Silvia (Balaj) Yova was born on July 22, 1926 on Moore Street in Akron, Ohio to Floare (Lucas) and Vasile Balaj. Her parents immigrated to America from Romania in 1910, her father from Sititelec and her mother from Miersig, both in the Transylvania region. She was the 6th of 12 children. Two of her siblings died in infancy or...
GREEN - Anthony Michael Semilia, 88, of Green, passed away Sunday October 16, 2016. Anthony was born on February 15, 1928 to the late Antonio and Giuseppina (Madonia) Semilia in Akron, Ohio. Anthony and his late wife, Sally, have resided in Green for the last 39 years. Anthony was an active member of Queen of Heaven Catholic Church where...
Marlboro Township - Joshua Daniel Kidd, 19, passed away Saturday, October 15, 2016. Joshua was born October 28, 1997 to Russell and Annie (Calez) Kidd in Cleveland. He graduated with Honors from Marlington High School in 2016 where he was inducted into the National Honor Society. He had been a volunteer at the Alliance Community Pantry and was currently...
Glory Ann Kertesz, 84, passed away Friday, October 7, 2016. She was born in Akron and was a member of Allenside Presbyterian Church, the church Women's Association, the Allenside Athletic Club Women's Auxiliary and Firestone VFW Post 3383 Women's Auxiliary. She was preceded in death by her parents, Wade and Martha (Sweitzer) Smith. She is survived by her husband,...
Marilyn J. Klein (Richards) Marilyn J. Klein, born April 2, 1935, died on October 6, 2016. What we do, and how we do it, leaves memories. Dear mom, you leave us a lifetime of them. Thank you for Winnie and Snoopy painted on the basement walls. After school picnics and ice skating. Irish songs to entertain and soothe us....
Patricia Ann Smerekanich (Gmerek), 69, passed away Thursday, October She was born in Akron, was a member of St. Paul Catholic Church and a graduate of Garfield High School Class of 1965. Patricia was a legal secretary for Grisi and Budde Attorney's at Law retiring in 2012. She was a lifelong Cleveland Indians and Ohio State Buckeyes fan, a...
Julia Mihaly Sudomir, 98, passed away Wednesday, October 5, 2016. Julia was born July 30, 1918 in Cuddy, Pa. She lived in and around the Akron area since 1922, the last 63 years in Norton. She was a member of St. Nicholas Orthodox Church. Julia was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 59 years, Joseph; parents, Mary...
Eileen E. Myers, loving mother and grandmother, passed away on Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at the age of 89. Born in Barberton, Ohio on July 24, 1927 to the late Charles and Mary Oser; Eileen was an Akron area resident her entire life. She was a graduate of Barberton High School. Mrs. Myers worked as a secretary for B...
Donald L. Baldwin, 84, passed away Monday, October 3, 2016. He was born in Akron and was the owner/operator of Don Baldwin Sunoco on Romig Rd. and on East Ave. for 35 years. Don had a great sense of humor and was loved by all who had the pleasure of knowing him. He was preceded in death by his...
Collin Daniel Schoch, 19, beloved son of Eric and Patty (Spak) Schoch died Saturday, October 1, 2016. Collin was born November 23, 1996 to Eric and Patty (Spak) Schoch in Akron and had been a Green resident his entire life and a 2015 graduate of Green High School. He was good at baseball having played on travel leagues and...
Bernice Charney, born July 4, 1935, died at the Cleveland Clinic on October 1, 2016. Born in Deepwater, NJ, of Powhatan Indian Descent, Bernice had lived in Philadelphia until marrying George Charney in 1954, whereupon they moved to Akron to raise their family. A breast cancer survivor, she retired from Akron Children's Hospital after 27 years of service. Feeling...
Floyd Alan Ackerman, 80, passed away Thursday, September 29, 2016. Born on April 11, 1936 in Akron to the late Floyd & Ida Ackerman, Floyd was a lifelong area resident. He worked for over forty years as a meat cutter for ACME, retiring in 1998. Floyd enjoyed woodworking, camping, traveling, but most of all, he loved taking care of...
June Lenore Buie (Sims) went home to be with the Lord on September 28, 2016. She passed away peacefully in her sleep at home with her loving husband of sixty six years James C. Buie, Jr. June was born October 25, 1929 to Thomas E. Sims and Jessye Sims. She attended and graduated from Akron Kenmore High School in...
John Yanok John Yanok, 69, joined his wife Kathy in Heaven on September 27, after an extended illness. Born in Akron on April 6, 1947 to the late John & Catherine Yanok, John was a graduate of Garfield High School. He had been employed by Firestone-Bridgestone in the Maintenance Department. He was a former member of St. Paul Catholic...
Palmyra - Sue Crites, 87, passed away Sunday, September 25, 2016 at the Woodlands after a brief illness. Sue was born March 1, 1929 to John and Katherine (Bako) Kukasky in Everett, OH and lived most of her life in Palmyra, OH. She attended St. John Lutheran Church in Akron, where she was a life long member since her...
Olga G. Perch, 94, fell asleep in the Lord on Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at Akron General Medical Center. She was born and grew up in Newark, Ohio, but lived in the Akron area for the majority of her life. Mrs. Perch was a homemaker and a bookkeeper for Plastic Film Products, Inc. before her retirement. Olga was a...
Charles H. (Chuck) Spahr Charles (Chuck) Spahr died peacefully on September 17, 2016 after a brief illness. Despite his struggles he was THE most gentle of souls and never met a stranger. Chuck lived all of his 81 years caring for others, putting his family first. Chuck was born to Chalmers & Stella (Hillier) Spahr on October 22, 1934....
Marcella 'Marcie' Archual, 90, passed away on September 16, 2016. Born in Edenborn, PA on January 1, 1926 to the late Joseph & Tillie Czuchan, Marcie had been an Akron resident since 1967. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Kenmore. During WWII Marcie moved to New York City, where she worked for the USO in...
Iris I. Strebler, 86, passed away after a brief illness on Friday, September 16, 2016. Born in Akron to the late George & Theresa Marion on October 29, 1929, Iris was a lifelong area resident. She married Gerald Strebler in 1949; to Iris, family was everything-she devoted herself to her five children. Iris enjoyed knitting & loved a challenging...
Elizabeth Kara, 84, passed away Wednesday, September 14, 2016. Elizabeth was born in Hungary on December 6, 1931, and immigrated to America with her husband and children in 1973. She worked as a cook for the Lorantffy Care Center for many years. Elizabeth was an exceedingly generous woman and a wonderful cook & baker of traditional Hungarian dishes. She...