Obituaries
Obituaries for The Billow Funeral Homes & Crematory
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Kathryn (Kay) Rhine Hibbard
Jan 16, 2019
Kathryn (Kay) Rhine Hibbard (nee Smith) was born 31 August 1926 to Walter C. and Alma A. Smith in Bristolville, OH and died 16 January 2019 at the age of 92. She became a registered nurse in 1947 after graduating from Youngstown Hospital School of Nursing. She married James A. Rhine in 1950 and subsequently moved to Mogadore, OH, where...
Nancy Lou Norris (Toomey)
Jan 15, 2019
Nancy Lou Norris (Toomey) passed away on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 in the youth of her 80th year of life. Born in Cuyahoga Falls on July 21, 1938, Nancy would later graduate from Cuyahoga Falls High School in 1956. After graduation she went to work as a receptionist at the office of Dr. Frasier. Shortly thereafter Nancy would meet her...
Leslie Scherry
Jan 15, 2019
Leslie Scherry (Horvath), age 59, passed away on January 15th, 2019 after a brief illness. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her. Leslie graduated from Cuyahoga Falls High School in 1977. She earned her Bachelor's degree from Ohio University and her Master's from Kent State University. She worked many years teaching Special Education at Nordonia and Akron...
Ruth A Plumlee
Jan 14, 2019
Ruth A. Plumlee nee Kolbe Our beloved Aunt, Ruth Plumlee, born February 23, 1921 in Akron, OH, passed away January 14, 2019. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, John, sisters, Dorothy Ambrose and Marcene Hagarty and brothers, Paul and Robert Kolbe. Ruth retired from the Goodrich Research Center as a Senior Lab Technician. The family would like...
John P. "Jack" Williams
Jan 11, 2019
John P. Williams "Jack" passed away January 11, 2019. He was born 12/29/1947 in Akron. He was a lifelong resident of Cuyahoga Falls. Jack was best known for his love of old cars and motorcycles. He is survived by his wife, Cheryl (Zito) Williams; four sons, John, Matthew, Justin, and Christopher and one granddaughter, Ally; brothers, Chick, Gary, and Nelson;...
Charlotte Shuff
Jan 10, 2019
Charlotte Shuff, 99, died January 10, 2019. Born October 27, 1919 in Franklin, Ohio to Frank and Daisy Hadley Schwytzer, she was a graduate of Middletown High School and Heidelberg College with a Bachelor of Arts in Education. She had been a very active member of Faith Lutheran Church, a valued secretary in the accounting department at the University of...
Evelyn Fahs Burkins
Jan 10, 2019
Evelyn Fahs Burkins An accomplished teacher, top-selling insurance agent, award-winning equestrian and loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Evelyn Burkins died Thursday, January 10 at Brookdale Senior Living in Akron. She was 99 years young. Born Evelyn Mae Fahs on September 6, 1919 in York, PA, Evelyn was the youngest of three children of John (a teacher/principal and textbook salesman) and...
Shirley A Cook
Jan 10, 2019
Shirley A. (nee Ireton) Cook, 86, of Stow, Ohio passed away on Thursday, January 10, 2019. She was born September 12, 1932 to Charles B. and Flora Ruth (nee Owen) Ireton in Akron, Ohio. She worked for O'Neil's and Sterling, Inc.; and was a member of Eastern Star, Yusef-Khan Caldron and attended Stow Alliance Fellowship Church. Shirley was preceded in...
Sara B Schwager
Jan 7, 2019
Sara B. Schwager, age 97, died Monday night, January 7, 2019. Sara was born June 18, 1921 in Walla Walla, WA to Dorsey Frank and Edna Moore Baker. She graduated from Whitman College in 1943 and in the same year she married William (Bill) Schwager in Pasadena, CA. Sara and her family moved from Long Beach, CA to Akron, summer...
Philip J Ciano
Jan 3, 2019
Philip J. Ciano passed away on Jan. 3, 2019 due to complications of diabetes. He was preceded in death by his loving parents, Joseph and Mary Gertrude Ciano. Philip had cerebral palsy and many health issues but they didn't stop him from having a productive life. He worked as a mail carrier for the Defense Department in Columbus for many...
