Walter Tomko
Dec 16, 2017
Walter Tomko, 92, passed away Saturday, December 16, 2017 at his home after a brief illness. Walter was born June 23, 1925 to John and Mary (Zwiezenska) Tomko in Akron and had been an area resident his entire life. He was a salesman for Fiocca's and Waterloo Supply over 50 years. He was a life time active member of...
Jean Ellen Kolnik
Dec 15, 2017
Jean Ellen Kolnik, 73, passed away Friday, December 15, 2017 after a brief illness. Born in Akron August 10, 1944 to Steve and Lydia (Sabaka) Jean had been an Akron resident all her life and a devoted member of St. John Lutheran Church. She was a graduate of Garfield High School and was employed and retired from GenCorp and...
Mary Christoff
Dec 15, 2017
Mary Christoff, 90 fell asleep in the Lord on Friday, December 15, 2017. She was born in Kneja, Bulgaria and was a member of St. Thomas Eastern Orthodox Church. She was a generous person and very active in her church. Her passions were cooking, baking and history. Working alongside her husband, the Very Rev. Fr. Christo B. Christoff who...
Frank Donald Birklund
Dec 14, 2017
Frank Birklund, 89, passed away Thursday, December 14, 2017 after a brief illness. Frank was born November 27, 1928 to the late Carl and Anna (Hill) Birklund in Akron. He retired from Ohio Bell after 35 years of service. He was a member of the Barberton Moose and the Telephone Pioneers of America. He was a WWII veteran serving...
Irene Margaret Hill
Dec 12, 2017
Irene M. Hill (nee Pirnik), 98, died peacefully in the evening on Tuesday, December 12, 2017. Irene was born January 5, 1919 in Coldridge, Ohio to Susan and George (Arway) Pirnik and had been an Akron resident most of her life. She worked many years at Akwell Corp. and Forest City Enterprises. She was a devout Catholic and a...
Tramango Ramone Roper
Dec 12, 2017
To everything there is a season. A time for every purpose under Heaven: Ecclesiastes 3:1 A time to be born, TRAMANGO RAMONE ROPER, entered this world May 2, 1973 in Akron, Ohio. He was born to Anita Roper (mother) and Milton A. English (Nino ) father-- deceased. A time to live , He lived a very full life in...
Irene Elizabeth Bralek
Dec 12, 2017
Irene E. Bralek, 98, passed away on December 12, 2017. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, 11 a.m., at St. Paul Catholic Church, 1580 Brown St. in Akron, where the family will receive friends for one hour prior to the mass. Interment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery in Akron. In lieu of flowers, memorial...
William "Bill" Nakoneczny
Dec 11, 2017
Cuyahoga Falls - William 'Bill' Nakoneczny, 66, passed away Monday, December 11, 2017 at his home surrounded by his family. Bill was born September 11, 1951 to Anthony and Josephine (Belzuk) Nakoneczny in Newcastle, Pa. and had been an area resident his entire life. He was employed by Windstream as a computer programmer for 22 years. He was a...
Loretta Mae Buffa
Dec 11, 2017
Loretta Mae Buffa, 81, passed away Monday, December 11, 2017 at Akron City Hospital. Today the Buffa family lost our Mom. May you hurt no more and dance with Dad forever. You are our hero, best friend and a great mom, grandma and great grandma. We will cherish every memory and miss you every day. Rest now our beautiful...
Margaret Milenkovich
Dec 11, 2017
Margaret Milenkovich, 91 passed away Monday, December 11, 2017. She was born in Rakos, Czechoslovakia and came to the United States in 1948. She was a resident of Green since 1957. Mrs. Milenkovich was a member of the former St. John - St. Paul Lutheran Church and the Turkeyfoot Sportsman's Club Ladies Auxiliary. She enjoyed trips to Bob Evans...
Michael Pasquale Demaria
Dec 10, 2017
-CUYAHOGA FALLS Michael P. DeMaria, 22, lost his battle with addiction and passed away the morning of December 10, 2017. Born in Akron on July 22, 1995, Michael grew up in Cuyahoga Falls and was a 2013 graduate of Cuyahoga Falls High School, where he was played football and was a wrestler. Michael was a member of Cub Scout...
Alleyne Shall
Dec 9, 2017
Los Angeles, CA - Alleyne Shall (nee McKenzie), age 94, a long-time resident of Cuyahoga Falls, died peacefully in her sleep December 9, 2017 in Los Angeles. Born September 27, 1923 in Fort Gay, WV, Alleyne was a graduate of Lawrence County High School in Louisa, KY. She moved to Akron in 1941 and married Clifford J. Shall on...
William Boniface Kennedy
Dec 5, 2017
From his birth on June 10, 1934 in Akron, Ohio, until his death on Tuesday, December 5th, 2017 at the Cleveland Clinic's Hospice Care Center, Bill graced those around him with his gifts of faith, love, and kindness. He graduated from Manchester High School in 1952, where he played basketball and was crowned Christmas King. A Charter Member of...
Robert Jurkoshek
Dec 3, 2017
-CUYAHOGA FALLS Robert L. (Bob) Jurkoshek, 61, a lifetime resident of Cuyahoga Falls, passed away peacefully at Akron City Hospital on December 3, 2017, after a 2 year courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Bob's outdoor Holiday Christmas decorations were truly legendary to anyone familiar with Cuyahoga Falls area. His home was featured on the Sugar Plum Christmas Tour and...
Amanda Beth Czarnecki
Nov 30, 2017
Amanda Beth Czarnecki, 43, died in Boston, Massachusetts on Thursday, November 30, 2017, surrounded by loving family and friends. Her fight against cancer was valiant - and she tackled it with the grit, determination, sense of humor, and profound stubbornness with which she tackled a life that, while short, was full of happiness, travel, love and fulfillment. She spent...
George Kotrotsos
Nov 23, 2017
George Dimitrios Kotrotsos, 53, passed away Thursday, November 23, 2017. George was born in Athens, Greece, and came to Akron in 1970. He was a member of Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church. George enjoyed yardwork and had a fondness for cutting down trees. He was a sweet, kind person who cared about everyone. George was a beloved son, brother and...
Florence Anna Baker
Nov 23, 2017
Florence Anna Baker, 81, passed away Thursday, November 23, 2017 at the Hospice Care Center. Florence was born March 26, 1936 to James Daniel and Dorothy (Gunyan) Jones in Akron and had been an Akron resident her entire life. She was an active member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. She was known for her cinnamon rolls and a collector...
Ferdinand "Fred" Alexander
Nov 22, 2017
Ferdinand "Fred" Alexander, Sr., 86, passed away Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at Akron City Hospital Palliative Care. Ferdinand was born August 13, 1931 to George and Katherine Alexander in Novi Sad, Yugoslavia and came to the United States in 1959. He was employed as a glazier by North Hill Glass for over 40 years, retiring in 1993. He was...
Kathleen Prodon
Nov 22, 2017
Kathleen Ann Prodon (nee Zverloff), 82, passed away on Wednesday, November 22, 2017. A devout Catholic, Katie was an active member of St. Andrew the Apostle and also attended Perpetual Adoration St. Augustine for over 20 years. Katie was a kind soul who had a long list of people that she prayed for every day. She was always there...
Olga Theresa Mosyjowski
Nov 21, 2017
We give thanks to our most merciful God for the fruitful and faithful life of Olga Theresa Mosyjowski, who passed to eternal life on November 21, 2017, the feast of the Entrance of the Mother of God (Presentation of Mary) into the Temple. Born on January 22, 1918 in Falls Creek, PA, she was preceded in death by her...