Obituaries
Obituaries for The Billow Funeral Homes & Crematory
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Yvonne "Vonnie" Renner Brecht
Mar 31, 2018
Yvonne Renner Brecht Yvonne "Vonnie" Renner Brecht passed away peacefully on March 31, 2018, in hospice care at her residence in Parker, CO. She was born February 4, 1921, in Canton, Ohio to Dr. Warren F. and Ethelyne Yarger Renner. A graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University with a degree in education, she was a member of Gamma Phi Beta sorority....
Joyce Anne (Merryweather) Wakeford
Mar 30, 2018
Joyce Anne Wakeford Joyce (Merryweather) Wakeford passed away Friday, March 30, 2018. Joyce was born on November 2, 1930 to Clyde and Dorothy Merryweather of Akron. As an adult, Joyce lived in New York, Alabama, Maryland, West Virginia and Delaware before retiring back to Akron in 2003. She had been employed as a flight attendant with Eastern Airlines, as a...
Robert E. Myers
Mar 29, 2018
Robert E. Myers, Jr., 98, died March 29, 2018. Born in Akron, Ohio in 1919 to Robert E. and Viola M. Reemsnyder Myers, he was a World War II veteran who served with Company C, 395th Infantry Regiment attached to the First Army in the Battle of the Bulge and Rhineland Campaigns. He was a member of Adoniram-Joppa Lodge #517...
Margot J. Reynolds
Mar 22, 2018
Margot J. Reynolds (nee Breitmeyer), 92, passed away March 22, 2018 at the Village at St. Edward. She was born on September 18, 1925 in Mt. Clemens, Michigan, Preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, Robert H. Reynolds in 2013, and daughter and son-in-law, Joy and Frank Blumenthal; she is survived by her daughter, Nancy (Dave) May of...
Harold Evans
Mar 21, 2018
Harold Evans Harold Evans was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on November 23, 1922. He served in the Navy, as a tail gunner on B-24 bombers during WWII, in the Pacific Theater. He attended the University of Cincinnati and earned his bachelor's degree in Aeronautical Engineering. He had a long, successful career at Goodyear Aerospace and retired in 1988. He married...
Elmer J. Guran
Mar 20, 2018
Elmer J. Guran died in Akron, OH March 20, 2018. He was born in Akron, OH on February 12, 1928, son of Mathew B. and Maria Kuska Guran. Elmer graduated from Akron Central High School, Cornell University: Bachelor of Architecture, and the University of Pittsburgh: Master of Urban and Regional Planning. He married Marice Anne Deming, a Cornell classmate, in...
Mitchell G Monte
Mar 17, 2018
Mitchell Giovanni Monte, 22, was born on April 8, 1995 in Indianapolis, Indiana. He passed away unexpectedly on March 17, 2018. He graduated from Revere High School in 2013 and attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Mitchell was a firecracker of light and laughter. He always had a twinkle in his eye and made everyone laugh with his quick wit,...
Charles B. "Chuck" Vanleer
Mar 17, 2018
Charles B. "Chuck" VanLeer "Friends are the Flowers of Life" Charles B. "Chuck" VanLeer, 85, passed away March 17, 2018. He was born May 3, 1932 to the late George VanLeer Sr. and Edna VanLeer nee Tippie. He was a graduate of Manchester High School, class of 1951. He was employed at A&P for 16 years and retired from Giant...
Jack A. Rodgers
Mar 17, 2018
Jack A. Rodgers, Akron native and long-time resident of Ft Lauderdale, FL, passed away on March 17, 2018 at age 98. Jack grew up in Akron and eventually joined Yankee Lines, a trucking company founded by his parents Howard and Florence. Along with his sister, Gayle, the four of them grew the company into a large concern, serving the markets...
Betty Sibley Watts Wetterau
Mar 14, 2018
Betty Sibley Watts Wetterau, 95, of Hudson, Ohio passed away peacefully March 14, 2018. She was born October 11, 1922 in Huntsville, Ohio to Margaret and Philip Sibley. Betty was devoted to her family who cherished her kindness, generosity, and joyful spirit. Her nature was to be there for others, always generous with her time. An accomplished athlete, Betty was...
