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William A. Smithberger
Oct 9, 2018
On Tuesday, October 9th 2018, William "Bill" Smithberger, loving father of three children, passed away at age 78. William was born on February 13th, 1940 in Kent, OH to Peter and Helen Smithberger. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Akron University in 1976. William was preceded in death by his father, Peter, and his mother, Helen....
Doris Mae Wiley Hughes
Oct 7, 2018
Doris was born to Melvin and Orel (Richards) Wiley on July 10, 1936 on her dad's birthday. She graduated from Ravenna Township School in 1954. Doris married young and raised four (4) children. She was one of the original volunteer playground ladies at Rootstown Elementary School. Doris was also a Brownie and Girl Scout Leader for many years. She was...
Helen Louise Roa
Oct 4, 2018
Helen Louise Roa, age 90 of Centerville, formerly of Madison and Mentor, passed away October 4, 2018. She was born in Cleveland December 25, 1927 to the late Gertrude and John Zolton. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend to all who knew her. She leaves behind her four children, Janice (William) Emerick, Linda (Frank R.)...
Mary Katherine Swyt
Sep 29, 2018
Mary Katherine "Kate" Swyt died September 29, 2018. Born May 8, 1943, she grew up in Michigan where she attended Pigeon High School, graduating with honors. After a year at college, she married and had her two children, Tracy and Briton. She later completed her education, earning an MSW from the University of Michigan in 1973. Her career spanned 35...
James Robert De Julio
Sep 26, 2018
James Robert De Julio, age 100, of Kent, died on Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at The Gables of KentRidge. James was born February 24, 1918 in New Rochelle, NY to Christopher and Philomina De Julio. He was a member of the St. James Parish on Long Island. James was a veteran of the Army serving in World War II. James...
Barbara Mcnutt Harkness
Sep 26, 2018
Barbara Lee McNutt Harkness, 91, of Kent died Wednesday, September 26th. Born in Columbus Ohio in 1927, she lived the last almost fifty years of her life in Kent, with sojourns in Merida Mexico, Paris, New York, England and too many others to recount. Ferociously independent and tenacious, she never really retired. She just found or made new callings. Never...
Chancellor Deshaun Floyd
Sep 21, 2018
Chancellor DeShaun Floyd, 40, of Kent, OH, left this world on Friday, Sept. 21, 2018, at the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH. Born Nov. 22, 1977, in Ravenna, OH. Chancellor is survived by his parents Sandra & James Floyd of Kent, Ohio; his sisters Terri Boykin and Erica (Walter) Floyd Holliday of Baton Rouge, Louisiana , his brother Gaylan (Patty) Floyd...
Donald B. Wilcox
Sep 21, 2018
Donald B. Wilcox, 81, went to be with the Lord on September 21, 2018. Don was born on February 6, 1937, to Bernard and Estella (Keller) Wilcox. He was a graduate of the Ravenna Township High School in 1957. Don was a veteran of the United States Marine Corp and was honorably discharges February 1, 1960, as a PFC (E-2)....
Michaelann "Annie" Tibbs
Sep 20, 2018
Michaelann "Annie" Tibbs, 58, has gone home to be with the Lord. She loved her family and friends. She lettered in softball and basketball, playing sports most of her life. Her ministry was finding homes for stray animals. She will be dearly missed. She is survived by her mother, Jacqueline Woodring of Kent; father, Gene Tibbs of Lebanon; sister, Christine...
Olive Hobbs
Sep 20, 2018
Olive Hobbs passed away on Sept. 20, 2018. All are welcome to attend graveside services at 11:00 a.m., Monday, 9-24-2018 at The Standing Rock Cemetery in Kent, OH. A celebration of life will be offered at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, 10-6-2018 at the Kent Unitarian Universalist church. Olive (Eddy Cory) Hobbs was born June 13, 1922 in Berkeley, CA. Her...
