Obituaries for The Billow Funeral Homes & Crematory

May 9, 2019

“A life of success, laughter and love”

James “Buzz” Richard Bussman, age 71, passed away May 9, 2019, surrounded by his loving family.

Jim was born October 26,1947, in Queens, NY. He spent his childhood playing outdoors and taking family trips to Jones Beach. He was a skilled baseball player and after high school was...

May 7, 2019

Ethel was born in New York City, but moved to Ohio in the 1950's and made her home in Ellet.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Jean G. Soudry (died 2011). She has four children (and spouses) who loved and will miss her, Jeanette (Peter) Garza, Deborah (Terry) Finch, Steven (Pamela) Soudry,...

May 5, 2019

George “Bill” William Grieves Jr., 91, of Hudson, Ohio (formerly of Akron, Ohio) died quietly on May 5, 2019.   Born on September 25, 1927 in Lakeland, Florida, he was the son of George W. Sr and Gayle Grieves.

Bill attended Castle Heights Military Academy in Lebanon, Tennessee, graduated from Buchtel High School (Class of 1946) and earned...

May 5, 2019

On Sunday, 5 May 2019, Dante Piccoli, loving husband and father of four children passed away in the comfort of his home with his family present at the age of 89. Dante was born 9 August 1929 in the Village of Castagna, Carlopoli, Province of Catanzaro, Region of Calabria, Italy, to Santo and Rosina (Arcuri) Piccoli. He served two...

May 4, 2019

Martha H. Barr’s most heartfelt wish to be reunited with her heavenly family was granted Saturday evening, May 4, 2019.

Born December 3, 1924 to Walter Clarke and Anne (Burns) Helm in Sewickley, PA, she was the 5th of 6 children.  She resided in the Pittsburgh area where she met and married the love of her life,...

May 3, 2019

Linda L Ramsey (Wallace) passed away on Friday May 3rd 2019 at the age of 82.

She is survived by 5 children JoAnne,Steve,Mike,Betty and Bill plus 12 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren and many friends. She was born

and raised on a farm in Salem Ohio and spent the rest of her years on a farm...

May 1, 2019

Paivi H.Tripp (Penttila), age 70, passed away May 1st, 2019, in the loving company of her daughters, Minna Malajikian (Koko) and Leena Blatt (Jason). At the age of 16, Paivi left her homeland of Finland for the United States, as a foreign exchange student in Wilmington, Delaware. She would continue a lifelong relationship with her American mother, Phyllis Maynard...

Apr 30, 2019

Mary Earlene Harvey

April 21, 1961 – April 30, 2019

Mary Earlene Harvey, 58, died April 30, 2019.

A life resident of Akron, she was a graduate of The Knox School, a boarding school in St. James, New York.

Mary, lovingly known by her family as Earlene, went on to make...

Apr 24, 2019

Our beloved mother, sister, and grandmother, Jill Nelson Hoffman, 61, of Akron, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly on April 24, 2019.

She was born in Akron, Ohio on December 3, 1957 to Donald and Jeanne Nelson and lived her entire life in Akron.

Jill loved her family dearly, especially her 3 children, Kristin, Kyle and Katey....

Apr 24, 2019

Frankie Lucille Moncrief, 85, passed away peacefully on April 24 at the Cleveland Clinic Justin T. Rogers Hospice Care Center in Akron, Ohio.

Frankie was born in Ferrum, Virginia to Charles Edgar and Lera Montgomery. She is survived by her husband of 63 years, Eugene Moncrief; daughter, Cynthia Moncrief; son-in-law, Roger Gleghorn; brother, Junior Montgomery (Doris); sisters,...

Apr 23, 2019

Sergeant, Gilbert A. Aguirre, 96, died peacefully in Marietta, Georgia on April 23, 2019. A veteran of World War II, he served in the infantry during the Battle of the Bulge.

He was born on September 16, 1922 in Akron, Ohio. He later joined the armed forces and was assigned to the Division of the Army. After...

Apr 22, 2019

Douglas E. Kelly passed away on April 22, 2019 at the age of 83. He was born on July 3, 1935 in Columbus, Ohio to Douglas W. and Mary Jane Kelly.

After graduating from Cuyahoga Falls High School, attending Akron University, and serving in the Navy as an original crew member aboard the USS Forrestal, Doug went...

Apr 21, 2019

Darrell Alan Shiveley passed into glory suddenly on Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019, at the age of 60. He was born on Christmas Day, December 25, 1958.

Darrell was employed as the Production Manager and Chief Mechanical Engineer at his father’s company, Innovative Industries LLC (Macedonia, OH) for 42 years.

Darrell will be lovingly remembered...

Apr 21, 2019

Norma Nickel Hassenpflug passed away in Hudson, Ohio on April 17, 2019. She was born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1923 and lived there until June 2018.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert J. Hassenpflug. She is survived by her daughter, Ann Hassenpflug, of Akron, Ohio.

She was a longtime member of Christ...

Apr 18, 2019

Geraldine Krumroy Covalt died April 18, 2019, just few days before her 94th

birthday.

She was born April 27, 1925 to parents, Leonna and Earl Heintz.  She

was preceded in death by her first husband, Richard W. Krumroy; second husband, James P. Covalt; and older sisters, Jean and Maryann.  She is remembered by...

Apr 18, 2019

Claude T. Wilton

Claude Wilton, age 83, died peacefully at the Justin Rogers Hospice Center in Akron on April 18, 2019.

Claude was born in Harrisonburg, Virginia, on October 30, 1935 to Jay Claude Wilton and Sybil Van Lear Wilton.  He graduated from Harrisonburg High School and also attended the University of Virginia and James...

Apr 16, 2019

Thomas Douglas Snyder

Tom Snyder, 48, of Akron, Ohio passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, April 16, 2019. He was born in Akron on September 18, 1970.

He was raised in Akron, a Kenmore High School graduate and a proud graduate of The Ohio State University where he received his degree in Marketing in 1992. Tom was...

Apr 16, 2019

Kathleen Eva Miller, 73, passed away April 16, 2019 following a lengthy illness. Born in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada on July 27, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Rhea and Jerry Miller of Akron.

She received a BS in Business Administration from the University of Akron, where she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority,...

Apr 15, 2019

Marguerite E. Wilson, age 86, passed away into God’s hands on April 15, 2019 at Barberton Citizen’s Hospital. Born on December 14,1932 in Akron.

Marguerite obtained a bachelor’s degree from the University of Akron and a master’s degree at Kent State University. Marguerite was a grade school teacher at Harris Elementary School in Akron, for over 30...

Apr 14, 2019

Atha Hayes, 89, born on March 13, 1930 and died April 14, 2019.

Never missing an opportunity to say a kind word to his fellow man and making sure he treated every person with dignity and respect was how Atha lived his life, by “every action, word and deed”. Atha passed away peacefully surrounded by the love...