Betty Jane (Burgner) Miklos
Mar 14, 2018
Betty Jane (Burgner) Miklos, 96 Betty Jane Miklos, age 96, of Cuyahoga Falls, OH passed on to be with the Lord on March 14, 2018. She was born September 25, 1921 in Akron, OH, the daughter of Orrie Russell Burgner and Ida Mae (Corp) Burgner. She graduated from South High School, Akron, OH in 1939. After graduation, she attended Kent...
Rena Mae Patterson
Mar 12, 2018
Rena Mae Patterson Born - Russellville, Arkansas September 22, 1930 - Died March 12, 2018. Loving Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother who touched many lives with her kind smile, helping hand and her gifts of homemade baked goods. Survived by a sister, Dorothy McDonald; two daughters, Sharon Serkedakis (Michael) and Marti Oblisk (Larry); and two sons, Brian Ruppel and Bruce...
Jackson Ellwood Casteel
Mar 12, 2018
Jackson Ellwood Casteel, 84, of Cuyahoga Falls, passed away on Monday, March 12, 2018 at the Cleveland Clinic. Born in Dungannon, Virginia to Omar and Ethel Casteel, he lived most of his life in Cuyahoga Falls. He was a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Cuyahoga Falls. He was an avid outdoorsman and loved fishing. He was a...
Richard L Sikula
Mar 11, 2018
Richard L. Sikula passed away on March 11, 2018 at the age of 80. He was currently residing back in Cuyahoga Falls, OH, formerly having resided in Garden City Michigan and Northampton Township. Richard was born on November 24, 1937 in Akron, OH, "on a cloudy Wednesday morning the day before Thanksgiving on the second floor in a round room...
David Ochsenhirt
Mar 7, 2018
David J. Ochsenhirt, 67, passed away on March 7, 2018, surrounded by his loved ones. David was born in Akron on May 4, 1951. He attended St. Vincent High School and The College of Wooster. Dave was the President of Akron Concrete Corporation, which was formed in 1974 with his brother, Michael. He loved his career, most especially working with...
Esther D. Scherzer
Mar 6, 2018
Esther Daphene Scherzer (nee McClintock), born April 8,1928 in Harnedsville, Pennsylvania, ascended into heaven March 6, 2018. Preceded in death by parents, Edwin and Bertha McClintock; husband, Conrad Scherzer; sisters, Virginia Roberts, Dorothy Burnworth, and Phyllis Sweitzer; brothers, Paul McClintock, Robert McClintock; and grandson, Eli Scherzer; she is survived by sister, Lucille Janie Poydock; children, Dennis Scherzer and Terri (John)...
Leora Jean Radak
Mar 4, 2018
Leora Jean Radak, 85, died March 4, 2018, after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. Born in Akron October 17, 1932 to Robert and Irene Shaffer Butcher, she had been a bookkeeper for the M. O'Neil Company, the old Ohio Bell, and the Drawing Room in Peninsula. She was a long-time member of Grace United Church of Christ and then...
Grace E Shirey
Feb 28, 2018
Grace E. Shirey (nee Schray) Grace E. Shirey, 104, passed away peacefully February 28, 2018, at The Village at St. Edward. She was born August 29, 1913, in Akron, Ohio. Preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Bill Shirey; she is survived by her daughter, Linda (Chip) Houghton; son, Jack (Brenda) Shirey of Pennsylvania; grandchildren, Sarah, Andrew, Mickey...
Clyde M. "Jr" Gibbs
Feb 26, 2018
Clyde M. Gibbs, Jr. "JR" February 9, 1949 - February 26, 2018. Our beloved husband, father, uncle and friend Clyde M. Gibbs, Jr., of Uniontown, OH passed away on Monday, February 26, 2018. Clyde grew up in Akron, Ohio and graduated from the University of Akron and Buchtel High School. Clyde was a member of the UA Local 219 Plumbers...
Mary F. Pappas
Feb 26, 2018
Mary F. Pappas, 78, died Feb. 26, 2018. Born in Spencer, WV, she was a member of Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church and retired as a manager from First National/First Merit Bank with over 30 years of service. Preceded in death by husband, Theodore; son-in-law, John Hanchulak; sister, Pauline Jackson; and brothers, Donald, David, and Richard Cunningham; she is survived by...
