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Hartien Sharp Ritter
Nov 25, 2008
Hartien Sharp "Butch" Ritter, Ph.D. Hartien Sharp "Butch" Ritter, Ph.D., died on November 25, 2008, in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey at the age of 90. Dr. Ritter was born in 1918 in Iola, Kansas, where he met and married Charlotte Eloise Burtnett. She preceded him in death in 1996 after 55 years of marriage. Dr. Ritter earned a Bachelor's Degree...
Hartien Sharp Ritter
Nov 25, 2008
Hartien Sharp "Butch" Ritter, Ph.D. Hartien Sharp "Butch" Ritter, Ph.D., died on November 25, 2008, in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey at the age of 90. Dr. Ritter was born in 1918 in Iola, Kansas, where he met and married Charlotte Eloise Burtnett. She preceded him in death in 1996 after 55 years of marriage. Dr. Ritter earned a Bachelor's Degree...
Anita Mae Sipley
Nov 24, 2008
Anita Mae Sipley Anita Mae Sipley, 81, went to be with the Lord, November 24, 2008. Born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, she graduated from Nyack Missionary College where she met her husband of 60 years, Reverend Richard M. Sipley. Mrs. Sipley served as a pastor's wife throughout their marriage in both the United States and Canada. For many years...
Flora Mcpherson
Nov 24, 2008
Flora McPherson Flora McPherson, 85, of Independence, Mo., formerly of Akron and Richfield, passed away Monday, Nov. 24 at Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, Mo. Miss McPherson was born to Archie Neal and Buress Wilson McPherson in Georgiana, Alabama. Flora attended Graceland College in Iowa and served with the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II from 1943-1945. After...
Dr. Donald C. Snyder
Nov 23, 2008
Dr. Donald C. Snyder Dr. Donald C. Snyder, 98, passed away on November 23, 2008. He was born in Fredericksburg, Holmes County, Ohio July 11, 1910, the son of a sharecropper. He was raised in Medina County, graduating from Medina High school in 1929. He graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1932 and Western Reserve School of Medicine in 1936....
John J. Hemminger Jr
Nov 23, 2008
John Hemminger, Jr. John Hemminger, Jr., age 48, of Wadsworth, passed away unexpectedly November 23, 2008. John was born on November 16, 1960 in Akron, Ohio. He grew up in Bath and graduated from Revere High School. John was a strong, caring man who was extremely proud of his two daughters, Sara and Elyse. John worked for Hemminger Construction Company...
James N Melonas
Nov 20, 2008
James "Jim" Melonas James "Jim" Melonas, 76, passed away at home on November 20, 2008. Born in Akron, he was a lifetime resident and was a member of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church. Preceded in death by his parents, Nicholas and Kalliop Melonas; brother, Achilles "Acky" Melonas; survived by nieces, Cynthia George Hoover and Cathy John Craig. Memorial services will...
Lu Poland Debruin
Nov 19, 2008
Lu Poland deBruin Lu Poland deBruin, 93, died November 19, 2008. Lu was a soft, warm, Christian lady with a rare zest for living. She was born in Byesville, Ohio, one of five siblings. She moved to Akron in the 1930's and worked as a hair stylist. In 1969 she married Walter deBruin and immediately embraced his family as her...
John A Campbell M.D.
Nov 19, 2008
John A. Campbell M.D. Doc John Campbell Doc passed peacefully on Nov. 19, 2008. Born in Akron, Ohio, on Aug. 4, 1917, he was an Eagle Scout and graduated from West High School at the age of 16, and graduated from Western Reserve college and medical school three years early, in 1941. He was a brilliant and accomplished man. He...
Wing Yee Schreiner
Nov 19, 2008
Wing Yee "Windy" Schreiner February 22, 1951 November 19, 2008 Windy lost her heroic fight against cancer November 19th. She was born in China, raised in Hong Kong, and matriculated at the University of Akron where she earned dual degrees in Nursing and Medical Technology. Besides excelling in the medical field, she was an accomplished cook and very skillful in...
