Obituaries

Mar 8, 2020

Donald Alan "Peabody" Meadows, 56, passed away Sunday, March 8, 2020 at the Visiting Nurse Service Hospice Care Center in Copley Township, Ohio. He was born in Canton, Ohio. Donald was preceded in death by his father, Charles Edward Meadows. He is survived by his mother, Sandra Tudor; brother, Dale Meadows; sisters, Patricia Southern, Sally Wilder (James) and Sandra...

Mar 7, 2020

Edna Mae Smith (Haren) passed away peacefully on March 7, 2020, at the age of 84. Born in Akron to the late Urban and Elizabeth Haren-Kohls.  Edna was a lifelong resident of Akron raising her family in Kenmore with her husband Ken.  She also worked at Akron Insulating.  She was an avid bingo player and Cleveland Indians fan. She...

Mar 5, 2020

Marjorie Agosta of Akron, Ohio passed away on Mar 5, 2020. Her loved ones are composing her obituary, which you will be able to read here.

Mar 4, 2020

Leanora "Baba" Evancho, 98, of Barberton, Ohio fell asleep in the Lord on Wednesday, March 4, 2020. She was a lifetime member of St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, attended St. Elia Orthodox Church with her sister and was a member of the Order of Eastern Star. She also worked for 40 years as a bookkeeper for the S.S. Kresge Company....

Mar 3, 2020

Nancy Leiby of Akron, Ohio passed away on Mar 3, 2020. Her loved ones are composing her obituary, which you will be able to read here.

Mar 3, 2020

Raymond C. Mueller, 68, passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2020. Ray was born on April 20, 1951 in Pittsburgh to the late James & Nancy Mueller. He married Jane Williams in 1978 and together they raised four children. Family was everything for Ray. He graduated from the University of Akron School of Law and practiced for nearly...

Mar 2, 2020

Patricia Ann Pokky (McAleese) passed away on March 2, 2020. Born on August 27, 1938, in Akron, Ohio, she was the daughter of Patrick Leo and Hazel (Dishon) McAleese.

She attended Saint Paul's Elementary School and graduated from Saint Vincent High School, class of '56. She attended the University of Akron and graduated in 1960 with a...

Mar 2, 2020

James Lester Newhall, age 82, died on March 2, 2020, following a brief illness. He was born in Akron on October 20, 1937 to Ralph and Lillian (Flickinger) Newhall. Jim grew up in Cuyahoga Falls and was a 1955 graduate of Cuyahoga Falls High School. In 1959, he graduated from Kent State University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts...

Feb 29, 2020

Barbara Ann Mesko, 77, passed away Saturday, February 29, 2020. Barbara was born May 17, 1942 to John and Mary (Novachek) Mesko in Akron and had been an area resident most of her life. She has been an educator her entire life, beginning as a Vincentian Sister of Charity (Sr. Rebecca, VSC) for 22 years. She continued her career...

Feb 24, 2020

Jack Carlton Post, born July 22, 1927 in Akron, Ohio, passed away February 24, in Bath. Jack joined the U. S. Merchant Marine in 1944. He made a stop in Cumberland, MD on August 6, 1945 to marry Jennie Kirek. Jack & Jennie were married 60 years. Jack was a proud sailor for 24 years where he...

Feb 23, 2020

-CUYAHOGA FALLS William 'Ken' Leas, 89, passed away February 23, surrounded by family, at Western Reserve Hospital in Cuyahoga Falls. Bill was born in Cuyahoga Falls on July 10, 1930 to the late Raymond & Wilma Leas, where he attended Cuyahoga Falls High School. Bill joined the US Marine Corps and was a veteran of the Korean...

Feb 22, 2020

On Saturday, February 22, 2020, we lost our Kaitlyn Marie Eckelberry. Heaven took her, and we weren't ready to say goodbye. She was our laughter, our entertainer, and a piece to our beautiful puzzle that will never be the same. Most importantly, she was an incredible daughter, sister, girlfriend, granddaughter, niece, cousin, and friend to all. She...

Feb 21, 2020

Robert "Bob" Sine, 73, passed away on Friday, February 21, 2020 after a brief illness. Bob was born on October 23, 1946 in Barberton, Ohio. He was the son of Donald and Jane Sine. Bob graduated from Garfield High School in 1964. He served in the United States Army from 1968 to 1969. He worked for Firestone Tire and...

Feb 21, 2020

Eugennie Lee-Alexander, 75, passed away Friday, February 21, 2020 at the Arden Courts of Bath. She was born in Akron and was employed by Goodyear in the Purchasing Department. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church. Eugennie was a people person; she enjoyed crafts, cooking, baking and antiquing. She was preceded in death by her parents, Paul and...

Feb 21, 2020

Frances M. Senko, 95, passed away Friday, February 21, 2020 at The Merriman. She was born in Carrollton, Ohio; was employed by Goodyear for 10 years; and retired from Mobile Meals (Mason Park). Frances was a member of the Polish-American Club, Sons of Herman and was very active in the Central Hower PTA. She was preceded in death by...

Feb 17, 2020

Tad William Simms, born April 15th, 1984 at Barberton Citizens Hospital, died unexpectedly on February 17th, 2020.

Living the majority of his life in Portage County, Tad loved shooting pool, playing sports, fishing, and hunting. It's been said that "no critter was safe when Tad was around." Tad was fearless and spontaneous. He made sure...

Feb 17, 2020

Carol Sue Underwood (Thomas), of Akron, Ohio survived by husband, James C. Underwood passed away February 17, 2020 at Green Village Rehabilitation facility under hospice care. She was surrounded by her boys and knew how much she was loved. She had previously defeated breast cancer, but it was recently discovered that the disease had returned and spread throughout her...

Feb 12, 2020

Richard A. Laslo, 71, went home to be with the Lord on February 12, 2020. Rick was born on December 5, 1948 to Eileen and Donald Laslo. He was preceded by his parents and his brother Don. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Vicki; his children Todd (Brigitte), Matt, Misty (Tim) Brown, Mandy (Shawn)...

Feb 11, 2020

Betty J. Lang, 88, went home to be with the Lord on February 11, 2020. Born in Akron on May 11, 1931 to the late William & Bertha Stewart, Betty had been a lifetime Akron resident. She was a longtime member of Fairlawn Lutheran Church, where she participated for many years with a group that provided outreach to shut-ins. Betty...

Feb 11, 2020

Mara Cosic of Barberton, Ohio passed away on Feb 11, 2020. Her loved ones are composing her obituary, which you will be able to read here.