Thomas Earl Cadwallader
Jan 3, 2019
Thomas Earl Cadwallader, 85 years old, passed away unexpectedly January 3, 2019 in Randolph, Ohio. Tom was born November 30, 1933 in Akron, Ohio to Lloyd and Lorna Cadwallader. Preceded in death by his wife, Rebecca Bordner Cadwallader; he is survived by his brother, Dennis (Carol); brother-in-law, Bruce Kliever; and many nieces and nephews. Services will be held 1 p.m....
Carol W. Meyer
Dec 29, 2018
Carol W. Meyer, age 88, passed away peacefully December 29, 2018. Preceded in death by her husband, John, and grandsons, Michael Lukity and Alexander Williams. She is survived by her children, Kathryn (Jeff) Lukity, Susan (Michael) King, Fredrick (Sandra) Meyer and Carolyn Jo (Brian) Williams; grandchildren, Lauren, Erin, Leslie, Allison, Savannah, Brian and Dana; and great grandchildren. Memorials may be...
John Eugene Usberghi
Dec 29, 2018
John Eugene Usberghi, 75, passed away on December 29, 2018. Born in Akron, Ohio on December 28, 1943 to Patsy and Lucy Usberghi, he was a graduate of Springfield High School. A multi-time award-winning hairstylist on the national level, John worked for several years at his family's hair salon on Brown St. in Akron, before moving to Merriman Rd. in...
Milton Dale Bolick
Dec 28, 2018
Milton D. Bolick, age 82, passed away on December 28, 2018 at Summa Hospital. He was born on November 3, 1936 to Thomas Milton and Lillian Rushton Bolick in Joanna, SC. He was Dale to many and Milt to others. Dale loved watching all the Cleveland sports teams and college football teams. Milt was a retired electrician at Summa Hospital....
Susan Sobiech Peters
Dec 26, 2018
Susan Sobiech Peters, age 68, peacefully passed away at Maplewood Senior Living, on December 26, 2018. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio on May 28, 1950 to the late Theodore and Evelyn Sobiech. Susan attended Holy Name High School and graduated in 1968. She was employed at US Steel before the birth of her daughter, Ashley. Susan devoted her life...
Frances Keller
Dec 26, 2018
Frances Keller, passed away on December 26, 2018. Preceded in death by Richard D. Keller, her husband of 57 years; daughter and son-in-law, Karen and Richard Pursley and sister, Betty Bazur. She is survived by her daughters, Diana (Arthur) Richards of Akron and Mary (Greg) Philippe of Fort Mitchell, KY; five grandchildren, thirteen great-grandchildren; and brother, William Wackerman. Frances' love...
Mary L. Kroesen
Dec 24, 2018
Mary L. Kroesen, 93, passed away on December 24, 2018 at The Village at St. Edwards. Mary had been active at several area churches, including the funeral meal program at St. Martha, prayer groups at St. Sebastian, and the music ministry at St. Bernard's. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank. She is survived by her daughter, Pauline;...
Diana Sims Gayer
Dec 23, 2018
Diana Sims Gayer, 86, passed away surrounded by her family December 23, 2018. The wife of John Gayer, she was born April 16, 1932 in Chicago, IL to Corinne and Clarence Sims. After graduating from Upper Arlington High School in Columbus, Ohio, she pursued her violin studies at Oberlin Conservatory of Music and then transferred to the University of Michigan...
Adrienne Ann Clark
Dec 22, 2018
Adrienne Ann Clark, 84, died December 22, 2018. Born August 13, 1934 in Akron, Ohio to Walter and Harriette Darst Johnson, she had been a social worker at Family Services, retiring in 1982, after which she worked at House of Plants. Ann was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church where she volunteered and sang in the Choral Society. Ann...
Thomas R. Easterling
Dec 18, 2018
Thomas R. Easterling, 43, passed away suddenly December 18, 2018. Born in Akron, April 10, 1975 to James and Margie Toops Easterling, he was a graduate of Cuyahoga Falls High School and had attended Kent State University. He worked for many years at Acme and presently worked at Kent State. Thomas attended the First United Methodist Church of Cuyahoga Falls,...