Dolores E. Tartaglia
Nov 18, 2008
Dolores E. Tartaglia Dolores E. Tartaglia, 78, passed away unexpectedly November 18, 2008. Born in Akron, she lived most of her life in Cuyahoga Falls. A member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, her life revolved around her family and friends. Preceded in death by her parents, Louis and Vera Marcella and husband, Frank Tartaglia; brother-in-laws, Frank Salem and Henry Schmidt;...
Edna Jeanette White
Nov 15, 2008
Edna Jeannette White Edna Jeannette Murie White, 86, died at the Hospice Care Center on Ridgewood on November 15, 2008. She was born February 8, 1922 in Mt. Pleasant Ohio, the eldest of five children born to Louis O. Murie and Ruth Berry Murie. She was raised as a member of the Mt. Pleasant Friends Church. The Quaker faith always...
Robert W. Loos
Nov 15, 2008
Robert W. Loos Jr. April 7, 1934 November 15, 2008 ADVERTISING EXECUTIVE, CIVIC LEADER, LAY PASTOR Ad Exec, Civic Leader, and Lay Pastor, Robert W. Loos Jr. died on November 15th after a long illness. "Bob Jr." was born in Cleveland, Ohio, but spent most of his 74 years in Akron, a city that he loved. Loos graduated from Western...
Eva R. Wegner
Nov 15, 2008
Eva R. Wegner Eva R. Wegner, 90 died Saturday, November 15, 2008, after a long illness. Born November 23, 1917, in Libau, Latvia, she emigrated to the United States in 1951. Eva retired from Brennan and Howard after 30 years of dedicated service. She enjoyed and was loved by her surviving family; son and daughter-in-law, Dieter and Sondra Wegner;grandchildren, Keith...
Hazel Mae Large
Nov 14, 2008
Hazel Mae Hamilton Large Hazel M. Large, 96, passed away peacefully November 14 at the Village of St. Edward, Fairlawn, Ohio. Born September 28, 1912, in rural Hunt County, Texas, she was the eldest of three children born to Herbert B. and Martha Jane White Hamilton. She married Willis "Bill" Franklin Large, in Quapaw, Oklahoma in 1930. In 1940 Bill...
Mildred L. Durbin
Nov 11, 2008
Mildred L. Durbin Mildred L. Durbin, a long time resident of Turkeyfoot Island in the Portage Lakes area, died Nov. 11, 2008 at St. Luke's Lutheran Community, Portage Lakes, after an extended illness. She was born August 1928 in New Albany, Ind. and moved to Akron in 1941 with her husband, William F. Durbin, an engineer at Goodyear Tire and...
Mary A. Campbell
Nov 10, 2008
Mary A. Campbell Baric Mary A. Campbell Baric passed away November 10, 2008. She was born in Akron to the late Rose Marie and Louis Baric. Mary lived in Akron then moved to California to work for Western Union. When she retired, she moved to Florida. Mary was preceded in death by her parents; beloved sister, Helen Vernarsky; brothers, Joseph...
Dale W. Collins
Nov 7, 2008
Dale W. "Daley" Collins Dale W. "Daley" Collins, 59, passed away November 7, 2008 as a result of an auto accident. Born in Wadsworth, he grew up in Brunswick and graduated from Brunswick High School. He was employed at Martin Wheel and most recently worked for Rexel for the past 22 years. Dale served in the U.S. Navy for 6...
Eleanor Jane Arnold
Nov 3, 2008
Eleanor Jane Arnold Eleanor Jane Arnold, 93, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 3. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ellis LeMoine Arnold and her parents, Grace and Frederick C. Pockrandt. She is survived by her brother, Frederick G. Pockrandt; nephew, Frederick E. Pockrandt and his wife Peg; nieces, Sister James Theresa, Nancy Tabita and her husband Denny...
Juanita Fay Geeting Shelhart
Nov 3, 2008
Juanita Fay Geeting Shelhart Juanita Fay Geeting Shelhart, 92, died November 3, 2008. Born in Eaton, Ohio, on April 2, 1916, Juanita was one of five children. She had two older sisters, Opal and Treva; a brother, Lloyd; and her twin sister, Freda. A member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church and Fairlawn Country Club, she enjoyed playing bridge with her...
