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Helen Fleischmann Yahner Buhler
Apr 6, 2018
Helen Fleischmann Yahner Buhler of Uniontown passed away on April 6th at the age of 88. Helen was born May 15, 1929 in Canton after her parents and older sister emigrated from Munich, Germany. She graduated from Canton Lehman High School, Keystone Junior College, and Kent State University, where she received her bachelor's degree in education. Helen was a teacher...
Chester Stewart 'Chet' Patterson
Apr 6, 2018
Chester Stewart 'Chet' Patterson Jr., 80, of Brimfield, died Friday, April 6, 2018, at Altercare of Brimfield. He was born January 15, 1938 in Elwood City, PA to Chester Stewart and Sarah (Clyde) Patterson. He worked at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company for thirty-eight years moving through multiple divisions of racing, then new product research and development, retiring in 2001...
Susan Ritzinger
Apr 5, 2018
Susan Ritzinger, 70, of Kent, died Thursday, April 5, 2018, in Kent. She was born April 23, 1947 in Ravenna to the late James and Elizabeth (Stevenson) Fitzgerald. She retired from Kent State University after working in the admissions office for 35 years. She loved listening to opera music, working in her garden, and the Cleveland Cavaliers. She is survived...
Neil Callen
Mar 31, 2018
Neil Callen died March 31 of cancer. He will be missed by his many many friends who he met and kept, some for over 50 years. Friends from golf, work, college, skydiving, golf, brewing, volleyball, croquet, music, hacky, darts, golf, 4-square, island vacations, biking, golf, camping (friends met in bars, mail men, old girlfriends) and in the ever expanding circle...
Mary La Wilson
Mar 30, 2018
For La Wilson, art was life. "I am freer in art work than in any other area of my life," she wrote in one of her "weather reports." She had many other talents to choose from. At Abbot Academy (now Andover), where students were divided between Gargoyles and Griffins, La was captain of her group, which at each contest sang...
Richard A. Karson
Mar 30, 2018
Richard A. Karson, 33, of Akron, died March 30, 2018. He was born August 19, 1984 in Barberton to Richard Duane Karson and Kelley Ann (Latshaw) Karson. He is survived by his son, Brantley Andrew Karson; grandmother, Janet Karson of Barberton; sister, Nicole (Heath) Barnes of Uniontown; father, Richard Duane (Beth) Karson of Ravenna; mother Kelley (Latshaw) Karson of Akron....
Jean Naomi (Lenner) Schwabe
Mar 22, 2018
Did anyone notice a Disturbance in the Force last Thursday at 9:30 in the morning? Because at that moment, in our little world, Jean Schwabe left it. Born Jean Naomi Lenner, April 8, 1924 to Deane and Jean Lenner of Akron, she was the youngest of the intrepid Lenner sisters. They spent many of their youthful summer days playing on...
Mary Ellen Moyseenko
Mar 17, 2018
Mary Ellen Moyseenko, 65, of Kent, died Friday, March 16, 2018, at Stow Glen Retirement Center. She was born May 1, 1952 in Ravenna, to James and Martha (Myers) Moyseenko. She was a member of St. Patrick Church in Kent. She is survived by her mother, Martha (Myers) of Kent; brothers, James (Jennifer) Moyseenko of Wooster and John (Tina) Moyseenko...
Dewey G. Souers
Mar 17, 2018
Dewey G. Souers, 94, of Kent, died Saturday, March 17, 2018, at Akron City Hospital Medical Center. He was born August 19, 1923 in Brimfield, to Paul Andrew and Mary Dean (Dietrich) Souers. Dewey was a 1941 graduate of Kent State High School and was a veteran of the Navy during the World War II war. Dewey was retired from...
Virginia M. Polanski
Mar 14, 2018
People who looked at Virginia Polanski must have wondered why she always seemed to be smiling. Like the Irish eyes in the song, her positive outlook touched family and friends throughout her life. Although she died peacefully at the Gables of Kentridge Senior Living facility in Kent, Ohio on March 14, 2018 just a few days short of St. Patrick's...
