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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,...
Jacqueline D. Dionne
Dec 6, 2016
Jacqueline D. Dionne, 78, of Kent, died Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at her home. She was born February 27, 1938 in North Conway, NH (home of Mt. Washington) to Stewart and Ruth (Farnum) Dudley. She worked many years at Kent Jewelry. She was with the Gem and Mineral Society of Cuyahoga Falls and enjoyed making arts, crafts and jewelry all...
Joan R. Kazmierski
Dec 5, 2016
Joan R. Kazmierski, 82, of Tallmadge and formerly of Kent, died Monday, December 5, 2016 at Akron City Hospital Medical Center. She was born August 3, 1934 in Erie, PA to Anthony and Alexandra A. (Godamski) Kazmierski. Joan began skating professionally in the National Roller Derby League in 1953 with the Chicago Westerners and was that season's female Rookie of...
Julia A. Rizzo
Nov 30, 2016
Julia A. Rizzo, 100, formerly of Kent, died Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at Arbors at Stow (Maison Aine). She was born February 24, 1916 in Cleveland to Frank and Aniela (Adamik) Laskos. In 1938, she married her husband, Herman C. Rizzo and they lived all their 56 years together in the Kent/Ravenna area. She was a member of St. Patrick...
J. David Dyer
Nov 29, 2016
J. David Dyer, 70, of Kent, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, November 29, 2016. Born on February 2, 1946 in Zanesville, Ohio to James Clarence and Virginia Maxine Dyer. David grew up in rural Coshocton County. His family eventually settled in the village of Bakersville, Ohio. He graduated from West Lafayette High School in 1964, and was then the first...
James A. Cotton
Nov 29, 2016
James A. Cotton, 85, of Kent, died Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at UH Portage Medical Center. He was born January 24, 1931 in Wheeling, WV to Henry Ewing and Dorothy (Guckert) Cotton. He was a veteran of the Army serving in Germany during the Korean War. James was a member of the Community Baptist Church in Tallmadge and the American...
Pauline M. Graves
Nov 28, 2016
Pauline M. Graves, 94, of Kent, passed away on Monday, November 28, 2016 at Woodlands at Robinson. She was born September 3, 1922 in Kent, to Michael and Caroline (Curiale) Apicello. She was retired from Durham Electric / KWA at the age of 75. Pauline enjoyed bowling, ceramics and making floral arrangements. She loved to spend time with her family....
Mark Wolff
Nov 24, 2016
Mark A. Wolff, 58, of Kent, passed away Thursday, November 24, 2016 at UH Portage Medical Center in Ravenna. He was born May 29, 1958 in Clarion, PA to William E. and Wilda Christina (Hunsberger) Wolff. He is survived by his wife, Leora (Watson) Wolff; brothers, Don (Laura) Wolff of Lodi and Raymond Wolff of Knox, PA; brother-in-law, James Gillette...
Betty Ann Spicer
Nov 20, 2016
Betty Ann Spicer, 84, of Jackson, MI, died Sunday, November 20, 2016 at Henry Ford Allegiance Health in Jackson. She was born December 20, 1931 in Akron to Vincent and Sue (Schaffer) Muth. She was a school bus driver for Chapel Hill Christian School and Cuyahoga Falls Public Schools. After retirement she was a full time RVer and traveled the...
Andrea Casamento
Nov 17, 2016
Andrea Casamento, 67, of Kent, died Thursday, November 17, 2016 at her home. She was born January 21, 1949 in Ravenna. She is survived by her husband, Joseph R. Casamento, whom she married on July 22, 1991; daughter, Tonya Cadle; brothers, Rusty Wilson, Fredrick Craft II, and Tim Craft; sister, Kim Retych; and many grandchildren and great grandchildren that she...
Paul Vito Amodio
Nov 17, 2016
Paul Vito Amodio, 86, of Kent, died Thursday, November 17, 2016 at UH Portage Medical Center in Ravenna. He was born July 20, 1930 in Kent to Leonard and Mary (Pirolozzi) Amodio. He was a member of the US Navy and served as a Diplomatic Courier. A 1948 Roosevelt graduate, he was an outstanding athlete and captain of the football...
Phyllis Hilston Wise
Nov 15, 2016
Phyllis Hilston-Wise Phyllis Marie Hilston-Wise passed away November 15th, 2016 at the Gardens of Western Reserve of Streetsboro. Phyllis was born on February 6, 1923 to Roy and Virginia (Fritz) Kresge in Cleveland. Phyllis fulfilled her childhood dream of becoming a nurse when she graduated from Glenville Hospital School of Nursing in Cleveland August of 1944. She worked as a...
