Obituaries
Obituaries for The Billow Funeral Homes & Crematory
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Linda Sue Lease Guran
Aug 29, 2008
Linda S. Lease Guran Born in Warren, Ohio, April 27, 1951, she lived most of her life in Akron, Ohio. She was the daughter of Walter and Elleen Lease and had one sister, Margy Lease. Linda spent most of her adult life serving others..her family, her church, and her community. From being recognized in Who's Who in American Colleges and...
Martha Lee Shibler Schwenn
Aug 26, 2008
Martha Shibler Schwenn A native of Akron, Martha Shibler Schwenn passed away August 26th. She was born October 19, 1933 to Wallace and Nell Shibler. A graduate of Buchtel High School, Martha worked as a photographer for Carmen Studios and then in the hotel industry for many years in Reno, Nev. She also lived in Texas and Arizona before returning...
Merle A. Munroe
Aug 23, 2008
Merle A. Munroe Merle A. Munroe, 85, passed away August 23, 2008. A World War II U.S. Navy veteran, he retired from the Lakewood Police Department. Preceded in death by wife of 59 years, Jean and son, Bill; he is survived by son, Tom Laura Munroe; daughter, Michelle Jeff Suglio; and grandchildren, Matt Munroe and Sam and Stephen Suglio. Friends...
William R Wood
Aug 21, 2008
William Raymond Ray Wood William Raymond Ray Wood, born in Shelton Connecticut on February 28, 1921 and resident of the Akron Community for 49 years, passed away at his home on Thursday, August 21, 2008. He is survived by Jean Curtis Wood of Akron, his wife of 60 years; a daughter, Ann John Zeis of Tampa, Florida; a son, Grant...
William Bill G Hulbert
Aug 20, 2008
William G. Bill Hulbert William G. Bill Hulbert, 85, died August 20, 2008, after a bout with cancer. Born November 25, 1922 in Somerton, Ohio, Mr. Hulbert graduated Geneva High School in 1940, and Case Institute of Technology in 1949 with a BS in Mechanical Engineering. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II, and retired as...
Kathleen Marie Cianchetti
Aug 15, 2008
Kathleen M. Cianchetti CUYAHOGA FALLS -- Kath Cianchetti, 51, died August 15, 2008. Born in Akron, she was a longtime resident of New Mexico, returning to Ohio three years ago to be near family. She had been a social worker for the State of New Mexico. Kath had a love of gardening, arts and crafts, and her dog, Joy. Preceded...
Jill A Reyes
Aug 15, 2008
Jill L. Reyes Jill L. Reyes, 58, passed away peacefully August 15, 2008 after a long battle with Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma. People are judged by the effect they have on those around them. Jill Louise Reyes, born October 11th of 1949 in Canton, Ohio to Bob and Clara Mae Elsass, had a profound impact on all those she came in...
Paul G Mcdermott
Aug 14, 2008
Paul Gailor McDermott Paul Gailor McDermott died of natural causes at his home in Akron on Thursday, August 14, 2008. He was aged 94. Born in Stillwater, N.Y. in September 1913, Paul McDermott graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. in 1936. He immediately began working as a chemical engineer for Dunlop Tire in Buffalo, N.Y. He relocated to...
Marjorie Maxine Rennells
Aug 14, 2008
Marjorie Maxine Mahaffey Rennells Marjorie Maxine Mahaffey Rennells, 97, passed away August 14, 2008 after a varied and delightful life. A memorial service will be held 7 p.m. TODAY at the Billow Fairlawn Chapel, 85 N. Miller Rd., with Dr. Donard M. Engle officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home one hour prior to the service. Cremation has take...
John Roger Hastings
Aug 13, 2008
Roger Hastings John Roger Hastings, 72, died August 13, 2008. Born in Ravenna, Roger spent his career working for a variety of contractors beginning with the Ohio Turnpike in 1951 all the way through his retirement from Shelly and Sands. He joined the Operating Engineers Union 18, District 6 and rose through the ranks. He served on the Advisory Board...
Leroy D Adams
Aug 13, 2008
Leroy D. Adams Leroy D. Adams, 74, the man who knew no strangers, passed away August 13, 2008. He was born in Maryville, Tennessee on May 12, 1934. He came to Ohio in 1953 and worked for General Motors in Cleveland for 28 years, retiring in 1980 after a heart attack. He is predeceased by his parents and two brothers....
M Joanne Davis
Aug 11, 2008
M. Joanne Davis Joanne Davis, 76, died August 11, 2008. A life resident of Akron, Joanne was a graduate of Buchtel High School and attended the University of Akron where she was a member of Delta Gamma Sorority. She was a life member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church where she was a longtime member of the Altar Guild; and an...
Harriette Broman Snoga
Aug 11, 2008
Harriette Broman Snoga Harriette Broman Snoga, 81, passed away August 11, 2008 at her home. Funeral announcements later. Billow, 330-867-4141.
