Edward R. Speight
Dec 13, 2016
Edward R. Speight, 91, passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at Roselane Care Center. Ed was born April 27, 1925 to Edward and Cecilia (Hamel) Speight in Akron and has been an area resident his entire life. He was employed by the Akron Beacon Journal for over 42 years as a delivery truck driver. He was a member of...
Mary Jo Wittenauer
Dec 13, 2016
Mary Jo Wittenauer, 82, passed away on December 13, 2016. Born in Niles, OH on June 14, 1934 to the late John & Margaret McGlynn, Mary Jo was a graduate of Notre Dame College & had been a Cuyahoga Falls resident for over 50 years. She was a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Cuyahoga Falls,...
Vivian Grace Eastin
Dec 8, 2016
Vivian Eastin, 86, went home to be with the Lord on December 8, 2016. Born in Greenville, PA on August 27, 1930 to the late Godfrey & Grace Wanamaker, Vivian had been a lifetime resident for nearly 70 years. She was a member of the Arlington Church of the Nazarene for almost 40 years. Vivian loved her Lord and...
Rachel M. Arnold
Dec 7, 2016
Rachel M. Arnold, 40, passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at Akron General Medical Center after a 3 ½ year battle with ovarian cancer. She was born in Akron and was employed by Omega Title. She was well loved and helped by her Softball Fury Family and her Work Family, Omega Title. Rachel is survived by her husband, James D.;...
Paul Rand May
Dec 7, 2016
Paul R. May, 82, went home to be with the Lord on December 7, 2016. Born in Wellston, OH on October 23, 1934 to the late Monterville & Florence May, Paul had been a lifetime area resident. He was a member of the Cement Finishers & Cement Masons Local 109 and retired in 1996. Paul served his country as...
James Edward Leonhard
Dec 5, 2016
James E. Leonhard, 62, passed away Monday, December 5, 2016 after a courageous battle with Mesothelioma. Jim was born March 23, 1954 to Jack & Winifred Leonhard, and was a lifelong area resident. He married Deborah Leaf in 1993 and worked as a machinist for Siemens for many years. Jim loved to camp & fish and was an avid...
Nick Zaklan
Dec 4, 2016
Nick Zaklan, 87, passed away December 4, 2016 at the Hospice Care Center. Nick was born in Akron on November 23, 1929 to Ponto & Valerie Zaklan. He graduated from East High School in 1948 where he was a big weight lifter & wrestler, and received an Associates Degree in Business from Hammel College. He worked for the Ohio...
Ruth Clara Lange Drews
Dec 3, 2016
Ruth Lange Drews (Bedur), 95, passed away Saturday, December 3, 2016. Born December 7, 1920 to George and Clara (Haberkost) Bedur in Akron, Ruth was a 1938 graduate of Garfield High School and retired from Ohio Edison after 16 years as a Technical Assistant in Power Supply Planning. She was a member of Hope Lutheran Church where she was...
Sally Anne Riede
Dec 3, 2016
Sally Anne Riede, 86, joined her husband David and daughter Mary in Heaven on December 3, 2016. Born in Rock Island, IL on May 10, 1930 to the late Bernard & Anne Lachner, Sally had been a Cuyahoga Falls resident for over 60 years. Sally graduated with a BA from the University of Iowa as a registered Medical Technologist....
Warren James Anderson
Nov 29, 2016
Warren James Anderson, 74, passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2016. He was born in Akron and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving after World War II. He was a general construction contractor and later worked at Akron General Medical Center as a transporter to which he thoroughly enjoyed. He was preceded in death by his parents, Frederick...
Martha Adreene Gaskill
Nov 26, 2016
Martha Adreene Gaskill, 103, died November 26, 2016. Born in Athens, Ohio on September 13, 1913 to Ervie & Hattie Swift, she was a graduate of Athens School System and attended Ohio University. She was member of Athens Church of Christ for 65 years and Church in the Falls more recently. Martha was devoted to her four children and...
Loretta Mae Myers
Nov 26, 2016
Loretta Mae (Love) Myers, 90, went home to be with our Lord and Savior on November 26, 2016. She was very much loved and will be missed here on Earth, but Heaven celebrates her arrival. She was preceded in death by her mother Audrey Love; sisters Luella, Viola, RoseAnn, Georgene, & Patricia; lifelong friend Teddie. She is survived by...
George Edward Murray
Nov 25, 2016
George Murray, 85, passed away surrounded by his family on November 25, 2016. Born in Republic, PA on February 4, 1931 to the late John & Edna Murray, George had been a Falls resident since 1960. He served his country as a member of the US Army from 1948 to 1955. He retired from the Ford Motor Company in...
James M. Fragola
Nov 25, 2016
James M. Fragola, 63, lost his battle with cancer on November 25, 2016. Born in Cuyahoga Falls on June 6, 1953 to the late Nunzie and Marilyn Fragola, Jim had been a lifetime area resident of Cuyahoga Falls and Stow. He was a parishioner of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Cuyahoga Falls. He enjoyed fishing and his...
Name Unknown
Nov 21, 2016
Visitation at Funeral Home 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Wednesday, November 23, 2016 Anthony Funeral Home Kucko-Anthony-Kertesz Chapel 1990 S. Main St Akron, Ohio, United States 44301 Funeral Service 1:00 pm Thursday, November 24, 2016 Anthony Funeral Home Kucko-Anthony-Kertesz Chapel 1990 S. Main St Akron, Ohio, United States 44301 Final Resting Place Holy Cross Cemetery 100 E. Waterloo Rd. Akron,...
Lois Gross
Nov 20, 2016
Lois Naomi Gross, 88, was reunited with her husband Donald in Heaven on November 20, 2016. Born in Akron on May 5, 1928 to the late Forrest and Bessie Brown, Lois was a lifetime area resident. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend to all. Lois loved to read, knit, and cook. She never met a stranger...
