Obituaries

Oct 28, 2022

Richard Anthony Bobkovich, 62, passed away on Friday October 28, 2022 after a brief Illness. Born on July 20, 1960, he was a lifelong resident of Lorain, Ohio. Rick was preceded in death by his wife of 23 years Amy (nee Turcus). He also was preceded in death by his parents Richard and Elsie (nee Lockhart). He is survived...

Oct 28, 2022

Mary Lou Novitsky, hatched May 14, 1934 to Justin and (Anna) R. (Colopy) Gardner, matched April 21, 1956 to Richard S. Novitsky at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, and, dispatched at her home in Kenmore October 28, 2022. Mary Lou was a 1952 graduate of St. Mary High School. She was employed for five years at Firestone Tire...

Oct 26, 2022

Patricia "Patti" Thompson, 73, of Stow passed away on October 26, 2022 after a brief illness. She was born in Akron, the daughter of the late Joseph and Helen Reiner.

Patti was a family woman and was the glue that kept everyone together. She enjoyed bingo (especially on Tuesday evenings); facebooking funny memes and posts and her...

Oct 26, 2022

Arthur C. McWilliams Jr., 81 passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Oct 26, 2022. He was preceded in death by his parents, Arthur C. McWilliams, Sr. and Florence (Haskins) McWilliams; and his brother, Robert McWilliams; Survived by his wife, Thelma. He is survived by his daughter, Mandi (Gregory) Loudon; and son, Arthur C. McWilliams, III. (fiancée April); grandchildren, Tyler, Makenna...

Oct 25, 2022

JoEllen Rose Hengstenberger, 70, passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2022, at her home. JoEllen was born July 12, 1952 to Joseph and Rose (Konya) Hengstenberger in Bethlehem, Pa. and had been an Akron resident most of her life. She retired as an Administrative Assistant at the University of Akron and had previously been employed by General Tire...

Oct 22, 2022

Cynthia Ann Marie (Ott) Matheny, 59, passed away Saturday, October 22, 2022 due to complications of a heart condition she had lived with for many years. She was hiking with her best friend on a beautiful day when she fell asleep in the arms of the Lord. She is now made whole again. She was preceded in...

Oct 21, 2022

Richard A. Curt, Sr., 87, passed away October 21, 2022. Rich was a lifelong resident of Akron and was a 1953 graduate of Garfield High School. Lettering in multiple sports, Rich was an accomplished athlete and especially enjoyed playing fast-pitch softball, retiring from the sport with a home run at the age of 40. In his fifties,...

Oct 21, 2022

Kerilyn Davis Seifert 60 of Arizona City, AZ went home to be with the Lord on October 21, 2022. Kerilyn was born in Cuyahoga Falls OH September 20, 1962 to the late Bill and Patsy Davis. Preceded in death by her sister Patty Heisser. Kerilyn leaves behind to cherish her memory partner Larry Jones, her beloved children,...

Oct 18, 2022

Gary Wayne Reece, Sr, 72, passed away on October 18, 2022. Gary was born in Richmond, VA on August 24, 1950 to the late Victor and Leotha Reece. Gary found life and fulfillment after retirement as a tradesman in family, friends, and the local classic car scene. In addition to his parents, Gary was preceded in death...

Oct 18, 2022

Canal Fulton - Ronald "Keith" Robinson, Sr., 76, beloved husband of the late Kathleen "Katie" Jane Robinson, passed away on Tuesday, October 18, 2022, at Mercy Medical Center, in Canton, Ohio.

Keith was born on April 2, 1946, in Akron, Ohio, the seventh of seven children of the late Elmont and Nona Lena "Mawie" Robinson, Sr. He...

Oct 18, 2022

Ronald Reynolds, 78, passed away on October 18, 2022. Ron was born on July 28, 1944 in Johnstown, PA to the late William & Mary Reynolds. He graduated from East Conemaugh High School in Conemaugh, PA and served in the United States Marine Corps from 1964 to 1968, serving a tour of duty in Vietnam. He worked...

Oct 17, 2022

Larissa Irma Bodnar, 38, died on October 16, 2022, after a long struggle with drug addiction. Larissa was born in Parma, OH on September 30, 1984 to Dr. Myron & Martha Bodnar. She attended Our Lady of the Elms High School before graduating from Medina High School in 2003. She graduated from the Cuyahoga Community College Nursing...

Oct 16, 2022

Deborah Ann Chipps, 62, fell asleep in the Lord Sunday, October 16, 2022, surrounded by her family after a brief, but brutal battle with cancer. Debbie was born in Akron on August 20, 1960 and was a lifelong area resident. A 1978 graduate of East High School, she worked as a restaurant manager for her whole career,...

Oct 16, 2022

Mary E. Caesar, 81, passed away Sunday, October 16, 2022. She was born in Marion, Ohio and was a graduate of Kent State University and the Akron City Hospital School of Nursing. She was a Registered Nurse retiring in 1994. Mrs. Caesar was a member of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Akron, the Zentangle Club and a...

Oct 14, 2022

Theodore Gretz Marten, 66, of Stow passed away in his home surrounded by his loving family on October 14, 2022.

Theodore was born June 14, son of Milton Lewis Marten and Dorothy (Gretz) Marten of Euclid, Ohio. He graduated from Euclid High School and went on to earn his Bachelors Degree from Hiram College. His career was...

Oct 12, 2022

Tallmadge - David John Mathey, age 66, passed away on October 12, 2022 surrounded by his loving wife and family. He was born in Alliance, raised in Boardman and settled in Tallmadge, Ohio. Dave graduated from Boardman High School where he played football. He moved to California and started working at General Motors in 1976. He retired...

Oct 11, 2022

Keith Alan Soper, 66, a resident of Kent Health Care passed away on October 11, 2022. He was born in Canton, the son of the late Howard and Florence Soper. Keith or Alan as some called him, was a real "people person", out going and friendly. He loved music and could play almost any tune he heard on his...

Oct 11, 2022

Nancy J. Starr (nee Potoczny), age 65 of Ravenna passed away Tuesday, October 11, 2022 after a brief but courageous battle with Pancreatic Cancer. She passed peacefully and was surrounded by family until the very end. Nancy was smart, sassy, and genuinely one of a kind. Her big heart remained hidden at first. After getting to know...

Oct 10, 2022

Charles Bruce Moore born August 7, 1944 in Livingston Tennessee, passed away October 10th after a courageous battle with PSP (Progressive Supra-nuclear Palsy) at his home in the city of Green. Known to his family and close friends as Bruce, "Bootie", or Coach Moore, he dedicated his life to family and his community. He was loving husband,...

Oct 9, 2022

Mary E. Lamb, 89, passed away peacefully Sunday, October 9, 2022, surrounded by her family. Mary was born in Akron on March 30, 1933 to the late William and Laura Lemmon and was a lifelong area resident. She graduated Ellet High School in 1951, where she was a cheerleader and voted "Best Personality". She married her high...