Doris A Kaswell
Aug 10, 2008
Doris A. Kaswell Doris A. Kaswell, 84, died August 10, 2008. She was a member of 1st Evangelical Lutheran Church of Barberton and retired from Bank One. Mrs. Kaswell was preceded in death by her husband, William; she is survived by daughter, Kristina Bruce Hollingsworth; son, William Kaswell; grandsons, Allen and Brian Hollingsworth; and many loving relatives and friends. Services...
Ronald A Collins
Aug 10, 2008
Ronald A. Collins Ronald A. Collins, 73, died August 10, 2008 after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Pennsboro, West Virginia, he was a U.S. Air Force veteran. He collected old John Deere tractors, was an avid outdoorsman, sportsman, and loved to garden. A carpenter by trade, he retired from the Kenmore Construction Company. A devoted husband, brother and...
Helen S Muntean
Aug 9, 2008
Helen Stephanie Muntean Helen Stephanie Muntean, 82, died August 9, 2008. Born in Detroit, Michigan, she lived most of her life in Akron. A member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, she graduated from the University of Akron with a Bachelor's Degree in Education. She taught in the Akron Public School System, worked as a dietician at Akron City Hospital and...
Raman Saikong
Aug 9, 2008
Saikong Raman Saikong Raman, 43 passed away August 1, 2008 at Akron City Hospital. Born in Mon State, Burma, he was a U.S. Army veteran having served in Kuwait. He attended the University of Akron as a political science major and was a member of the National Society of Scholars. Employed at Rubbermaid, he was co founder and former chairman...
Thomas E Heinlein
Aug 8, 2008
Thomas E. Heinlein Thomas E. Heinlein died August 8, 2008. He was born August 4, 1932 in Logan, Ohio to Porter and Winifred Heinlein. Tom graduated from Logan High School. He received a Bachelor of Arts from The Ohio University, a Master of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary and a Master of Sacred Theology from Christian Theological Seminary. He served...
Pauline Nichols Economou
Aug 5, 2008
Pauline Nichols Economou Pauline Nichols Economou, 95, passed from here to Heaven on August 5, 2008. Pauline was a lady in the finest sense of the word. She was born ahead of her time. A professional woman before it was fashionable, her mind was first rate. She always had time for her family and her beloved garden. Friends will be...
Walter Allington Long
Aug 3, 2008
Walter A. Long Walter A. Long, 83, passed away on Sunday, August 3, 2008. Born and raised in Akron, he graduated from Central High School and attended The University of Akron. He was preceded in death by his parents, the late Christopher and Margaret Long. He is survived by wife, Heraldine; brother, Christopher of Alabama; sister, Margery Weisberg of California;...
Linda Sue Lease Guran
Aug 29, 2008
Linda S. Lease Guran Born in Warren, Ohio, April 27, 1951, she lived most of her life in Akron, Ohio. She was the daughter of Walter and Elleen Lease and had one sister, Margy Lease. Linda spent most of her adult life serving others..her family, her church, and her community. From being recognized in Who's Who in American Colleges and...
Martha Lee Shibler Schwenn
Aug 26, 2008
Martha Shibler Schwenn A native of Akron, Martha Shibler Schwenn passed away August 26th. She was born October 19, 1933 to Wallace and Nell Shibler. A graduate of Buchtel High School, Martha worked as a photographer for Carmen Studios and then in the hotel industry for many years in Reno, Nev. She also lived in Texas and Arizona before returning...
Merle A. Munroe
Aug 23, 2008
Merle A. Munroe Merle A. Munroe, 85, passed away August 23, 2008. A World War II U.S. Navy veteran, he retired from the Lakewood Police Department. Preceded in death by wife of 59 years, Jean and son, Bill; he is survived by son, Tom Laura Munroe; daughter, Michelle Jeff Suglio; and grandchildren, Matt Munroe and Sam and Stephen Suglio. Friends...
William R Wood
Aug 21, 2008
William Raymond Ray Wood William Raymond Ray Wood, born in Shelton Connecticut on February 28, 1921 and resident of the Akron Community for 49 years, passed away at his home on Thursday, August 21, 2008. He is survived by Jean Curtis Wood of Akron, his wife of 60 years; a daughter, Ann John Zeis of Tampa, Florida; a son, Grant...
William Bill G Hulbert
Aug 20, 2008
William G. Bill Hulbert William G. Bill Hulbert, 85, died August 20, 2008, after a bout with cancer. Born November 25, 1922 in Somerton, Ohio, Mr. Hulbert graduated Geneva High School in 1940, and Case Institute of Technology in 1949 with a BS in Mechanical Engineering. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II, and retired as...
Kathleen Marie Cianchetti
Aug 15, 2008
Kathleen M. Cianchetti CUYAHOGA FALLS -- Kath Cianchetti, 51, died August 15, 2008. Born in Akron, she was a longtime resident of New Mexico, returning to Ohio three years ago to be near family. She had been a social worker for the State of New Mexico. Kath had a love of gardening, arts and crafts, and her dog, Joy. Preceded...
