Obituaries for Bissler & Sons' Funeral Home and Crematory

May 19, 2019

Catherine D. Hamilton, age 81, of Kent, died peacefully on Sunday, May 19, 2019 at the home of her daughter surrounded by family. Catherine was born December 22, 1937 in Granttown, WV to Joseph and Mary (Orlowski) Zieminski. She is survived by her daughters MaryAnne (Doug) Zeman, Susan (Michael) Stabilla, Catherine Hamilton Winters, Samantha Hamilton, Stacie Hamilton; sons, Charles (Irene)...

May 19, 2019

Marjorie N. Battaglia, age 94, of Ravenna, died on Sunday, May 19, 2019 at Alter Care Transitional Care of Western Reserve.

Marjorie was born July 21, 1924 in Athens, to William and Lillian (Ney) Lohmier.

She is survived by her sons, Nick L. (Phyllis) Battaglia, Paul (Barb) Battaglia, Tom J. Battaglia, and Angelo A. Battaglia;...

May 14, 2019

On Tuesday May 14, 2019 Heaven gained an Angel named Alivia "Liv" Rae Juliana. Liv was born in Phoenixville, PA on April 22, 2000 and is the daughter of Ralph and Marie Juliana. Raised in Malvern, PA. She was a 2018 graduate of Great Valley High School and she attended St. Francis University in Loretto, PA where she was a...

May 14, 2019

MEMORIAL SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

July 20, 2019 11:00 A M.

United Church of Christ of Kent

1400 E. Main Street

Kent, Ohio 44240

Luella Blair, 98, of Kent, died Tuesday, May 14th at her home.

Born November 6, 1920, in Bath to Richard and Grace (Black) Shaw. She...

May 13, 2019

AUDREY I. ADLER-AILES, who lived 84 amazing years, passed away May 13, 2019, surrounded by family. Beloved wife to Henry Ailes for 16 years. Loving mother to Keith (Judy); Dennis; and Machelle (Frank Maloney); adoring grandma to Tiffany, Brittany (Bret) Scarlavai, Garrett (Jennifer), Nicholas (Kelly), Nathan, Alexander, Zoe, and Noah; wonderful great grandma to Bryson, Liyah, Arwyn, Logan, Brynleigh, Corbin,...

May 7, 2019

Shirley Sommers of Kent, who lived 80 amazing years, died on May 7, 2019, at The Gables at Kent Ridge. Shirley was born June 30, 1938, in Kent. She was a member of Grace Baptist Church and Riverwood Community Chapel. Retired from Kent State University after more than 30 years, she worked in the Financial Aid, Math and Computer Science...

May 7, 2019

Thomas Harry Fisher, 91, peacefully passed away at home on May 7, 2019. He was born June 10, 1927 to Edna and George Fisher in Kent, OH, was the third of five children and is a 1941 graduate of St. Patrick School and a 1945 graduate of Theodore Roosevelt High School. At the age of 16, he joined the Civil...

May 7, 2019

Annette E. Murchison Kline, loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother, went to her eternal home on Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at the age of 98. Annette was born on January 10, 1921 in Memphis, Tennessee, to Charles Lee and Emily (Jones) Murchison. She grew up in Akron, Ohio, and married the love of her life, Art Kline, on November...

May 6, 2019

Trudy Stanley, 78, was received to her eternal life in the early hours of May 6th with the grace and dignity with which she walked this life. She was surrounded by the love of all she adored. Trudy was born on September 1, 1940 to Robert and Naomi (Petrie) Davis. Trudy made her earthly home in Kent where she graduated...

Apr 27, 2019

Elizabeth "Bette" Hughes Heisa, age 98, of Kent, passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2019. Elizabeth was born March 7, 1921, to Calvin and Ethel (Booth) Hughes in Ravenna. She graduated from Charlestown High School and the Oberlin School of Commerce in Oberlin, Ohio. For the duration of WW II, she was employed at the Ravenna Arsenal in the personnel...

