Obituaries

Jan 14, 2020

-CUYAHOGA FALLS Carole Louise Gatian was called home to be with her Lord on January 14th, 2020. Carole was a life-long Akron resident who enjoyed a very active life. In addition to wife and mother of four boys, she was a Cub-Scout Den Mother, belonged to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America and the Red Hat Society. She was...

Jan 13, 2020

-CUYAHOGA FALLS Eleanor Corvin, 90, passed away January 13, 2020. Born in Cuyahoga Falls on February 28, 1929 to the late Frank & Angeline Ronca, Eleanor had been a lifetime resident of Cuyahoga Falls. She was a longtime parishioner of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Cuyahoga Falls. Along with her husband Gil, Eleanor loved to spend time with her...

Jan 12, 2020

Elizabeth (Betty) Pagac, 93, passed away Sunday, January 12, 2020 at Akron City Hospital after a brief illness. Betty was born September 26, 1926 to Justin and Elizabeth (Ondas) Pagac in Akron and had been an area resident her entire life. She was a former member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and was currently a...

Jan 12, 2020

LAKE WYLIE, SC - Joan M. Taffi, 72, passed away Sunday, January 12, 2020 after a brief illness. Joan was born in Cuyahoga Falls on June 20, 1947 to the late Nick & Thelma Yuschak. She graduated from Cuyahoga Falls High School in 1965 and worked for BF Goodrich. In 1999, Joan transferred to Charlotte, NC. She retired from...

Jan 11, 2020

Bruce E. Ward, 85 of Munroe Falls passed away on January 11. Born in Akron the son of the late Bruce and Neva Ward, he held a Bachelor of Commercial Sciences from Benjamin Franklin University in DC. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, current member of the American Legion, Cuyahoga Falls post and former member of the VFW. A...

Jan 10, 2020

Margaret J. Lake, 87, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 10, 2020 with her family by her side. Born in Akron, OH she was a lifelong resident of the area. Margaret was first and foremost a devoted wife, mother and grandmother, but also found time to volunteer at Children's Hospital of Akron. She enjoyed horseback riding, gardening, animals, and...

Jan 7, 2020

Elizabeth "Betty" J. Belair born March 31, 1926 passed away January 7, 2020. Betty was a life-long resident of Akron Ohio. Preceded in death by her parents Edward C. and Mary Lenore Barr, brothers William, Edward, and Richard, and sister Rosemarie, she was also preceded in death by her husband Donald Joseph Belair and son Joseph. Left to cherish her...

Jan 7, 2020

Ronald L. Scheetz, 72, of Ravenna, formerly of Cuyahoga Falls and Stow, passed away unexpectedly on January 7, 2020.  He was born in Wadsworth to the late William and Colleen Scheetz.  Ron honorably served in the U.S. Army. He was a Criminal Justice major at Kent State University and retired from Cuyahoga Falls Municipal Courts where he served as a...

Jan 4, 2020

Nancy Helen Westbury, 85, passed away Saturday, January 4, 2020 in Canton. Nancy was born in Buffalo, NY on August 20, 1934 to the late Peter and Lydia Koch. She married Harold Westbury in 1950, and they moved to Northeast Ohio in 1970. She worked at Montgomery Ward for many years, and later at Hartville Collectables. Nancy always liked...

Jan 4, 2020

Katherine A. Sekel, 90, passed away Saturday, January 4, 2020. Katie was born in Akron on October 4, 1929 to the late Martin and Anna Tandarich. She married Stephen Sekel in 1953. She retired from Saalfield and Danner Press, where she worked for many years. Katie was very proud of her Croatian heritage and loved the culture, the music...

Dec 31, 2019

Dominic Anthony Stillo, 89, passed away Tuesday December 31, 2019 at Greenview Assisted Living. Dominic was born September 27, 1930 to Phillip and Celestina Stillo in Akron and had been an area resident his entire life. He was a veteran of the Marine Corps during the Korean War. He was employed by Ford Motor Co. as a painter for...

Dec 30, 2019

Peter Paul Povich died peacefully on 12/30/2019 surrounded by family. Born in Akron, Ohio, Pete resided in Cuyahoga Falls since 1976. A graduate of Kenmore High School, he enlisted with best friends Paul Leach and Sonny O'Donnell in the U.S. Army and was honorably discharged as a corporal in the 11th Airborne Division. Having retired from the...

Dec 29, 2019

Theresa (Malorni) Prinzo, 98, passed away on December 29, 2019. She lived her entire life in Cuyahoga Falls. She was born on December 17, 1921, to the late James and Gemmina Malorni. Theresa embraced the "We can do it!" attitude while working at Goodyear on the B-24 during WWII. She was also a member of Immaculate Heart...

Dec 28, 2019

Rose Marie Seprino, 86, of Munroe Falls, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother passed away on December 28, 2019. Born in Akron, the daughter of the late Jasper and Angela Abbate, she was a graduate of Hower High School, Class of '51. An active member of Holy Family Parish she was former assistant sacristan, volunteered to help with funeral meals,...

Dec 27, 2019

Mary C. "Mae" Landi R.N., 98, of Stow passed away one Dec. 27 while residing at the Renaissance of Richfield.

Born at home in Cuyahoga Falls to Sebastiano and Sebastiana Calco, Mary has been a Stow resident all of her life. She was a graduate of Stow High School Class of '39 and Warren City Hosp. School...

Dec 26, 2019

Chet P. Cole, 74, passed away Thursday, December 26, 2019 at the Hospice Care Center. Chet was born June 26, 1945 to the late Lawrence C. and Beverly (Porter) Cole in Melrose, MA and has lived in Ohio most of his life. Chet is survived by his sons Randy (Cyndra) and Christopher (Kelly) Cole; step children Kasey...

Dec 22, 2019

Florence M. Clark, 97, passed away Sunday, December 22, 2019 at her home. Florence was born June 13, 1922 to James and Carrie (Brady) Lavery in Akron and had been an Akron resident her entire life. She was a member of Sacred Heart of Jesus Church and a former member of St. Paul Catholic Church. She was...

Dec 21, 2019

Earl Warren, Sr. 89, passed away Saturday, December 21, 2019 Earl was born in Liverpool, WV on October 17, 1928 to the late Clarence and Dessie Warren. He served in the US Air Force during the Korean Conflict. Earl was a graduate of the University of Akron and worked as a department manager for BF Goodrich for...

Dec 20, 2019

-SILVER LAKE Richard H. Jacoby, 84, passed away December 20, after a short illness. Born August 5, 1935 in Mapleton, IA to the late Leila & Homer Jacoby, Dick served in the US Army and was a Professor Emeritus at Kent State University. He is survived by his wife Elizabeth Sapper Jacoby; his children Kim & Scott (Cindi) Jacoby;...

Dec 20, 2019

STOW - Eileen M. Anfang, 87, died December 20, 2019. She was a resident of Silver Lake and Cuyahoga Falls for most of her life. Eileen was born September 11, 1932 in Millersburg, Ohio, to Marie and Ralph Huebner. She was preceded in death by her husband Joseph, her son Chris, and her brothers Richard and Ronald. She is...