Patricia Ann Gmerek
Oct 6, 2016
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 Sudomir
Oct 5, 2016
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 Elizabeth Myers
Oct 4, 2016
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 Lee Baldwin
Oct 3, 2016
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
Oct 1, 2016
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 Virginia Charney
Oct 1, 2016
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
Sep 29, 2016
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
Sep 28, 2016
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
Sep 27, 2016
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...
Susan Crites
Sep 25, 2016
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
Sep 20, 2016
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 Harvey Spahr
Sep 17, 2016
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 Ann Archual
Sep 16, 2016
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 Irene Strebler
Sep 16, 2016
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
Sep 14, 2016
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...
Mary Ann Duhon
Sep 14, 2016
Mary Ann Duhon, 83, passed away on September 14, 2016. Born in Akron on October 9, 1932 to the late Daniel & Mary Pappas, Mary Ann was a lifetime resident and was a 1951 graduate of St. Mary High School. She was a longtime member of St. Mary Catholic Church and was currently a parishioner at Immaculate Conception in...
Mecys Palunas
Sep 13, 2016
Mecys 'Mike' Palunas, 94, died on September 13, 2016. Born in Lithuania on April 28, 1922, Mecys came to the US in 1949. He was employed by Babcock & Wilcox for 32 years, retiring in 1987. He was a parishioner of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Cuyahoga Falls and formerly of St. Francis de Sales Parish. Mecys...
Emil Bologa
Sep 6, 2016
Emil Bologa, 87, fell asleep in the Lord at his home surrounded by his family on Tuesday, September 6, 2016. He is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Kathleen; sons and best friends, Robert (Denise) and their child, Benjamin and Joseph (Amy) and their children, Luke, Rachel, Abigail, Anna, Mark and Rebecca. His grandchildren were his pride...
Michael Dzurovcin
Sep 3, 2016
Michael Dzurovcin, Jr. Michael Dzurovcin, Jr., 94, passed away peacefully on September 3rd, 2016. Born in Czechoslovakia on August, 20, 1922, Mike came to the US in 1938. He joined the US Army in 1941 and was an Engineer during WWII, building bridges in the European Theatre. After the War, he moved to Akron and married his wife Anna...
Genevieve Marie Thomas-Kerr
Sep 1, 2016
Genevieve M. (Nichter) Thomas-Kerr, 92 went home to God Thursday, September 1, 2016. Born in Fort Wayne, IN to Annette (Botchie) and Clement J. Nichter on July 15, 1924, she lived in Akron. Jenny was a lifelong member of St. Paul Catholic Church until moving to Green in 2002. At St. Paul she was a member of the Ladies...