Esther Smart Monteith
Sep 19, 2018
Esther (Teri) Smart Monteith peacefully passed away at home in Kent, Ohio on September 19, 2018. She was born in Columbus, Ohio to Louis Edwin and Esther John Hephzibah (Guthery) Smart on July 21, 1930. She graduated from Oberlin College in 1952 with a Bachelor's of Arts degree in sociology. Teri worked for Nationwide Insurance in Columbus, Ohio and later...
Charles F. Burns
Sep 19, 2018
Charles F. Burns Sr., age 98, of Kent, died on Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at his home. Charles was born August 8, 1920 in Little Rock, AR to Blan W. and Virginia Blue-Burns. He was a member of Union Baptist Church in Kent. Charles was a veteran of the Army serving during World War II. He is survived by wife,...
James E. Nash
Sep 17, 2018
James E. "Jim" Nash passed away September 17, 2018 at home with his family around him. He was born March 10, 1936 in Ravenna and has lived in the Kent-Ravenna area his entire life. Jim retired from Sta-Warm Electric Co. in Ravenna in 2000 after 33 years of employment. He was a long-time member of Faith Lutheran Church in Kent...
Howard P. Huebner
Sep 15, 2018
Howard P. Huebner, age 81, of Stow, died on Saturday, September 15, 2018 at Akron City Hospital. Howard was born June 30, 1937 in Cleveland, to Louis and Tracy Kellner Huebner. He is survived by children, Barb (Paul) Kelly, Howard (Barb) Huebner Jr., Betsy Williams, Buddy (Denise) Huebner, Stephen (Peggy) Huebner; grandchildren, Jennifer (Chad) Firth, Sara (Craig) Sinex, Erin (Josh)...
Robert B. Arnold
Sep 11, 2018
Robert B. Arnold, M. D., 86 of Hudson, Ohio, formerly a 50 year resident of Kent, died Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at his home. Robert B. Arnold was born April 1, 1932 in Dayton Ohio, the son of Dr. James and Mary Ellen (Brower) Arnold. Growing up and graduating high school in Lebanon Ohio, he received his Bachelor's in 1954...
Thelma Ruth Leppo
Sep 11, 2018
Thelma Ruth Leppo (Waddell) passed from this life on September 11, 2018. She was born on April 2, 1929 and was preceded in death by her parents, Clifford and Mabel Waddell, her brother Joe and her sister Dorothy. She is survived by her loving husband of 67 years, Richard and their five children, Dale (Cindy), Lee (Sharon), Larry (Michelle), Linda...
Janice John
Sep 10, 2018
Janice John, 99, of Kent, passed away peacefully at home, Monday September 10, 2018. She was known to family and friends as "Grad," pronounced "Grahd," a name given by her granddaughter Cindy learning to say grandma. This affectionate name for Janice has remained for 40 years. She was born June 25, 1919 in Akron to George W. and Katie Doll...
Albert H. Smith
Sep 9, 2018
Albert H. Smith Jr., 95, of Kent, died Sunday, September 9, 2018, at Akron City Hospital Medical Center. He was born August 23, 1923 in Adena, OH to Albert H. and Elizabeth (Hall) Smith. Albert retired after 31 years at Morse Controls in Hudson. He was a member of the United Methodist Church of Kent for over 60 years, its...
Jane Ann Flower
Sep 1, 2018
Jane Ann Flower, 90, of Hudson Road, Kent, died Saturday, September 1, 2018, at University Hospital in Ravenna. Her last years were spent at Stow Glen Retirement Village in Stow, Ohio. Jane Ann was born February 29, 1928 in Kent to Bob and Marie (Hall) Redmond. A lifelong resident of Kent, she was a graduate of Roosevelt High School. Jane...
Robert Lewis Hilton
Aug 26, 2018
Robert Lewis Hilton, 92, passed away Sunday, August 26, 2018 from natural causes. Bob was born June 26, 1926 in Shinnston, West Virginia to Blanch and Charles Hilton. He interrupted his senior year of high school to enter the Navy June 3, 1943, in order to help his family financially. He was stationed on the U.S.S. Register Destroyer Escort in...
