Obituaries

Oct 26, 2019

Archie DeShawn Hardy, IV, son of Ashley Nicole Ballengee and Archie DeShawn Hardy, III was stillborn on October 26, 2019 at 1:57 p.m. at Summa Health System Akron City Campus in Akron, Ohio. In Memory of a Special Son. It's sometimes hard to know why some things happen as they do; for so much joy and happiness was centered...

Oct 23, 2019

At 5:08 am Wednesday October 23rd Hope Aria Petersen bypassed this world on her way to Heaven. She was loved by her mother Sara Largent and father Chris Petersen. The countless people excited to meet her include grandparents Harry and Nancy Largent, Mike and Julie Petersen, Paula Jenkins; Aunts and Uncles Mike and Heather Largent, Mike and Karen Schumm,...

Oct 22, 2019

So, we the daughters of Thomas Costill, will attempt to put into words a brief history of the life of our Dad. After several attempts to put his life in chronological order, we gave up. Dad did so many things in his life. He was a storyteller, father, soldier, world traveler, a dancer in the Russian Ballet, carpenter, bar...

Oct 22, 2019

Born August 8, 1928 and died October 22, 2019, Veronica "Vicky" Beskett Lomaz lived her life in the Akron area. Vicky retired from Goodyear Aerospace. She and Dan lived very active lives. They were involved with the Chapel Hill Walkers Club, holding various offices. Vicky loved volunteering at Akron City Hospital and was a member of the Womens' Board....

Oct 19, 2019

Rose M. "Nena" (Allio) Struharik, 93, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 19, 2019. Rose was born in Akron, Ohio on July 18, 1926. She was the ninth of ten children of Angelina and Giuseppe Aiello, and was a lifelong resident of Akron. She attended Glover Elementary School and graduated from Garfield High School in 1945. She...

Oct 18, 2019

Edna Pearl Csonka, 94, passed away Friday, October 18, 2019 at her home surrounded by her family. Edna was born December 17, 1924 to Clyde and Sarah (Tiday) Ritchey in Bedford County, Pennsylvania and had been an area resident most of her life. She was a faithful member of St. Matthew Catholic Church. Edna was preceded in death by...

Oct 17, 2019

Jerry Lynn Anglin, 76, passed away Thursday, October 17, 2019 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Belington, West Virginia and had been employed by Manor Care Nursing Home. He was preceded in death by parents, Wilford and Wilda (Daugherty) Anglin; wife, Cathy; son, Gregory; brother, Joseph; and nephew, David. He is survived by...

Oct 15, 2019

William Vaughn Papp, 78, passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at Akron General Medical Center. Known to his family and friends as Vaughn, he was born May 16, 1941 to John F. and Lillian (Reis) Papp in Akron, OH, and had been area resident his entire life. A stand out athlete at Akron South High School, then attending and...

Oct 13, 2019

William Henry Prange Jr., 90, of Stow, Ohio, was called home to the Lord October 13, 2019 after a lifetime of service. He was born Oct. 30, 1928 in Northampton, Ohio to the late William H. Prange and Clara (Herbruck).

He is survived by children, William Prange (late Cheryl) of New York; David (Brenda) Prange of Akron;...

Oct 12, 2019

Monica A. Moffit, 53, passed away October 12, 2019 after a brief, but brave fight with cancer. Born in Akron on May 31, 1966 to David & the late Patricia Given, Monica was a 1984 graduate of Our Lady of the Elms High School, before earning her Bachelor's in Education from Walsh College. She later earned her master's in...

Oct 12, 2019

Rosemary Toth, 94, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 12, 2019. Rosemary was born in Akron on November 24, 1924 to the late George & Mary Zeigler. A devout Catholic, she was a longtime member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church who prayed the Rosary and watched EWTN daily. Rosemary loved to bake and eat anything sweet. She was a...

Oct 10, 2019

Helen I. Justice, 92, of Cuyahoga Falls, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 10. Born in Kent she graduated from Kent State High. She has been a resident of Stow and Cuyahoga Falls for many years. Preceded in death by her husband, Harold; sister, Virginia Ruggles; and brother, Hallie Johnson, she is survived by sons, Randy (Kathy), and Lonnie; grandchildren, Kellie...

Oct 9, 2019

Patricia "Patty" Lou Capan, 86, passed away on Oct. 9, 2019. Born in Akron, the daughter of the late Frank and Audra Lemmons, Patty was a lifetime area resident. She and her late husband John were members of St. Bernard's Parish. Preceded in death by her loving husband of 60 years, John, she is survived by her six loving children,...

Oct 8, 2019

William J. Schmidt, 75, of Cuyahoga Falls, went home to be with the Lord, surrounded by his loving family on Oct. 8. He was born in Akron, the son of the late James and Lillian Schmidt of Richfield. A Journeyman and member of the UAW, Bill had retired from General Motors where he had more than 42 years of services....

Oct 7, 2019

Giovanni Alexander Doss, 3 months, beloved son of Jane Doss, brother of Angelina and Jerome Brown and Julianna and Dominic (dec.) Edmonson, grandson of Liliane Astrinos, nephew of Christopher Tewfik and cousin of Liliana Tewfik passed away Monday, July 7, 2019 at Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Akron Children's Hospital. Giovanni was born July 5, 2019 in Akron. He...

Oct 7, 2019

David A. Uscilowski, 71, went home to be with the Lord on October 7, 2019.

Born February 11, 1948 in Toledo to Matthew & Helen Uscilowski, Dave had lived in Cuyahoga Falls since 1974. He enlisted in the US Navy in 1967 and served on the USS Dahlgren-12 & the USS Mitscher-35. Upon discharge from...

Oct 6, 2019

Eleanor Spear (nee Maiden), 92, passed away peacefully on October 6, 2019. Born in Akron on September 14, 1927, Eleanor was a graduate of East High School. Her family was the most important thing in her life. She was an avid duplicate bridge player and obtained the rank of Bronze Life Master. She had her own typesetting...

Oct 5, 2019

Edythe Carol Zarback (nee Haffner) March 13, 1935 - Oct. 5, 2019. Preceded in death by her loving husband, Robert; dear parents, Karl and Laura (Lyon) Haffner; brother, John and his wife, Geraldine; she leaves to mourn her passing her children, Robert (Karen), Laura Erhardt (Michael), Cynthia Kiehl (Brian), and Kurt (Stacey); 14 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren, with one on the...

Oct 4, 2019

Elizabeth A. Breiding (Donohoe), 90, passed away peacefully at home on Oct. 4th surrounded by her loving family. Living with our mom and grandma meant experiencing ice cream sundaes for dinner, the missing corner of every birthday cake (because she had to make sure it tasted good), chocolate in any form, "delicious" pinwheel cookies, the first sips of every Coke...

Oct 2, 2019

Regina Frances Kuthan, 88 passed away peacefully on October 2, 2019. Regina was born in Akron on November 30, 1930 to the late Edward and Mary (Seryak) Schafer. She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Andrew. She was a 1947 graduate of Kenmore High School and attended the University of Akron, with hopes of one...