Jill A Reyes
Aug 15, 2008
Jill L. Reyes Jill L. Reyes, 58, passed away peacefully August 15, 2008 after a long battle with Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma. People are judged by the effect they have on those around them. Jill Louise Reyes, born October 11th of 1949 in Canton, Ohio to Bob and Clara Mae Elsass, had a profound impact on all those she came in...
Paul G Mcdermott
Aug 14, 2008
Paul Gailor McDermott Paul Gailor McDermott died of natural causes at his home in Akron on Thursday, August 14, 2008. He was aged 94. Born in Stillwater, N.Y. in September 1913, Paul McDermott graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. in 1936. He immediately began working as a chemical engineer for Dunlop Tire in Buffalo, N.Y. He relocated to...
Marjorie Maxine Rennells
Aug 14, 2008
Marjorie Maxine Mahaffey Rennells Marjorie Maxine Mahaffey Rennells, 97, passed away August 14, 2008 after a varied and delightful life. A memorial service will be held 7 p.m. TODAY at the Billow Fairlawn Chapel, 85 N. Miller Rd., with Dr. Donard M. Engle officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home one hour prior to the service. Cremation has take...
John Roger Hastings
Aug 13, 2008
Roger Hastings John Roger Hastings, 72, died August 13, 2008. Born in Ravenna, Roger spent his career working for a variety of contractors beginning with the Ohio Turnpike in 1951 all the way through his retirement from Shelly and Sands. He joined the Operating Engineers Union 18, District 6 and rose through the ranks. He served on the Advisory Board...
Leroy D Adams
Aug 13, 2008
Leroy D. Adams Leroy D. Adams, 74, the man who knew no strangers, passed away August 13, 2008. He was born in Maryville, Tennessee on May 12, 1934. He came to Ohio in 1953 and worked for General Motors in Cleveland for 28 years, retiring in 1980 after a heart attack. He is predeceased by his parents and two brothers....
M Joanne Davis
Aug 11, 2008
M. Joanne Davis Joanne Davis, 76, died August 11, 2008. A life resident of Akron, Joanne was a graduate of Buchtel High School and attended the University of Akron where she was a member of Delta Gamma Sorority. She was a life member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church where she was a longtime member of the Altar Guild; and an...
Harriette Broman Snoga
Aug 11, 2008
Harriette Broman Snoga Harriette Broman Snoga, 81, passed away August 11, 2008 at her home. Funeral announcements later. Billow, 330-867-4141.
Doris A Kaswell
Aug 10, 2008
Doris A. Kaswell Doris A. Kaswell, 84, died August 10, 2008. She was a member of 1st Evangelical Lutheran Church of Barberton and retired from Bank One. Mrs. Kaswell was preceded in death by her husband, William; she is survived by daughter, Kristina Bruce Hollingsworth; son, William Kaswell; grandsons, Allen and Brian Hollingsworth; and many loving relatives and friends. Services...
Ronald A Collins
Aug 10, 2008
Ronald A. Collins Ronald A. Collins, 73, died August 10, 2008 after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Pennsboro, West Virginia, he was a U.S. Air Force veteran. He collected old John Deere tractors, was an avid outdoorsman, sportsman, and loved to garden. A carpenter by trade, he retired from the Kenmore Construction Company. A devoted husband, brother and...
Helen S Muntean
Aug 9, 2008
Helen Stephanie Muntean Helen Stephanie Muntean, 82, died August 9, 2008. Born in Detroit, Michigan, she lived most of her life in Akron. A member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, she graduated from the University of Akron with a Bachelor's Degree in Education. She taught in the Akron Public School System, worked as a dietician at Akron City Hospital and...
Raman Saikong
Aug 9, 2008
Saikong Raman Saikong Raman, 43 passed away August 1, 2008 at Akron City Hospital. Born in Mon State, Burma, he was a U.S. Army veteran having served in Kuwait. He attended the University of Akron as a political science major and was a member of the National Society of Scholars. Employed at Rubbermaid, he was co founder and former chairman...
Thomas E Heinlein
Aug 8, 2008
Thomas E. Heinlein Thomas E. Heinlein died August 8, 2008. He was born August 4, 1932 in Logan, Ohio to Porter and Winifred Heinlein. Tom graduated from Logan High School. He received a Bachelor of Arts from The Ohio University, a Master of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary and a Master of Sacred Theology from Christian Theological Seminary. He served...
Pauline Nichols Economou
Aug 5, 2008
Pauline Nichols Economou Pauline Nichols Economou, 95, passed from here to Heaven on August 5, 2008. Pauline was a lady in the finest sense of the word. She was born ahead of her time. A professional woman before it was fashionable, her mind was first rate. She always had time for her family and her beloved garden. Friends will be...
Walter Allington Long
Aug 3, 2008
Walter A. Long Walter A. Long, 83, passed away on Sunday, August 3, 2008. Born and raised in Akron, he graduated from Central High School and attended The University of Akron. He was preceded in death by his parents, the late Christopher and Margaret Long. He is survived by wife, Heraldine; brother, Christopher of Alabama; sister, Margery Weisberg of California;...
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