Raymond Edward Whitby
Feb 4, 2018
MOGADORE, OH - Raymond E. Whitby, 88, passed away Sunday, February 4, 2018 in North Carolina. Ray was born on May 3, 1929 in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, to the late Buck and Lillie Taylor Whitby. Ray retired from the US Army as a Command Sergeant Major after 22 years of service and settled in Mogadore. He worked as...
Beatrice Ann Fonte
Feb 2, 2018
Beatrice 'Bea' Ann Fonte, 53, passed away Friday, February 02, 2018. Born June 8, 1964 in Akron to the late Robert & Betty (Moneypenny) Oettinger, Bea was a life-long area resident. She married John Fonte in 1986 and was a devoted wife & mother. She had a way with animals-dogs, deer, ducks and everything in between. In addition to...
Irene Marie Lazar
Feb 2, 2018
Irene M. Lazar, 98 passed away Friday, February 2, 2018 Groundhog Day in Mount Airy, North Carolina. She was born in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Lazar was a member of Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church in Tallmadge. She enjoyed crocheting and gardening. She was preceded in death by her parents, Cedric and Adella Sitosky; husband, John; son, John; 6...
Luella June Madden
Jan 31, 2018
Luella June Madden, 84, passed away January 31, 2018, surrounded by her family. Born in Akron on June 25, 1933 to the late Newell & Armie Long, Luella was a lifetime resident and a graduate of East High School. She retired in 1999 from Summa Health System where she worked as a medical secretary and continued to volunteer there...
Joseph M. Frankovich
Jan 31, 2018
Joseph M. Frankovich, 51, of Hinckley, passed away on January 31. Born in Akron, the son of the late John and Linda Frankovich, Joe was a graduate of Coventry High School and DeVry Institute ('83). He was an insurance risk manager and partner in the Knight Insurance Agency. His survivors include daughter, Gianna McKinley Frankovich; sister, Julie Bennette; brother, John...
Maryann Katherine Gasper
Jan 31, 2018
Wadsworth - Maryann Gasper, 85, passed away Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at Akron City Hospital. She was born July 14, 1932 to William and Mary (Soloninka) Zidick in Newcastle, PA and had been an Akron, Green, Naples, FL and Wadsworth resident. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Maryann is survived by her children John (Rochelle) Gasper,...
Elizabeth Jane Payne
Jan 28, 2018
And what does the Lord require of you, But to act justly, and to love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God? (Micah 6:8) Elizabeth Payne, 92, passed away on January 28, 2018. Betty was born in Akron, Ohio on February 21, 1925, to John and Isabelle McKendrick of Scotland. She graduated from Kenmore High School and lived...
Curtis J. Emerick
Jan 27, 2018
Curtis Jay Emerick, 75, passed away January 27, 2018. Curtis was preceded in death by his mother & step-father Anne & James Jones & father Joe Emerick; brother s Gary & Larry Emerick. He is survived by his loving wife Ilse Hoffmann and his children Janet (Jim) Rohner & son Dennis (Marjorie) Emerick; grandchildren Nicholas (Johanna Beachy) & Anthony...
Elsie Dawne Crotts
Jan 27, 2018
Born October 6, 1911 Nema survived woman's suffrage, prohibition, the Great Depression, two World Wars (and countless others), civil rights, and 19 presidents starting with Howard Taft. One of her first memories is of the soldiers coming home from WWI. She referred to a pharmacist as a chemist. She saw T.V. for the first time when she was in...
Michael H. Buehl
Jan 27, 2018
Michael H. Buehl, 67 passed away Saturday, January 27, 2018. He was born in Akron and retired from the Summit County Maintenance Department. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles and American Legion. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Roseann (Love) Buehl. He is survived by his siblings, Thomas (Elizabeth), Roberta, Jody,...
Berthold Beke
Jan 25, 2018
Berthold Beke, 78, passed away Thursday, January 25, 2018. He was born in Austria, January 26, 1939. He came to the United States with his family in 1957. He was a regional service manager retiring from Amana/Whirlpool after many years of service. Bert enjoyed fishing, the outdoors and watching his grandchildren play sports and their many other activities. He...
Scott Edward Denney
Jan 25, 2018
GREEN - Scott Edward Denney, 47, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, January 25, 2018. Scott was born March 18, 1970 to David and (Minnie) Denney, Sr. in Barberton and had been an area resident his entire life. He was a sales executive for ADP and a member of River Tree Church. There is so much more to say about the...
Eugen Daunhauer
Jan 25, 2018
Eugen Daunhauer, 94 passed away Thursday, January 25, 2018. He was born in Poland and retired from the McNeil Corporation. He was a former member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and a current member of St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church. Mr. Daunhauer was also a member of the German-American Club, Freiheit, Liedertaffel and GBU. He was...
Theresa Gayer
Jan 25, 2018
Theresa Gayer, 95 passed away Thursday, January 25, 2018. She was born in Yugoslavia and was a member of Our Lady of Lords Catholic Church in Marysville, Ohio and Queen of Heaven Catholic Church in Green. She loved to cook and bake and had a passion for cleaning. She was preceded in death by her husband, Anton; granddaughter, Theresa...
Paul Josif
Jan 24, 2018
Paul E. Josif, 89, passed away January 24, 2018 after a brief illness. Paul was born in Moulmein, Burma on February 23, 1928. He moved to Granville, OH in 1940 and was a graduate of Granville High School. He proudly served his country in the US Marine Corps in both World War II and the Korean Conflict. He was...
Eugene Edward Dettling
Jan 22, 2018
Eugene E. Dettling, 81, passed away Monday, January 22, 2018 at Mercy Medical Center. Eugene was born November 16, 1936 to William and Elsie (Harpster) Dettling in Akron and had been an area resident his entire life. He was employed by AT & T for over 40 years retiring in 1997. He was a member of St. Mary Catholic...
Vincenzina Santina "Tina" Smiroldo
Jan 22, 2018
Vincenzina Santina "Tina" Smiroldo, passed away unexpectedly Monday, January 22, 2018. Born in Sicily, Tina came to Akron in 1968, where she and her husband opened Santino's Foreign Car Service in 1985. She worked as a chef for Vaccaro's since 1968. Generous, kind, and an incredible cook, Tina was a true Sicilian grandmother-you never left her house hungry. Her...
Jere Michael Doherty
Jan 21, 2018
Jere Michael Doherty, 86, passed away January 21, 2018. Jere was born November 18, 1931 to Dan and Maggie (Rech) Doherty at St. Thomas Hospital in Akron, Ohio. He graduated from St. Paul Catholic Grade School in 1945 and Garfield High School in 1949 and attended the University of Akron. On September 26, 1953 he and the great love...
