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Elaine R. Emerick

Elaine R. Emerick

Aug 16, 2010

Elaine R. Emerick, 87, went to be with her Lord August 16, 2010. She was born in West Virginia and lived in Cuyahoga Falls most of her life. Elaine retired from O'Neil's Department Store in 1978, was a member of First Christian Church in Cuyahoga Falls and did volunteer work in the community over the years. Preceded in death by...

Robert H Robinson

Robert H Robinson

Aug 15, 2010

Robert H. Robinson of Fairlawn, Ohio passed away August 15, 2010 in the company of his family. He was born on June 28, 1930 in York, Pa. He is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Laurel. He was preceded in death by his parents, Leon G. and Ellen T. Robinson and his brother, Patrick. He is also survived...

Mark H Koltnow

Mark H Koltnow

Aug 13, 2010

Mark H. Koltnow, DPM died on August 13, 2010 in Akron of a short illness, surrounded by his family. Mark was born on May 15, 1947 in Akron and was preceded in death by his parents, Albert and Helen Koltnow. He is survived by his children, Adam Carrie of Delaware, Ohio and Sara Nathan Barnhart of Columbus, Ohio; his grandchildren,...

Henry J Brecht

Henry J Brecht

Aug 12, 2010

Henry J. ``Hank' Brecht, 92, passed away on August 12, 2010. He was born on August 5, 1918, in Pittsburgh, Pa., to Henry William and Anna Louise Trauger Brecht. He graduated from Ashtabula H.S., attended Ohio Wesleyan University where he was a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity, and studied Business Administration. He retired from Firestone Tire & Rubber Company after...

Ruth Wright Clinefelter

Ruth Wright Clinefelter

Aug 12, 2010

Ruth Wright Clinefelter, 79, a lifetime resident of Fairlawn and retired professor with 43 years service at the University of Akron, passed away on August 12, 2010 after a brief but heroic effort to survive a severe illness in the aftermath of heart surgery. She was best known for her zealous participation in preserving local history. She freely donated her...

Patricia Lee Rockwood

Patricia Lee Rockwood

Aug 9, 2010

Patty passed away Monday surrounded by family and friends, after a lengthy battle with cancer. Her courage, inspiration, and love will be missed, but held in the hearts of her best friend and soul mate, Jimmy Scroggy; her son, Matthew Rockwood; sisters, Diane, Christina, Susan, and Susie; many nieces, nephews, and loving friends. The family wishes to thank Dr. Esther...

Kathleen H Benvie

Kathleen H Benvie

Aug 9, 2010

Kathleen Heimbuch Benvie, born March 22, 1930, died August 9, 2010. She was born in Akron and lived most of her adult life in California. Preceded in death by her son, Samuel and parents, John and Margaret Heimbuch, she is survived by her sisters, Katherine Blair and Margaret Engle; niece, Tookie Mullen; and nephews, Don Engle and Michael Blair. There...

Betty Bowdler Muirden

Betty Bowdler Muirden

Aug 9, 2010

Betty Bowdler Muirden, age 84, passed away on Monday, August 9th at Copley, Ohio. Mrs. Muirden was born in Minnesota, but was raised in Argentina, the daughter of Baptist missionaries. She met her husband, Sydney James Muirden, who was just completing his term of service in the Argentine Army, on a train heading to Buenos Aires. The two settled in...

Kenneth C Jones

Kenneth C Jones

Aug 8, 2010

Kenneth C. Jones, 58, passed away August 8, 2010. He was born in Cleveland, lived many years in Peninsula, and had most recently lived in Akron. Ken was a member of Woodward Lodge # 508 F. & A. M. in Lyndhurst. He is survived by his wife, Joanne; daughter, Staci Jones; brother, Fred Jones; three nephews and one niece. Masonic...

Theodore C. Schaetzle

Theodore C. Schaetzle

Aug 7, 2010

Ted Schaetzle, 86, died on August 7, 2010. Born in Baltimore, Md., he spent most of his life in Akron and in his later years at the Laurel Lake retirement community in Hudson. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame and served with the 15th Army Air Corps in Italy as a tail gunner on B24 Bombers. After the...

