Richard Francis Muha
Aug 24, 2019
Richard F. Muha, 83, passed away Saturday, August 24, 2019 at VNS Hospice Care Center. Richard was born May 19, 1936 to Otto and Marion (Ondesko) Muha in Johnstown PA and had been an area resident most of his life. He was employed by Thompson Electric as an Electrician and was a member of IBEW Local 306. He was...
Imre Skrapics
Aug 23, 2019
Imre Skrapics Sr., 82 passed away Friday, August 23, 2019 at Akron City Hospital. He was born in Hungary and was a welder by trade with 25 years of service with GM and Terex. He was preceded in death by his wife, Agnes; and is survived by his sons, Tibor, Imre, Jr. and Karoly. Private services have been held....
Marija (Mirkovic) Mirkovic
Aug 23, 2019
Marija Mirkovic, 79 fell asleep in the Lord on Friday, August 23, 2019. She was born in Croatia and was a member of St. Demetrius Serbian Orthodox Church. She was a homemaker and a good mother. Marija was preceded in death by her parents, Milos and Marja (Crnogorac) Mirkovic; and husband, Ilija. She is survived by her son, Zoran...
Maxine Auckland (Edwards)
Aug 23, 2019
Maxine Jeanette Edwards Auckland went home to be with her Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, on Friday, August 23, 2019, at 5:41 pm. She passed peacefully into Heaven while her husband, Douglas, daughters, granddaughter and great-grandson were at her bedside, softly singing, "I'll Fly Away".
She is survived by her husband, Douglas; her children: Karen Silvestri (husband,...
Elizabeth Anna (Hetson) Congleton
Aug 21, 2019
Elizabeth 'Betty' Congleton (Hetson), who celebrated her 88th birthday on August 9 surrounded by her family and friends, passed away Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at the Gables of Green. Betty was born in Sharon, PA to Robert and Winifred (Wagner) Weidler and had been an area resident most of her life. She was employed by PPG for over 25...
Catherine M. Kantorowski (Kovalcik)
Aug 18, 2019
Catherine M. Kantorowski, 88, of Tallmadge passed away on August 18, 2019. She was born in Kent, Ohio, on February 9, 1931, the daughter of the late John and Catherine Kovalcik.
As a long-time member of Holy Family Church in Stow, Catherine was involved in both the social and spiritual life of the parish, actively participating in...
Ronald R. "Ron" Ruthenberg
Aug 18, 2019
Ronald R. Ruthenberg, 73, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 18. A life-long resident of Akron, Ron was a graduate of Garfield and Kent State University. He proudly served in the United State Navy on the USS Forrestal during the Vietnam era. He was a member of the VFW Post 8975 and had served as District 8 Commander. Other memberships...
Linda Carol Rinaldi
Aug 18, 2019
Linda Carol Rinaldi, 73, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 18, 2019. Linda was born in New Albany, Indiana to the late Noble & Zena Martin. She graduated from the University of Akron with a BFA and worked as an interior decorator for Morgan Decorating. She retired from First National Bank after 17 years as a loan...
Howard Robert Simpson
Aug 18, 2019
Howard Robert Simpson, 81 of Green fell asleep in the Lord on August 18, 2019 following an ongoing battle with cancer. Born in Corsica, PA on October 9, 1937 to Donald and Mary (Asel) Simpson, he grew up in nearby Brookville, PA graduating from Brookville High School in 1956. Following his service in the Army National Reserve, he attended...
Michael Dale Gump
Aug 17, 2019
Michael Dale Gump,65 Of Akron, passed away Aug. 17, 2019. Michael was the youngest of 4 children Born on Sept 18, 1953, to Raymond Herbert Sr. (deceased) and Emma Louise Gump, 97 of Elyria Oh. He is also survived By Siblings Regina (Jim) Fisher, Raymond Herbert jr. (Libby, deceased) and Mary Ruth (Roger) Todd. He also leaves behind his...
