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Charles A. Barholt
Dec 26, 2015
Charles A. Barholt, 72, of Kent, died Saturday, December 26, 2015 at UH Portage Medical Center. He was born October 13, 1943 in Garrettsville, to Charles E. and Helen A. (Gardener) Barholt. He was a veteran of the Navy during the Vietnam War. Charles worked for Polson Rubber Company in Garrettsville for 13 years and was active in the Rubber...
Mary Catherine Taylor
Dec 20, 2015
Mary Catherine Taylor, 88, of Kent, died Sunday, December 20, 2015 following a sudden illness. She was born May 31, 1927 in Ravenna to Joseph W. and Catherine (Hostler) Habraken. She was a life member of St. Patrick Church where she served as a Eucharistic minister. She was active in the Young of Heart at Immaculate Conception Church in Ravenna...
Dexter Reed Wiland
Dec 20, 2015
Dexter Reed Wiland, 64, of Fort Myers, FL, passed away on Sunday, December 20th. He was born April 2, 1951 in Ravenna to Richard C. and Frances (Reed) Wiland. Dexter was 4th generation in the family insurance business, which he merged into Dawson Companies in 1993 to become part of a bigger entity. Dexter had a larger than life personality,...
Paula J. Price
Dec 18, 2015
Paula J. Price, 67, of Tallmadge, died Friday, December 18, 2015 at Akron General Hospital. She was born June 3, 1948 in Suffolk, VA to Paul Arthur and Ina Claire (Blakely) Johnson. Paula retired in 2012 as a systems analyst for Davey Tree Expert Company in Kent. She was a member of the Stow Garden Club and the Stow Sunshiners....
William I. Beliveau
Dec 17, 2015
William I. Beliveau passed away on December 17, 2015 at Kent Healthcare Center following a battle with cancer. Bill was 76. He was born August 29, 1939 in Northampton, Mass and lived his growing up years in the towns and cities of the general Boston area. He graduated from Easthampton H.S. in 1958. In 1962, Bill enlisted into the US...
Theresa L. Tassone
Dec 12, 2015
Theresa L. Tassone, 86, of Stow passed Saturday, December 12, 2015 at Stow Glen Retirement Center surrounded by her family. She was born August 28, 1929 in Cleveland to James and Esther (Szilagyi) Kuzma. She enjoyed bowling and traveling with her husband. She is survived by her husband, Joseph Tassone, whom she married on August 9, 1958; son, Joe (Melinda)...
Mary Joan Luthy Cowan
Dec 12, 2015
Mary Joan Luthy Cowan, 88, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2015 in her sleep at Twin Lakes Healthcare Center. She was born on December 29, 1926 in Portage County, OH to the late Eugene and Grace Frinkley Luthy and was the wife to the late Donald Thomas Cowan who died in 2011. Joan was a former Art Teacher and a...
Bearington Spitz Peterhansen
Dec 10, 2015
Bearington "Spitz" Peterhansen Born July 6, 1964 Judi lost her beloved spouse, friend, and love of her life. We lost our baby brother. We have cried our tears for a very long time as we watched him struggle with his illness. It is on December 10, 2015 he left us to be with his father and mother once again. Spitz...
Mary Louise Wunderle
Dec 9, 2015
Mary Louise Wunderle (nee Smith), passed away at the age of 91 on Dec 9, 2015. Mary Lou was born May 27, 1924 in Galion, Ohio. The family moved to Akron in 1926. She attended Hotchkiss Grade School and graduated from East High School in 1942. She worked as a secretary in the Engineering Department at Goodyear Aircraft during WW...
Siegfried "Fritz" Schweda
Dec 9, 2015
Siegfried "Fritz" Schweda, 82, of Suffield, passed away at his home on Wednesday, December 9, 2015. Fritz was born in Poland and lived there until the Russians invaded his homeland during WWII. He and his family fled to Germany as refugees. Fritz came to the U.S. from Germany in 1952, where he served 2 years in the Army, becoming a...