Hartien Sharp Ritter
Nov 25, 2008
Hartien Sharp "Butch" Ritter, Ph.D. Hartien Sharp "Butch" Ritter, Ph.D., died on November 25, 2008, in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey at the age of 90. Dr. Ritter was born in 1918 in Iola, Kansas, where he met and married Charlotte Eloise Burtnett. She preceded him in death in 1996 after 55 years of marriage. Dr. Ritter earned a Bachelor's Degree...
Hartien Sharp Ritter
Nov 25, 2008
Hartien Sharp "Butch" Ritter, Ph.D. Hartien Sharp "Butch" Ritter, Ph.D., died on November 25, 2008, in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey at the age of 90. Dr. Ritter was born in 1918 in Iola, Kansas, where he met and married Charlotte Eloise Burtnett. She preceded him in death in 1996 after 55 years of marriage. Dr. Ritter earned a Bachelor's Degree...
Anita Mae Sipley
Nov 24, 2008
Anita Mae Sipley Anita Mae Sipley, 81, went to be with the Lord, November 24, 2008. Born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, she graduated from Nyack Missionary College where she met her husband of 60 years, Reverend Richard M. Sipley. Mrs. Sipley served as a pastor's wife throughout their marriage in both the United States and Canada. For many years...
Flora Mcpherson
Nov 24, 2008
Flora McPherson Flora McPherson, 85, of Independence, Mo., formerly of Akron and Richfield, passed away Monday, Nov. 24 at Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, Mo. Miss McPherson was born to Archie Neal and Buress Wilson McPherson in Georgiana, Alabama. Flora attended Graceland College in Iowa and served with the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II from 1943-1945. After...
Dr. Donald C. Snyder
Nov 23, 2008
Dr. Donald C. Snyder Dr. Donald C. Snyder, 98, passed away on November 23, 2008. He was born in Fredericksburg, Holmes County, Ohio July 11, 1910, the son of a sharecropper. He was raised in Medina County, graduating from Medina High school in 1929. He graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1932 and Western Reserve School of Medicine in 1936....
John J. Hemminger Jr
Nov 23, 2008
John Hemminger, Jr. John Hemminger, Jr., age 48, of Wadsworth, passed away unexpectedly November 23, 2008. John was born on November 16, 1960 in Akron, Ohio. He grew up in Bath and graduated from Revere High School. John was a strong, caring man who was extremely proud of his two daughters, Sara and Elyse. John worked for Hemminger Construction Company...
James N Melonas
Nov 20, 2008
James "Jim" Melonas James "Jim" Melonas, 76, passed away at home on November 20, 2008. Born in Akron, he was a lifetime resident and was a member of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church. Preceded in death by his parents, Nicholas and Kalliop Melonas; brother, Achilles "Acky" Melonas; survived by nieces, Cynthia George Hoover and Cathy John Craig. Memorial services will...
Lu Poland Debruin
Nov 19, 2008
Lu Poland deBruin Lu Poland deBruin, 93, died November 19, 2008. Lu was a soft, warm, Christian lady with a rare zest for living. She was born in Byesville, Ohio, one of five siblings. She moved to Akron in the 1930's and worked as a hair stylist. In 1969 she married Walter deBruin and immediately embraced his family as her...
John A Campbell M.D.
Nov 19, 2008
John A. Campbell M.D. Doc John Campbell Doc passed peacefully on Nov. 19, 2008. Born in Akron, Ohio, on Aug. 4, 1917, he was an Eagle Scout and graduated from West High School at the age of 16, and graduated from Western Reserve college and medical school three years early, in 1941. He was a brilliant and accomplished man. He...
Wing Yee Schreiner
Nov 19, 2008
Wing Yee "Windy" Schreiner February 22, 1951 November 19, 2008 Windy lost her heroic fight against cancer November 19th. She was born in China, raised in Hong Kong, and matriculated at the University of Akron where she earned dual degrees in Nursing and Medical Technology. Besides excelling in the medical field, she was an accomplished cook and very skillful in...