Paul E Martin

Paul E Martin

Aug 6, 2010

Dr. Paul E. Martin, noted civic and community leader, philanthropist, scholar, and Bath resident of 60 years, died August 5, 2010 at the age of 95. Dr. Martin was born on November 25, 1914, in Kenmore, Ohio. The only child of William and Dora Martin, he attended Lawndale Elementary School and graduated in 1931 from Kenmore High School with honors....

Wilma Ernestine Schweikert

Wilma Ernestine Schweikert

Aug 6, 2010

Wilma Ernestine ``Teen' Schweikert nee Harbert passed from this earthly life and into the hands of our Lord on Friday, August 6, at the age of 93, at Mulberry Gardens in Munroe Falls with family at her bedside. Born April 11, 1917, in Sardis, West Virginia, she was the third of six children born to Arwin Fay and Volena Pearl...

Patrick H Reymann

Patrick H Reymann

Aug 6, 2010

Patrick H. Reymann, 63, of Akron, Ohio passed away on August 6th following a kayaking accident in Harbor Springs, Mich. Pat was born on August 6th, 1947 in Akron to Gilbert and Marie Aileen Reymann, where he grew up in a large loving Irish family. He attended high school at the Borromeo Seminary before going on to Georgetown University where...

Bernard Barry Shell Iii

Bernard Barry Shell Iii

Aug 3, 2010

Bernard ``Barry' Shell, III, 54, passed away on August 3, 2010. Preceded in death by father, Bernard Shell, Jr. 1978, he is survived by mother, Lorene Shell; aunt, Sharon Frank Smith; cousins, Vicki Jerry Greene, Stephanie Chris Currie, Valerie Scott Southerland, Jane Kincaid, Hunter C. Kincaid, Robert L. Shell, Jr., and Bernard D. Shell. Barry attended Marshall University in Huntington,...

Jane Kline

Jane Kline

Jul 30, 2010

Jane Kline, 80, passed away peacefully July 30, 2010 surrounded by her loving family. In loving memory by her husband, children and grandchildren. She was born on Long Island, New York, April 15, 1930 to George Shaw and Lee Wolfe Shaw. Jane moved to Akron as a teenager. After graduation from Buchtel High School, she attended Akron University where she...

Frederick Roy Scheetz

Frederick Roy Scheetz

Jul 23, 2010

TALLMADGE -- Frederick Roy Scheetz, 78, went home to be with the Lord July 23rd surrounded by his loving family. Born September 16, 1931 in White Eye's Township, Ohio, he was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the U.S. Navy from 1951 to 1955. Active in the Streetsboro Sportsman Club, the NRA and the American Legion, he retired...

Larue Freida Filey

Larue Freida Filey

Jul 22, 2010

LaRue F. Filey LaRue F. Filey, 86, passed away peacefully July 22, 2010 after a long, happy life. Born in Akron, she lived here all of her life. LaRue retired as a secretary from AT&T after 38 years of service. Preceded in death by her husband, William; brother, Bruce; survived by brother, Richard Jan Meyer; many loving nieces and nephews....

R. Bruce Silver

R. Bruce Silver

Jul 20, 2010

R. Bruce Silver, age 86, a lifelong Akron resident, passed away on July 20 after a lengthy bout with pancreatic cancer. He was surrounded by his loving family. Bruce had a full and successful professional and personal life. He was one of the principals at Akron Chemical Company now AkroChem retiring as Executive Vice President. He was also Chairman of...

Katherine Cordon

Katherine Cordon

Jul 20, 2010

Katherine Cordon, 93, passed away suddenly at home on July 20, 2010. Born February 24, 1917, in Syracuse, N.Y., she lived most of her life in Youngstown and Akron. Katherine was a proprietor with her husband of Sweetland Confectionery in Youngstown. She was a member of Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, Philoptochos and Greek Festival workshops. Preceded in death by her...

Jane M. Stubbs

Jane M. Stubbs

Jul 20, 2010

Jane M. Stubbs, 90, died July 20, 2010. Born in Jackson, Michigan, she lived most of her life in Akron. She attended Our Lady of the Elms and graduated with a bachelor's degree from the University of Akron. A volunteer for Akron General Medical Center and the Hospice Care Center on Ridgewood Road, she was a member of Kappa Kappa...

