All Obituaries

Jonathan R. Bishop, 54, of Akron passed away May 15, 2019. Cremation has taken place and private family services were held.  

Carol V. Lake, 73, of KENMORE went home to be with the Lord May 6, 2019. A life resident of the area she was born October 23, 1945 to the late Gordon and Mary (Sedor) Sinclair.   She is survived by her loving husband, John; sons, Rick (Becky) of Grafton, WV, Mike, Craig (Stacey) both of Akron; grandchildren, Zack, Logan, Riley, Josie, Kelly, Jessa and Cruz.   Cremation has taken place and private services were held

Nancy E. Shreiner (Unger), 87, of N. Myrtle Beach went home to be with the Lord, April 23, 2019. Born in Marlboro, Ohio on October 26, 1931 to the late Donald and Berdine (Folk) Unger.   She was a telephone operator for Ohio Bell, Florida Bell, Barberton Hospital and a local auto dealer. She loved to talk about the family trip to Florida as a teenager during WWII that her dad actually got paid for as part of his war effort. She was a 50 year Eastern Star member of...

Debbie (age 65) passed away on Monday, April 29, 2019.  Debbie is now at peace after enduring declining health for the past three years including frontotemporal dementia, ALS, COPD and diabeties.  She was preceded in death by parents Blair and Deloris Oakes; sister, Suzette Oakes and brother, Bob Oakes.  She is survived by and will be missed by her sister, Patricia Oakes; her sons, Michael Nist, Daniel Bierlair and Bryan Bierlair; grandsons, Austin Nist and Jordan Bierlair;...

Walter L. Holmes II, 50, of Akron passed away unexpectedly April 20, 2019. He was born August 15, 1968 to Walter and Rickie (McNeil) Holmes. He was a truck driver for M&M Trucking L.L.C, a son, husband, father and grandfather. People knew him as "Waiter" or "Uncle G".   Preceded in death by his father, Walter L. Homes; he leaves behind his wife, Jeri; mother, Rickie (Jack) Bond; sons, Joshua and Ryan; mother of his children, Anna; step-children, Ashley...

Kenneth (Kenny) Judge died on Wednesday, April 17 from illness related to advanced dementia. He was 87 years old. He was born in Barberton, Ohio, and graduated from Barberton High School in 1949. He met his wife Pattilou Kirk at The University of Akron, where he received his bachelor’s in music education in 1953, and later returned to earn a Masters in Education in 1971. For over 33 years, Kenny taught music in the Akron Public Schools with long term assignments at Betty Jane...

Kimberly A. Faulknier, 53, of KENMORE went home to be with the Lord, April 13, 2019. She was a life resident of the area, a self-employed jewelry sales rep which she loved doing and a 1983 graduate of Kenmore High School where she took runner up as Homecoming Queen.   She had an infectious smile and loved many things, including laying out in the sun, her father, Dennis; nephew, Ricky Faulknier; grandma, Ira; Donna Faulkiner; her niece, LeAnna; nephew, Dakoda, her cat and most...

Edward L. "EJ" Owens Jr., 2, passed away suddenly in his home on April 1, 2019. This precious loving little boy is survived by his parents, Edward and Christina (Thomas) Owens of Akron; grandparents, Wayne (Nancy) Thomas of Akron, Dan "Grandpa Teager" (Mary) Kirkman of Kent, WA; brothers, Noah Thomas and Chris Inch of Akron; sisters, Preston Crislip of Zanesville, Alyssa Mathas of Las Vegas, NV and Kelly Inch of Akron; aunts, Jen and Melissa Thomas of Akron; uncle,...

Kathleen S. Wilson, 94, formerly of Kenmore went home to be with the Lord, March 25, 2019. Born in Akron, Ohio on December 7, 1924 to the late Howard and Hannah (Fortney) Edmiston.    She lived in Kenmore for 70 years where she worked as a cashier at a local grocery store. She enjoyed traveling with her friends from the Kenmore Senior Center.   Preceded in death by her parents;  one brother; two sisters and her beloved husband, Walter; she leaves behind to cherish her...

Sherry D. Cable, 77, of Kenmore went home to be with the Lord, March 13, 2019. She was life resident of the area and was born February 6, 1942 to the late Harry and Ruth (Freidman) Stone.   She was active in the "Hands of Hope" organization and loved to play Bingo.   Preceded in death by her parents; beloved husband, Richard; she leaves to cherish her memory, son, Richard of Kenmore; daughters, Delores Rutledge of Ashtabula, Cherie (Bill) Schendewolf of Kenmore and...