Obituaries for Bissler & Sons' Funeral Home and Crematory

Dec 31, 2021

Bill Nickol, age 77, was called home to be with his Lord unexpectedly on December 31, 2021.

He was born to Thomas and Hazel Nickol in Akron, Ohio and grew up with his 5 siblings in Stow, Ohio. After graduating from Stow High School he enlisted in the U.S. Navy where he proudly served before receiving an...

Dec 31, 2021

Norma J. Derbfuss, 87, of Stow, passed away December 31, 2021. She was born on January 28, 1934.

Services in care of Bissler and Sons' Funeral Home and Crematory, 628 W. Main St., Kent, OH 44240.

Dec 29, 2021

Karen Lynn Burge, daughter of Dale & Margie Minges, went home to be with our Lord on December 29, 2021.

She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Marion “Sonny” Burge.  She is survived by her two children, Michelle L. Miller (Trent) of Cartersville, Georgia and Michael “Scott” Egantoff of Garrettsville, Ohio.

As a...

Dec 28, 2021

Arthur J. Burton, Jr., age 74, of Kent, OH, died on Tuesday, December 28, 2021 Akron City Hospital.

Cremation services in the care of Bissler & Sons Crematory.

Services in care of Bissler & Sons Funeral Home and Crematory, 628 West Main Street, Kent, OH 44240.

Dec 27, 2021

Margaret Elizabeth Gyulai (Clark), 79, of Brimfield, OH passed away on Monday, December 27. 2021 at Mulberry Gardens Memory Care, Munroe Falls, OH.

Margaret was born on April 1, 1942 at Robinson Memorial Hospital.

Margaret was raised on a farm in Center Township, OH where she attended a two-room school house till the eighth grade...

Dec 27, 2021

Audrey Ann Toth, 85 of Twinsburg Ohio, passed away peacefully at Justin T Rogers Hospice Care Center on December 27, 2021 (one day previous to her 86th birthday).  Audrey was born on December 28, 1935 to Kalman and Irene (Rozman) Toth, in Cleveland Ohio.

Audrey retired after a long career at Square D, Electrical Equipment Company, and...

Dec 26, 2021

Muriel “Sam” Edwards, 76 went home to rest in the arms of the Lord on December 26, 2021, born January 4, 1945 in Wooster, OH.

Muriel graduated from John R. Buchtel High School in 1963, after which she married Joseph L Edwards March 27, 1965. She worked for Davey Compressor and Kent State before continuing on to...

Dec 24, 2021

Alice C. McCorkle (Stoneking), age 67, of Kent, passed away on Friday, December 24, 2021 at UH Portage Medical Center due to Covid-19. Alice was born September 23, 1954 in Akron, to the late James and Estelle (Franke) Stoneking. Alice is survived by her daughter and two grandchildren, Esther Siegman, Jessica Stefanko and Zachary Siegman; her brothers and sisters,...

Dec 23, 2021

Reynaldo J. Perez, 70, of Streetsboro went home into the loving arms of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, December 23, 2021 at Cleveland Clinic Hospital.

He was born February 9, 1951 in Manilla, Philippines to the late Christina B. Javier Perez and Carlos R. Perez.

In addition to his parents, he is...

Dec 23, 2021

Helen B. Suchy, age 81, of Kent, passed away on Thursday, December 23, 2021 at KentRidge.

Helen was born November 18, 1940 in Cleveland, to the late Edward and Helen (Krakora) Suchy.

She is survived by her brothers, Edward (Lois) Suchy, and Allan (Carol) Suchy; nephews and nieces, Edward, Dawn, Jeffery, Steven, Gregory, Anthony, Catherine,...

Dec 20, 2021

Melvin W. Crawford, Jr., AKA “Cooter” age 58, of Ravenna, died on Monday, December 20, 2021 peacefully in his sleep at his long time residence.

Melvin was born July 6, 1963 in Cleveland, to Melvin W. Crawford Sr. and his mother Marie (Korfant).

He was a U.S. Army Veteran and a Member of the IBEW...

Dec 17, 2021

Patricia May Cowling, 79, of Stow, passed away on Friday, December 17, 2021 at the Avenue at Aurora.  She was born in Sydney, Australia to the late Reginald and May Hurst.  Patricia enjoyed reading and knitting.  She will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.

She leaves her loving husband William Cowling, whom she...

Dec 17, 2021

Janice Zekoski (nee Rigle), age 71, was called home to her Lord and Savior on December 17th, 2021.  She died peacefully in her sleep at the Justin T. Rogers Hospice Care Center after a brief and intense battle with cancer.

Janice was born in Kingston, PA on February 25, 1950.  She married Joseph Zekoski and they enjoyed...

Dec 16, 2021

Marie M. Meloy, 91, of Kent, passed away on Thursday, December 16, 2021 at Mulberry Gardens.  She was born in McDonald, PA on November 17, 1930 and attended Kent Roosevelt High School.  Marie was employed as a ticket seller to all the various functions held at Kent State University.

Following retirement, Marie and her husband, Francis enjoyed...

Dec 14, 2021

To paint a portrait of Bill White is a difficult task as his accomplishments are many. He was the oldest of six, born in Raleigh, North Carolina. He grew up in Pittsburgh and attended Culver Military Academy where he discovered his love of learning. Bill attended Princeton, but left school to join the Navy. He used his knowledge of...

Dec 13, 2021

Heather “Hey-Hey” Harvey

Heather Harvey, 88, passed away peacefully with her family and Labrador, Rosie, by her side at home in Charleston, SC. Heather was born and raised in Kent, Ohio and graduated from Kent State University, where she met her husband, Don McCracken. The couple moved to Yorktown, VA in 1963, where he worked for NASA ...

Dec 13, 2021

Gary Francis Wagner, age 74, of Kent, passed away on Monday, December 13, 2021 at UH Portage Medical Center.

Gary was born August 24, 1947 in Ravenna, to the late Elton and Margaret (Crock) Wagner.

He was a graduate of Field High School.  U.S. Air Force Veteran.  He married his wife Beverly in 1968.  He...

Dec 12, 2021

Terry Lee Morris, of Kent, was called home to meet his Savior on December 12, 2021 at the age of 75. Terry was born in Clearwater, Florida to Virginia L. and Robert F. Morris on December 12, 1946.  Terry attended schools in Springfield, Ohio, South Bend, Indiana, and Sheffield Lake, Ohio before graduating from Brookside High School in 1965.  ...

Dec 11, 2021

Jane Revell Sanko, age 81, passed away Saturday, December 11, 2021. Jane was born on July 8, 1940 in Rochester, New York, the only child of the late Paul and Dee Dee Revell. She was preceded in death by her adoring husband Robert and loving daughter Janeen. She is survived by devoted daughter Deanna (Kofi Osei) of Pickerington, Ohio,...

Dec 10, 2021

Kennita R. Admire, age 64, of Kent, passed away, on Friday, December 10, 2021 at UH Portage Medical Center.

Kennita was born May 17, 1957 in Latrobe, PA to the late Harry and Glenda Richards.

She enjoyed playing bingo with her best friend Bonnie Scott, video games, fishing, Singing, even if it was off key....