Rita Klingensmith
May 26, 2018
Rita (Sipka) Klingensmith, born in Akron on October 4, 1937, passed away suddenly at her home on May 26, 2018. She graduated from Akron North HS, where she met her husband Bob. Rita worked in the insurance billing industry, and was last employed by Falls Surgical Group. She was an active member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church,...
Betty Sayre
May 25, 2018
Betty Sayre, 77, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on May 25, 2018. Born in Akron on December 26, 1940, Betty had been an East Sparta resident for over 30 years. She was a member of the Former Akron Baptist Temple. Betty, along with her husband, owned Akron Transmission, retiring in 1986. Betty enjoyed traveling, shopping, and especially...
Nadezda Savcic
May 23, 2018
Nadezda Savcic, 87, passed away peacefully on May 23, 2018 due to complications of a stroke. Born in Belgrade, Serbia on April 7, 1931, Nadezda came to the United States in 1976. Her first job was at Belgrade Gardens in Barberton where she worked as a cook for over 20 years. She was a longtime member of the former...
Carol Ann Perkins
May 21, 2018
Carol Ann Perkins, 75, passed away Monday, May 21, 2018 surrounded by her family. Born in Akron on August 20, 1942, to Anna & Anthony Piporo, Carol was a lifelong area resident. After her mother's death at a young age, Carol was raised by her father and mother Esther Piporo. She was a founding member of Nativity of Our...
Frank John Licause
May 19, 2018
Frank J. LiCause, 91, passed away Saturday, May 19, 2018 at Green Village. Frank was born September 23, 1926 to Vito and Mary (Vingi) LiCause in Akron and had been an area resident his entire life. He was employed by Diamond Crystal Salt for over 40 years retiring in 1991. He was a member of St. Francis...
Ellen A. Hider
May 16, 2018
Graveside Service
2:30 pm Saturday, May 19, 2018
Northlawn Memorial Gardens
4724 State Rd.
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, United States
44223
Final Resting Place
Northlawn Memorial Gardens
4724 State Rd....
Joseph P. Cardone
May 15, 2018
Joseph P. Cardone, 93 passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2018. He was born in Cuyahoga Falls and was a retired insurance agent. Mr. Cardone was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during World War II. He was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church and enjoyed dancing, jazz music, golf, family fishing trips to Michigan and Canada and...
Imogene T. "Jean" Boehme
May 14, 2018
Imogene (Jean) Boehme, 91 of Akron (Kenmore), Ohio passed away May 14, 2018. She was preceded in death by her brother, Robert Pyle; and her sisters, Freda Simmons and Ruby Gfeller. She leaves behind to cherish her; her husband of 67 years, Albert; her daughter, Susan Lewis; her granddaughter, Noelle Lewis; her sisters, Mildred Bichsel and Maxine Vargo; and...
Charles Milton Brennan
May 13, 2018
Charles M. Brennan, 84, passed away peacefully Sunday, May 13, 2018. Charles was born February 10, 1934 in Akron and was an Akron resident his entire life. He served in the US Army as a PFC in the Infantry. He was a dedicated and hardworking man. You could see the pride of his Irish Heritage in the twinkle of...
Joanne Skadra
May 11, 2018
Joanne Skadra (Pecko), 76, passed away peacefully Friday, May 11, 2018 surrounded by her family. Born in Akron on February 7, 1942 to the late Joe & Ann Pecko, Joanne grew up living and loving the good life in Firestone Park. She attended St. John Elementary and St. Mary High School, and loved music, dancing & Rock'n'Roll in her...
Robert William Mcgill
May 11, 2018
Robert W. McGill, 83, passed away Friday, May 11, 2018. Born on May 21, 1934 in Cuyahoga Falls to the late John & Maude McGill, Robert was a lifelong area resident. He served in the Army National Guard, achieving the rank of Motor Sergeant. Bob worked for the former Geo. J. Meyer Company as the Director of Engineering, before...
Janet K. Harland
May 10, 2018
CANTON - Janet Kay Harland (Johnson), 76, passed away May 10th, 2018 after a long battle with cancer and heart disease. Janet, born to the late Halley E. and Ruth M. Johnson, was a lifetime area resident. She was born in Hudson, lived in Stow, Uniontown, and Cuyahoga Falls, and spent over 40 years in Green. She worked several...
Stephanie Roarty
May 10, 2018
Stephanie Roarty of Akron Ohio, passed away peacefully on May 10th from complications of Parkinson's Disease. Stephanie was born on January 15th 1933 to Robert and Mildred Roarty in Akron, Ohio. She graduated from Garfield High School, and shortly after graduation, made the decision to become a nun and joined the Dominican Order. Stephanie went on to receive her...
Lynda Marie Madden
May 9, 2018
Lynda Marie (Saari) Madden, 68, passed away on May 9, 2018 surrounded by her loving family. Lynda was born on November 15, 1949 to Paul Saari and Frances Walker. She attended Buchtel High School and graduated in 1967. During her time in high school Lynda enjoyed home economics and spending time with her girlfriends from the neighborhood. From her...
Genevieve Mary "Jean" Drongoski
May 6, 2018
-PORTAGE LAKES Genevieve 'Jean' Drongoski, 90, passed away peacefully on May 6, 2018, at St. Luke Lutheran Home. Born in Akron on June 15, 1927, Jean had been a Portage Lakes resident for nearly 70 years. She was a graduate of North High School and retired after 40 years from United Airlines in 1994, where she had worked as...
Mary Ann Kelly
May 2, 2018
Mary Ann (Walker) Kelly, 88 passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2018. A lifetime Ohio resident, Mary Ann was born October 4, 1929 in Canton to John and Josephine Walker. She graduated from Lincoln High School in 1947 and then worked in the Billing Department of Mercy Hospital, where a co-worker introduced her son Patrick V. Kelly and future daughter-in-law,...
Jerry Scott Powell
May 1, 2018
Jerry Scott Powell, 64 passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2018. He was born in Akron and was a 1972 graduate of Cuyahoga Falls High School and attended Kent State University. He was employed by Nabisco, the City of Cuyahoga Falls, he was a security officer with Gulf States Toyota in Houston, Texas and a correctional officer for Extraditions International,...
Earnest (Earnie) Schmeltzer
Apr 29, 2018
Earnest (Earnie) Schmeltzer, 84, passed away Sunday, April 29, 2018. Earnie was born October 15, 1933 to Michael and Julia (Gross) Schmeltzer in Akron and had been an area resident his entire life. He attended Buchtel High School with the class of 1952. He was the owner operator of Schmeltzer Excavating for over 42 years retiring in 1995. He...
Nancy M. Brigandi
Apr 26, 2018
Nancy (Salvatore) Brigandi, 87, passed away Thursday April 26, 2018 at Greenview Assisted Living. Born January 16, 1931 to Anna and Joseph Salvatore in Akron; an area resident her entire life. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother Francis Salvatore. Survived by daughters Anne (Kenny) Abrams, Nancy (Harold) Musci and Catherine Brigandi; sons...
Alberta Marie Stefanik
Apr 26, 2018
Alberta M. (Straka) Stefanik Alberta M. (Straka) Stefanik, 90, passed away Thursday, April 26, 2018. Alberta was born June 12, 1927 to the late Joseph & Anna (Dornick) Straka and lived in the Pittsburgh area most of her life. She retired from Allegheny Valley Hospital in 1989. Alberta was involved with Girl Scouts, directed the local day camp program...