Kathryn (Kay) Rhine Hibbard
Jan 16, 2019
Kathryn (Kay) Rhine Hibbard (nee Smith) was born 31 August 1926 to Walter C. and Alma A. Smith in Bristolville, OH and died 16 January 2019 at the age of 92. She became a registered nurse in 1947 after graduating from Youngstown Hospital School of Nursing. She married James A. Rhine in 1950 and subsequently moved to Mogadore, OH, where...
Nancy Lou Norris (Toomey)
Jan 15, 2019
Nancy Lou Norris (Toomey) passed away on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 in the youth of her 80th year of life. Born in Cuyahoga Falls on July 21, 1938, Nancy would later graduate from Cuyahoga Falls High School in 1956. After graduation she went to work as a receptionist at the office of Dr. Frasier. Shortly thereafter Nancy would meet her...
Leslie Scherry
Jan 15, 2019
Leslie Scherry (Horvath), age 59, passed away on January 15th, 2019 after a brief illness. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her. Leslie graduated from Cuyahoga Falls High School in 1977. She earned her Bachelor's degree from Ohio University and her Master's from Kent State University. She worked many years teaching Special Education at Nordonia and Akron...
Ruth A Plumlee
Jan 14, 2019
Ruth A. Plumlee nee Kolbe Our beloved Aunt, Ruth Plumlee, born February 23, 1921 in Akron, OH, passed away January 14, 2019. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, John, sisters, Dorothy Ambrose and Marcene Hagarty and brothers, Paul and Robert Kolbe. Ruth retired from the Goodrich Research Center as a Senior Lab Technician. The family would like...
John P. "Jack" Williams
Jan 11, 2019
John P. Williams "Jack" passed away January 11, 2019. He was born 12/29/1947 in Akron. He was a lifelong resident of Cuyahoga Falls. Jack was best known for his love of old cars and motorcycles. He is survived by his wife, Cheryl (Zito) Williams; four sons, John, Matthew, Justin, and Christopher and one granddaughter, Ally; brothers, Chick, Gary, and Nelson;...
Charlotte Shuff
Jan 10, 2019
Charlotte Shuff, 99, died January 10, 2019. Born October 27, 1919 in Franklin, Ohio to Frank and Daisy Hadley Schwytzer, she was a graduate of Middletown High School and Heidelberg College with a Bachelor of Arts in Education. She had been a very active member of Faith Lutheran Church, a valued secretary in the accounting department at the University of...
Evelyn Fahs Burkins
Jan 10, 2019
Evelyn Fahs Burkins An accomplished teacher, top-selling insurance agent, award-winning equestrian and loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Evelyn Burkins died Thursday, January 10 at Brookdale Senior Living in Akron. She was 99 years young. Born Evelyn Mae Fahs on September 6, 1919 in York, PA, Evelyn was the youngest of three children of John (a teacher/principal and textbook salesman) and...
Shirley A Cook
Jan 10, 2019
Shirley A. (nee Ireton) Cook, 86, of Stow, Ohio passed away on Thursday, January 10, 2019. She was born September 12, 1932 to Charles B. and Flora Ruth (nee Owen) Ireton in Akron, Ohio. She worked for O'Neil's and Sterling, Inc.; and was a member of Eastern Star, Yusef-Khan Caldron and attended Stow Alliance Fellowship Church. Shirley was preceded in...
Sara B Schwager
Jan 7, 2019
Sara B. Schwager, age 97, died Monday night, January 7, 2019. Sara was born June 18, 1921 in Walla Walla, WA to Dorsey Frank and Edna Moore Baker. She graduated from Whitman College in 1943 and in the same year she married William (Bill) Schwager in Pasadena, CA. Sara and her family moved from Long Beach, CA to Akron, summer...
Philip J Ciano
Jan 3, 2019
Philip J. Ciano passed away on Jan. 3, 2019 due to complications of diabetes. He was preceded in death by his loving parents, Joseph and Mary Gertrude Ciano. Philip had cerebral palsy and many health issues but they didn't stop him from having a productive life. He worked as a mail carrier for the Defense Department in Columbus for many...