William A. Smithberger
Oct 9, 2018
On Tuesday, October 9th 2018, William "Bill" Smithberger, loving father of three children, passed away at age 78. William was born on February 13th, 1940 in Kent, OH to Peter and Helen Smithberger. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Akron University in 1976. William was preceded in death by his father, Peter, and his mother, Helen....
Doris Mae Wiley Hughes
Oct 7, 2018
Doris was born to Melvin and Orel (Richards) Wiley on July 10, 1936 on her dad's birthday. She graduated from Ravenna Township School in 1954. Doris married young and raised four (4) children. She was one of the original volunteer playground ladies at Rootstown Elementary School. Doris was also a Brownie and Girl Scout Leader for many years. She was...
Helen Louise Roa
Oct 4, 2018
Helen Louise Roa, age 90 of Centerville, formerly of Madison and Mentor, passed away October 4, 2018. She was born in Cleveland December 25, 1927 to the late Gertrude and John Zolton. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend to all who knew her. She leaves behind her four children, Janice (William) Emerick, Linda (Frank R.)...
Mary Katherine Swyt
Sep 29, 2018
Mary Katherine "Kate" Swyt died September 29, 2018. Born May 8, 1943, she grew up in Michigan where she attended Pigeon High School, graduating with honors. After a year at college, she married and had her two children, Tracy and Briton. She later completed her education, earning an MSW from the University of Michigan in 1973. Her career spanned 35...
James Robert De Julio
Sep 26, 2018
James Robert De Julio, age 100, of Kent, died on Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at The Gables of KentRidge. James was born February 24, 1918 in New Rochelle, NY to Christopher and Philomina De Julio. He was a member of the St. James Parish on Long Island. James was a veteran of the Army serving in World War II. James...
Barbara Mcnutt Harkness
Sep 26, 2018
Barbara Lee McNutt Harkness, 91, of Kent died Wednesday, September 26th. Born in Columbus Ohio in 1927, she lived the last almost fifty years of her life in Kent, with sojourns in Merida Mexico, Paris, New York, England and too many others to recount. Ferociously independent and tenacious, she never really retired. She just found or made new callings. Never...
Chancellor Deshaun Floyd
Sep 21, 2018
Chancellor DeShaun Floyd, 40, of Kent, OH, left this world on Friday, Sept. 21, 2018, at the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH. Born Nov. 22, 1977, in Ravenna, OH. Chancellor is survived by his parents Sandra & James Floyd of Kent, Ohio; his sisters Terri Boykin and Erica (Walter) Floyd Holliday of Baton Rouge, Louisiana , his brother Gaylan (Patty) Floyd...
Donald B. Wilcox
Sep 21, 2018
Donald B. Wilcox, 81, went to be with the Lord on September 21, 2018. Don was born on February 6, 1937, to Bernard and Estella (Keller) Wilcox. He was a graduate of the Ravenna Township High School in 1957. Don was a veteran of the United States Marine Corp and was honorably discharges February 1, 1960, as a PFC (E-2)....
Michaelann "Annie" Tibbs
Sep 20, 2018
Michaelann "Annie" Tibbs, 58, has gone home to be with the Lord. She loved her family and friends. She lettered in softball and basketball, playing sports most of her life. Her ministry was finding homes for stray animals. She will be dearly missed. She is survived by her mother, Jacqueline Woodring of Kent; father, Gene Tibbs of Lebanon; sister, Christine...
Olive Hobbs
Sep 20, 2018
Olive Hobbs passed away on Sept. 20, 2018. All are welcome to attend graveside services at 11:00 a.m., Monday, 9-24-2018 at The Standing Rock Cemetery in Kent, OH. A celebration of life will be offered at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, 10-6-2018 at the Kent Unitarian Universalist church. Olive (Eddy Cory) Hobbs was born June 13, 1922 in Berkeley, CA. Her...