Samuel R. Snellenberger
Dec 8, 2015
In memory of Samuel R Snellenberger. Sam passed too quickly on December 8th 2015 following a short battle with cancer at the age of 67. He was born November 16th 1948 in Barberton. Sam was the son of the late Roland and Alyce (Rezak) Snellenberger. He was a graduate of Kent State University. Sam is survived by his wife of...
Doris E. Klein
Dec 8, 2015
Doris E. Klein, 92, of Stow, died Tuesday, December 8, 2015. She was born April 6, 1923 in Cleveland, to Leroy H. and Cora V. (Gray) Gens. She was a member of St. John Nottingham Lutheran Church, the Dorcas Society and PTO. Doris also volunteered for Meals on Wheels in Southington. She is survived by sons, William (Susan) Klein of...
Jane Marie Rowe
Dec 6, 2015
Jane Marie Rowe, 68, of Streetsboro, died Sunday, December 6, 2015 at home with her sister by her side. She was born January 31, 1947 in Ravenna, to Darrell and Carol (Rundquist) Cowan. Jane was a Spanish teacher in Garrettsville, Maple Heights and Nordonia. Jane attended the Streetsboro United Methodist Church, loved to travel and enjoyed touring Mexico. During the...
Robert W. Stanton
Dec 5, 2015
Robert W. Stanton passed away peacefully on December 5th, 2015 at the Laurel Lake Retirement Community in Hudson, Ohio. Born in North Kingsville, Ohio on May 21, 1919 to Dean and Rose Elizabeth (Bugby) Stanton, he was raised on the family farm. He attended Houghton College and began his career as a teacher. Joining the Army Air Corps he served...
Verna M. Flogge
Dec 5, 2015
Verna M. Flogge, age 98 of Stow, Ohio, passed away Saturday, December 5th. She was born in Ravenna, Ohio, on March 29, 1917, to Galliano and Susie (Senerchia) Trocchio. Verna was a devoted homemaker and loving mother, who enjoyed sewing and quilting. She was a longtime member of St. Patrick's Church and the Infant of Prague Guild. She is survived...
Charlotte Elaine Brinkerhoff
Nov 29, 2015
Charlotte Elaine Brinkerhoff, 67, of Kent, died Saturday, November 28, 2015 at Her Home. She was born June 17, 1948 in Cleveland, to Orrin and Virginia (Moore) Decker. Charlotte retired from Carter Lumber, where she worked in advertising. After retirement she enjoyed spending time with her family especially the grandchildren. Charlotte liked to bowl and traveled to Australia for her...
Kelly Daniel Osborne
Nov 26, 2015
Kelly Daniel Osborne, 66, of Kent, died Thursday, November 26, 2015 at Bath Creek Estates in Cuyahoga Falls. He was born April 16, 1949 in Barnesville to Douglas D. and Nancy Jane (Kennedy) Osborne Sr. Kelly, frequently referred to as, "KO", was a simple man who had an affinity for cold beer, good food, drag races and Seinfeld. Often selflessly...
Kevin Dean Bender
Nov 26, 2015
Kevin Dean Bender, 40, of Tallmadge, died Thursday, November 26, 2015 at his home. He was born August 26, 1975 in Mansfield to James F. and Mary E. (Conley) Bender. Kevin was an amazing husband and father and loved his children above anything else. Before he became sick he enjoyed the great outdoors and you could find him fishing or...
Robert E. "Bob" Wenrich,
Nov 25, 2015
Bob was born to Rudolph and Gladys (Spence) Wenrich on July 12, 1932 and passed away surrounded by loved ones on November 25, 2015 in Punta Gorda, Florida following a brief illness. To Bob, life was an adventure he lived to the fullest, which was the catalyst to the nickname he earned by those who knew him well as the...
Harry F. Ritenour,
Nov 24, 2015
Harry F. Ritenour Jr., 84, of Kent, died Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at Arbors of Streetsboro. He was born December 4, 1930 in Connellsville, PA to Harry and Margaret (Forrest) Ritenour, Sr. He was a veteran of the Navy during the Korean War. Harry retired from Ametek, then in retirement Harry worked at Oak Knolls golf course. He loved to...