Donald Fraser Simpson
Mar 14, 2018
Donald Fraser Simpson II, 48, passed away peacefully Wednesday March 14, 2018 at home. It was the only time he ever did anything peacefully, as Don was so full of life and humor and love it spilled out of him everywhere he went. He was loved by everyone he allowed into his orbit. Don started his life in Naperville, IL,...
John W. "Jack" Hurd
Mar 13, 2018
John W. 'Jack' Hurd, 83, of Kent, died peacefully Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born October 5, 1934 in Warren, to Herbert E. and Eloise (Cain) Hurd. He was a veteran of the Army serving in Korea. He was a member of the United Methodist Church in Kent for 70 years and...
James Benjamin Cowgill
Mar 13, 2018
James Benjamin Cowgill, 65, of Kent, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at his home in Twin Lakes. He was born October 7, 1952 in Barnesville, to James Burris and Mary Lou (Skinner) Cowgill. He was a 1970 graduate of Cambridge High School where he cultivated his love for sports as a member of the men's basketball, track...
Marcia Patterson
Mar 13, 2018
Marcia Patterson, 72, of Akron, died Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at Western Reserve Hospital in Cuyahoga Falls. She was born September 12, 1945 in Akron, to the late Harry and Marian Hersman. She is survived by son, Bill Patterson Jr. of Akron; daughter, Michelle (Steve) Sibbio of Ravenna; granddaughter, Tatianna Patterson of Akron; grandsons, Travare McGregor of Akron, Trevioun Patterson...
Raymond Brian Talbert
Mar 9, 2018
Raymond Brian Talbert, 74, of Streetsboro, died Friday, March 9, 2018, at Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland. He was born July 17, 1943 in Pittsburgh, PA to Henry A. and Clara (Wheelock) Talbert. He is survived by his wife, Sandra (Smith) Talbert; sons, Brian H. Talbert of Pleasanton, Dan (Jill) Talbert of Allison Park, PA, Ken Allen of Akron, Keith...
Joan A. Hunt
Mar 6, 2018
Joan A. Hunt, 76, of Ravenna, died Tuesday, March 6, 2018, at UH Portage Medical Center. She was born January 17, 1942 in Kent to Robert and Stella (Kline) Long. She was a member of the Salvation Army and had been a nurse's aide at Robinson Memorial Hospital. She is survived by nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death...
Robert Allen Fisher
Mar 4, 2018
Robert Allen Fisher, 65, of Kent, died Sunday, March 4, 2018, at UH Portage Medical Center in Ravenna. He was born June 18, 1952 in Akron, to the late Adam and Rita (Gardner) Fisher. He is survived by his wife, LouAnna (Sarrach) Fisher; step-daughter, Roxanne (Darren) Mihalus of Litchfield; several nephews; sister, Karen (Randy) Varesco of Bethany Beach, DE. He...
Gloria J. Farkash
Feb 28, 2018
Gloria Jean Farkash, 74, of Kent, passed Wednesday, February 28, 2018, at Altercare of Brimfield. She was born June 4, 1943 in Cleveland, to William and Jean C. (Peltz) Petrides. She enjoyed vegetable and flower gardening and her Fairy garden was her joy. Gloria loved bowling, bunko and dinners with her girlfriends. She was a model wife to her husband,...
Shirley Casamento
Feb 27, 2018
Shirley Casamento, 83, of Kent, died Tuesday, February 27, 2018, at UH Portage Medical Center in Ravenna. She was born October 22, 1934 in Akron, OH to Kyle and May (Hawk) Gilley. She is survived by her husband, Joseph A. Casamento, whom she married on 01/02/1959; daughter, Connie (Dave) Sabo of Rootstown; grandson, Kyle (Nicole Brugmann) Sabo of Rootstown, and...
Marilyn Fain Apseloff
Feb 22, 2018
MARILYN FAIN APSELOFF, 83 Children's Literature Author and Scholar Marilyn Fain Apseloff of Kent, Ohio, died Thursday evening, February 22, 2018, at the age of 83, with family by her side. Marilyn Fain Apseloff was an internationally recognized expert in children's literature. At Kent State University she advanced from the position of part-time instructor to full professor in the English...