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,...
Jacqueline D. Dionne
Dec 6, 2016
Jacqueline D. Dionne, 78, of Kent, died Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at her home. She was born February 27, 1938 in North Conway, NH (home of Mt. Washington) to Stewart and Ruth (Farnum) Dudley. She worked many years at Kent Jewelry. She was with the Gem and Mineral Society of Cuyahoga Falls and enjoyed making arts, crafts and jewelry all...
Joan R. Kazmierski
Dec 5, 2016
Joan R. Kazmierski, 82, of Tallmadge and formerly of Kent, died Monday, December 5, 2016 at Akron City Hospital Medical Center. She was born August 3, 1934 in Erie, PA to Anthony and Alexandra A. (Godamski) Kazmierski. Joan began skating professionally in the National Roller Derby League in 1953 with the Chicago Westerners and was that season's female Rookie of...
Julia A. Rizzo
Nov 30, 2016
Julia A. Rizzo, 100, formerly of Kent, died Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at Arbors at Stow (Maison Aine). She was born February 24, 1916 in Cleveland to Frank and Aniela (Adamik) Laskos. In 1938, she married her husband, Herman C. Rizzo and they lived all their 56 years together in the Kent/Ravenna area. She was a member of St. Patrick...
J. David Dyer
Nov 29, 2016
J. David Dyer, 70, of Kent, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, November 29, 2016. Born on February 2, 1946 in Zanesville, Ohio to James Clarence and Virginia Maxine Dyer. David grew up in rural Coshocton County. His family eventually settled in the village of Bakersville, Ohio. He graduated from West Lafayette High School in 1964, and was then the first...
James A. Cotton
Nov 29, 2016
James A. Cotton, 85, of Kent, died Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at UH Portage Medical Center. He was born January 24, 1931 in Wheeling, WV to Henry Ewing and Dorothy (Guckert) Cotton. He was a veteran of the Army serving in Germany during the Korean War. James was a member of the Community Baptist Church in Tallmadge and the American...
Pauline M. Graves
Nov 28, 2016
Pauline M. Graves, 94, of Kent, passed away on Monday, November 28, 2016 at Woodlands at Robinson. She was born September 3, 1922 in Kent, to Michael and Caroline (Curiale) Apicello. She was retired from Durham Electric / KWA at the age of 75. Pauline enjoyed bowling, ceramics and making floral arrangements. She loved to spend time with her family....
Mark Wolff
Nov 24, 2016
Mark A. Wolff, 58, of Kent, passed away Thursday, November 24, 2016 at UH Portage Medical Center in Ravenna. He was born May 29, 1958 in Clarion, PA to William E. and Wilda Christina (Hunsberger) Wolff. He is survived by his wife, Leora (Watson) Wolff; brothers, Don (Laura) Wolff of Lodi and Raymond Wolff of Knox, PA; brother-in-law, James Gillette...
Betty Ann Spicer
Nov 20, 2016
Betty Ann Spicer, 84, of Jackson, MI, died Sunday, November 20, 2016 at Henry Ford Allegiance Health in Jackson. She was born December 20, 1931 in Akron to Vincent and Sue (Schaffer) Muth. She was a school bus driver for Chapel Hill Christian School and Cuyahoga Falls Public Schools. After retirement she was a full time RVer and traveled the...
Andrea Casamento
Nov 17, 2016
Andrea Casamento, 67, of Kent, died Thursday, November 17, 2016 at her home. She was born January 21, 1949 in Ravenna. She is survived by her husband, Joseph R. Casamento, whom she married on July 22, 1991; daughter, Tonya Cadle; brothers, Rusty Wilson, Fredrick Craft II, and Tim Craft; sister, Kim Retych; and many grandchildren and great grandchildren that she...
Paul Vito Amodio
Nov 17, 2016
Paul Vito Amodio, 86, of Kent, died Thursday, November 17, 2016 at UH Portage Medical Center in Ravenna. He was born July 20, 1930 in Kent to Leonard and Mary (Pirolozzi) Amodio. He was a member of the US Navy and served as a Diplomatic Courier. A 1948 Roosevelt graduate, he was an outstanding athlete and captain of the football...
Phyllis Hilston Wise
Nov 15, 2016
Phyllis Hilston-Wise Phyllis Marie Hilston-Wise passed away November 15th, 2016 at the Gardens of Western Reserve of Streetsboro. Phyllis was born on February 6, 1923 to Roy and Virginia (Fritz) Kresge in Cleveland. Phyllis fulfilled her childhood dream of becoming a nurse when she graduated from Glenville Hospital School of Nursing in Cleveland August of 1944. She worked as a...
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