Lillian Podrosky
May 18, 2013
Lillian (Karras) Podrosky, age 85, died on Saturday, May 18, 2013, following complications due to an extended illness. She leaves behind and is dearly missed by her daughter, Patricia (Clark) Podrosky Gallagher; grandchildren, April Gallagher (Jeff) Myers, Robert Michael Gallagher; great grandson, Liam Myers, brother Edward J. Karras (Toby); sister & brother-in-law Madalyn & Richard Grill, as well as...
Grace Babak
May 14, 2013
Grace Babak, 84, passed away on May 14, in Fairlawn. Born in Akron on February 20, 1929 to the late Lud & Frances Givler, Grace was a lifetime area resident. She attended the former Sacred Heart Academy in Akron, was a graduate of Our Lady of the Elms High School, and was a member of St Hilary Catholic Church....
Theodore Kost
May 12, 2013
Theodore Kost, 91, passed away Sunday, May 12, 2013. He was born in Busowisko, Ukraine and came to the United States and Atwater in 1949. Mr. Kost was the owner- operator of Atwater Nursery for 36 years until his retirement. He was a member of Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic Church. Mr. Kost was also an established musician and artist....
Roy Edward Gracy
May 10, 2013
Roy Edward Gracy, 95, of Green, Ohio passed away Friday, May 10, 2013. Roy was born May 22, 1917 to Earl and Ellen (Hodapp) Gracy in Canton, Ohio. He was employed by Berger Division of Republic Steel for 32 years and Sears Roebuck in Alliance for 14 years. Roy is survived by wife of 70 years, Marie; nephew, Bud (Astrid)...
L. W. Dannemiller
May 9, 2013
L. W. (Roy) Dannemiller, 89, passed away Thursday, May 9, 2013 at Akron City Hospital after a brief illness. Roy was born July 22, 1923 in Akron to Leo and Anna (Seidel) Dannemiller and had been an Akron resident his entire life. He was employed by Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. for 38 years retiring in 1982. He was...
Mark Sieverding
May 8, 2013
Mark Sieverding, 56, passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at Hospice of Summa. Mark leaves to mourn his passing his wife, three children, a grandson, his father and seven siblings. He joins in heaven his mother and granddaughter. A Funeral Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated Saturday at 10 a.m. in Queen of Heaven Catholic Church, 1800 Steese...
Lawrence J. 'Shorty' Bohm
May 6, 2013
Lawrence Bohm, 94, passed away on May 6, at the Hospice Care Center in Copley surrounded by family. Born in Akron on August 18, 1918 to the late Frank & Therezia Bohm, Larry had been a lifetime area resident. He was employed as a machinist for 47 years at Babcock & Wilcox, retiring in 1983. Larry served our country...
Mildred Tumbas
May 5, 2013
Mildred Tumbus, 95, passed away on Orthodox Easter Sunday, May 5, 2013. "Christ is Risen." Mildred was born to the late Obrad and Dafina (Telecka) Malencic in Akron on January 12, 1918. Mildred was a lifetime and very active member of St. Demetrius Serbian Orthodox Church. She was a former treasurer of the church and a charter member and...
Ann Marie Segedy
May 4, 2013
After a long, difficult and courageous battle with multiple sclerosis, Ann Marie went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Ann Marie was born August 29, 1945 to Anthony L. and Bette H. Destro in Sault Ste. Marie, MI and had been an Akron resident for most of her life. She was a 1963 graduate of...
Patricia Ann 'Patsy' Davis
May 2, 2013
Patricia 'Patsy' Davis, 77, passed away peacefully at her home on May 2, 2013. Born in Akron on October 11, 1935 to the late Harold & Gladys Phillips, Patsy had been a Northampton resident for most of her life. She was a graduate of Hudson High School and the Good Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing in Lexington, KY. She...
Deborah K. Benedict
Apr 28, 2013
Deborah (Bulgrin) Benedict, 59, passed away on April 28, 2013 in Zephyr Hills, Florida. She was born in Akron. Deborah was preceded in death by her father, Arthur L. Bulgrin; and step-father, Marvin Benson. She is survived by her mother, Betty (Stott) Benson; daughter, Jennifer Mitchell; sons, Michael Comp and Tony Mitchell; grandchildren, Alex Comp, Dylan Westfall and Gabrielle...
Susan Margaret Myers
Apr 27, 2013
Susan M. Myers, 96, passed away Saturday, April 27, 2013. She was born in Avella, Pennsylvania and retired from the Manchester Tool Company after 20 years of service. She enjoyed cooking, gardening and the outdoors. Her life was her family. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph; brothers, Louis, Ben and Al Kovach; and sister, Josephine Makkos....
