Obituaries

William M Smith

Aug 20, 2016

William (Bill) M. Smith died August 20, 2016. Bill was born in East Liverpool, Ohio July 24, 1919 to Walter A. and Helen M. Smith who predeceased him. He came to Akron in December of 1945 following graduation from Ohio State University in 1943 and served in the United State Army in the Mediterranean Theater of Operation from 1943-1945. Bill...

Rosalind "Nikki" Tracy

Aug 19, 2016

ROSALIND "NIKKI" TRACY Rosalind "Nikki" Tracy, 43 of Akron, went home to be with the Lord, August 19, 2016.She was born in Birmingham, Alabama on April 24, 1973 to the late Clyde and Peggy Cook. Nikki was preceded in death by her daughter, Peggy Ann; she is survived by her husband, Stan; son, Christapher; daughters, LaVerne and Paige; grandson, Jayden; ...

Roselee Davis

Aug 17, 2016

The world lost a great woman when Roselee Davis, 81, of Akron went home to be with the Lord, August 17, 2016. Roselee was a secretary and retired from B&W after many years of service. She lived her entire life in Kenmore. She was a wonderful person who loved life and her kitties. If you had Rose as a friend...

Betty L Lowden

Aug 6, 2016

Betty L. Lowden, 83, of Akron went home to be with the Lord, August 6, 2016. Betty was a life resident and was a graduate from Garfield High School. She enjoyed bingo, gardening and her two dogs, Heidi and Shadow. Preceded in death by her parents, Edward and Lele Harris; daughter, Betty Schlosser; siblings, Joan Douglas and Richie Harris and...

William T Medkeff

Aug 4, 2016

William T. Medkeff, 73, of Akron went home to be with the Lord, August 4, 2016. William retired from Cuyahoga Falls General Hospital with over 45 years of service as a Medical Technologist and  was a graduate of Cuyahoga Falls High School. He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Anita; son, Jeffrey Medkeff; he is survived by...

Donald E Peters

Jul 28, 2016

Donald E. Peters, 55, passed away on Thursday, July 28th, 2016. Donald was born to Donald and Marilyn (Fisher) Peters on May 7th, 1961. Donald was a lifelong resident of Springfield Township. He graduated from Springfield High School in 1979. He worked as an auto mechanic and as a firefighter/EMT for Springfield.  He loved tinkering with tractors, camping, reciting a...

Patricia A Stuteville

Jul 4, 2016

Patricia A. Stuteville, 41, passed away unexpectedly on July 4, 2016. Preceded in death by her father, Gerald Tuttle; step-father, Bill Beadles; she is survived by her mother, Joyce (John) Elkins; daughters, Shaleene (Mike) and Noel; sons, Talynn and David (Jessica); five grandchildren; siblings, Catherine, Leonard, Michelle and Patrick, nieces, nephews and many other family members and friends. Friends...

Robert A D'Antony

Jul 4, 2016

ROBERT A. D'ANTONY, born in Akron, Ohio on September 17, 1947.    Bob graduated from Kenmore High School.  He attended Kent State University.  He pursued a career as a computer programmer for various local and national companies. He relocated to California still working in the computer field.  After a twenty year period there he moved back to Akron residing in the...

Ed Sayre

Jun 22, 2016

Ed Sayre, 63, passed away June 22, 2016 after a battle with cancer.

Born in Akron, Ohio on October 14, 1952, he was a 63 year resident.  He graduated from Kenmore High School in 1970 and attended the University of Akron where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering.  He worked for Chemstress...

Lois M Horvath

Jun 15, 2016

Lois M. Horvath, 85 of Akron, went home to be with the Lord,June 15, 2016. Lois is survived by her daughter, Sherri Stockard; grandchildren, Daniel Stockard, Angela (James) Elliott, Dawn Simmons and Joshua O'Connor; great grandchildren, Sophia, Benjamin, Zachary and Darren; nieces and nephews, Paul and Debbie Wilhelm, Theresa and Tom Eckard, Bob and Terri Wilhelm; she was preceded in...