Apr 25, 2019

Charles Franklin "Frank" Mullett II, of Streetsboro, passed away on Thursday, April 25, 2019 the day after the celebration of his 64th birthday. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Teresa Mullett; daughters, Angela Mullett, Kristina (James) Horak and Amanda (Alex) Colucci; grandchildren, Quentin Mullett, Lily, Maxwell and Grant Charles Horak; sisters, Candy (Norman) Troyer, Penny (Michael) Finegan,...

Apr 25, 2019

Charlotte Rae Anderson, age 68, of Kent, died on Thursday, April 25, 2019 at her home. Charlotte was born July 4, 1950 in Barberton, to Raymond and Esther (Bauer) Werstler. She was a member of St. Patrick Church in Kent. She is survived by her husband, Cecil Anderson of Kent; sons, Jonathan (Meghan) Anderson and Cecil J. (Lindsay) Anderson both...

Apr 23, 2019

Mary Sziber, age 95, of Kent, passed away on Tuesday, April 23, 2019. Mary was born November 2, 1923 in Homorodu de Jos, Romania to Stefan and Maria (Haas) Majer. Mary was a survivor of World War II and the Russian Occupation of Romania and came to Kent in 1950. She was a member of St. Patrick Church. Mary enjoyed...

Apr 22, 2019

Bart Alan Nuber, age 48, of Streetsboro, died on Monday, April 22, 2019 at UH Portage Medical Center. Bart was born November 19, 1970 in Akron, to Jack and Claire Nuber. He was well known for his sense of humor, fun personality and his selflessness. He enjoyed playing volleyball, coaching softball for his daughters, and spending time with his family...

Apr 22, 2019

Edward Paul Polack, of Kent, Ohio, passed away on April 22, 2019 at the age of 89. Ed is survived by his wife Eleanor, of Kent; sister, Helen Simko, of Barberton, OH; children Denise Sarfehjoo (Mohammad), of Cleveland, NM, Edward, of Atwater, OH, Hugh, of Mogadore, OH, Kathryn Hoffman, of Canal Fulton, OH, Sandra Osdyke, of Ravenna, OH, Kenneth (Beverly),...

Apr 17, 2019

Ted R. Lauck, a longtime resident of Franklin Township passed away at home on April 17, 2019, surrounded by his family. Ted was born September 30th, 1941 in Oak Park, Illinois to Fred and Merna (McDow) Lauck. Ted married Barbara Kennedy on October 12th, 1960 in Kent Ohio. Ted met Barbara at Brady Lake School in 1957 and rode his...

Apr 16, 2019

Lois Wornoff, age 71, of Kent, passed on Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at Hospice of Medina County, surrounded by her loved ones. Lois was born January 18, 1948 in Cleveland, to Alvin and Frances (Jan) Schempp. She was a member of St. Patrick Church in Kent. Lois worked as a Registered Nurse for over 40 years. Lois loved gardening, blowing...

Apr 15, 2019

Jeffrey E. Parks, age 69, of Kent, died on Monday, April 15, 2019 at UH Portage Medical Center. Jeffrey was born September 21, 1949 in Akron, to James and Henrietta (Markway) Parks. Jeffrey was a veteran of the Army serving in Vietnam. He enjoyed the outdoors especially hunting, fishing and spending time on the mountain with his sons. Jeffrey loved...

Apr 11, 2019

Patricia Lee Stevens beloved wife, mother, and grandmother passed away April 11, 2019. She was born on September 18, 1939 in Arnold, Pennsylvania to Robert Lee and Nita Margaret (Hancock Carney) Sinclair. She was employed by the Davey Tree Expert Company at the corporate of�ce between 1957 and 1986. She retired from Kent State University in 2001 after 14 years...

Apr 9, 2019

Robert C. Martin, age 68, a long-time resident of Kent, passed away Tuesday April 9, 2019 at UH Portage Medical Center. He was born July 14, 1950 in Tiffin, Ohio and was the eldest son of Robert W. and Barbara J. Martin, also of Kent. From a very early age, Robert was fascinated with anything mechanical or electrical and liked...