Carl Russell Harrison
Aug 16, 2019
Carl Russell Harrison, 62, died unexpectedly on Friday, August 16, 2019 in Akron. Carl was born on January 12, 1957 and was a lifelong Cuyahoga Falls resident. A 1975 graduate of Cuyahoga Falls High School, Carl worked as a police officer for Silver Lake for over 30 years and was a member of FOP Lodge #49. After retiring in...
John Frank Gonis
Aug 14, 2019
-AKRON John Frank Gonis, 76, died Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at Akron City Hospital following a long illness. He was predeceased by his son Matthew Gonis and his parents, Frank and Mary Gonis (Barkoukies). He is survived by his daughters, Christine Gonis and Stephanie Gonis; granddaughters, Sophia Gonis, Sadie Auerbach, and Lilith Hale; former wife Diana (David) Popovich (Schwarz);...
Myron Macaluso
Aug 14, 2019
Myron A. Macaluso "La pace sia con te" Mariano (Myron) 'Mac' A. Macaluso, 91, passed away August 14, 2019, peacefully at Stow-Glen, Stow, Ohio. Born on June 22, 1928, in Akron, Ohio's St. Thomas Hospital to Anthony and Giovanna, (Jenny) (Mutolo) Macaluso, of Misilmeri – a village in the City of Palermo, Sicily. Preceded in death by his parents, brothers;...
Monty Blain Dotterweich
Aug 14, 2019
Monty B. Dotterweich, 55, passed away Wednesday, August 14, 2019. Monty was born June 26, 1964 in Ravenna and was a 1982 graduate of Ravenna High School. He worked for Audio Technica for over 20 years and was a wiz with electronics. Monty enjoyed fishing and was a huge Cleveland Browns fan. His daughter Paige feels blessed to have...
Agnes Anita (Smith) Leonino
Aug 11, 2019
Agnes Anita (Smith) Leonino, 91, passed away Sunday, August 11, 2019. She was born June 22, 1928 to Harry and Josephine (McGuire) Smith. Agnes was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Cosmo; her sons Michael (Marcia) and Ronald; grandson Rich McPeek; daughter-in-law Kim (Tom); son-in-law Michael Labak; and brothers Harry and Patrick Smith. She is survived...
Deanna Marie Watkins
Aug 9, 2019
DeAnna Marie Watkins, 45, died peacefully on Friday, August 9, 2019 surrounded by her family. DeAnna will be deeply missed by her beloved children Cory McClain and Sara Watkins; sister Kathy Korach; nephews Michael Korach, Nick (Jamie) Korach, Richard V. Glover IV, Gregory Glover; and great-niece & nephews Madison, Robert, Nicholas, Wyatt, and Gunner. She was preceded in death...
Mary L. Bradley (Finnerty)
Aug 8, 2019
Mary L. Bradley (nee Finnerty), 82, went peacefully to be with her Lord on Thursday, August 8, 2019, while surrounded by her loving family. Born in Cleveland, the daughter of the late John and Emma Finnerty, she was a graduate of Ursuline Academy before attending Cleveland State University and then the University of Akron. A 50 year member of...
Connie J. Bak
Aug 7, 2019
Connie J. Bak, 62 passed away Wednesday, August 7, 2019. She was born in Lorain, Ohio and was an Akron area resident for most of her adult life. She was a Licensed Practical Nurse for Kaiser Permanente with 14 years of service. Connie was an avid drummer. She was active in music playing in her family's band and she...
Stephen P. Vargo
Aug 7, 2019
Stephen P. Vargo, 86, passed away Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at Pebble Creek. Steve was born October 31, 1932 to Stephen D. and Helen (Morrick) Vargo in Akron and had been an Akron resident his entire life. He served in the United States Navy during the Korean War. He was a computer operations manager for Lawsons/Dairy Mart for over...
Lin Ann Iverson
Aug 6, 2019
Lin Ann Iverson, 71 passed away Tuesday, August 6, 2019. She was born in Akron and was a graduate of Cuyahoga Falls High School Class of 1966. Lin was a nurse and had worked in the medical profession. She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Florence (Bucy) Dimmick; and brother, John Andrew Dimmick. Lin is survived...
