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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...
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...
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...
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...
Owen " Anderson" Millsaps
Nov 14, 2016
Anderson Owen Millsaps age 62 passed away suddenly Monday November 14, 2016. He was born in Sweetwater TN, but lived in the Akron area most of his life. Owen's favorite things in life were spending time with his grandkids (especially on Movie Mondays), making everyone laugh, drumming with his friends and always telling a tale or two. He will be...
Paul Reeves Weigand
Nov 11, 2016
Paul Reeves Weigand, 64, passed away in his sleep at home on Friday, November 11, 2016. He leaves behind his beloved wife of 41 years, Carol Fanning Weigand; daughter, Sarah (Carey) McDonald, grandson, Julian James McDonald; son, Michael (Annie McDonnell) Weigand; sister, Ann (Edward) Weigand LaTour; sister, Mary Jane (Jeff) Weigand Tanaka; John (Jan) Weigand; sister-in-law, Kay (Chris McLaughlin) Fanning....
Carl William Shallenberger
Nov 6, 2016
Carl William Shallenberger, 82, of Mogadore, died Sunday, November 6, 2016 at the Gardens of Western Reserve in Streetsboro. He was born September 21, 1934 in Boston, MA to Carl W. and Alice C. (Kranz) Breithaupt. He was a veteran of the Army. He was a member and Past President of Twin Lakes Country Club, Kent Area Chamber of Commerce,...
Robert L. Wright
Nov 6, 2016
Robert L. Wright, 64, of Kent, died Sunday, November 6, 2016 at UH Portage Medical Center. He was born December 20, 1951 in Ravenna, to Karl Jones and Printellis Wright. He was a veteran of the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. Robert was employed by the Kent City Schools for over 25 years and was a Supervisor of the...
Pauline M. Wilke
Nov 6, 2016
Pauline M. Wilke, 94, of Brimfield, passed away Sunday, November 6th, 2016. She was born December 23, 1921, to the late Michael and Jane (Brady) Koby. Pauline was also preceded in death by her husband, Frederick A Wilke; and her daughter, Pamela (Wayne) Wilson. She is survived by her sons: Frederick (Carol) Wilke of Hudson, Richard (Joyce) Wilke of Tallmadge;...
Marian Axelson Trueman
Nov 5, 2016
Marian A Trueman, 101, of Kent, passed away Saturday, November 5, 2016 at Avenue at Aurora in Aurora. She was born July 21 1 1915 in Youngstown, to A. Robert and Isabelle Mary (Kenvin) Axelson. She was preceded by her parents, her husband, James H. Trueman, her brother Robert (Gloria) Axelson and sister Mildred (Joseph) Sheehan. A graduate of Lake...
Jane Bernice (Horrocks) Kraft
Nov 5, 2016
Jane B. Kraft 73, of Kent, passed away peacefully at her home on November 5, 2016. A Kent resident since 1992 she was born in Lakewood, to Raymond and Lucille Horrocks, on November 18, 1942. She graduated from Lakewood High School in June of 1961. Jane was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She loved gardening, crocheting, reading, sewing and...
Carolyn Sue Getson
Nov 5, 2016
Carolyn Sue Getson, 62, of Copley, died Saturday, November 5, 2016, with her husband Tim, brother Blake, sister-in-law Linda and brother-in-law Joe at her side. She was born April 12, 1954, in Cleveland to Russell Frank and Margaret Ann (Winter) Getson. Carolyn was most proud to have taught two successive classes of students, from their first through eighth grades, at...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Owen " Anderson" Millsaps
Nov 14, 2016
Anderson Owen Millsaps age 62 passed away suddenly Monday November 14, 2016. He was born in Sweetwater TN, but lived in the Akron area most of his life. Owen's favorite things in life were spending time with his grandkids (especially on Movie Mondays), making everyone laugh, drumming with his friends and always telling a tale or two. He will be...
Paul Reeves Weigand
Nov 11, 2016
Paul Reeves Weigand, 64, passed away in his sleep at home on Friday, November 11, 2016. He leaves behind his beloved wife of 41 years, Carol Fanning Weigand; daughter, Sarah (Carey) McDonald, grandson, Julian James McDonald; son, Michael (Annie McDonnell) Weigand; sister, Ann (Edward) Weigand LaTour; sister, Mary Jane (Jeff) Weigand Tanaka; John (Jan) Weigand; sister-in-law, Kay (Chris McLaughlin) Fanning....
Carl William Shallenberger
Nov 6, 2016
Carl William Shallenberger, 82, of Mogadore, died Sunday, November 6, 2016 at the Gardens of Western Reserve in Streetsboro. He was born September 21, 1934 in Boston, MA to Carl W. and Alice C. (Kranz) Breithaupt. He was a veteran of the Army. He was a member and Past President of Twin Lakes Country Club, Kent Area Chamber of Commerce,...
Robert L. Wright
Nov 6, 2016
Robert L. Wright, 64, of Kent, died Sunday, November 6, 2016 at UH Portage Medical Center. He was born December 20, 1951 in Ravenna, to Karl Jones and Printellis Wright. He was a veteran of the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. Robert was employed by the Kent City Schools for over 25 years and was a Supervisor of the...
Pauline M. Wilke
Nov 6, 2016
Pauline M. Wilke, 94, of Brimfield, passed away Sunday, November 6th, 2016. She was born December 23, 1921, to the late Michael and Jane (Brady) Koby. Pauline was also preceded in death by her husband, Frederick A Wilke; and her daughter, Pamela (Wayne) Wilson. She is survived by her sons: Frederick (Carol) Wilke of Hudson, Richard (Joyce) Wilke of Tallmadge;...
Marian Axelson Trueman
Nov 5, 2016
Marian A Trueman, 101, of Kent, passed away Saturday, November 5, 2016 at Avenue at Aurora in Aurora. She was born July 21 1 1915 in Youngstown, to A. Robert and Isabelle Mary (Kenvin) Axelson. She was preceded by her parents, her husband, James H. Trueman, her brother Robert (Gloria) Axelson and sister Mildred (Joseph) Sheehan. A graduate of Lake...
Jane Bernice (Horrocks) Kraft
Nov 5, 2016
Jane B. Kraft 73, of Kent, passed away peacefully at her home on November 5, 2016. A Kent resident since 1992 she was born in Lakewood, to Raymond and Lucille Horrocks, on November 18, 1942. She graduated from Lakewood High School in June of 1961. Jane was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She loved gardening, crocheting, reading, sewing and...
Carolyn Sue Getson
Nov 5, 2016
Carolyn Sue Getson, 62, of Copley, died Saturday, November 5, 2016, with her husband Tim, brother Blake, sister-in-law Linda and brother-in-law Joe at her side. She was born April 12, 1954, in Cleveland to Russell Frank and Margaret Ann (Winter) Getson. Carolyn was most proud to have taught two successive classes of students, from their first through eighth grades, at...
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