Obituaries for The Billow Funeral Homes & Crematory

Mar 22, 2019

Sarah R. Nelson, 96, died Friday, March 22, 2019.

Born April 20, 1922 in Akron to Barnett “Barney” and Mary Kodish, she was a graduate of Dana School of Music at Youngstown State University. Sarah was a founding member of the Akron Symphony Orchestra and Festive String Quartet as a violist. She was a longtime member of...

Mar 17, 2019

Eric Lane Hjelmquist, 67, died March 17, 2019. He is survived by his wife, Wanda; and children, Heidi, Craig, Curtis and Chris. At his request, there are no services or calling hours.

Mar 17, 2019

Aloysius “Al” McKillop, 76, died March 17, 2019.

Born in Northern Ireland, he had been an Akron resident since 1985. He retired from the maintenance department of Fairlawn Country Club with 24 years’ service. Al was a proud Irishman who loved his family.

Preceded in death by his sons, Al and Paul; and twin brother,...

Mar 16, 2019

Suzanne Campbell Trainer passed away in Akron on March 16, 2019.

Suzanne was born in Akron, Ohio, to Eleanor A. and William S. Campbell on Oct. 10, 1926. Suzanne graduated from Old Trail High School and Denison University, where she was a member of The Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority.  After Suzanne married James Edward Trainer Jr., they...

Mar 12, 2019

Marjorie Hoover Good, 97, died unexpectedly on March 12, 2019 at Ohio Living Llanfair in Cincinnati where she had lived for the past two years. An Akron resident for 95 years, Marjorie was a graduate of Buchtel High School and the University of Akron, where she was a member of Alpha Gamma Delta and awarded the Arc of Epsilon...

Mar 12, 2019

Paul A. Hecmanczuk, 87, of North Olmsted and formerly Bath Township, OH, beloved husband of Georgianna (nee Booth) Hecmanczuk of North Olmsted passed away Tuesday, March 12 peacefully with his family around him. He was the loving father of five children: Richard (Gail) of Tacoma, WA; Tom (Caroline) of Charlottesville, VA; Dave (Noreen) of Arlington, VA; Matt (Julie) of...

Mar 12, 2019

Doris Jean (Hibbs) Freeland, 96, was called to God on March 12, while living at Rosemont Presbyterian Village, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.

Born in Grant Town, West Virginia to the late Marie (Fusarini) and late John O. Hibbs, as one of 9 children, at the age of 18 she married the late James L. Freeland Sr., a coal...

Mar 12, 2019

Geraldine “Gerry” (nee Bye) Hurd McElliott died March 12, 2019 at the age of 81.

The daughter of Lee Roy and Evelyn Bye, she lived her entire life in Akron. Gerry retired from The University of Akron after working in the Dean’s Office of the College of Fine and Applied Arts for nearly all of her thirty...

Mar 10, 2019

Doris Kilway, of Akron Ohio, passed away Sunday, March 10.

Born in Ronceverte, WV, she was raised in Dayton, OH, graduated from West Carrollton High School and Miami Valley School of Nursing. Mom was a member of the Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II and is registered in the Women in Military Service at Arlington National...

Mar 8, 2019

James Andrew Henninger passed away suddenly on March 8, 2019 as a result of multiple strokes. He was born in White Plains, NY on July 15,1963. He moved to Akron with his parents in 1966.

James, also known as Andy to many, attended Firestone High School. Soon after, as a free spirit, he began his many pursuits...

Mar 8, 2019

Elinor Mary Corcoran, 97, died March 8, 2019 in Savannah, GA.

Born March 22, 1921 in Revere, MA to Daniel and Mary McKeon Doyle, she had obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Education with a Major in Science. During World War II, she worked for Dr. Kaufmann at MIT on the Manhattan Project and her contributions to the...

Mar 7, 2019

Mary Pangas, 84, died March 7, 2019.

Born October 30, 1934 in Akron to James and Helen Poulos Zaharopoulos, she was a member of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church and the Daughters of Penelope. She enjoyed her children, cats, her car, bowling with friends, shopping and boating with her husband. Mary lived for her family, especially her...

Mar 5, 2019

LeRoy Tunnell, age 90, died peacefully in his sleep in Copley on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at Concordia at Sumner.

The Akron native attended Buchtel High School before serving in the U.S. Army in Germany and Austria.  He subsequently attended Ohio State University and then earned his medical degree from Western Reserve University.  He accepted a commission...

Mar 3, 2019

Ernest W. Liska, 73, went to be with the Lord March 3, 2019. He was born March 4, 1945 in Woodbury, New Jersey.

Ernest graduated from Drexel University with a degree in Chemical Engineering and during his Officer Training Course at Fort Sill he graduated from Oklahoma University with an MBA.

His Army career started...

Mar 3, 2019

Craig Cihlar

Born January 23, 1941.

It is with sorrow that the family of Craig Cihlar sadly announces his passing.

Craig was born in Cleveland, OH and resided in Richfield, OH.  He is survived by his wife, Mary Kay; and daughter, Laura Cihlar-Tomala (Chris). Craig is lovingly remembered by his sister, Jill Giaimo,...

Mar 3, 2019

Harold R. Rex

September 1, 1926 – March 3, 2019

Harold R. Rex, 92, died at home surrounded by loved ones following a life filled with love and adventure.

He was born in Pittsburgh in 1926, where his father ran a lumber business. He was close to his older...

Mar 2, 2019

Dr. Arkadii Leonov, 83, passed away peacefully at home on March 2, 2019.

He was born May 11, 1935 to Ilya T. Leonov and Fira M. Trakhtenberg in Moscow, Russia.  He devoted over 60 years of his life to his scientific passions: polymer continuum mechanics, polymer rheology and fluid mechanics, mathematical sociology and oceanology. Dr....

Feb 27, 2019

Christian Matthias Bott, 40, passed away February 27, 2019.

He was born March 1, 1978 in Akron, OH and graduated from Copley High School. He was a self-employed artist, glassblower and multi-instrumentalist musician. Chris had performed with the bands, The Unholy Three, Don Austin, Dead Body Chuckers, and Hell’s Information.

Preceded...

Feb 27, 2019

Ann Louise Colley, 89, passed away February 27, 2019 at Concordia at Sumner of kidney failure.

She was born November 10, 1929 to Harold C. Colley and Rebecca Wilson in Columbus, OH.  She grew up in Akron graduating from Rankin, Buchtel and the University of Akron where she was a member of Delta Gamma Sorority.  She was...

Feb 24, 2019

Deana Parks-Goeldi, 49, passed away Sunday, February 24, 2019, at the Justin T. Rogers Hospice Care Center in Akron, OH after a long courageous battle with cancer.

Deana was one of five daughters born to the late Dean and Lois Sheats Parks on March 31, 1969, in East Liverpool, Ohio. She was a 1987 graduate of East...