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Obituaries for The Billow Funeral Homes & Crematory

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Susan Anne Janke

Susan Anne Janke

May 16, 2019

Susan Anne Janke, age 70, passed away very suddenly May 16, 2019.

Beloved wife, mother and grandmother; cherished friend to so many. Susan had a very successful career in sales and a deep love for her family and the many animals she mothered through the years.

Preceded in death by her parents, Robert & Elizabeth...

Dalton G Smith

Dalton G Smith

May 16, 2019

Dalton G. Smith, 89, was reunited with “his Boss” on May 16, 2019.  Dalton was a 1948 graduate of North High and an US Army Veteran.

Dalton was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Ann (nee Barr) and his brother Paul and wife Vivian Smith.

He is survived by his children, Cathleen...

Ruth Ann Struglinski

Ruth Ann Struglinski

May 14, 2019

Ruth Ann Struglinski, 87, passed away peacefully in her sleep May 14th, 2019 after a short illness. She was predeceased by her husband of 48 years, Leonard Struglinski; parents, Anna and Peter Zendlo; brothers, Bernard and Albert Zendlo; and sisters, Mary Wagner and Louise Zendlo.

A lifelong Akron resident and Buchtel alum, Ruth Ann graduated from the...

Chrysanthe "Chris" Economou Taylor

Chrysanthe "Chris" Economou Taylor

May 13, 2019

Chrysanthe Economou Taylor died peacefully Monday, May 13, 2019 in Columbus, Ohio. “Chris” Taylor, as she was known to all her friends, leaves great memories and stories.

She was born in Akron, Ohio on October 8, 1925. After high school she worked at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company where she met the love of her...

Vijay Rastogi

Vijay Rastogi

May 12, 2019

Vijay Rastogi

Vijay Rastogi, a true gentleman whose zest for life and interest in people defined him, died in Portland, OR, on May 12 after a long illness.  Vijay was kind to everyone and interested and knowledgeable about everything.  Always dressed impeccably, he had a wonderful personality.  Vijay loved to laugh and have a good time.  Everywhere...

James "Buzz" Richard Bussman

James "Buzz" Richard Bussman

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...

Ethel J. Soudry

Ethel J. Soudry

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,...

George "Bill" William Grieves

George "Bill" William Grieves

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...

Dante Piccoli

Dante Piccoli

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...

Martha H Barr

Martha H Barr

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,...

Linda L Ramsey

Linda L Ramsey

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...

Paivi H. Tripp

Paivi H. Tripp

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...

Mary Earlene Harvey

Mary Earlene Harvey

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...

Jill Nelson Hoffman

Jill Nelson Hoffman

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....

Frankie Lucille Moncrief

Frankie Lucille Moncrief

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,...

Gilbert A. Aguirre

Gilbert A. Aguirre

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...

Douglas E Kelly

Douglas E Kelly

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...

Darrell A. Shiveley

Darrell A. Shiveley

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...

Norma Nickel Hassenpflug

Norma Nickel Hassenpflug

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...

Geraldine Covalt

Geraldine Covalt

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...

Susan Anne Janke

Susan Anne Janke

May 16, 2019

Susan Anne Janke, age 70, passed away very suddenly May 16, 2019.

Beloved wife, mother and grandmother; cherished friend to so many. Susan had a very successful career in sales and a deep love for her family and the many animals she mothered through the years.

Preceded in death by her parents, Robert & Elizabeth...

Dalton G Smith

Dalton G Smith

May 16, 2019

Dalton G. Smith, 89, was reunited with “his Boss” on May 16, 2019.  Dalton was a 1948 graduate of North High and an US Army Veteran.

Dalton was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Ann (nee Barr) and his brother Paul and wife Vivian Smith.

He is survived by his children, Cathleen...

Ruth Ann Struglinski

Ruth Ann Struglinski

May 14, 2019

Ruth Ann Struglinski, 87, passed away peacefully in her sleep May 14th, 2019 after a short illness. She was predeceased by her husband of 48 years, Leonard Struglinski; parents, Anna and Peter Zendlo; brothers, Bernard and Albert Zendlo; and sisters, Mary Wagner and Louise Zendlo.

A lifelong Akron resident and Buchtel alum, Ruth Ann graduated from the...

Chrysanthe "Chris" Economou Taylor

Chrysanthe "Chris" Economou Taylor

May 13, 2019

Chrysanthe Economou Taylor died peacefully Monday, May 13, 2019 in Columbus, Ohio. “Chris” Taylor, as she was known to all her friends, leaves great memories and stories.

She was born in Akron, Ohio on October 8, 1925. After high school she worked at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company where she met the love of her...

Vijay Rastogi

Vijay Rastogi

May 12, 2019

Vijay Rastogi

Vijay Rastogi, a true gentleman whose zest for life and interest in people defined him, died in Portland, OR, on May 12 after a long illness.  Vijay was kind to everyone and interested and knowledgeable about everything.  Always dressed impeccably, he had a wonderful personality.  Vijay loved to laugh and have a good time.  Everywhere...

James "Buzz" Richard Bussman

James "Buzz" Richard Bussman

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...

Ethel J. Soudry

Ethel J. Soudry

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,...

George "Bill" William Grieves

George "Bill" William Grieves

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...

Dante Piccoli

Dante Piccoli

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...

Martha H Barr

Martha H Barr

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,...

Linda L Ramsey

Linda L Ramsey

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...

Paivi H. Tripp

Paivi H. Tripp

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...

Mary Earlene Harvey

Mary Earlene Harvey

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...

Jill Nelson Hoffman

Jill Nelson Hoffman

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....

Frankie Lucille Moncrief

Frankie Lucille Moncrief

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,...

Gilbert A. Aguirre

Gilbert A. Aguirre

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...

Douglas E Kelly

Douglas E Kelly

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...

Darrell A. Shiveley

Darrell A. Shiveley

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...

Norma Nickel Hassenpflug

Norma Nickel Hassenpflug

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...

Geraldine Covalt

Geraldine Covalt

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...

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