Mary Irene Cochran
Dec 21, 2014
Mary Irene Cochran (Halmasy), 89, was welcomed into Heaven by Jesus and His Mother on December 21, 2014. Mary was born in Lorain, Ohio, to the late Julius and Mary Baumgartner Halmasy. She was a member of St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church. Mary retired from the General Tire & Rubber Co. after 40 years of service. She was...
John Michael Coch
Dec 18, 2014
John Michael Coch, 89, died in his sleep and woke up in Heaven on Thursday, December 18, 2014. John was born September 29, 1925 to John and Marie Coch in Monessen, Pa. and had been an Akron resident most of his life. He was employed by Akron Public Schools as a teacher at Thomastown and Hatton Elementary Schools for...
Lucy Beckwith Lodge
Dec 17, 2014
Lucy Beckwith Lodge, age 93, of Akron, OH, passed away on December 17, 2014. Beloved wife to the late Walter Scott Lodge for 56 years, loving mother of Scott (Pamela), Livonia, MI, Ken, Ft. Myers, FL and the late Thomas (Joan), Columbus, OH. Lucy is preceded in death by her parents, Leonard and Susan Jacobs, and her sister Betty...
Anne Mitchen
Dec 15, 2014
Anne Mitchen, 94, passed away Monday, December 15, 2014 at National Church Residence of Bath. Anne was born November 30, 1920 to Andrew and Katherine (Fagos) Somody in Akron and had been an Akron resident her entire life. She retired from Kaufman's Department Store and had worked at the Jednota and Women's City Club. She was a faithful member...
Debra Lynn Lewinski
Dec 12, 2014
Debra Lynn Lewinski 59, of Akron went to be with the Lord on Friday, December 12, 2014. Debra (Debbie) resided in Akron, Ohio most of her life. She loved her family, loved to laugh & making others laugh and loved music. She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Julia Gaikoski of Akron, Ohio. She is survived...
Farrah K. Tomsello
Dec 12, 2014
Farrah K. Tomsello, 69, passed away Friday, December 12, 2014. She was born in Kentucky. Mrs. Tomsello was a cancer survivor twice. Her life was her family. She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Sam J., II. and Deborah, Gerald and Terry and Vanessa Tomsello; grandchildren, John John, Kaylena and Hayden Tomsello; and good friend and "sister", Karen...
Fannie Botz
Dec 11, 2014
Fannie was born in Akron on August 9, 1917 to Moisey and Dominika Rozko, Russian immigrants who came to the United States through Ellis Island. She died on December 11, 2014, at the age of 97. She was the beloved wife of Nick Martin Botz whom she married in 1936, and a devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Fannie was...
George Adam Meidlinger
Dec 11, 2014
George A. Meidlinger, 88, passed away Thursday, December 11, 2014, peacefully at home. Born in Akron to Julia (nee Dragus) and Adam Meidlinger, George was a lifelong Akron resident. He served in the U.S. Navy (USS Chivo) during World War II. George worked as a local machinist, including at his own shop, Meidlinger Machine. He also was a sales...
Victoria Jane Franz
Dec 10, 2014
Victoria (Vicky) Jane Franz, 61, passed away Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at the Arbors in Fairlawn. Vicky was born November 28, 1953 to Walter E. and Rita Jane (Zimmerman) Franz, Sr. in Akron and had been an Akron resident all her life. She was employed at Team Health in Medical Billing. Vicky's life revolved around her church, Immaculate Conception...
Joyce Grant
Dec 10, 2014
Rochelle Joyce Grant, 79, passed away on Wednesday, December 10, 2014 surrounded by her family. Joyce was born in Barberton on August 28, 1935 to Silas and Alma Righter. She married Sherman W. Grant in 1953. She worked for many years as a beautician, owning her own salon, "Rochelle's Hair Fashion" in Cuyahoga Falls. Joyce was a member of...
Janet Dolan
Dec 8, 2014
Janet L. Dolan, 64, passed away Monday, December 8, 2014 at Akron City Hospital after a brief illness. Janet was born August 2, 1950 in Austin MN and has been an area resident most of her life. She was employed as an executive assistant at Risk International. She was a member of St. Nicholas Orthodox Church where she volunteered...
Alexandra Shkolnik
Dec 8, 2014
Dr. Alexandra Shkolnik (nee Oliynyk), passed away Monday, December 8, 2014 in Akron, Ohio. She was 91 years old. Alexandra was born in 1923 in Ternopil, Ukraine. She studied medicine at the University of Munich, graduating in 1949. She immigrated with her family to the United States in 1950. She lived in Cleveland for several years, and then moved...
Norma Mae Carr
Dec 7, 2014
Norma Mae Carr, 90, formerly of Manchester, went home to be with the Lord on December 7, 2014. Born in Doylestown, OH on November 20, 1924 to the late Paul and Fern Shreiner, Norma had been a Manchester resident for most of her life. She was a graduate of Doylestown High School. She was a faithfulmember of the Cottage...
Nick Hoaja
Dec 5, 2014
Nick Hoaja, 91, passed away Friday, December 5, 2014. He was born in Niles, Ohio and retired from the Brown-Graves Lumber Company after over 40 years of service. He was a cabinet builder and master craftsman. Mr. Hoaja enjoyed fishing, scuba diving, hunting, the outdoors and making things out of wood. He was preceded in death by his parents,...
