Vidosava Drobac
Jan 24, 2013
Vidosava-Vida Drobac, 86, passed away Thursday, January 24, 2013 peacefully at her home. Vidosava was born November 23, 1926 to Vid and Marta Jelicic in Drvar, Bosnia as the third of four children. She finished a trade school, but her further education was interrupted with the Second World War which broke out in former Yugoslavia in 1942. At age...
Lavonne Thelma Crawley
Jan 22, 2013
LaVonne Thelma Crawley (Reed), 85, passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at her home. LaVonne was born May 10, 1927 to Russell and Martha (Brisky) Reed in Akron and had been an Akron resident her entire life. A 1945 graduate of Garfield High School, she was a bus driver for Weaver School for 19 years. She was a 50...
Marilyn Laviers
Jan 21, 2013
Marilyn LaViers, 84, passed away on January 21, at the Briarwood Health Care Community of Stow. Born in Akron on November 5, 1928 to the late George and Edna Groetz, Marilyn had been a proud lifelong resident of Firestone Park. She was a graduate of Garfield High School and The University of Akron. Marilyn married her husband Lawrence J....
John D. Sabo
Jan 19, 2013
John D. Sabo, 80, passed away Saturday, January 19, 2013. He was born in Sharon, Pennsylvania and retired from Goodyear Aerospace after 40 years of service. Mr. Sabo was a member of St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church and was a veteran of the United States Navy serving during the Korean Conflict. He enjoyed fishing. He was preceded in death...
Melana Hadinger
Jan 18, 2013
Melana (Gligor) Hadinger, 93, passed away peacefully on January 18, 2013. Melana was born August 8, 1919 to Stanley and Femka (Miller) Gligorovich. She was a lifelong resident of Akron, and a lifetime member of the Serbian Orthodox Church. She was employed as the manager of catalogue sales with Sears for over 35 years. She had been a member...
Michael Patrick Podrosky
Jan 17, 2013
AKRON-Michael Patrick Podrosky, 91, died Thursday, January 17, 2013 at the Ohio Veteran's Home in Sandusky following complications after an extended illness. He leaves behind and is dearly missed by his wife of 64 years, Lillian Podrosky; daughter, Patricia Gallagher; grandchildren, April Gallagher Myers and Robert Michael Gallagher; great-grandson, Liam Leigh Myers; sister, Madeline (Richard) Grill , many beloved...
Leon C. Svendsen
Jan 16, 2013
Leon C. Svendsen, born to Tillie and Carl Svendsen on October 2, 1918 left this world to be reunited with them and his sister Caroline on January 16, 2013. Leon made a lifetime career as an entertainer, juggler, clown and acrobat. Working in Vaudeville, he performed in venues such as Radio City Music Hall in New York also serving...
Mary Grace Locicero
Jan 16, 2013
Mary Grace Locicero, 90, passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2013. She was born in Akron and was a resident of Cuyahoga Falls. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and St. Joseph Church Altar and Mary was preceded in death by her parents, Donato and Margaret Ugo; husband, Angelo; sons, Angelo (Tony), Jr. and Tom; and brother,...
Mark M. Mueller
Jan 14, 2013
Mark Mueller, 64, passed away January 14, 2013. Mark was born January 1, 1949 in Akron, Ohio and spent his entire life in the Akron area. For many years Mark worked at the Weaver Workshop and after retiring in 2011 he very much enjoyed going to the CYO Adult Day Care Center. He was preceded in death by his...
Father Joseph C. Weigand
Jan 14, 2013
Father Joseph Weigand, 76, went in to the arms of Jesus, on January 14, at the Village of St. Edward in Fairlawn. Born on December 10, 1936, to the late Harry C. and Catherine B. (Klein), Fr. Weigand was educated at St. Paul, Akron, St. Gregory Seminary, Cincinnati, Borromeo Seminary College, Wickliffe and St. Mary Seminary, Cleveland. On May...
Mary Ann Meacham
Jan 13, 2013
Mary Ann Meacham (Sehm), 53, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, January 13, 2013. Mary Ann was born July 4, 1959 to Gene and Agnes (Zink) Sehm in Akron and had been an area resident her entire life. Her desire to write led her to a Bachelor Degree in English at the University of Akron. Her love for writing grew to...
E. Marie Burley
Jan 10, 2013
Our beloved, wife, mother, & grandmother, Marie Burley, 91, passed away on January 10 at the Gardens of Western Reserve in Cuyahoga Falls. Born in Flushing, OH on Feb. 20, 1921 to the late James & Susanna Carroll, Marie had lived in Akron for almost 60 years before moving to Florida in 1983. She had been a Cuyahoga Falls...
Clyde W. Jandecka
Jan 10, 2013
Clyde W. Jandecka passed away Thursday, January 10, 2013 at the Ohio Veterans' Home in Sandusky after a short illness. He was born and raised in Firestone Park, and graduated from Garfield High. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII and was held as a POW in Germany. In 1958 he helped establish the Y.K. Rod Club, a...
