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Richard Lee Prillaman,
Jan 5, 2017
Richard Lee Prillaman Jr., 67, of Cuyahoga Falls, died Thursday, January 5, 2017 at his home. He was born March 11, 1949 in Akron to Richard Lee and Audrey M. (Moore) Prillaman. He had worked at ASB Industries and helped establish Owen Michael Machine Shop in 2008. He is survived by friend and son, Mike (Cris) Prillaman; grandchildren, Cassy Prillaman,...
Luella F. Moore
Jan 4, 2017
Luella F. Moore, 98, of Kent, died Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at Kent Healthcare Center. She was born March 6, 1918 in Akron to Ralph and Hazel C. (Hancock) Baumgardner. At a young age, she worked at Ohio Bell Telephone Company. She is survived by son, Donald P. Moore; and brother, Paul Baumgardner. She was preceded in death by her...
Christine Helen Derby
Jan 4, 2017
Helen Derby, 83, of Kent, passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2017, at home after a long illness. She was born August 11, 1933 in Mansfield, Ohio, as the first child of Joseph Hriesik (HER shick) and Christine Erndt, and after 7th grade, moved to a farm in Perry Township, Morrow County. Helen graduated from Johnsville High School in 1951 and...
Ned Mccoy
Jan 3, 2017
Ned McCoy, 90, of Kent, died Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at UH Portage Medical Center. Ned McCoy entered this world January 10, 1926 in Eastover South Carolina in Richland County, to the parents of father James and mother Lizzie (Green) McCoy, Sr. Ned attended school in Columbia and entered the Army in 1944. He received an honorable discharged 1946. After...
William "Papa" Smith
Jan 2, 2017
William E. Smith, 92, of Brimfield, died Monday, January 2, 2017, peacefully at his home surrounded by family. He is now reunited in Heaven with his beloved wife of over 60 years of marriage. He was born April 20, 1924, in Kent to Paul and Mary F. (Klinko) Smith. He was a veteran of the Navy during the World War...
Gary C. Schultz
Jan 1, 2017
Gary C. Schultz, 53, of Kent, died Sunday, January 1, 2017 at Cleveland Clinic Foundation following a fierce battle with cancer. He was born November 13, 1963 in Bedford, to Robert and Myra (Linehan) Schultz. Gary graduated from Kent State University with a BS degree in Criminal Justice in 1988. He worked a combined 28 years for the Ohio Department...
James F. Leithold
Dec 24, 2016
James F. Leithold, 63, of Kent, died Saturday, December 24, 2016 at UH Portage Medical Center in Ravenna. He was born December 1, 1953 in Cleveland to Joseph A. and Marilyn (Wirth) Leithold. He attended Kent State. He then worked for and retired as a foreman from the Chessie System where he worked on the railroad. He will be remembered...
Gerald F. Moledor
Dec 23, 2016
Gerald Francis Moledor Gerald "Jerry" Moledor, age 83, of Melbourne Florida, passed away Friday, December 23, 2016, at William Childs Hospice House. He was born on December 8, 1933, at 909 Franklin Avenue, Kent, to Carl and Marguerite (Wagner) Moledor. Jerry worked at Snyders Fix-It Shop on Crain Avenue in Kent, Smith News Agency in Kent, Loeblein's Furniture in Kent,...
Betty Jean Arrington
Dec 22, 2016
Betty Jean Arrington, 89, of Munroe Falls, passed away on Thursday, December 22nd at Altercare of Western Reserve in Stow. She was born September 3, 1927, in Kingsport, Tennessee, to Roy and Kate (Mahoney) Hardin. Betty enjoyed reading, knitting, sewing, ballroom dancing and playing bridge with master players from the First Baptist Church of Kingsport, partnering with Barry Robertson, Jack...
Bill Foster
Dec 21, 2016
Bill Foster, 61, of Streetsboro, died Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at his home. He was born February 3, 1955 in White Plains, NY. Bill was fun loving and free spirited; loved his Harley; worked at Deluxe; enjoyed hunting, trapping, fishing field training bird dogs, music, and even learned how to dance to his favorite song that he lived his life...
