Obituaries
Local Obituaries
Serving Families Throughout Summit And Stark Counties. Located In Akron, Cuyahoga Falls, And Green.
Harold Ray Pryor
Mar 25, 2013
Harold Ray Pryor, II, 55, passed away Monday, March 25, 2013. Harold was preceded in death by his parents, Harold and Charlotte Pryor. He is survived by his daughters, Christina, Elizabeth and Jessica; sisters, Deborah Shultz, Laura Hammond and Janet (Rob) Erwin; and many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends he considered family. Calling hours will be held...
Charles W. Burley
Mar 24, 2013
Charles W. Burley, 91, was reunited with the love of his life for over 71 years, Marie, on March 24, 2013. Born in Akron on April 13, 1921 to the late Walter and Thelma Burley, Charles had lived in Akron for almost 60 years before moving to Florida in 1983. He had been a Cuyahoga Falls resident since 1997....
Ross N. Contos
Mar 23, 2013
Ross Contos, 75, passed away unexpectedly on March 23, 2013. Born in Akron on December 21, 1937 to the late Tasos & Mary Contos, Ross had been a lifetime area resident. He was a 1955 graduate of East High School and went on to serve his country in the US Army. He worked for the Goodyear Tire & Rubber...
Johanna P. Hartge
Mar 22, 2013
Johanna VanZeeland Hartge, 90, of Tallmadge passed away Friday, March 22, 2013 at the Visiting Nurse Hospice Care Center in Copley. She was born in Eindhoven, The Netherlands where she met and married her late husband, Heinrich Hartge. She immigrated with her husband and two oldest daughters to Canada where her oldest son was born and then to the...
Lucas Reiter
Mar 22, 2013
Lucas Reiter, 75, passed away on March 22, at Medina General Hospital. Born on November 27, 1937 in Yugoslavia to the late Franz & Anna Reiter, Lucas had been an area resident since 1951. He retired from Sharon Companies in 2003, where he had worked as a welder. Lucas was an avid outdoors-man and especially loved hunting & fishing....
Josephine M. Triola
Mar 21, 2013
Josephine M. Triola, 90, formerly of Lily St., passed away on March 21, in Akron. Born in Akron on September 26, 1922, Josephine had been an area resident her entire life. She was a member of St. Paul Catholic Church in Akron. Jo retired in 1984 from the M. O'Neil Co., where she worked for over 20 years. Preceded...
Ethel Morris
Mar 20, 2013
Ethel Morris, 88, passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2013 after a brief illness. Ethel was born, second youngest of 13 children, January 21, 1925 to Frank and Margaret (Stromk) Selesky in Vestaburg, Pa. She came to work in the rubber shops during World War II, met her husband and was married in 1947. She was active in the local...
Jack A. Francis
Mar 18, 2013
Jack A. Francis, born September 1, 1921, passed away on March 18, 2012. Survived by wife, Norma; son Robert and wife Nancy and grandson Sam of Derry, New Hampshire; daughter Amy Janke and husband Kerry and granddaughter Meghan Rose of Green, Ohio. He was retired after 45 years from Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania where he had various assignments...
William Robert Lutz
Mar 18, 2013
William Robert Lutz, 83, passed away on March 18 surrounded by his family who cherished him. Bill was born on January 11, 1930 to the late Emil and Elsie Lutz. With his loving wife of 57 years, Patricia Lutz (Miller), Bill had five children, Michelle (Tom) Baker, Pam (Terry) Crawford, Patty (Gordon) Bennett, Paula (Mark) Bezbatchenko, Bill (Lisa) Lutz,...
Lena Mae Kincaid
Mar 17, 2013
Lena Mae Kincaid, 80, passed away Unexpectedly Sunday, March 17, 2013 at her home. Mae was born November 15, 1932 to David and Grovia (Holland) King in Ripley, WV and had been an Akron resident for most of her life. Mae's life revolved around her family. She was a wonderful mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and mother-in-law. She was preceded in...
Ernestine Marie Kalmar
Mar 17, 2013
Ernestine Marie Kalmar, 92, passed away Sunday, March 17, 2013. She was born in Shelby, Ohio, came to Akron in 1927 and was a member of St. Paul Catholic Church. Mrs. Kalmar was the housekeeper at St. Paul Catholic Church from 1960 to 1965 and at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Suffield from 1967 to 1980. She was a...
Slobodan Sabotkovski
Mar 16, 2013
Slobodan "Dan" Sabotkovski, born February 18, 1935 in Bogomila, Macedonia, peacefully joined his parents and 5 siblings on March 16, 2013. He Immigrated to America in 1971 to provide a better life for his family and worked hard to achieve that dream. Together with his wife of 51 years, Ljubinka, they raised two daughters of whom they are very...
Beverly M. Mccune
Mar 14, 2013
Beverly M. McCune, 87, passed away Thursday, March 14, 2013. She was born in Cleveland and was a registered nurse with the VA Hospital of Cleveland. She was a member of the Bedford Bible Baptist Church and enjoyed helping people. She was known as the "Goodwill Ambassador" at the Aurora Manor Care Center where she was currently residing. She...
Wayne George Jones
Mar 13, 2013
CUYAHOGA FALLS - Wayne G. Jones, 77, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, March 13, 2013 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Wayne was born September 16, 1935 to George and Genevieve (Simmons) Jones in Akron and had been an area resident his entire life. He was graduate of Central High and was a boxer in Golden Gloves. He served...


