Obituaries

John E Yarger

Dec 10, 2021

John E Yarger, 73 passed away in the early morning hours of December,10, 2021. He was an avid fisherman and Hunter. He worked as a machinist most of his life.

He was preceded in death by his parents John and Mary Yarger; son, Todd. John is survived by the love of his life, his wife, Ruth of ...

Frances J Chase

Dec 3, 2021

Frances J. Chase, 100, of Akron our "Centenarian Angel" went home to be with the Lord, December 3, 2021. She was born August 21, 1921, in Indianapolis, Indiana to the late Forrest and Jessie (nee McDonald) Young. She was a member of Firestone Park United Methodist Church where she was still active and the oldest living member of the Church....

Dustin T Arvay

Dec 3, 2021

Dustin T. Arvay passed away December 3, 2021, after a short battle with Bacterial Meningitis.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Chris Kerwin in April. He is survived by his children, Austin Kirk, Taylor and Ethan Arvay; father, Tom (Ann) Arvay; stepfather, Ken Kerwin; siblings, Falon (Ty), Shannon, Zechariah, Robert and Randi; grandmother, Patsy Cunningham....

Bertha O (Bogard) Brumbaugh

Nov 27, 2021

Bertha O. Brumbaugh (nee Bogard) passed away peacefully at Pebble Creek Healthcare Center on Saturday, November 27, 2021 at the age of 92. She was born in Akron to Walter and Mary Olive Bogard.

Bertha attended Kenmore High School. In 1947, she married Dennis V. Brumbaugh, who became her loving partner in life for 56 years. She...

Denny W Board

Nov 16, 2021

Denny W. Board, 73, of Akron went home to be with the Lord, November 16, 2021. He was born August 19, 1948 in Spencer, West Virginia to the late Walter and Frances (nee Harris) Board.

He was a life resident of the area. He graduated from Kenmore High School class of 1967. He was a veteran of...

Belinda L Barfield

Nov 10, 2021

Belinda Barfield, 52, of BARBERTON, Ohio was born August 15, 1969 and went home to be with the Lord, November 10, 2021.

She was preceded in death by her parents, William Satterfield and Patricia (nee Powell) White; husband, William Barfield Jr.; brother, Kevin and sister, Veronica. Belinda was a caring and loving grandmother and mother to all....

Martha E (Moore) Gombaski

Nov 1, 2021

Martha E. (Moore) Gombaski, 89, of BARBERTON went home to be with the Lord on November 1,2021. She was born on January 7, 1932, in Pittsburgh, PA to Clemmer and Genevieve Moore.

She was a loving and devoted wife of 62 years and cared for her husband, Andrew until his passing of Alzheimer’s in 2014. She is...

Audrey M Vandegrift

Oct 27, 2021

Audrey Mae Vandegrift (nee Pressdee) born November 26, 1920 passed away October 27, 2021.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Clarence and Jane Pressdee; her husband, James, after sixty seven years of marriage; her son, Keith Vandegrift; sisters, Mildred Nauman (Kenneth), Margaret Froelich (Donald); brothers, Delbert Pressdee (Violet) and Glenn Pressdee (Catherine); she...

Raymond R Everhart

Oct 26, 2021

Raymond R. Everhart, 90 of Akron went home to be with the Lord, October 26, 2021. He was born November 3, 1930 in Akron, Ohio to the late Daniel and Myrtle (nee Hutton) Everhart.

He enjoyed cowboy movies and shows and being around his longtime friend and caregiver, Donna Guckeyson, her family and the Big Brown Dog....

Susan D (Priest) Niccum

Oct 20, 2021

Susan D. (Priest) Niccum passed away on October 20, 2021. She was 47 years old.

She was an amazing mother, wife, daughter, sister, niece, aunt, cousin and friend. She wanted to take care of people from a young age, and her nursing career allowed her to do just that. Beloved wife of William; devoted and loving mother...

Beverly A Ball

Oct 8, 2021

Beverly A. Ball, 78, of BARBERTON went home to be with the Lord, October 8, 2021. She was born on April 19, 1943 in Akron, Ohio to the late Cecil and Dorothy (nee Bookout) Colegrove.

She was a lifetime resident of the area and a member of Spiritual Temple of Praise Church.

Preceded in death...

Gary L Powell

Oct 7, 2021

Gary L. Powell, 79, of Akron passed away peacefully October 2, 2021. He was born April 21, 1942, to the late Wayman and Evelyn Powell. Gary proudly served his country in the Navy before working for Sieberling Rubber Company. Following the closure of Sieberling, he went on to work for Compass Haul and Steele, as well as Roadway as a...

Gene Remaklus

Oct 2, 2021

Gene Remaklus passed away Saturday, October 2, 2021 in hospice after a long battle with Parkinson's and pneumonia.

Gene served in the Army National Guard Forces with a specialty as a sharpshooter. He worked for Wean Industries for over thirty years and as a independent insurance and annuity agent for multiple companies for twenty five years.

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Thong Senevoravong

Sep 29, 2021

Thong Senevoravong of Akron, 74, passed away September 29, 2021 at Akron General Hospital. Immigrating to the U.S. in the early 80’s, she found home for her family in Columbus, Ohio, eventually moving to Akron. Having a great sense of humor she would quote the movie “Friday” on a daily basis, “yeah, hook it up!”. She was a strong believer...

Christine A Treharne

Sep 27, 2021

Christine A. Treharne, 55, of Akron went home to be with the Lord, September 27, 2021 after losing her battle with cancer.

Chrissy was a longtime participant in Summit DD centers, she spent many years at Southern Center and Ellet Center. Prior to her illness, she attended Hattie Larlham Constant Companions in Green. Chrissy...