord and Savior. Stan was born in Akron, Ohio on July 31, 1915 to Charles and Marie Cimarik, and lived most of his life in Akron. He was employed at the Portage Machine Company, a family owned business started by his father in 1916. He became vice-president...

Thomas L Gower
Feb 27, 2010
Thomas L. Gower, 90, died Feb. 27, 2010. Born in Wales, he was a U.S. Army Veteran serving in World War II. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Akron and Adoniram Lodge #517 F. & A.M. Preceded in death by wife, Margaret; he is survived by son, Thomas Gower, II Sheryl Winsby of Milford, Delaware; sisters-in-law, Mildred...
Melville Grant Bud Hynde
Feb 27, 2010
Melville Grant "Bud" Hynde, 88, passed way on February 27, 2010. He was born in East Akron to Evelyn and Leonard Grant Hynde and had three siblings; Alexander, Ruth and Jean. He was active in the boy scouts and received the Litchfield medal in 1934. As a youth he took up boxing and was a talented harmonica player. He graduated...
Elsie Dietz Deason
Feb 26, 2010
Elsie Dietz Deason, 85, passed away peacefully after a long illness at St. Luke Lutheran Community, February 26, 2010. Elsie dedicated her life after the passing of her husband to raising her three daughters. Elsie was active in Faith Lutheran Church and her community. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wallace Ray Deason, and is survived by daughters,...
Clara June Stuecher
Feb 26, 2010
Clara June Stuecher "Babu", 83, died Feb. 26, 2010. Preceded in death by husbands, Chuck Pittman and Kurt Stuecher; she is survived by daughters, Patricia Kilgore Eugene, Priscilla Campana Dennis, Peggy Ruthven, Penny Evans Scott; grandchildren, Cary Abood, Missy Campana Birdwisa Pete, Rachel Pena Rafael, Brian Evans and Lauren Evans; nieces and nephews; and friend, Danny Abood. Friends may call...
Mary Dimitroff
Feb 26, 2010
Friday February 26th, 2010, Mary "Baba" Dimitroff passed away at the age of 94. She was preceded in death by her husband, John; and her son, Tom. She is survived by her son, Nick Pat; grandchildren, Cindy and Lynette, Tammy Bryan Komoff, Becky Charlie Pollis; great grandson, Joseph Raffale; and daughter-in-law, Kay. Mary was born in 1916 in Bitola, Yugoslavia,...

Ernest Victor Wilson
Feb 25, 2010
E. Victor Wilson, 82, of Akron, passed away on Thursday, February 25, 2010. He was born on March 26, 1927, in Noneaton, England, son of the late Bertie Wilson and Ethel Smith Wilson. He attended Queens University in Kingston, Ontario, where he received both a Bachelor of Science and a Masters degree in Chemical Engineering. He worked for Exxon Mobil...

Agnes E Pardee
Feb 24, 2010
Agnes E. Pardee, 94, died February 24, 2010 in Bradenton, Florida. Born in Youngstown to Harold and Mazella Ayers Ellis, she resided in Akron prior to moving to Bradenton in 1979. Mrs. Pardee was a member of Firestone Park United Methodist Church and a homemaker. Preceded in death by her husband, Harry J. Pardee, she is survived by cousin, Elmer...