Charles A. Barholt
Dec 26, 2015
Charles A. Barholt, 72, of Kent, died Saturday, December 26, 2015 at UH Portage Medical Center. He was born October 13, 1943 in Garrettsville, to Charles E. and Helen A. (Gardener) Barholt. He was a veteran of the Navy during the Vietnam War. Charles worked for Polson Rubber Company in Garrettsville for 13 years and was active in the Rubber...
Mary Catherine Taylor
Dec 20, 2015
Mary Catherine Taylor, 88, of Kent, died Sunday, December 20, 2015 following a sudden illness. She was born May 31, 1927 in Ravenna to Joseph W. and Catherine (Hostler) Habraken. She was a life member of St. Patrick Church where she served as a Eucharistic minister. She was active in the Young of Heart at Immaculate Conception Church in Ravenna...
Dexter Reed Wiland
Dec 20, 2015
Dexter Reed Wiland, 64, of Fort Myers, FL, passed away on Sunday, December 20th. He was born April 2, 1951 in Ravenna to Richard C. and Frances (Reed) Wiland. Dexter was 4th generation in the family insurance business, which he merged into Dawson Companies in 1993 to become part of a bigger entity. Dexter had a larger than life personality,...
Paula J. Price
Dec 18, 2015
Paula J. Price, 67, of Tallmadge, died Friday, December 18, 2015 at Akron General Hospital. She was born June 3, 1948 in Suffolk, VA to Paul Arthur and Ina Claire (Blakely) Johnson. Paula retired in 2012 as a systems analyst for Davey Tree Expert Company in Kent. She was a member of the Stow Garden Club and the Stow Sunshiners....
William I. Beliveau
Dec 17, 2015
William I. Beliveau passed away on December 17, 2015 at Kent Healthcare Center following a battle with cancer. Bill was 76. He was born August 29, 1939 in Northampton, Mass and lived his growing up years in the towns and cities of the general Boston area. He graduated from Easthampton H.S. in 1958. In 1962, Bill enlisted into the US...
Theresa L. Tassone
Dec 12, 2015
Theresa L. Tassone, 86, of Stow passed Saturday, December 12, 2015 at Stow Glen Retirement Center surrounded by her family. She was born August 28, 1929 in Cleveland to James and Esther (Szilagyi) Kuzma. She enjoyed bowling and traveling with her husband. She is survived by her husband, Joseph Tassone, whom she married on August 9, 1958; son, Joe (Melinda)...
Mary Joan Luthy Cowan
Dec 12, 2015
Mary Joan Luthy Cowan, 88, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2015 in her sleep at Twin Lakes Healthcare Center. She was born on December 29, 1926 in Portage County, OH to the late Eugene and Grace Frinkley Luthy and was the wife to the late Donald Thomas Cowan who died in 2011. Joan was a former Art Teacher and a...
Bearington Spitz Peterhansen
Dec 10, 2015
Bearington "Spitz" Peterhansen Born July 6, 1964 Judi lost her beloved spouse, friend, and love of her life. We lost our baby brother. We have cried our tears for a very long time as we watched him struggle with his illness. It is on December 10, 2015 he left us to be with his father and mother once again. Spitz...
Mary Louise Wunderle
Dec 9, 2015
Mary Louise Wunderle (nee Smith), passed away at the age of 91 on Dec 9, 2015. Mary Lou was born May 27, 1924 in Galion, Ohio. The family moved to Akron in 1926. She attended Hotchkiss Grade School and graduated from East High School in 1942. She worked as a secretary in the Engineering Department at Goodyear Aircraft during WW...
Siegfried "Fritz" Schweda
Dec 9, 2015
Siegfried "Fritz" Schweda, 82, of Suffield, passed away at his home on Wednesday, December 9, 2015. Fritz was born in Poland and lived there until the Russians invaded his homeland during WWII. He and his family fled to Germany as refugees. Fritz came to the U.S. from Germany in 1952, where he served 2 years in the Army, becoming a...
