Obituaries for Bissler & Sons' Funeral Home and Crematory

Mar 18, 2022

William R. Benner, age 80, of Ravenna, OH, passed away on Friday, March 18, 2022, at Summa Akron City Hospital.

William was born June 9, 1941, in Ravenna, OH, to the late Ralph Benner and Annie (Lewis) Benner.

William was raised in Brady Lake Ravenna, OH. He served his country in the US Army and...

Mar 16, 2022

Stephanie (Cole) Lamp, 35, of Kent, passed away, unexpectedly, on Wednesday, March 16, 2022.  She was born in Ft. Polk, LA.  on October 25, 1986 and was a 2005 graduate of Stow-Munroe Falls High School.  Stephanie went to Kent State University, where she graduated in 2014 with a double-major in Textiles and Metal Jewelry.  She was employed as a...

Mar 15, 2022

Tracy Marie Kokochak (Lewis), age 43, of Ravenna OH, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at UH Portage Medical Center. Tracy was born May 29th, 1978 in Ravenna, OH to William Lewis Sr. and Cindy Wood. Tracy was a loving daughter, sister, mother and yaya.  Her children and grandchildren were her pride and joy.  Her bubbly...

Mar 15, 2022

Helen Stanton, 93, of Kent, passed away on Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at Crown Center at Laurel Lake.  She was born in Cleveland on April 18, 1928 to the late Alexander and Christine (Gracie) Hamilton.  Helen attended The Bratenahl School and was a graduate of Shaw High School. She was employed as an administrative assistant at the Kent...

Mar 11, 2022

Robert “Bob” Coy, peacefully went home to be with the Lord on March 11, 2022. He was blessed with 93 years. Bob resided in Kent, but he was proud to have grown up in Brady Lake. He had many interesting stories he loved to tell about his childhood. Memories about the old Brady Lake amusement park and fishing for...

Mar 10, 2022

Donna Newcomer Filomena, age 88, of Kent died on March 10, 2022 at UH Portage Medical Center.

Donna was born March 25, 1933 in Kent, to Hazel Lanari and Robert Newcomer.

Donna graduated from Kent Roosevelt High School then went on to serve in the US Army. In 1955 she married Tony Filomena. Upon returning...

Mar 10, 2022

Carol Regina (Benson) George was a loving wife, a wonderful mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She passed away on March 10, 2022, at age 79, surrounded by her loved ones, after a short battle with cancer.

She was born to Everett and Doris (Johnson) Benson on July 28, 1942 in Niagara Falls, NY.

After graduating...

Mar 8, 2022

Dr. Debbie Fu-Tai Tuan, 92, passed away peacefully on March 8, 2022 at Kendal at Oberlin Nursing Facility.

She was born on February 2, 1930 in Beijing, China to Shiau Gien Tuan and Chen Lee Tuan. Being in a military family, Dr. Tuan moved around quite often while growing up. She received her Bachelor of Science and...

Mar 7, 2022

Thomas J. Froehlich, Ph.D., 81, of Kent, OH, passed away peacefully on March 7, 2022, surrounded by his beloved cats, Papageno, Nefertiti, and Portia.

Dr. Froehlich was Professor Emeritus, School of Information, Kent State University, where he worked for 27 years, and where he continued to teach post-retirement. Most of his work was about ethical considerations in...

Mar 7, 2022

Karen Marie Smith (Thornton), 62, residing in Stow, OH was met with her untimely death on Monday, March 7, 2022.

Karen was born September 17, 1959 in Gary, IN to Dudley and Irma (Greenwood) Thornton.

Shortly after she and her family moved to Akron, OH at an early age where she later...

Mar 5, 2022

Marlene Jennifer (Reddick) Lankenau of Kent, Ohio, born in Chicago, Illinois on October 2, 1952; Graduated from St. Rita School for the Deaf, Cincinnati, Ohio in 1971 and Gallaudet University Alumni. Beloved mother, grandmother, and sister passed away on March 5, 2022 at the Marymount Cleveland Clinic Hospice in Garfield Heights, Ohio. She was 69 years old. Marlene will...

Mar 4, 2022

Richard Thomas Demshar, age 62, of Kent, OH, passed away on Friday, March 4, 2022 at UH Cleveland.

Richard was born July 30, 1959 in Euclid, OH to Ralph and Sarah (Thamer) Demshar.

He graduated from Kirtland High School and went on to join the United States Air Force. In the Air...

Mar 4, 2022

Rosemarie Hart, age 65, of Kent, OH, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, March 4, 2022.

Rosemarie was born April 30, 1956 in Ravenna, OH to Raymond and Helen (Ambrose) Gless Sr.

She retired after 28 years with Roadway Express. She was a loving, dedicated mother, friend, and neighbor.

She is...

Feb 28, 2022

Germaine Adams Williams died peacefully on Monday, February 28, 2022 (her 99th birthday), after several days of visits with her loving family. Born on February 28, 1923, in Kent to Matthew Xavier Adams and Olive Valley Adams, Germaine was a proud graduate of St. Patrick Elementary School and Theodore Roosevelt High School.  She was a lifelong member of Saint...

Feb 27, 2022

Karynn Lynn Barlow (nee Westerman), of Kent Ohio a beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister, teacher, and friend passed away unexpectedly on Sunday February 27th, 2022 at age 44.

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Karynn was born on July 6, 1977 in Ravenna, Ohio to Janice and Philip Westerman.  She was the second of two girls and early on developed...

Feb 26, 2022

Randall Nash, 62, of Kent, passed away on Saturday, February 26, 2022.  He was born in Ravenna on January 12, 1960 to the late Walter and Jeanette Nash and was a 1978 graduate of Stow High School.

Randy was employed as a machinist for Superior Mold for 20 years, and more recently worked at T-Mac...

Feb 25, 2022

Mary Jeanne Casamento, 92, passed away on February 25, 2022. Mary Jeanne (Knapp) Casamento, was beckoned from this earth to joyfully transition into the arms of Jesus, her Lord and Savior. Jeanne, as she was affectionately called, was born December 5, 1929 in Ravenna Ohio to the late Herbert and Margaret Wise Knapp, one of six very close,...

Feb 22, 2022

Chester Grant Leslie, Jr, age 85, of Thompson, OH, died on Tuesday, February 22, 2022 surrounded by family at his home. Chester was born September 21, 1936 in Ravenna, OH to the late Chester and Mary (McMahon) Leslie Sr. He was a Graduate of David Anderson High School in Lisbon, OH.  Worked a career in finance and banking. Accomplished...

Feb 18, 2022

Gerald Michael Meloy, age 79, of Canal Fulton, OH, died on Friday, February 18, 2022, at Mercy Medical Center.

Jerry was born in Ravenna, OH, on February 20, 1942 to Lester and Vera (Creary) Meloy. Growing up in Kent , he graduated from Kent Roosevelt High School in 1960. Shortly after graduating, he enlisted in the Navy....

Feb 15, 2022

June L. Corcoran, age 90, of Ravenna, OH, passed away on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at her home surrounded by family.

June was born June 1, 1931 in McKeesport, PA to the late Harold Broman and Vera (Rollason) Rhodes.

June held many jobs over her life; a housemother for Sigma Tau Gamma at Kent State...