Thomas Earl Cadwallader
Jan 3, 2019
Thomas Earl Cadwallader, 85 years old, passed away unexpectedly January 3, 2019 in Randolph, Ohio. Tom was born November 30, 1933 in Akron, Ohio to Lloyd and Lorna Cadwallader. Preceded in death by his wife, Rebecca Bordner Cadwallader; he is survived by his brother, Dennis (Carol); brother-in-law, Bruce Kliever; and many nieces and nephews. Services will be held 1 p.m....
Carol W. Meyer
Dec 29, 2018
Carol W. Meyer, age 88, passed away peacefully December 29, 2018. Preceded in death by her husband, John, and grandsons, Michael Lukity and Alexander Williams. She is survived by her children, Kathryn (Jeff) Lukity, Susan (Michael) King, Fredrick (Sandra) Meyer and Carolyn Jo (Brian) Williams; grandchildren, Lauren, Erin, Leslie, Allison, Savannah, Brian and Dana; and great grandchildren. Memorials may be...
John Eugene Usberghi
Dec 29, 2018
John Eugene Usberghi, 75, passed away on December 29, 2018. Born in Akron, Ohio on December 28, 1943 to Patsy and Lucy Usberghi, he was a graduate of Springfield High School. A multi-time award-winning hairstylist on the national level, John worked for several years at his family's hair salon on Brown St. in Akron, before moving to Merriman Rd. in...
Milton Dale Bolick
Dec 28, 2018
Milton D. Bolick, age 82, passed away on December 28, 2018 at Summa Hospital. He was born on November 3, 1936 to Thomas Milton and Lillian Rushton Bolick in Joanna, SC. He was Dale to many and Milt to others. Dale loved watching all the Cleveland sports teams and college football teams. Milt was a retired electrician at Summa Hospital....
Susan Sobiech Peters
Dec 26, 2018
Susan Sobiech Peters, age 68, peacefully passed away at Maplewood Senior Living, on December 26, 2018. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio on May 28, 1950 to the late Theodore and Evelyn Sobiech. Susan attended Holy Name High School and graduated in 1968. She was employed at US Steel before the birth of her daughter, Ashley. Susan devoted her life...
Frances Keller
Dec 26, 2018
Frances Keller, passed away on December 26, 2018. Preceded in death by Richard D. Keller, her husband of 57 years; daughter and son-in-law, Karen and Richard Pursley and sister, Betty Bazur. She is survived by her daughters, Diana (Arthur) Richards of Akron and Mary (Greg) Philippe of Fort Mitchell, KY; five grandchildren, thirteen great-grandchildren; and brother, William Wackerman. Frances' love...
Mary L. Kroesen
Dec 24, 2018
Mary L. Kroesen, 93, passed away on December 24, 2018 at The Village at St. Edwards. Mary had been active at several area churches, including the funeral meal program at St. Martha, prayer groups at St. Sebastian, and the music ministry at St. Bernard's. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank. She is survived by her daughter, Pauline;...
Diana Sims Gayer
Dec 23, 2018
Diana Sims Gayer, 86, passed away surrounded by her family December 23, 2018. The wife of John Gayer, she was born April 16, 1932 in Chicago, IL to Corinne and Clarence Sims. After graduating from Upper Arlington High School in Columbus, Ohio, she pursued her violin studies at Oberlin Conservatory of Music and then transferred to the University of Michigan...
Adrienne Ann Clark
Dec 22, 2018
Adrienne Ann Clark, 84, died December 22, 2018. Born August 13, 1934 in Akron, Ohio to Walter and Harriette Darst Johnson, she had been a social worker at Family Services, retiring in 1982, after which she worked at House of Plants. Ann was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church where she volunteered and sang in the Choral Society. Ann...
Thomas R. Easterling
Dec 18, 2018
Thomas R. Easterling, 43, passed away suddenly December 18, 2018. Born in Akron, April 10, 1975 to James and Margie Toops Easterling, he was a graduate of Cuyahoga Falls High School and had attended Kent State University. He worked for many years at Acme and presently worked at Kent State. Thomas attended the First United Methodist Church of Cuyahoga Falls,...
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