Armando Zanin
Aug 16, 2013
Armando Zanin, 89, passed away August 16, 2013. He was born in Buffalo, NY on August 25, 1923. A resident of Stow since 2000, he was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, served 3 years in the United States Army, and graduated from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Armando was most proud of his beloved...
Stella E. Ford
Aug 16, 2013
Stella E. Ford, 64, passed away Friday August 16, 2013 Stella was born and raised in Akron. She retired after 30 years at First Merit Bank. She spent her free time outdoors enjoying nature and family. She was a member of the Queen of Heaven Church where she served as Eucharistic Minister. Quietly and dutifully she served the Lord...
William M. Costa
Aug 15, 2013
William M. Costa, 83, passed away Thursday, August 15, 2013. He was born in Akron and was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church where he served as a Eucharistic Minister. Mr. Costa retired from Firestone Tire and Rubber Company as a Design Engineer and was a veteran of the United States Armed Forces serving during the...
Ruth A. Hendershot
Aug 13, 2013
Ruth A. Hendershot, 96, passed away August 13, 2013 peacefully at home. Born on March 17, 1917, to the late Herman and Gertrude Schmitschulte, Ruth was a life long Akron resident. She was an active community member, serving as PTA president at Goodrich Middle School and Garfield High School, as well as at the state level. Ruth was a...
Irene A. Miklic
Aug 12, 2013
Our beloved mother, Irene A. (Easterday) Miklic, 86, went home to her Heavenly Father, to be with her dear husband Donald on their wedding anniversary, August 12, 2013. Born in Akron on November 28, 1926 to the late Bruce & Catherine Easterday, Irene was a lifetime resident of both Akron & Cuyahoga Falls. A devout Catholic, Irene was a...
Mary Rose Kubala
Aug 10, 2013
Mary Rose (Gyuris) Kubala, 95, passed away Saturday, August 10, 2013. She was born in Barberton and was a member of St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church. She was a hard worker and career minded woman. She worked at Ohio Brass during World War II and was an original "Rosie the Riveter". She was an accomplished and successful real...
Robert Wayne Johnson
Aug 8, 2013
Robert W. Johnson Jr., 58, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, August 8, 2013. He was born in Winchester, Virginia on April 3, 1955; the son of Robert and Elaine (Doman) Johnson. Bob graduated from Garfield High School in 1973. After graduation he attended the University of Akron and began working for Standard Motor Parts. Later, he was hired by...
Melynda M. Dort
Aug 6, 2013
Melynda Dort, 42, loving wife, daughter, mother, & sister, passed away surrounded by her family on August 6, after a long & courageous battle with pulmonary fibrosis. Born in Akron on August 13, 1970, Melynda was a 1988 graduate of Ellet High School. She earned her BS in accounting from the University of Akron and had previously worked as...
Wilma M. (Nee Grisak) Malish
Aug 2, 2013
Wilma Grisak Malish, 91, passed away Friday, August 2, 2013. Wilma was born in Trail Run (Robins) Ohio and lived most of her life in Akron and Tallmadge, Ohio. After graduating from Garfield High School she worked at Polsky's and then in the Firestone Tire Accounting Dept. until 1958. She was a life-long member of St. Nicholas Orthodox Church,...
Margie Doris (Nee Fetzer) Wirebaugh
Jul 31, 2013
Margie Doris Wirebaugh, 87, passed away Wednesday, July 31, 2013. She was born in Bedford, Ohio. She was preceded in death by her parents, Michael and Freda (Brown) Fetzer; husband, Lloyd; son, Daniel Wirebaugh, Sr.; and brothers, Jack and Bill Fetzer. She is survived by sons, Ronald Wells and David, Donald and Robert (Jeanine) Wirebaugh; daughters, Linda (Tim) Davisson...
Carl Thomas Staycheff
Jul 30, 2013
Carl Thomas Staycheff, 91 passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2013. He was born in Dayton, Ohio and retired from B.F. Goodrich Tire and Rubber Company after 41 years of service. Mr. Staycheff was a veteran of the United States Armed Forces serving during World War II. He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Helen; brother, Chris;...
Marjorie Jillian Herget
Jul 30, 2013
Jillian Herget, 72, passed away after her battle with cancer on July 30, at Summa Born in Goxhill, England on February 16, 1941, to the late Henry & Marjorie Vint, Jillian had been an area resident since 1968. She was a member of the former St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Akron and attended the New Life Episcopal Church in...
Anna 'Jan' Long
Jul 29, 2013
Anna Jeanette Long, 72, peacefully passed away surrounded by her family, after an extended illness, on July 29 at Akron City Hospital. Born in Albany, KY on July 24, 1941 to the late Perry & Willie Bernice Cross, Jan had been a Falls resident for over 46 years. She was a 1960 graduate of East High School. Jan worked...
Rosina A. Mancino
Jul 27, 2013
Rosina 'Rose' A. Mancino (Gabriel), 87, passed away peacefully on Saturday July 27, 2013. Rose was born to the late Vincenzo & Nicholetta Gabriel on February 19, 1926. She was a lifelong Akron resident, graduating from Garfield High School and then working in accounting at B.F. Goodrich for 40 yrs. Rose loved playing poker with her family, enjoyed gardening...
Lena A. Vezzani
Jul 27, 2013
Lena A. Vezzani, 88, went home to be with the Lord on July 27, at Windsong Care Center in Fairlawn. Born in Sicily on July 28, 1924 to the late Frank & Grace Sanfilippo, Lena had been a longtime Akron resident. She was a member of St. Paul Catholic Church in Akron, as well as the Haven of Rest...
Angeline Zimbardi
Jul 24, 2013
Angeline Zimbardi (Semise) 89, went home to be with the Lord on July 24, 2013. Angeline was born to Guiseppe and Margaret Semise June 14, 1924 in Akron, Ohio. Her life was a testimony to a mother's undying love, and the courage it takes to overcome life's obstacles. A devout Catholic, Angeline found all of her strength in the...
Pauline M. Biskopski
Jul 22, 2013
Pauline M. Biskopski, 89, passed away July 22, 2013 at Barberton Citizen's Hospital. Born on July 15, 1924 in Spencer, West Virgina, to the late Ezra and Esta George, Pauline was an Akron resident for most of her life. She was employed for 24 years as a keypunch operator at Firestone Tire and Rubber Company. Pauline was a member...
Laura Marie Lucas
Jul 19, 2013
CUYAHOGA FALLS - Laura Marie Lucas, 96, has gone home to start a new life with her Lord and Savior. Laura was a dedicated , loving and caring homemaker who devoted her life to her husband and family. She was fond of cooking , baking and polka music. Laura was preceded in death by her parents, Constantine and Stella...
Patricia Ann Falconer
Jul 18, 2013
Patricia Ann Falconer (Heckendorn) of Silver Lake Village died on July 18, 2013. She was born on July 14, 1930 in Ridgway, Pennsylvania, the daughter of George and Mary Heckendorn. Patricia graduated from high school in Conneaut, Ohio. She then went to college at Slippery Rock Teacher's College in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania to learn to be a physical education...
Angela Marie Creme
Jul 17, 2013
Angela Marie Creme, 69, passed away Wednesday, July 17, 2013. She was born in Akron and was a former school teacher with the Akron Public School System. She had been a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church and St. Hillary Catholic Church. Angela was also a member of the Sicilian Ladies Club. She was preceded in death by parents,...