Obituaries
Local Obituaries
Serving Families Throughout Summit And Stark Counties. Located In Akron, Cuyahoga Falls, And Green.
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;...