Mae Werstler
Dec 20, 2016
On December 20th Colleen Mae Werstler 31, was called home to our Lord after battling complications from a heart infection. She was a beloved daughter, sister, neice and friend. Born in Akron in 1985, Colleen attended Field High School, graduating in 2003. She had an infectious smile that could light up any room and always made everyone laugh with her...
Joan Weber
Dec 20, 2016
Joan Weber, 85, of Kent, died Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at Gables at KentRidge. She was born March 20, 1931 and grew up in Cuyahoga Falls, married and moved to Kent to raise a family. In 1978, the family moved to a farm in Bartlett, Ohio. Joan worked as a secretary for many businesses over the years, and retired as...
David Jeffrey Haska
Dec 19, 2016
David Jeffrey Haska, 58, of Edinburg Township, died unexpectedly on Monday, December 19, 2016, at Hillcrest Hospital in Mayfield Hts. He was born May 26, 1958 in Ravenna. David graduated from Hiram College in 1980. He is the President of Haska Fur Farms where he has worked for over 40 years. He was a lifelong learner with interests in automobiles,...
Eliane G. Sladky
Dec 19, 2016
Eliane G. Sladky, 89, of Kent, died Monday, December 19, 2016. She was born November 9, 1927 in France, to Louis George and Lucie (Olivier) Vieville. She was one of Portage County's first World War II war brides. Eliane loved needle point, music, gardening and traveling to France to visit family and friends. She is survived by daughter, Diane (Don)...
Tonya Cadle
Dec 18, 2016
Tonya Cadle, 51, of Kent, died Sunday, December 18, 2016 at UH Portage Medical Center in Ravenna. She was born November 23, 1965 in Ravenna to David and Andrea (Craft) Mays. She was a wonderful parent, daughter, sister, great friend to others, and a fighter until the end. Unfortunately cancer got the best of her. She will be sorely missed...
Gail Ann Pultea
Dec 14, 2016
Gail Ann Pultea, 73, of Akron, died Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at Hospice Care Center in Copley. She was born August 23, 1943 in Cleveland to Betty Jane (Allen) and Alex Nicholson. Gail Ann had worked at AMETEK/Lamb Electric, Matrix and Portage County Nursing Home. She is survived by sons, Troy Pultea of Alliance and Lenny Dye of Spring ,...
Phillip Hans Sommers
Dec 13, 2016
Phillip Hans Sommers, 80, of Stow, passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at Akron General Hospital. He was born April 11, 1936 in Cuyahoga Falls, to Hans and Loreene (Culver) Sommers. A veteran of the Army, Phil was stationed in Honolulu, Hawaii and was the Drillmaster of the Honor Guard. He was a member of the Acker-Moore American Legion in...
Robert S. Miller
Dec 10, 2016
Robert S. Miller, 88, of Kent, died Saturday, December 10, at his home. He was born July 19, 1928, in Springfield, Ohio, to Raymond E. and Mary (Sexton) Miller. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1950 and for ten years he served on minesweepers out of Charleston, SC; then for the next ten years he served aboard LSDs out...
Martin Robert Kiel
Dec 9, 2016
Martin Robert Kiel, 57, of Ventura, CA, died suddenly Friday, December 9, 2016. He was born January 28, 1959 in Akron to James Bernard and Kathleen (Braun) Kiel. He served as a Chief Petty Officer with the SeaBees of the US Navy. The Navy took Martin to places such as Spain, Port Hueneme CA, Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean,...
Elizibeth Marie Boyle
Dec 8, 2016
Elizibeth Marie Boyle, 19, of Kent, fought hard but the demons of Addiction were too strong and she lost her battle on Thursday, December 8, 2016. She was born October 15, 1997 in Ravenna, to Harold L. and Leslie (McMullen) Boyle. She is survived by son, Brayden; mother, Leslie McMullen-Boyle of Brady Lake; father, Harold (Carla) Boyle of Ravenna; grandparents,...