Elaine R. Emerick

Elaine R. Emerick

Aug 16, 2010

Elaine R. Emerick, 87, went to be with her Lord August 16, 2010. She was born in West Virginia and lived in Cuyahoga Falls most of her life. Elaine retired from O'Neil's Department Store in 1978, was a member of First Christian Church in Cuyahoga Falls and did volunteer work in the community over the years. Preceded in death by...

Robert H Robinson

Robert H Robinson

Aug 15, 2010

Robert H. Robinson of Fairlawn, Ohio passed away August 15, 2010 in the company of his family. He was born on June 28, 1930 in York, Pa. He is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Laurel. He was preceded in death by his parents, Leon G. and Ellen T. Robinson and his brother, Patrick. He is also survived...

Mark H Koltnow

Mark H Koltnow

Aug 13, 2010

Mark H. Koltnow, DPM died on August 13, 2010 in Akron of a short illness, surrounded by his family. Mark was born on May 15, 1947 in Akron and was preceded in death by his parents, Albert and Helen Koltnow. He is survived by his children, Adam Carrie of Delaware, Ohio and Sara Nathan Barnhart of Columbus, Ohio; his grandchildren,...

Henry J Brecht

Henry J Brecht

Aug 12, 2010

Henry J. ``Hank' Brecht, 92, passed away on August 12, 2010. He was born on August 5, 1918, in Pittsburgh, Pa., to Henry William and Anna Louise Trauger Brecht. He graduated from Ashtabula H.S., attended Ohio Wesleyan University where he was a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity, and studied Business Administration. He retired from Firestone Tire & Rubber Company after...

Ruth Wright Clinefelter

Ruth Wright Clinefelter

Aug 12, 2010

Ruth Wright Clinefelter, 79, a lifetime resident of Fairlawn and retired professor with 43 years service at the University of Akron, passed away on August 12, 2010 after a brief but heroic effort to survive a severe illness in the aftermath of heart surgery. She was best known for her zealous participation in preserving local history. She freely donated her...

Patricia Lee Rockwood

Patricia Lee Rockwood

Aug 9, 2010

Patty passed away Monday surrounded by family and friends, after a lengthy battle with cancer. Her courage, inspiration, and love will be missed, but held in the hearts of her best friend and soul mate, Jimmy Scroggy; her son, Matthew Rockwood; sisters, Diane, Christina, Susan, and Susie; many nieces, nephews, and loving friends. The family wishes to thank Dr. Esther...

Kathleen H Benvie

Kathleen H Benvie

Aug 9, 2010

Kathleen Heimbuch Benvie, born March 22, 1930, died August 9, 2010. She was born in Akron and lived most of her adult life in California. Preceded in death by her son, Samuel and parents, John and Margaret Heimbuch, she is survived by her sisters, Katherine Blair and Margaret Engle; niece, Tookie Mullen; and nephews, Don Engle and Michael Blair. There...

Betty Bowdler Muirden

Betty Bowdler Muirden

Aug 9, 2010

Betty Bowdler Muirden, age 84, passed away on Monday, August 9th at Copley, Ohio. Mrs. Muirden was born in Minnesota, but was raised in Argentina, the daughter of Baptist missionaries. She met her husband, Sydney James Muirden, who was just completing his term of service in the Argentine Army, on a train heading to Buenos Aires. The two settled in...

Kenneth C Jones

Kenneth C Jones

Aug 8, 2010

Kenneth C. Jones, 58, passed away August 8, 2010. He was born in Cleveland, lived many years in Peninsula, and had most recently lived in Akron. Ken was a member of Woodward Lodge # 508 F. & A. M. in Lyndhurst. He is survived by his wife, Joanne; daughter, Staci Jones; brother, Fred Jones; three nephews and one niece. Masonic...

Theodore C. Schaetzle

Theodore C. Schaetzle

Aug 7, 2010

Ted Schaetzle, 86, died on August 7, 2010. Born in Baltimore, Md., he spent most of his life in Akron and in his later years at the Laurel Lake retirement community in Hudson. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame and served with the 15th Army Air Corps in Italy as a tail gunner on B24 Bombers. After the...