Shirley J Doyle

Jun 10, 2016

Shirley J. Doyle, 77, of Akron went home to be with the Lord,June 10, 2016.

Shirley loved animals, flowers and especially her grandchildren.

Preceded in death by her parents, Joe and Ruby; son, Joseph; and beloved...

Ruby G Greig

Jun 7, 2016

“Down in the mountains”. So would begin the stories of Ruby Geraldine Greig who left this world on June 7, 2016, to be with her husband of 72 years, David; and her beautiful daughter, Sandra, in a heavenly eternal life. The stories were of her childhood and adventures traveling across the mountains with her father. These were her fondest memories...

Raymond E Wilson

Jun 3, 2016

Raymond E. Wilson, 89, formerly of Akron, went home to be with the Lord, June 3, 2016 in Winter Haven, Florida. Raymond was a Postal Carrier for 24 years, a Veteran of the United States Navy where he served in WWII, a member of V.F.W Post #3532 and the Kenmore Italian Civic Club. Preceded in death by his parents, William...

William C Simmons

May 29, 2016

William C. Simmons (Uncle Bill), 69, passed away May 29 th , 2016, after a well-fought battle with cancer. Bill was born in West Virginia and lived most of his life in Kenmore, Ohio. He is survived by his loving wife, Estelle; daughters Joyce (Stan) Kowalewski, Cathy Burkhart, Nancy (Tony) Richiutti, Mary (Kevin) Roskos; five loving grandchildren; and sisters Wanita...

Gregory S Albright

May 23, 2016

Gregory S. Albright, 33, of Akron went home to be with the Lord, unexpectedly on May 23, 2016 in Tempe, AZ

Greg was a salesman for ADT. Greg is survived by his son, Anthony Scott Albright; father, Tim; mother, Fran (Donn) Reinhart; sister, Lisa (Joe) Schimpf; step-brother, Alexander Reinhart; step-sisters, Samantha and Melanie Reinhart. Friends may call from...

Patty Lou (Hout) Calvert

May 23, 2016

Patty Lou Hout-Calvert left this world on June 23 rd with her loved ones by her side. She was 77. In passing, Pat has joined the love of her life, Larry, whom she described as, “the only man who could ever put up with her.” She often joked about her and Larry’s height disparity and swore that on their wedding...

Danny W Fisher

May 21, 2016

Danny Wayne Fisher was born in Medina, Ohio on July 19,1949, as the only child of William Wayne Fisher and the former Betty Dunn, and passed on May 21, 2016 of heart failure at the Cleveland Clinic. He is survived by his beloved wife of 22 years, Carol Belchambers and his beloved mother, Betty Bretz. He graduated from Wooster High...

Linda J Deangelis

May 18, 2016

On Wednesday May 18, 2016, this world said goodbye to a very special woman, Linda DeAngelis.  She was born on April 30 th , 1954 and was a life-long residence of Akron/Kenmore. Linda touched the hearts of all that she met and will be remembered for her kindness and humor.  Linda fought hard until the very end against complications brought...

Stanislava Kezele

May 10, 2016

Stanislava Kezele, 94, born in Slovenia went with angels and joined her husband, Josip Kezele (November 6,1985), on May 10, 2016. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother.

She leaves behind her children, Anica Kezele, of Akron and Slavica Dragic of Barberton; granddaughters, Kafka Luskovec-Kezele of San Francisco and Gina Dragic of Akron; great- great grandson,...

Donald R Davidson

May 10, 2016

Donald R. Davidson, 61, of Akron went home to be with the Lord, May 10, 2016. Born April 28, 1955 to the late James and Irene Davidson and preceded in death by his brother, Jimmy; he is survived by his wife and soulmate, Brette Ann (The Warden) and his little girls; brothers, Ken (Norma), Denny (Renee) and Chris (Denise)' sisters,...