Richard Lee Prillaman,
Jan 5, 2017
Richard Lee Prillaman Jr., 67, of Cuyahoga Falls, died Thursday, January 5, 2017 at his home. He was born March 11, 1949 in Akron to Richard Lee and Audrey M. (Moore) Prillaman. He had worked at ASB Industries and helped establish Owen Michael Machine Shop in 2008. He is survived by friend and son, Mike (Cris) Prillaman; grandchildren, Cassy Prillaman,...
Luella F. Moore
Jan 4, 2017
Luella F. Moore, 98, of Kent, died Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at Kent Healthcare Center. She was born March 6, 1918 in Akron to Ralph and Hazel C. (Hancock) Baumgardner. At a young age, she worked at Ohio Bell Telephone Company. She is survived by son, Donald P. Moore; and brother, Paul Baumgardner. She was preceded in death by her...
Christine Helen Derby
Jan 4, 2017
Helen Derby, 83, of Kent, passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2017, at home after a long illness. She was born August 11, 1933 in Mansfield, Ohio, as the first child of Joseph Hriesik (HER shick) and Christine Erndt, and after 7th grade, moved to a farm in Perry Township, Morrow County. Helen graduated from Johnsville High School in 1951 and...
Ned Mccoy
Jan 3, 2017
Ned McCoy, 90, of Kent, died Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at UH Portage Medical Center. Ned McCoy entered this world January 10, 1926 in Eastover South Carolina in Richland County, to the parents of father James and mother Lizzie (Green) McCoy, Sr. Ned attended school in Columbia and entered the Army in 1944. He received an honorable discharged 1946. After...
William "Papa" Smith
Jan 2, 2017
William E. Smith, 92, of Brimfield, died Monday, January 2, 2017, peacefully at his home surrounded by family. He is now reunited in Heaven with his beloved wife of over 60 years of marriage. He was born April 20, 1924, in Kent to Paul and Mary F. (Klinko) Smith. He was a veteran of the Navy during the World War...
Gary C. Schultz
Jan 1, 2017
Gary C. Schultz, 53, of Kent, died Sunday, January 1, 2017 at Cleveland Clinic Foundation following a fierce battle with cancer. He was born November 13, 1963 in Bedford, to Robert and Myra (Linehan) Schultz. Gary graduated from Kent State University with a BS degree in Criminal Justice in 1988. He worked a combined 28 years for the Ohio Department...
James F. Leithold
Dec 24, 2016
James F. Leithold, 63, of Kent, died Saturday, December 24, 2016 at UH Portage Medical Center in Ravenna. He was born December 1, 1953 in Cleveland to Joseph A. and Marilyn (Wirth) Leithold. He attended Kent State. He then worked for and retired as a foreman from the Chessie System where he worked on the railroad. He will be remembered...
Gerald F. Moledor
Dec 23, 2016
Gerald Francis Moledor Gerald "Jerry" Moledor, age 83, of Melbourne Florida, passed away Friday, December 23, 2016, at William Childs Hospice House. He was born on December 8, 1933, at 909 Franklin Avenue, Kent, to Carl and Marguerite (Wagner) Moledor. Jerry worked at Snyders Fix-It Shop on Crain Avenue in Kent, Smith News Agency in Kent, Loeblein's Furniture in Kent,...
Betty Jean Arrington
Dec 22, 2016
Betty Jean Arrington, 89, of Munroe Falls, passed away on Thursday, December 22nd at Altercare of Western Reserve in Stow. She was born September 3, 1927, in Kingsport, Tennessee, to Roy and Kate (Mahoney) Hardin. Betty enjoyed reading, knitting, sewing, ballroom dancing and playing bridge with master players from the First Baptist Church of Kingsport, partnering with Barry Robertson, Jack...
Bill Foster
Dec 21, 2016
Bill Foster, 61, of Streetsboro, died Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at his home. He was born February 3, 1955 in White Plains, NY. Bill was fun loving and free spirited; loved his Harley; worked at Deluxe; enjoyed hunting, trapping, fishing field training bird dogs, music, and even learned how to dance to his favorite song that he lived his life...
