Obituaries

Local Obituaries

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

Judith Ann (Riggs) Rambacher

Judith Ann (Riggs) Rambacher

May 23, 2023

Judith 'Judy' Ann Rambacher, 80, passed away May 23, 2023. Judy was born in Akron on August 23, 1942 to the late Ralph & Thelma Riggs. She was a 1960 graduate of Coventry High School. Judy was a faithful parishioner of St. Francis de Sales for over 60 years. She worked as a data operator for NASA...

Debra Helen (Sehm) Schaefer

Debra Helen (Sehm) Schaefer

May 22, 2023

Debra Schaefer, 69, passed away on May 22, 2023. Debra was born on June 20, 1954 in Rochester, NY. to the late Agnes (Zink) & Eugene Sehm. She is survived by her beloved husband Kenneth; her brother Neal (Amy) Sehm and sisters Jean & Jennifer Sehm. She worked in housekeeping at Akron Children's Hospital for over 20...

Mary Ann (Koukis) Milo

Mary Ann (Koukis) Milo

May 22, 2023

Mary Ann Milo, 80, passed away peacefully on May 22, 2023.She was born in Akron to the late Paul and Tessie Koukis and worked at St. Thomas Hospital.In addition to her parents, Mary Ann was preceded in death by nephew John-John Dennis. She is survived by her daughter Lori Milo (Linda Define); sisters Elaine (Gust) Callitsis, Paulette Gonis, and Cynthia...

Zafera (Hadgigeorge) Bartz

Zafera (Hadgigeorge) Bartz

May 22, 2023

22 May 2023 On May 22, 2023, Presvytera Zafera (nee George)) Bartz, age 96, of Akron, Ohio, fell asleep in the Lord. Born to Vasilios and Paraskevi Hadgigeorge on January 6, 1927, in Youngstown, Ohio, as the youngest of three children. After graduating from East High School, Zafera attended the newly established Saint Basil Academy in Garrison,...

Jack Alfred Reese

Jack Alfred Reese

May 21, 2023

Jack A. Reese, age 82, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, May 21, 2023. Jack was a loving husband, father and grandfather. Jack married the love of his life, Pat, on July 1, 1963. They moved to Green Ohio in 1974 and raised their two children. He retired from Omnova in 2003. Jack's favorite pastime was fishing. His biggest pride...

Craig L. Lucky

Craig L. Lucky

May 21, 2023

Craig L. Lucky, 70, passed away Sunday, May 21, 2023. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Craig was a retired Lieutenant with the North Randall Police Department and was a member of the Fraternal Order of Police. He enjoyed fishing and boating on Lake Erie. Craig was preceded in death by his parents, Louis and Stella (nee...

Carolyn Marie Baird

Carolyn Marie Baird

May 21, 2023

Carolyn left God's good earth on May 21st to be with the Lord and her mom and dad and all the saints. Born on March 28,1943, Carolyn had the love for many things while here - the Lord, her family, though daughter and son are estranged, the holy Catholic Church, and her nursing career. She was a daily Mass...

Rita Emma Crookston-Halmasy

Rita Emma Crookston-Halmasy

May 18, 2023

Rita Crookston-Halmasy, 62, passed away Thursday, May 18, 2023 after a brief battle with cancer. Rita was born in Barberton to the late Tony and Rita Crookston and was a lifelong area resident. She graduated from CVCA in 1978 and worked for CC Supply for 20 years and then as a teacher at St. Peregrine Academy in...

Helen M. Barger

Helen M. Barger

May 16, 2023

Helen Madeline Barger, 99, of Cuyahoga Falls, passed away May 16, 2023, at Jennings at Brecksville in Brecksville, Ohio. Helen was born on September 4th, 1923 in Akron, Ohio, to the late Dominic and Rose (Carano) Testa. She served in the United States Army during WWII with the Women's Army Corps (WAC) unit. Helen was a devoted mother and...

Eric J. Jarrett

Eric J. Jarrett

May 16, 2023

Eric James Jarrett, 71, of Richmond Heights, Ohio, passed away on May 16, 2023, after a brief illness. Born in Stow, Ohio, on November 22, 1951, to James T. and Regina M. (Lewis) Jarrett, he attended Stow City Schools and graduated from Stow High School in 1969. He enlisted in the Air Force after high school, attended the Defense...

