Obituaries for Bissler & Sons' Funeral Home and Crematory

Feb 8, 2021

Our beloved mother, Sylvia Lynn Mines- Jones departed this life on February 8th, 2021 to join our late father Clem Lee Jones, after 25 years of marriage.  She leaves behind four daughters, Barbara Lynn Jones, Delia Louise Jones, Mary Elizabeth Jones and Kameelah Fatimaah Jones; her grandchildren, Myron Nashid Jones, Jason Albert Lucas Jr, and Mariana Elizabeth Russell-Jones; her...

Feb 5, 2021

Kathryn Eileen (Hahn) Burgess passed away February 5th, 2021 after a full and beautiful life.

Born in Kent October 5th, 1923 to Roscoe and Ella (Luikart) Hahn, graduated from Kent State University High School in 1941, and attended Kent State University where she was a member of Delta Gamma Sorority.

Kathryn and her father were...

Feb 5, 2021

Ronnie Allen Smallfield, age 82, of Stow, died on Friday, February 5, 2021 at Cleveland Clinic Akron General Health of Stow.

Ronnie was born November 9, 1938 in Ravenna, to Charles and Nellie (Griffin) Smallfield.

He was a Kent State University High School Graduate. He worked in beverage and engine part sales for 40 years.  ...

Feb 3, 2021

Keith Douglas Kurchev returned to the Lord on Feb 3rd, 2021, aged 70 years, after a more than year long battle with cancer.

Born April 21st, 1950, Keith grew up in Barberton, OH and attended Coventry High School.

He served his country with honor in Vietnam from 1969 to 1973; in-country on a STABRON boat...

Feb 3, 2021

Amelia Ann (Visca) Hill, 91, of Kent, passed away peacefully on February 3, 2021 with her loving family by her side. She was born on April 14, 1929 in Kent to the late Giovanni and Pasqualina Visca. Her parents immigrated from Italy in the early 1900’s.

She graduated from Kent State High School in 1947. She was...

Feb 3, 2021

Rose gained her angel wings and was promoted to Glory on February 3, 2021. She was born the youngest of nine to immigrant Italians in Chester, Pennsylvania, on July 30, 1931.

Rose was an active and faithful member of the Salvation Army, Chester Corps as a teen and left Chester after high school for New...

Feb 2, 2021

Richard Lee Ragan died peacefully in his home on February 2, 2021 at the age of 90. He was born in 1930 in Campbellsport, Ohio.

He graduated from Theodore Roosevelt High School and attended Akron University. Richard worked as an accountant for Ohio Edison for 31 years. He served his country in the Army during the Korean...

Feb 2, 2021

Wanda “Meme” McMillan, 84, of Kent, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021, at UH Portage Medical Center. Wanda was born on June 18th, 1936 in Bell Town, TN.

Wanda was a very loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was loved by many, a long standing member of Lake Brady United Methodist Church and an active...

Feb 2, 2021

Wanda Marie Yakubek loved nothing more than blue skies and sunshine, so it was appropriate that she peacefully passed away at the age of 93 on February 2, 2021 a rare sunny day in NE Ohio in February. Wanda grew up in Newton Falls, OH and spent most of her adult life in Salem, OH where she was a...

Jan 30, 2021

David James Collier, was born to Marian and Claude Collier in a farm house in Perry, New York in 1923.  He moved to Kent, OH with his family in 1953 and began working for W. J. Stockman Engineering/Surveying company until he became a licensed surveyor.  He started his own surveying business in 1963 working in Portage County and continued...

Jan 29, 2021

Laura A. (Brett) Buckeye, 53, of Ravenna, died on Friday, January 29, 2021. Laura was born on October 5, 1967 in Akron, Ohio to Terence and Mary Barbara (Moffatt) Brett. Laura was a graduate of Field High School and Kent State University and received her Master’s degree at Ohio State University.

She worked at Kent State for...

Jan 29, 2021

Sean Michael Fincham, 21, of Kent, died on January 29, 2021. He was born on July 19, 1999 in Ravenna.

Sean graduated from Kent Roosevelt High School. He enjoyed playing video games, spending time with family and friends, playing sports especially soccer and wrestling. The San Francisco 49ers were his favorite football team.

Sean was...

Jan 26, 2021

Austin Jeffrey Covey, 23, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at home in Hiram, Ohio. He was born in Akron, OH on August 16, 1997 to Patrick and Tracy (Feller) Covey.

He was preceded in death by his Uncle Mike Feller, Grandmother Patricia (Stoikes) Feller and Grandfather Glen Covey.

Survivors include his father...

Jan 24, 2021

Robert Andrew Honeychuck, 88, of Kent, passed away on January 24, 2021. Bob was born on January 26, 1932 to Andrew and Elizabeth Honeychuck in Kent, Ohio.

He graduated in 1950 from Kent Roosevelt High School. Bob was drafted by the Army in 1952 and became a Paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne. He returned to Kent to...

Jan 22, 2021

Laverne K. Smith. 91, of Kent, passed away peacefully at Hudson Grande Assisted Living on January 22, 2021.

She was born March 9, 1929 in Ravenna, Ohio to Michael and Veronica (Hoynos) Moscoe.  She attended Ravenna Township High School, graduating in 1947.

After graduating, she went to work at the Oak Rubber Company in Ravenna,...

Jan 22, 2021

Ann Meinzen Hildebrand died peacefully on January 22, 2021. Born on September 19, 1933, in Winnipeg, Canada, to the Rev. Richard E. and Dorothy Soergel Meinzen, Ann moved to Canton, Ohio, in 1949. She graduated from McKinley Senior High School in 1951 and attended Kent State University, where she met her husband of 62 years, William H. Hildebrand. Ann...

Jan 18, 2021

John E. Kordinak, age 75, of Kent, passed away on Monday, January 18, 2021 at Akron General Hospital in Akron. John was born in Kent, on July 23, 1945 at home to Edward and Betty (Wise) Kordinak. He followed the Catholic Faith and attended the Newman Center.

John graduated from Theodore Roosevelt High School in 1963, he...

Jan 17, 2021

Mary Cue, of Freedom, Ohio passed at her home after a long illness on January 17, 2021 with her husband, Charles Cue and daughter, Dawn Kurtzman by her side. She was born on November 25, 1938.

She leaves behind her husband of 66 years, Charles Cue; daughter, Dawn Kurtzman, two sons, Charles Cue Jr. (Betty) and Kenneth...

Jan 16, 2021

Martha E. Lambert, 96, of Stow, passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2021 at Summa Health System. She was born November 19, 1924 in Salem, New Jersey to Charles and Helen (Boyer) Baeriswyl.  She graduated from Penns Grove High School, worked for DuPont and then became a full-time mother.  She was a member of the First Christian Church of...

Jan 16, 2021

Thomas K. Hultman, 68 passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2021 due to complications from Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Tom was born on January 22, 1952.  A native of Youngstown, Ohio, Tom lived in the Kent area for many years and worked in corporate communications in the Cleveland area for most of his professional career.

Tom graduated from...