Yvonne "Vonnie" Renner Brecht
Mar 31, 2018
Yvonne Renner Brecht Yvonne "Vonnie" Renner Brecht passed away peacefully on March 31, 2018, in hospice care at her residence in Parker, CO. She was born February 4, 1921, in Canton, Ohio to Dr. Warren F. and Ethelyne Yarger Renner. A graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University with a degree in education, she was a member of Gamma Phi Beta sorority....
Joyce Anne (Merryweather) Wakeford
Mar 30, 2018
Joyce Anne Wakeford Joyce (Merryweather) Wakeford passed away Friday, March 30, 2018. Joyce was born on November 2, 1930 to Clyde and Dorothy Merryweather of Akron. As an adult, Joyce lived in New York, Alabama, Maryland, West Virginia and Delaware before retiring back to Akron in 2003. She had been employed as a flight attendant with Eastern Airlines, as a...
Robert E. Myers
Mar 29, 2018
Robert E. Myers, Jr., 98, died March 29, 2018. Born in Akron, Ohio in 1919 to Robert E. and Viola M. Reemsnyder Myers, he was a World War II veteran who served with Company C, 395th Infantry Regiment attached to the First Army in the Battle of the Bulge and Rhineland Campaigns. He was a member of Adoniram-Joppa Lodge #517...
Margot J. Reynolds
Mar 22, 2018
Margot J. Reynolds (nee Breitmeyer), 92, passed away March 22, 2018 at the Village at St. Edward. She was born on September 18, 1925 in Mt. Clemens, Michigan, Preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, Robert H. Reynolds in 2013, and daughter and son-in-law, Joy and Frank Blumenthal; she is survived by her daughter, Nancy (Dave) May of...
Harold Evans
Mar 21, 2018
Harold Evans Harold Evans was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on November 23, 1922. He served in the Navy, as a tail gunner on B-24 bombers during WWII, in the Pacific Theater. He attended the University of Cincinnati and earned his bachelor's degree in Aeronautical Engineering. He had a long, successful career at Goodyear Aerospace and retired in 1988. He married...
Elmer J. Guran
Mar 20, 2018
Elmer J. Guran died in Akron, OH March 20, 2018. He was born in Akron, OH on February 12, 1928, son of Mathew B. and Maria Kuska Guran. Elmer graduated from Akron Central High School, Cornell University: Bachelor of Architecture, and the University of Pittsburgh: Master of Urban and Regional Planning. He married Marice Anne Deming, a Cornell classmate, in...
Mitchell G Monte
Mar 17, 2018
Mitchell Giovanni Monte, 22, was born on April 8, 1995 in Indianapolis, Indiana. He passed away unexpectedly on March 17, 2018. He graduated from Revere High School in 2013 and attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Mitchell was a firecracker of light and laughter. He always had a twinkle in his eye and made everyone laugh with his quick wit,...
Charles B. "Chuck" Vanleer
Mar 17, 2018
Charles B. "Chuck" VanLeer "Friends are the Flowers of Life" Charles B. "Chuck" VanLeer, 85, passed away March 17, 2018. He was born May 3, 1932 to the late George VanLeer Sr. and Edna VanLeer nee Tippie. He was a graduate of Manchester High School, class of 1951. He was employed at A&P for 16 years and retired from Giant...
Jack A. Rodgers
Mar 17, 2018
Jack A. Rodgers, Akron native and long-time resident of Ft Lauderdale, FL, passed away on March 17, 2018 at age 98. Jack grew up in Akron and eventually joined Yankee Lines, a trucking company founded by his parents Howard and Florence. Along with his sister, Gayle, the four of them grew the company into a large concern, serving the markets...
Betty Sibley Watts Wetterau
Mar 14, 2018
Betty Sibley Watts Wetterau, 95, of Hudson, Ohio passed away peacefully March 14, 2018. She was born October 11, 1922 in Huntsville, Ohio to Margaret and Philip Sibley. Betty was devoted to her family who cherished her kindness, generosity, and joyful spirit. Her nature was to be there for others, always generous with her time. An accomplished athlete, Betty was...