Samuel R. Snellenberger
Dec 8, 2015
In memory of Samuel R Snellenberger. Sam passed too quickly on December 8th 2015 following a short battle with cancer at the age of 67. He was born November 16th 1948 in Barberton. Sam was the son of the late Roland and Alyce (Rezak) Snellenberger. He was a graduate of Kent State University. Sam is survived by his wife of...
Doris E. Klein
Dec 8, 2015
Doris E. Klein, 92, of Stow, died Tuesday, December 8, 2015. She was born April 6, 1923 in Cleveland, to Leroy H. and Cora V. (Gray) Gens. She was a member of St. John Nottingham Lutheran Church, the Dorcas Society and PTO. Doris also volunteered for Meals on Wheels in Southington. She is survived by sons, William (Susan) Klein of...
Jane Marie Rowe
Dec 6, 2015
Jane Marie Rowe, 68, of Streetsboro, died Sunday, December 6, 2015 at home with her sister by her side. She was born January 31, 1947 in Ravenna, to Darrell and Carol (Rundquist) Cowan. Jane was a Spanish teacher in Garrettsville, Maple Heights and Nordonia. Jane attended the Streetsboro United Methodist Church, loved to travel and enjoyed touring Mexico. During the...
Robert W. Stanton
Dec 5, 2015
Robert W. Stanton passed away peacefully on December 5th, 2015 at the Laurel Lake Retirement Community in Hudson, Ohio. Born in North Kingsville, Ohio on May 21, 1919 to Dean and Rose Elizabeth (Bugby) Stanton, he was raised on the family farm. He attended Houghton College and began his career as a teacher. Joining the Army Air Corps he served...
Verna M. Flogge
Dec 5, 2015
Verna M. Flogge, age 98 of Stow, Ohio, passed away Saturday, December 5th. She was born in Ravenna, Ohio, on March 29, 1917, to Galliano and Susie (Senerchia) Trocchio. Verna was a devoted homemaker and loving mother, who enjoyed sewing and quilting. She was a longtime member of St. Patrick's Church and the Infant of Prague Guild. She is survived...
Charlotte Elaine Brinkerhoff
Nov 29, 2015
Charlotte Elaine Brinkerhoff, 67, of Kent, died Saturday, November 28, 2015 at Her Home. She was born June 17, 1948 in Cleveland, to Orrin and Virginia (Moore) Decker. Charlotte retired from Carter Lumber, where she worked in advertising. After retirement she enjoyed spending time with her family especially the grandchildren. Charlotte liked to bowl and traveled to Australia for her...
Kelly Daniel Osborne
Nov 26, 2015
Kelly Daniel Osborne, 66, of Kent, died Thursday, November 26, 2015 at Bath Creek Estates in Cuyahoga Falls. He was born April 16, 1949 in Barnesville to Douglas D. and Nancy Jane (Kennedy) Osborne Sr. Kelly, frequently referred to as, "KO", was a simple man who had an affinity for cold beer, good food, drag races and Seinfeld. Often selflessly...
Kevin Dean Bender
Nov 26, 2015
Kevin Dean Bender, 40, of Tallmadge, died Thursday, November 26, 2015 at his home. He was born August 26, 1975 in Mansfield to James F. and Mary E. (Conley) Bender. Kevin was an amazing husband and father and loved his children above anything else. Before he became sick he enjoyed the great outdoors and you could find him fishing or...
Robert E. "Bob" Wenrich,
Nov 25, 2015
Bob was born to Rudolph and Gladys (Spence) Wenrich on July 12, 1932 and passed away surrounded by loved ones on November 25, 2015 in Punta Gorda, Florida following a brief illness. To Bob, life was an adventure he lived to the fullest, which was the catalyst to the nickname he earned by those who knew him well as the...
Harry F. Ritenour,
Nov 24, 2015
Harry F. Ritenour Jr., 84, of Kent, died Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at Arbors of Streetsboro. He was born December 4, 1930 in Connellsville, PA to Harry and Margaret (Forrest) Ritenour, Sr. He was a veteran of the Navy during the Korean War. Harry retired from Ametek, then in retirement Harry worked at Oak Knolls golf course. He loved to...
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