Esther Smart Monteith
Sep 19, 2018
Esther (Teri) Smart Monteith peacefully passed away at home in Kent, Ohio on September 19, 2018. She was born in Columbus, Ohio to Louis Edwin and Esther John Hephzibah (Guthery) Smart on July 21, 1930. She graduated from Oberlin College in 1952 with a Bachelor's of Arts degree in sociology. Teri worked for Nationwide Insurance in Columbus, Ohio and later...
Charles F. Burns
Sep 19, 2018
Charles F. Burns Sr., age 98, of Kent, died on Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at his home. Charles was born August 8, 1920 in Little Rock, AR to Blan W. and Virginia Blue-Burns. He was a member of Union Baptist Church in Kent. Charles was a veteran of the Army serving during World War II. He is survived by wife,...
James E. Nash
Sep 17, 2018
James E. "Jim" Nash passed away September 17, 2018 at home with his family around him. He was born March 10, 1936 in Ravenna and has lived in the Kent-Ravenna area his entire life. Jim retired from Sta-Warm Electric Co. in Ravenna in 2000 after 33 years of employment. He was a long-time member of Faith Lutheran Church in Kent...
Howard P. Huebner
Sep 15, 2018
Howard P. Huebner, age 81, of Stow, died on Saturday, September 15, 2018 at Akron City Hospital. Howard was born June 30, 1937 in Cleveland, to Louis and Tracy Kellner Huebner. He is survived by children, Barb (Paul) Kelly, Howard (Barb) Huebner Jr., Betsy Williams, Buddy (Denise) Huebner, Stephen (Peggy) Huebner; grandchildren, Jennifer (Chad) Firth, Sara (Craig) Sinex, Erin (Josh)...
Robert B. Arnold
Sep 11, 2018
Robert B. Arnold, M. D., 86 of Hudson, Ohio, formerly a 50 year resident of Kent, died Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at his home. Robert B. Arnold was born April 1, 1932 in Dayton Ohio, the son of Dr. James and Mary Ellen (Brower) Arnold. Growing up and graduating high school in Lebanon Ohio, he received his Bachelor's in 1954...
Thelma Ruth Leppo
Sep 11, 2018
Thelma Ruth Leppo (Waddell) passed from this life on September 11, 2018. She was born on April 2, 1929 and was preceded in death by her parents, Clifford and Mabel Waddell, her brother Joe and her sister Dorothy. She is survived by her loving husband of 67 years, Richard and their five children, Dale (Cindy), Lee (Sharon), Larry (Michelle), Linda...
Janice John
Sep 10, 2018
Janice John, 99, of Kent, passed away peacefully at home, Monday September 10, 2018. She was known to family and friends as "Grad," pronounced "Grahd," a name given by her granddaughter Cindy learning to say grandma. This affectionate name for Janice has remained for 40 years. She was born June 25, 1919 in Akron to George W. and Katie Doll...
Albert H. Smith
Sep 9, 2018
Albert H. Smith Jr., 95, of Kent, died Sunday, September 9, 2018, at Akron City Hospital Medical Center. He was born August 23, 1923 in Adena, OH to Albert H. and Elizabeth (Hall) Smith. Albert retired after 31 years at Morse Controls in Hudson. He was a member of the United Methodist Church of Kent for over 60 years, its...
Jane Ann Flower
Sep 1, 2018
Jane Ann Flower, 90, of Hudson Road, Kent, died Saturday, September 1, 2018, at University Hospital in Ravenna. Her last years were spent at Stow Glen Retirement Village in Stow, Ohio. Jane Ann was born February 29, 1928 in Kent to Bob and Marie (Hall) Redmond. A lifelong resident of Kent, she was a graduate of Roosevelt High School. Jane...
Robert Lewis Hilton
Aug 26, 2018
Robert Lewis Hilton, 92, passed away Sunday, August 26, 2018 from natural causes. Bob was born June 26, 1926 in Shinnston, West Virginia to Blanch and Charles Hilton. He interrupted his senior year of high school to enter the Navy June 3, 1943, in order to help his family financially. He was stationed on the U.S.S. Register Destroyer Escort in...
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