All Obituaries

Cheryl L. Fritz, age 61, of Kent, passed on Sunday, June 16, 2019 at Akron General Medical Center. Cheryl was born October 26, 1957 in Akron, to Clyde and Verla (Olin) Beck.  A lifelong resident of Kent, Cheryl enjoyed arts, crafts, puzzles and baking.  She loved spending time with her family. She is survived by her husband of 40 years, Larry Fritz Jr.; children, Christopher (Sarah) Fritz, Jason (Penny) Beck, Jennifer Beck, Russell Fritz, Jacqueline (Dave) Myers, Eileen Fritz;...

George left this earthly place to be with his dear son Alex and his beloved father Edgar. Years ago a ship carrying the Beery family landed in America in 1727. In time they settled in Urbana, Ohio on a large country estate of great-grandfather George Beery.  A little boy was born to Stella and Edgar Beery on October 4, 1940. The family was very proud to continue on with the family name.  In the same room as his father, and in the same house as his grandfather Perry. Then at the...

Mildred Louise Brown, age 79, of Kent, died on Thursday, June 6, 2019 at home. Mildred was born September 13, 1939 in Kent to Frank and Florence Felton. Mildred enjoyed spending time with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. She spent many vacations in Florida, enjoying the sun and fishing with her husband. She also enjoyed trips to Atlantic City with her daughters and sister. She affectionately was known as the “goose lady” dressing her goose as Sam or...

Elsie M. Bard, age 91, of Kent, died on Monday, June 3, 2019 at Altercare of the Western Reserve in Stow. Elsie was born November 14, 1927 in Kent, to Augustus and Wilmetta (Brown) Austin. She is survived by daughters, Cathie Benko and Dorothy (Martin) Banks; granddaughters, Heidi (Tom Sorgie) Benko and Heather (Penack Inamdar) Benko; great-granddaughters, Amelia Sorgie, Sophia Sorgie and Isipho Inamdar; sister, Metta Linnen; many nieces and nephews.  She was preceded in death by her...

Mary E Firzlaff, formerly of Kent, died on Friday, May 31, 2019 at the Hudson Grande senior living community.  She was born on January 19, 1943 in Warren Ohio and grew up in Vienna Ohio. She is survived by her sons Jeff Firzlaff and Doug (Lynn) Firzlaff and her granddaughters Katie and Ellie Firzlaff.  She was proceeded in death by her father, James Gibson, mother, Vera Craig and stepfather, Thomas Craig. Mary started her long life in Kent in 1961 attending and graduating from...

Velma M. Strimple, age 89, of Kent, died on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at The Gables at Kent Ridge. Velma was born September 19, 1929 in Kent, to Gus and Angeline T. (D'Amico) Thomas. She atteneded Immaculate Conception Church in Ravenna. In 1970, Velma helped her husband, Reed establish the Strimple Christmas Tree Farm in Streetsboro providing Holiday Memories for area families until 2009. Velma was an avid golfer and loved working and training her Labrador Retrievers. She is survived by...

Catherine D. Hamilton, age 81, of Kent, died peacefully on Sunday, May 19, 2019 at the home of her daughter surrounded by family. Catherine was born December 22, 1937 in Granttown, WV to Joseph and Mary (Orlowski) Zieminski. She is survived by her daughters MaryAnne (Doug) Zeman, Susan (Michael) Stabilla, Catherine Hamilton Winters, Samantha Hamilton, Stacie Hamilton; sons, Charles (Irene) Hamilton, Joseph (Linda) Hamilton; sister, Dorothy (Walt) Carson, brother, John Zieminski; eight...

Marjorie N. Battaglia, age 94, of Ravenna, died on Sunday, May 19, 2019 at Alter Care Transitional Care of Western Reserve. Marjorie was born July 21, 1924 in Athens, to William and Lillian (Ney) Lohmier. She is survived by her sons, Nick L. (Phyllis) Battaglia, Paul (Barb) Battaglia, Tom J. Battaglia, and Angelo A. Battaglia; seven grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by her husband Paul L. Battaglia; seven siblings; father, William Lohmier, and...

Luella Blair, 98, of Kent, died Tuesday, May 14th at her home. She was born November 6, 1920 in Bath to Richard and Grace (Black) Shaw. She graduated from Bath High School in 1938. She graduated from the Akron City Hospital School of Nursing in 1945 and then worked as a Nursing Arts Instructor there until her marriage to Richard W. Blair on October 15, 1949. They then moved to Kent. She and her husband owned Kent Office Supply. She was a member of the Kent United Church of Christ where she...

On Tuesday May 14, 2019 Heaven gained an Angel named Alivia "Liv" Rae Juliana. Liv was born in Phoenixville, PA on April 22, 2000 and is the daughter of Ralph and Marie Juliana. Raised in Malvern, PA. She was a 2018 graduate of Great Valley High School and she attended St. Francis University in Loretto, PA where she was a proud member of the Women's Golf Team. Her beautiful big blue eyes and vibrant smile will truly be missed. In her short time with us she has been on a long journey...