Mae Werstler
Dec 20, 2016
On December 20th Colleen Mae Werstler 31, was called home to our Lord after battling complications from a heart infection. She was a beloved daughter, sister, neice and friend. Born in Akron in 1985, Colleen attended Field High School, graduating in 2003. She had an infectious smile that could light up any room and always made everyone laugh with her...
Joan Weber
Dec 20, 2016
Joan Weber, 85, of Kent, died Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at Gables at KentRidge. She was born March 20, 1931 and grew up in Cuyahoga Falls, married and moved to Kent to raise a family. In 1978, the family moved to a farm in Bartlett, Ohio. Joan worked as a secretary for many businesses over the years, and retired as...
David Jeffrey Haska
Dec 19, 2016
David Jeffrey Haska, 58, of Edinburg Township, died unexpectedly on Monday, December 19, 2016, at Hillcrest Hospital in Mayfield Hts. He was born May 26, 1958 in Ravenna. David graduated from Hiram College in 1980. He is the President of Haska Fur Farms where he has worked for over 40 years. He was a lifelong learner with interests in automobiles,...
Eliane G. Sladky
Dec 19, 2016
Eliane G. Sladky, 89, of Kent, died Monday, December 19, 2016. She was born November 9, 1927 in France, to Louis George and Lucie (Olivier) Vieville. She was one of Portage County's first World War II war brides. Eliane loved needle point, music, gardening and traveling to France to visit family and friends. She is survived by daughter, Diane (Don)...
Tonya Cadle
Dec 18, 2016
Tonya Cadle, 51, of Kent, died Sunday, December 18, 2016 at UH Portage Medical Center in Ravenna. She was born November 23, 1965 in Ravenna to David and Andrea (Craft) Mays. She was a wonderful parent, daughter, sister, great friend to others, and a fighter until the end. Unfortunately cancer got the best of her. She will be sorely missed...
Gail Ann Pultea
Dec 14, 2016
Gail Ann Pultea, 73, of Akron, died Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at Hospice Care Center in Copley. She was born August 23, 1943 in Cleveland to Betty Jane (Allen) and Alex Nicholson. Gail Ann had worked at AMETEK/Lamb Electric, Matrix and Portage County Nursing Home. She is survived by sons, Troy Pultea of Alliance and Lenny Dye of Spring ,...
Phillip Hans Sommers
Dec 13, 2016
Phillip Hans Sommers, 80, of Stow, passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at Akron General Hospital. He was born April 11, 1936 in Cuyahoga Falls, to Hans and Loreene (Culver) Sommers. A veteran of the Army, Phil was stationed in Honolulu, Hawaii and was the Drillmaster of the Honor Guard. He was a member of the Acker-Moore American Legion in...
Robert S. Miller
Dec 10, 2016
Robert S. Miller, 88, of Kent, died Saturday, December 10, at his home. He was born July 19, 1928, in Springfield, Ohio, to Raymond E. and Mary (Sexton) Miller. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1950 and for ten years he served on minesweepers out of Charleston, SC; then for the next ten years he served aboard LSDs out...
Martin Robert Kiel
Dec 9, 2016
Martin Robert Kiel, 57, of Ventura, CA, died suddenly Friday, December 9, 2016. He was born January 28, 1959 in Akron to James Bernard and Kathleen (Braun) Kiel. He served as a Chief Petty Officer with the SeaBees of the US Navy. The Navy took Martin to places such as Spain, Port Hueneme CA, Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean,...
Elizibeth Marie Boyle
Dec 8, 2016
Elizibeth Marie Boyle, 19, of Kent, fought hard but the demons of Addiction were too strong and she lost her battle on Thursday, December 8, 2016. She was born October 15, 1997 in Ravenna, to Harold L. and Leslie (McMullen) Boyle. She is survived by son, Brayden; mother, Leslie McMullen-Boyle of Brady Lake; father, Harold (Carla) Boyle of Ravenna; grandparents,...
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