Helen Fleischmann Yahner Buhler
Apr 6, 2018
Helen Fleischmann Yahner Buhler of Uniontown passed away on April 6th at the age of 88. Helen was born May 15, 1929 in Canton after her parents and older sister emigrated from Munich, Germany. She graduated from Canton Lehman High School, Keystone Junior College, and Kent State University, where she received her bachelor's degree in education. Helen was a teacher...
Chester Stewart 'Chet' Patterson
Apr 6, 2018
Chester Stewart 'Chet' Patterson Jr., 80, of Brimfield, died Friday, April 6, 2018, at Altercare of Brimfield. He was born January 15, 1938 in Elwood City, PA to Chester Stewart and Sarah (Clyde) Patterson. He worked at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company for thirty-eight years moving through multiple divisions of racing, then new product research and development, retiring in 2001...
Susan Ritzinger
Apr 5, 2018
Susan Ritzinger, 70, of Kent, died Thursday, April 5, 2018, in Kent. She was born April 23, 1947 in Ravenna to the late James and Elizabeth (Stevenson) Fitzgerald. She retired from Kent State University after working in the admissions office for 35 years. She loved listening to opera music, working in her garden, and the Cleveland Cavaliers. She is survived...
Neil Callen
Mar 31, 2018
Neil Callen died March 31 of cancer. He will be missed by his many many friends who he met and kept, some for over 50 years. Friends from golf, work, college, skydiving, golf, brewing, volleyball, croquet, music, hacky, darts, golf, 4-square, island vacations, biking, golf, camping (friends met in bars, mail men, old girlfriends) and in the ever expanding circle...
Mary La Wilson
Mar 30, 2018
For La Wilson, art was life. "I am freer in art work than in any other area of my life," she wrote in one of her "weather reports." She had many other talents to choose from. At Abbot Academy (now Andover), where students were divided between Gargoyles and Griffins, La was captain of her group, which at each contest sang...
Richard A. Karson
Mar 30, 2018
Richard A. Karson, 33, of Akron, died March 30, 2018. He was born August 19, 1984 in Barberton to Richard Duane Karson and Kelley Ann (Latshaw) Karson. He is survived by his son, Brantley Andrew Karson; grandmother, Janet Karson of Barberton; sister, Nicole (Heath) Barnes of Uniontown; father, Richard Duane (Beth) Karson of Ravenna; mother Kelley (Latshaw) Karson of Akron....
Jean Naomi (Lenner) Schwabe
Mar 22, 2018
Did anyone notice a Disturbance in the Force last Thursday at 9:30 in the morning? Because at that moment, in our little world, Jean Schwabe left it. Born Jean Naomi Lenner, April 8, 1924 to Deane and Jean Lenner of Akron, she was the youngest of the intrepid Lenner sisters. They spent many of their youthful summer days playing on...
Mary Ellen Moyseenko
Mar 17, 2018
Mary Ellen Moyseenko, 65, of Kent, died Friday, March 16, 2018, at Stow Glen Retirement Center. She was born May 1, 1952 in Ravenna, to James and Martha (Myers) Moyseenko. She was a member of St. Patrick Church in Kent. She is survived by her mother, Martha (Myers) of Kent; brothers, James (Jennifer) Moyseenko of Wooster and John (Tina) Moyseenko...
Dewey G. Souers
Mar 17, 2018
Dewey G. Souers, 94, of Kent, died Saturday, March 17, 2018, at Akron City Hospital Medical Center. He was born August 19, 1923 in Brimfield, to Paul Andrew and Mary Dean (Dietrich) Souers. Dewey was a 1941 graduate of Kent State High School and was a veteran of the Navy during the World War II war. Dewey was retired from...
Virginia M. Polanski
Mar 14, 2018
People who looked at Virginia Polanski must have wondered why she always seemed to be smiling. Like the Irish eyes in the song, her positive outlook touched family and friends throughout her life. Although she died peacefully at the Gables of Kentridge Senior Living facility in Kent, Ohio on March 14, 2018 just a few days short of St. Patrick's...