Paul E Martin

Paul E Martin

Aug 6, 2010

Dr. Paul E. Martin, noted civic and community leader, philanthropist, scholar, and Bath resident of 60 years, died August 5, 2010 at the age of 95. Dr. Martin was born on November 25, 1914, in Kenmore, Ohio. The only child of William and Dora Martin, he attended Lawndale Elementary School and graduated in 1931 from Kenmore High School with honors....

Wilma Ernestine Schweikert

Wilma Ernestine Schweikert

Aug 6, 2010

Wilma Ernestine ``Teen' Schweikert nee Harbert passed from this earthly life and into the hands of our Lord on Friday, August 6, at the age of 93, at Mulberry Gardens in Munroe Falls with family at her bedside. Born April 11, 1917, in Sardis, West Virginia, she was the third of six children born to Arwin Fay and Volena Pearl...

Patrick H Reymann

Patrick H Reymann

Aug 6, 2010

Patrick H. Reymann, 63, of Akron, Ohio passed away on August 6th following a kayaking accident in Harbor Springs, Mich. Pat was born on August 6th, 1947 in Akron to Gilbert and Marie Aileen Reymann, where he grew up in a large loving Irish family. He attended high school at the Borromeo Seminary before going on to Georgetown University where...

Bernard Barry Shell Iii

Bernard Barry Shell Iii

Aug 3, 2010

Bernard ``Barry' Shell, III, 54, passed away on August 3, 2010. Preceded in death by father, Bernard Shell, Jr. 1978, he is survived by mother, Lorene Shell; aunt, Sharon Frank Smith; cousins, Vicki Jerry Greene, Stephanie Chris Currie, Valerie Scott Southerland, Jane Kincaid, Hunter C. Kincaid, Robert L. Shell, Jr., and Bernard D. Shell. Barry attended Marshall University in Huntington,...

Jane Kline

Jane Kline

Jul 30, 2010

Jane Kline, 80, passed away peacefully July 30, 2010 surrounded by her loving family. In loving memory by her husband, children and grandchildren. She was born on Long Island, New York, April 15, 1930 to George Shaw and Lee Wolfe Shaw. Jane moved to Akron as a teenager. After graduation from Buchtel High School, she attended Akron University where she...

Frederick Roy Scheetz

Frederick Roy Scheetz

Jul 23, 2010

TALLMADGE -- Frederick Roy Scheetz, 78, went home to be with the Lord July 23rd surrounded by his loving family. Born September 16, 1931 in White Eye's Township, Ohio, he was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the U.S. Navy from 1951 to 1955. Active in the Streetsboro Sportsman Club, the NRA and the American Legion, he retired...

Larue Freida Filey

Larue Freida Filey

Jul 22, 2010

LaRue F. Filey LaRue F. Filey, 86, passed away peacefully July 22, 2010 after a long, happy life. Born in Akron, she lived here all of her life. LaRue retired as a secretary from AT&T after 38 years of service. Preceded in death by her husband, William; brother, Bruce; survived by brother, Richard Jan Meyer; many loving nieces and nephews....

R. Bruce Silver

R. Bruce Silver

Jul 20, 2010

R. Bruce Silver, age 86, a lifelong Akron resident, passed away on July 20 after a lengthy bout with pancreatic cancer. He was surrounded by his loving family. Bruce had a full and successful professional and personal life. He was one of the principals at Akron Chemical Company now AkroChem retiring as Executive Vice President. He was also Chairman of...

Katherine Cordon

Katherine Cordon

Jul 20, 2010

Katherine Cordon, 93, passed away suddenly at home on July 20, 2010. Born February 24, 1917, in Syracuse, N.Y., she lived most of her life in Youngstown and Akron. Katherine was a proprietor with her husband of Sweetland Confectionery in Youngstown. She was a member of Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, Philoptochos and Greek Festival workshops. Preceded in death by her...

Jane M. Stubbs

Jane M. Stubbs

Jul 20, 2010

Jane M. Stubbs, 90, died July 20, 2010. Born in Jackson, Michigan, she lived most of her life in Akron. She attended Our Lady of the Elms and graduated with a bachelor's degree from the University of Akron. A volunteer for Akron General Medical Center and the Hospice Care Center on Ridgewood Road, she was a member of Kappa Kappa...

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