Mary Ellen (Whisler) Neff
Aug 1, 2020
Mary Ellen Neff, 83, passed away on Saturday, August 1, 2020. Mary Ellen was born in Akron on May 30, 1937 to the late Raymond and Netia Whisler and was a lifelong area resident. She married her beloved husband Norman Neff in 1957, who she met while working at Ohio Edison as a secretary. Mary Ellen was a longtime...
Paula Marie Cary
Jul 31, 2020
Paula Marie Cary, 92, passed away Friday, July 31, 2020 at St. Joseph Care Center. Paula was born January 10, 1928 to Clement and Lucille (Slicker) Quinn in Massillon and had been an area resident her entire life. She was a public school teacher for many years and attended Queen of Heaven Catholic Church. She loved to...
Lawrence Thomas Rudy
Jul 30, 2020
Lawrence T. Rudy, 84, passed away Thursday, July 30, 2020. Larry was born in Akron on August 9, 1935 to the late Michael and Mary Rudy. He was a member of St. Joseph and St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. His family and grandchildren were his pride and joy. Larry will be missed by his wife of...
Helen M (Thomann) Lawrence
Jul 29, 2020
Helen Lawrence, 84, passed away Wednesday, July 29, 2020. Helen was born in Akron on April 24, 1936 to the late George and Leona Thomann and was a lifelong area resident. She married Walter E. Lawrence, Jr. in 1954. Helen worked at Findley Academy and joined the Akron School Retired Secretaries after retirement. Additionally, she was a member of...
Kathryn Courtney Phillips
Jul 28, 2020
Kathryn Courtney "Kasey" Phillips, 43, of Willoughby Hills passed away on July 28, 2020 at University Hospital in Richmond Heights. Born September 2, 1976 in Date City, FL, she had been a resident of Lake County for 20 years. Kasey loved her plants and flowers, but especially her cat, George. She was the loving companion of Marty Watts; beloved mother...
Mary Ann Dollison
Jul 25, 2020
Mary Ann Dollison, 73, passed away peacefully after a short illness on July 25, 2020. Mary Ann was born on March 27, 1947 to the late Arthur & Gertrude Gussey. In addition to her parents, Mary Ann was preceded in death by her son John Gulosh; brothers John & Ron Gussey. She is survived by her husband of 44...
Ronald Steven Harper
Jul 24, 2020
Ronald Steven Harper, 63, passed away on July 24, 2020 at Akron City Hospital. An Akron native, Ron was the son of the late Ronald Ross Harper and Donna Lynn Harper (Gardner) A graduate of the Police Academy, he served 25 years as a Dispatcher for the Stow Police Department. As well as a Captain of the Stow Police Reserves....
Margaret Inez Green
Jul 23, 2020
Margaret Inez Green, 84, passed away Thursday, July 23, 2020 at The Village of St. Edward. Margaret was born November 19, 1935 to Henry and Margaret (Lemmon) Sanderson in Denver, Colorado. She started her family in Denver, spent several years in Hendersonville, Tennessee and moved to Cuyahoga Falls in 1971, where she was a longtime...
Irina Beznea
Jul 21, 2020
Irina Beznea, 85, fell asleep in the Lord on Tuesday, July 21, 2020. She was born in Romania and was a Cuyahoga Falls resident. She was a member of Presentation of Our Lord Orthodox Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Vasile. She is survived by her daughters, Stefana Marcella Popoviciu and Eliolena Lanzinger; granddaughters, Elke and...
Leonard Frank Spada
Jul 21, 2020
Leonard F. Spada, 81 passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at Akron City Hospital. Leonard was born March 13, 1939 to Dominic and Josephine (Varrecchia) Spada in Akron. He was a resident of Green for 75 years and was the owner operator of Len's Excavating. In addition to his parents, Leonard was preceded in death by his beloved wife...
Keith Alan Mcvey
Jul 18, 2020
-BARBERTON Keith A. McVey, 63, passed away after a short battle with cancer on July 18, 2020. Born in Akron on August 28, 1956 to the late Jack and Rosemarie McVey, Keith was a 1974 graduate of Garfield High School. He worked for the US Postal Service as a letter carrier, retiring in 2015. Keith was a...
Jean Marie (Piporo) Maczko
Jul 17, 2020
Jean "Chu-Chi" "Jeanne" Maczko, 72, passed away on Friday, July 17, 2020. Born on March 31, 1948 to the late James and Julia Piporo, Jean was a lifelong area resident. She was a 1966 graduate of Central High School. Jean married John Maczko in 1969, and together they raised their three children. Jean worked as an administrative assistant for...
Betty Marie Graves
Jul 17, 2020
Betty Marie Graves, 93, beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother went to be with her Lord on Friday, July 17, 2020. She was born on May 5, 1927 to Stephen & Elizabeth Reidl and was a lifelong area resident. She was a faithful member of Firestone Park Presbyterian Church. We lost a wonderful woman who loved her family...
Beth Glassner
Jul 15, 2020
GREEN - Beth Ann (Pfaff) Glassner, 59, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, July 15, 2020. Beth was born December 15, 1960 to Andrew and Betty (Boggs) Pfaff in Cuyahoga Falls and had been an area resident her entire life. She was employed by Jack Entertainment as a card dealer. Beth lived for her husband, children and especially her grandchildren -...
Mary Christa
Jul 10, 2020
Mary Christa, 92, passed away Friday, July 10, 2020 at St. Luke's Home. Mary was born May 27, 1928 to Vangel and Helen (Iovan) Christa in Bitola, Macedonia and came to the United States in 1937. Employed by M. O'Neil Co. as a sales clerk for over 40 years, retiring in 1988. She was a Super Cavs Fan, an...
James John Gerbasi
Jul 10, 2020
James John Gerbasi, age 90, died Friday, July 10, 2020. Born in Cleveland on December 12, 1929, James was the eldest of three children of James V. Gerbasi and Molly Postolka Gerbasi. He attended multiple elementary schools in Cleveland, and was a 1948 graduate of St. Ignatius High School. Having worked in sales, service, and small appliance...
Joann Nauer
Jul 9, 2020
JoAnn M. Nauer passed away Thursday, July 9, 2020. JoAnn was born on January 18, 1940 to the late Joseph & Helen Conrey and was a lifelong area resident. She graduated from St. Mary High School and married Donald Nauer in 1960. She worked for Akron Public Schools for 38 years and was dedicated to her work. JoAnn was...
Lillian Wilson
Jul 9, 2020
Lillian Wilson passed away Thursday, July 9, 2020 in Alliance. Lillian was born to the late Frank and Helen Nemish. She enjoyed playing golf, reading, painting and traveling, especially with the K of C Casino bus trips. She was a retired LPN. Lillian was preceded in death by her husband Edward and beloved daughter Barbara. She is survived by...
Larry O. Walker
Jul 8, 2020
Larry Walker, 78, went home to be with the Lord on July 8, 2020. Larry was born in Cadillac, MI on July 14, 1941 to the late Ray & Evelyn Walker and had been an area resident for over 50 years. He attended Michigan State University on a football scholarship and married his beloved wife Mary Ann...
Emma T. Santiago
Jul 8, 2020
Emma T. Santiago, 87, of Akron passed away on July 8, 2020. Born in Ponce, Puerto Rico on June 17 1933. She moved to Ohio in 1954 where she worked for and retired from Summit County. Emma was an extremely caring, loving and generous person. Most would remember her by her dancing and singing to salsa music while cooking our...