Donald Fraser Simpson
Mar 14, 2018
Donald Fraser Simpson II, 48, passed away peacefully Wednesday March 14, 2018 at home. It was the only time he ever did anything peacefully, as Don was so full of life and humor and love it spilled out of him everywhere he went. He was loved by everyone he allowed into his orbit. Don started his life in Naperville, IL,...
John W. "Jack" Hurd
Mar 13, 2018
John W. 'Jack' Hurd, 83, of Kent, died peacefully Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born October 5, 1934 in Warren, to Herbert E. and Eloise (Cain) Hurd. He was a veteran of the Army serving in Korea. He was a member of the United Methodist Church in Kent for 70 years and...
James Benjamin Cowgill
Mar 13, 2018
James Benjamin Cowgill, 65, of Kent, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at his home in Twin Lakes. He was born October 7, 1952 in Barnesville, to James Burris and Mary Lou (Skinner) Cowgill. He was a 1970 graduate of Cambridge High School where he cultivated his love for sports as a member of the men's basketball, track...
Marcia Patterson
Mar 13, 2018
Marcia Patterson, 72, of Akron, died Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at Western Reserve Hospital in Cuyahoga Falls. She was born September 12, 1945 in Akron, to the late Harry and Marian Hersman. She is survived by son, Bill Patterson Jr. of Akron; daughter, Michelle (Steve) Sibbio of Ravenna; granddaughter, Tatianna Patterson of Akron; grandsons, Travare McGregor of Akron, Trevioun Patterson...
Raymond Brian Talbert
Mar 9, 2018
Raymond Brian Talbert, 74, of Streetsboro, died Friday, March 9, 2018, at Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland. He was born July 17, 1943 in Pittsburgh, PA to Henry A. and Clara (Wheelock) Talbert. He is survived by his wife, Sandra (Smith) Talbert; sons, Brian H. Talbert of Pleasanton, Dan (Jill) Talbert of Allison Park, PA, Ken Allen of Akron, Keith...
Joan A. Hunt
Mar 6, 2018
Joan A. Hunt, 76, of Ravenna, died Tuesday, March 6, 2018, at UH Portage Medical Center. She was born January 17, 1942 in Kent to Robert and Stella (Kline) Long. She was a member of the Salvation Army and had been a nurse's aide at Robinson Memorial Hospital. She is survived by nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death...
Robert Allen Fisher
Mar 4, 2018
Robert Allen Fisher, 65, of Kent, died Sunday, March 4, 2018, at UH Portage Medical Center in Ravenna. He was born June 18, 1952 in Akron, to the late Adam and Rita (Gardner) Fisher. He is survived by his wife, LouAnna (Sarrach) Fisher; step-daughter, Roxanne (Darren) Mihalus of Litchfield; several nephews; sister, Karen (Randy) Varesco of Bethany Beach, DE. He...
Gloria J. Farkash
Feb 28, 2018
Gloria Jean Farkash, 74, of Kent, passed Wednesday, February 28, 2018, at Altercare of Brimfield. She was born June 4, 1943 in Cleveland, to William and Jean C. (Peltz) Petrides. She enjoyed vegetable and flower gardening and her Fairy garden was her joy. Gloria loved bowling, bunko and dinners with her girlfriends. She was a model wife to her husband,...
Shirley Casamento
Feb 27, 2018
Shirley Casamento, 83, of Kent, died Tuesday, February 27, 2018, at UH Portage Medical Center in Ravenna. She was born October 22, 1934 in Akron, OH to Kyle and May (Hawk) Gilley. She is survived by her husband, Joseph A. Casamento, whom she married on 01/02/1959; daughter, Connie (Dave) Sabo of Rootstown; grandson, Kyle (Nicole Brugmann) Sabo of Rootstown, and...
Marilyn Fain Apseloff
Feb 22, 2018
MARILYN FAIN APSELOFF, 83 Children's Literature Author and Scholar Marilyn Fain Apseloff of Kent, Ohio, died Thursday evening, February 22, 2018, at the age of 83, with family by her side. Marilyn Fain Apseloff was an internationally recognized expert in children's literature. At Kent State University she advanced from the position of part-time instructor to full professor in the English...
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