Helen (Horoschak) Letta

Helen (Horoschak) Letta

May 15, 2023

Helen Letta, 95, passed away Monday, May 15, 2023, at Akron City Hospital. Helen was born July 6, 1927, in Akron, Ohio and was a lifelong area resident. She graduated from North High and worked for the Seiberling/Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. for 23 years, retiring in 1986. Helen was a lifelong member of the St. Nicholas...

Bernard Walter Rardin

Bernard Walter Rardin

May 12, 2023

Bernard Walter Rardin, 96, passed away Friday, May 12, 2023 at his home. He was born May 29, 1926 in Akron, Ohio to Fred and Cecilia (McShefferty) Rardin and lived most of his life in the area. He graduated from Akron East High School. On June 17, 1944, just days after his graduation, he volunteered for immediate...

Samuel David Eaton

Samuel David Eaton

May 9, 2023

Our beautiful soul, Samuel David Eaton, greeted our Lord's open arms on May 9, 2023 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on September 2, 2006 on a cold Labor Day weekend but arrived with so much warmth and love. Sam was raised by his mother Kristina Kochis and his grandmother Barbara Kriston up until his last...

Kenneth H. Harrison

Kenneth H. Harrison

May 8, 2023

Kenneth H. Harrison 82, passed away on May 8, 2023, due to complications of Alzheimer's.

Ken was born in Stoke-on-Trent, England, at the end of 1940. Because Ken's father served in the Royal Air Force, Ken had vivid childhood memories of his family's posting to the RAF base at Habbaniya, Iraq in 1948. They sailed out on...

Charles Maxwell Perkins

Charles Maxwell Perkins

May 6, 2023

Charles M. Perkins Jr. "Uncle Dick," 84, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loved ones on Saturday May 6, 2023. Uncle Dick, as he was known to everyone, was born in Birmingham, Alabama and was a Florida resident most of his life. He worked for the United States Postal Service for over 30 years having never missed...

Martha Jane (Stone) Osgood

Martha Jane (Stone) Osgood

May 6, 2023

Martha Jane Osgood (Stone), 90, passed away Saturday, May 6, 2023 surrounded by family. She was preceded in death by her devoted husband of 64 years, Samuel; daughter Carol; brothers Alfred (Mollie) and Wayne Stone; and nephew Marty Stone. She is survived by daughters Teresa (Dale) Hedrick, Patti (Paul) Trettel, & Valerie (John) Huddleston; grandsons Samuel, Christian...

Janice K. Llewellyn

Janice K. Llewellyn

May 3, 2023

Janice K. Llewellyn, 79, went to join her beloved husband Jerry on May 3, 2023. Janice was born in Akron on December 22, 1943 to the late Frederick & Gladys White. She was a 1963 graduate of Stow High School. She worked as the head cook at Northampton Elementary for many years. Jan loved to attend classic...

Mary Gattis

Mary Gattis

May 2, 2023

Mary Gattis, 75, went home to be with the Lord on May 2, 2023 while residing at Windsong Nursing Home. Although born in Durham, North Carolina, Mary lived most of her life in the Akron area.

She was a graduate of Central Hower High School. She was a devout Christian and for many years attended Ernest Angely's...

Roberta (Bobbi) Buehl

Roberta (Bobbi) Buehl

May 2, 2023

Roberta Lea "Bobbi" Buehl, 66, of Akron, Ohio, passed away at home with family on May 2, 2023. Born November 5, 1956, she was preceded in death by her parents Robert E. Buehl and Rose Ann Love and eldest brother, Michael Buehl. Bobbi was a high-spirited woman who loved to travel (mostly to the beach), loved to...

Gail Marie Orr

Gail Marie Orr

Apr 27, 2023

Gail Marie Milne Orr, 71, passed away Thursday, April 27, 2023. Gail was born in Akron, grew up in Cuyahoga Falls, attending St Joe's Elementary School Cuyahoga Falls High School. For many years she was the Parish Secretary for St. John the Baptist and Visitation of Mary Catholic Church, where she was currently a member. Gail loved to quilt,...