Betty Jane (Burgner) Miklos
Mar 14, 2018
Betty Jane (Burgner) Miklos, 96 Betty Jane Miklos, age 96, of Cuyahoga Falls, OH passed on to be with the Lord on March 14, 2018. She was born September 25, 1921 in Akron, OH, the daughter of Orrie Russell Burgner and Ida Mae (Corp) Burgner. She graduated from South High School, Akron, OH in 1939. After graduation, she attended Kent...
Rena Mae Patterson
Mar 12, 2018
Rena Mae Patterson Born - Russellville, Arkansas September 22, 1930 - Died March 12, 2018. Loving Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother who touched many lives with her kind smile, helping hand and her gifts of homemade baked goods. Survived by a sister, Dorothy McDonald; two daughters, Sharon Serkedakis (Michael) and Marti Oblisk (Larry); and two sons, Brian Ruppel and Bruce...
Jackson Ellwood Casteel
Mar 12, 2018
Jackson Ellwood Casteel, 84, of Cuyahoga Falls, passed away on Monday, March 12, 2018 at the Cleveland Clinic. Born in Dungannon, Virginia to Omar and Ethel Casteel, he lived most of his life in Cuyahoga Falls. He was a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Cuyahoga Falls. He was an avid outdoorsman and loved fishing. He was a...
Richard L Sikula
Mar 11, 2018
Richard L. Sikula passed away on March 11, 2018 at the age of 80. He was currently residing back in Cuyahoga Falls, OH, formerly having resided in Garden City Michigan and Northampton Township. Richard was born on November 24, 1937 in Akron, OH, "on a cloudy Wednesday morning the day before Thanksgiving on the second floor in a round room...
David Ochsenhirt
Mar 7, 2018
David J. Ochsenhirt, 67, passed away on March 7, 2018, surrounded by his loved ones. David was born in Akron on May 4, 1951. He attended St. Vincent High School and The College of Wooster. Dave was the President of Akron Concrete Corporation, which was formed in 1974 with his brother, Michael. He loved his career, most especially working with...
Esther D. Scherzer
Mar 6, 2018
Esther Daphene Scherzer (nee McClintock), born April 8,1928 in Harnedsville, Pennsylvania, ascended into heaven March 6, 2018. Preceded in death by parents, Edwin and Bertha McClintock; husband, Conrad Scherzer; sisters, Virginia Roberts, Dorothy Burnworth, and Phyllis Sweitzer; brothers, Paul McClintock, Robert McClintock; and grandson, Eli Scherzer; she is survived by sister, Lucille Janie Poydock; children, Dennis Scherzer and Terri (John)...
Leora Jean Radak
Mar 4, 2018
Leora Jean Radak, 85, died March 4, 2018, after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. Born in Akron October 17, 1932 to Robert and Irene Shaffer Butcher, she had been a bookkeeper for the M. O'Neil Company, the old Ohio Bell, and the Drawing Room in Peninsula. She was a long-time member of Grace United Church of Christ and then...
Grace E Shirey
Feb 28, 2018
Grace E. Shirey (nee Schray) Grace E. Shirey, 104, passed away peacefully February 28, 2018, at The Village at St. Edward. She was born August 29, 1913, in Akron, Ohio. Preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Bill Shirey; she is survived by her daughter, Linda (Chip) Houghton; son, Jack (Brenda) Shirey of Pennsylvania; grandchildren, Sarah, Andrew, Mickey...
Clyde M. "Jr" Gibbs
Feb 26, 2018
Clyde M. Gibbs, Jr. "JR" February 9, 1949 - February 26, 2018. Our beloved husband, father, uncle and friend Clyde M. Gibbs, Jr., of Uniontown, OH passed away on Monday, February 26, 2018. Clyde grew up in Akron, Ohio and graduated from the University of Akron and Buchtel High School. Clyde was a member of the UA Local 219 Plumbers...
Mary F. Pappas
Feb 26, 2018
Mary F. Pappas, 78, died Feb. 26, 2018. Born in Spencer, WV, she was a member of Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church and retired as a manager from First National/First Merit Bank with over 30 years of service. Preceded in death by husband, Theodore; son-in-law, John Hanchulak; sister, Pauline Jackson; and brothers, Donald, David, and Richard Cunningham; she is survived by...
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