Obituaries
Local Obituaries
Serving Families Throughout Summit And Stark Counties. Located In Akron, Cuyahoga Falls, And Green.
Betty Burkhardt
Dec 2, 2018
Elizabeth 'Betty' Burkhardt, 91, passed away on December 2, 2018. Born in Lakewood, OH on March 18, 1927, she was a longtime resident there, until moving to Akron over 35 years ago. Betty was a member of St. Paul Catholic Church in Akron, as well as St. Paul Ladies Guild, Firestone Park Seniors, Grace Baptist Seniors, and Ellet Seniors....
Mary Julia Becker
Nov 30, 2018
Mary Lengyel Becker, educator extraordinaire and cherished mother/grandmother/sister, died Friday, November 30, 2018, at Akron Summa City Hospital. She was 90 years old. Born in August 1928, she touched thousands of lives during her 33 years as a teacher at Firestone Park Elementary School in Akron. She also served as a guidance counselor at West Junior High....
Mary Ann Steffek
Nov 29, 2018
Mary Ann Steffek, 71, passed away Thursday, November 29, 2018 at her home after a courageous battle with cancer. Mary Ann was born August 15, 1947 to Albert and Helen (Zofchak) Hodnick in Akron and had been an area resident her entire life. She was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and the Sons and Daughters of...
John Pat Parr
Nov 29, 2018
John Pat Parr, 74 passed away Thursday, November 29, 2018. He was born in Talco, Texas and was an operations engineer for Owens-Corning. Mr. Parr was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving during the Vietnam Era. He is survived by son, Patrick (Jill) Parr; daughter, Jennifer (Chris) Taliaferro; brother, Dennis Parr; and grandchildren, Bevin, Cosmin and Asher Parr...
Josephine Nervo
Nov 29, 2018
Josephine Nervo, 98 passed away Thursday, November 29, 2018. She was born in Akron and was a lifelong resident of the area. She retired from the retail industry having been employed with Goodyear, Woolworth's, Kresgie's and J. C. Penney's. Josephine was a member of St. Paul Catholic Church and was an excellent cook being well known for her special...
Chester F. Patrick
Nov 28, 2018
-CUYAHOGA FALLS May the choirs of angels welcome you. May they speed you to paradise. May the Lord engulf you in His mercy. May you have eternal life. Chester died November 28, 2018. He was 90 years old, the first son of Chester and Mary Patrick of Akron, Ohio. He was educated at St. Martha's Grade School in Akron,...
Jean M. Butcher (Murphy)
Nov 24, 2018
Jean M. Butcher, 76, of Stow went home to be with the Lord on Nov. 24. Born in Cleveland, the daughter of the late Frank and Laverne Murphy, Jean has been a Stow resident for many years. She was a member of Portage Community Chapel.
Her survivors include daughters, Bonny Smith and Margaret Butcher; son Richard D....
Theodora Mary Kobbs
Nov 23, 2018
Born to a missionary priest and his wife, Fr. Theodore and Mary (Honchock) Kondratick in Saskatchewan, Canada. She was the oldest of 4 children and went on to become a priest's wife when she married Rev. Fr. Nicholas Kobbs in 1942. They had many church parishes including, Masontown, PA; Wilkes Barre, PA; McKeesport, PA; Weirton, WV; Morgantown, WV; Akron,...
Christine Gorbach
Nov 22, 2018
Is it the artist alone who makes the art, or is it the audience who completes the work? ~ Christine Gorbach, 2016 Christine Gorbach, age 64, of Brecksville, Ohio, passed away on November 22, 2018, in Akron, Ohio, following complications from an aneurysm. Christine was an intelligent, artistic, loving woman, and she will be missed by all who knew...
Laura Frances Bennett
Nov 22, 2018
Laura F. "Laurie" Bennett was born on August 31, 1944 in Akron, Ohio. She departed this life on earth at the age 74 on November 22, 2018. She graduated from Garfield High School in Akron and went on to become an executive secretary with various companies in the R & D and Engineering fields. She was preceded in death...
James Edward Stollar
Nov 20, 2018
Visitation at Funeral Home
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Monday, November 26, 2018
Anthony Funeral Home Kucko-Anthony-Kertesz Chapel
1990 S. Main St
Akron, Ohio, United States
44301
Visitation at Funeral Home
10:30 am...
Eleanor D. Duckett (France)
Nov 18, 2018
Eleanor France Duckett passed peacefully in her apartment at Cardinal Village, Cuyahoga Falls on November 18, 2018. Eleanor was born March 10, 1921 in Akron, the daughter of Clayton Keck and Bertha Caston Keck.
She was preceded in death by husbands, Raymond France and Frank Duckett ; sisters, Dorothy Keck, and Fern Selby; step-son, Fred Duckett; and...
Edmond J. Jaber
Nov 16, 2018
Green - Edmond J. Jaber, 60, passed away unexpectedly Friday, November 16, 2018 at University Hospitals. Edmond was born October 20, 1958 to Jaber and the late Farida (Haddad) Jaber in Lebanon and came to the United States and Akron in 1980. He was the owner-operator of Encore Cleaners in Goodyear Heights for over 30 years. He was a...
Irene Remboldt
Nov 16, 2018
Irene Remboldt, loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed on November 16, 2018 surrounded by her children. Born in Avellino, Italy on January 24, 1928. Married to Harry, Sr. on August 2, 1944, she left her family in Naples, Italy to live in Gackle, North Dakota with her new husband and baby daughter. In an early life full of change,...


