Obituaries
Local Obituaries
Serving Families Throughout Summit And Stark Counties. Located In Akron, Cuyahoga Falls, And Green.
Helen Nelson
Jun 5, 2013
Helen Nelson, 93, passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2013. She was born in Akron and was a long time member of Allenside Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Nelson was a retired Elementary School Teacher working for Copley and most recently, Coventry Schools. Family was the most important thing to her. She was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years,...
Mckenna Rae Ivey
Jun 3, 2013
McKenna Rae Ivey beloved daughter of Vernon and Shelley (Herrick) Ivey and much anticipated sister of Nicole and Dustin Ivey, Nicole Glatz and Tyler, Brianna, Kellen and Kiera Ivey was stillborn Monday, June 3, 2013 at Akron City Hospital. McKenna is also survived by her great grandparents Emily Herrick and Ray Abrams; grandparents Daisy and Vernon (deceased) Ivey and...
Donald M. Todd
Jun 2, 2013
Donald M Todd, 78, has lost a courageous battle with cancer and passed away June 2, 2013. Don was born the oldest child to Cecil and Agnes Todd on June 30, 1934 in Barberton, Ohio. His parents preceded him in death. Don is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, the love of his life, Charlene. They were...
Sharon Lynn Dannemiller
May 30, 2013
Sharon Lynn Dannemiller, 69, loving wife, mother, & grandmother, passed away on May 30. Born in Akron on June 3, 1943, Sharon was a graduate of Buchtel High School. She was an area resident and a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Cuyahoga Falls, before moving to Northridge, CA, where she lived from 1987 to 2001. She...
Joseph Paul Kuhajda
May 27, 2013
BARBERTON - Joseph Paul Kuhajda, 75, passed away unexpectedly on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27, 2013 at his home. He was born in Akron and was a member of St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Norton. He enjoyed fishing and model trains. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph V. and Theresa (Galko); and sister, Kathryn Boland. He...
Agnes Kocsis
May 27, 2013
Agnes Kocsis, 87, passed away on May 27, 2013 at the Hospice Care Center on Ridgewood Rd. surrounded by her family. A feisty lady with a beautiful soul departed on Memorial Day to join her favorite Marine. Born in Johnstown, PA to the late Andrew and Helen Bellak, Agnes has been an Akron resident for most of her life....
Helen Joan Petty
May 27, 2013
Helen Joan Petty, 93, passed away Monday, May 27, 2013 at Rose Lane Care Center. Helen was born January 22, 1920 to George and Mary (Gurnish) Mitchen in Akron and had been an area resident her entire life. She was a member of Queen of Heaven Catholic Church and had been a former member of St. John the Baptist...
Mildred Peteya
May 27, 2013
Mildred L. Peteya, 89, quietly went home to be with the Lord on May 27, 2013. Born in East Cleveland on September 21, 1923 to the late Dushan & Helen Zupunsky, Mildred was a graduate of South High School & was an Akron resident for most of her life. She was a member of St. Paul Catholic Church, as...
Rosemary Adkison
May 26, 2013
Rosemary (Steiner) Adkison, 90, passed away on May 26, at the Sterling House of Barberton. Born in Doylestown on September 4, 1922 to the late Joseph and Mary Steiner, Rosemary had been a lifetime area resident. She was a member of St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, where she was employed as the parish secretary for 33 years, retiring...
Marjorie Irene Yanik
May 25, 2013
Marjorie Irene (Zekan) Yanik, 86, passed away peacefully on May 25, 2013, when the Angels gently lifted her spirit into the heavenly hands of God, with her children by her side. She was the last living member of the Zekan family and was preceded in death by her dear parents, Charles and Mary Zekan; her sisters, Anne, Martha, Helen,...
John Anthony Kuzemchak
May 24, 2013
John Anthony Kuzemchak, 92, fell asleep in the Lord on Friday, May 24, 2013 in Winter Haven, Florida. He was born in Wolf Run, Ohio, came to Akron in 1940 and moved to Florida in 1998. He retired from the McNeil and NRM Corporation in 1982 after 42 years of service. Mr. Kuzemchak was a member of St. Nicholas...
Avaeh Lee Harris
May 23, 2013
Avaeh Lee Harris, ten months, beloved daughter of Katie Ganz and Monte Harris and sister of Hayden and Monte Jr., passed away unexpectedly Thursday, May 23, 2013. Avaeh is also survived by her great-grandparents, Maria Ganz (Oma), Mariah Thorpe and Miriam Fabre; grandparents, Frank and Alison Ganz (Opa and Oma), Cheryl Ganz (Mommom), Letitia Harris and Kenny James; uncles,...