Dolores E. Tartaglia
Nov 18, 2008
Dolores E. Tartaglia Dolores E. Tartaglia, 78, passed away unexpectedly November 18, 2008. Born in Akron, she lived most of her life in Cuyahoga Falls. A member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, her life revolved around her family and friends. Preceded in death by her parents, Louis and Vera Marcella and husband, Frank Tartaglia; brother-in-laws, Frank Salem and Henry Schmidt;...
Edna Jeanette White
Nov 15, 2008
Edna Jeannette White Edna Jeannette Murie White, 86, died at the Hospice Care Center on Ridgewood on November 15, 2008. She was born February 8, 1922 in Mt. Pleasant Ohio, the eldest of five children born to Louis O. Murie and Ruth Berry Murie. She was raised as a member of the Mt. Pleasant Friends Church. The Quaker faith always...
Robert W. Loos
Nov 15, 2008
Robert W. Loos Jr. April 7, 1934 November 15, 2008 ADVERTISING EXECUTIVE, CIVIC LEADER, LAY PASTOR Ad Exec, Civic Leader, and Lay Pastor, Robert W. Loos Jr. died on November 15th after a long illness. "Bob Jr." was born in Cleveland, Ohio, but spent most of his 74 years in Akron, a city that he loved. Loos graduated from Western...
Eva R. Wegner
Nov 15, 2008
Eva R. Wegner Eva R. Wegner, 90 died Saturday, November 15, 2008, after a long illness. Born November 23, 1917, in Libau, Latvia, she emigrated to the United States in 1951. Eva retired from Brennan and Howard after 30 years of dedicated service. She enjoyed and was loved by her surviving family; son and daughter-in-law, Dieter and Sondra Wegner;grandchildren, Keith...
Hazel Mae Large
Nov 14, 2008
Hazel Mae Hamilton Large Hazel M. Large, 96, passed away peacefully November 14 at the Village of St. Edward, Fairlawn, Ohio. Born September 28, 1912, in rural Hunt County, Texas, she was the eldest of three children born to Herbert B. and Martha Jane White Hamilton. She married Willis "Bill" Franklin Large, in Quapaw, Oklahoma in 1930. In 1940 Bill...
Mildred L. Durbin
Nov 11, 2008
Mildred L. Durbin Mildred L. Durbin, a long time resident of Turkeyfoot Island in the Portage Lakes area, died Nov. 11, 2008 at St. Luke's Lutheran Community, Portage Lakes, after an extended illness. She was born August 1928 in New Albany, Ind. and moved to Akron in 1941 with her husband, William F. Durbin, an engineer at Goodyear Tire and...
Mary A. Campbell
Nov 10, 2008
Mary A. Campbell Baric Mary A. Campbell Baric passed away November 10, 2008. She was born in Akron to the late Rose Marie and Louis Baric. Mary lived in Akron then moved to California to work for Western Union. When she retired, she moved to Florida. Mary was preceded in death by her parents; beloved sister, Helen Vernarsky; brothers, Joseph...
Dale W. Collins
Nov 7, 2008
Dale W. "Daley" Collins Dale W. "Daley" Collins, 59, passed away November 7, 2008 as a result of an auto accident. Born in Wadsworth, he grew up in Brunswick and graduated from Brunswick High School. He was employed at Martin Wheel and most recently worked for Rexel for the past 22 years. Dale served in the U.S. Navy for 6...
Eleanor Jane Arnold
Nov 3, 2008
Eleanor Jane Arnold Eleanor Jane Arnold, 93, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 3. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ellis LeMoine Arnold and her parents, Grace and Frederick C. Pockrandt. She is survived by her brother, Frederick G. Pockrandt; nephew, Frederick E. Pockrandt and his wife Peg; nieces, Sister James Theresa, Nancy Tabita and her husband Denny...
Juanita Fay Geeting Shelhart
Nov 3, 2008
Juanita Fay Geeting Shelhart Juanita Fay Geeting Shelhart, 92, died November 3, 2008. Born in Eaton, Ohio, on April 2, 1916, Juanita was one of five children. She had two older sisters, Opal and Treva; a brother, Lloyd; and her twin sister, Freda. A member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church and Fairlawn Country Club, she enjoyed playing bridge with her...
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