Obituaries
Obituaries for Bissler & Sons' Funeral Home and Crematory
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Barbara "Babsie" Rhoads Bentley
Jul 5, 2013
Barb "Babsie" Bentley passed away on July 5, 2013 at Akron General Medical Center. She joined her late husband DB on the same day that she had eloped with him 66 years earlier (July 5, 1947). Babsie was born January 19, 1928 to Herman "Dusty" and Rachel Mae Rhoads in Kent, Ohio. She graduated from Kent Roosevelt High School in...
Stella Giacchetta Markham
Jul 4, 2013
Stella Lucille (Giacchetta) Markham, 67, of Kent, passed away Thursday, July 4, 2013 after a 9 month courageous fight against cancer. Born in Abruzzi, Italy, Stella grew up in Ravenna where she graduated Ravenna High School in 1964, and spent the last 40 years of her life in Kent, Ohio. Stella was a small business owner for many years until...
Deborah Sell Craig
Jul 2, 2013
Deborah Sell Craig, 61, of Kent, passed away at home surrounded by her family on Tuesday, July 2nd, 2013. She was born December 6th, 1951 in Salem, OH to Robert Elton and Judith Mae (DeJane) Sell. Deborah graduated from Wittenberg University in 1973 with a B.A. in political science. She received her M.Ed. in educational administration in 1976, an M.A....
Tabitha " Tabi" Joy Krul
Jun 30, 2013
Tabitha Joy (Lauck) Krul Tabitha (Tabi) Krul, 45, of Kent, OH, passed away suddenly at her home on Sunday, June 30, 2013. She was born March 6, 1968 in Cuyahoga Falls to Ted and Barbara (Kennedy) Lauck. Tabi grew up with her family in the Brady Lake area and attended Kent schools. She was an avid Pittsburgh Steelers fan. She...
Shirley L. Gemberling
Jun 24, 2013
Shirley L. Gemberling, 85, of Kent, passed away Monday, June 24, 2013 at Cleveland Clinic Foundation. She was born January 7, 1928 in Vandergrift, PA to Charles H. and Edna (Ord) Clark. She was a 50 year member of the Olive Chapter OES. Shirley was very artistic especially, sewing, gardening, pottery, jewelry making and painting. She was devoted to her...
John Coy Bozeman
Jun 24, 2013
John Coy Bozeman, 67, of Akron, died Monday, June 24, 2013 at Akron General Hospital. He was born January 26, 1946 in Wiscoal Knot, KY to Tom and Sally (Thompson) Bozeman Sr. and was raised by his father and step-mother Lovie Bozeman. He loved fishing and being outdoors and cooking. John loved spending time with his family especially his loving...
Ann Kathleen Bulger
Jun 14, 2013
Ann Kathleen Bulger, 65, of Kent, died Friday, June 14, 2013 at Hospice Care Center in Copley, OH. She was born November 1, 1947 in East Liverpool, to Paul and Mary (Winkle) Bulger. Ann graduated of East Liverpool High School in 1965, graduated Cum Laude in 1972 from Kent State University and was a Jennings Scholar and graduated Summa Cum...
Vernon Russell Clapp
Jun 12, 2013
Vernon Russell Clapp, 90, of Indian Trail, NC, passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2013 in Charlotte, NC. He was born December 29, 1922 in Kent to Arthur and Helen (Babb) Clapp. Vernon was a retired Master Plumber. Before he moved from Rootstown, he was an active member of St. Peter of the Fields Catholic Church where he was a lector,...
Terry Lynn Tomlinson
Jun 7, 2013
Terry Lynn Tomlinson, 65, of Cuyahoga Falls, died Friday, June 7, 2013 at Altercare of Hartville. He was born September 17, 1947 in Hicksville to Robert Lynn and Leota (Lee) Tomlinson. He was a veteran of the Army during the Vietnam War. He is survived by son, Sam (Ann) Tomlinson of Cuyahoga Falls; and granddaughter, Meagan Tomlinson of Cuyahoga Falls. ...
Laverne "Verne" Lowry
Jun 6, 2013
LaVerne K. " Verne" Lowry, 80, of Brimfield passed away on Thursday, June 6, 2013 at Akron City Hospital after a two month illness. Verne was born on May 24, 1933 in Stow, to John E. and Veronica G. Lowry. He attended Stow schools and met the "Love of his life", Grace L. DeVos from Kent in 1952, they were...
Ann E. Finley
Jun 3, 2013
On Monday, June 3, 2013, we lost our beloved Ann Elizabeth, peacefully, at home surrounded by her loving family and friends. She survived cancer for 12 years and fought valiantly to be with us as long as the Lord would allow. Born to Frank and Jeanne Chupick in Lorain on January 9th, 1952, she spent her days as a young...
Jonathon Micheal Jarvis
May 31, 2013
Jonathon Micheal Jarvis, 19, of Ravenna, died Friday, May 31, 2013. He was born June 5, 1993 in Ravenna, to Jerry and Teresa (Roseling) Jarvis. Jon played football and wrestled for Kent Roosevelt High School. He enjoyed fishing, cooking and golf. Jon had a great sense of humor and was known for his bright personality and practical jokes. He enjoyed...
Richard C. Allen
May 28, 2013
Richard C. Allen, 78, of Akron, died Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at Akron City Hospital Medical Center. He was born January 4, 1935 in Cleveland, to Carl and Louise Allen. Richard was the owner and operator of Allen & Sons Window Washing business for 40 years. He attended Community of Believers Church in Cuyahoga Falls. He is survived by his...
Paula (Oberacker) Natemeyer
May 26, 2013
Paula E. Natemeyer, 99, of Sugar Bush Knolls, OH, died peacefully at her home on Sunday, May 26, 2013. She was born March 24, 1914 in Stuttgart, Germany to Frederick and Pauline (Hess) Oberacker. She came to America as a fourteen year old and attended school and worked in Cleveland, Ohio, where she met her husband and lovingly reared her...
Ruth (Kistler) White
May 25, 2013
Ruth was born on January 21, 1925 and passed away on Saturday, May 25, 2013. Ruth was a resident of Galena, Oh. formerly of Kent, Oh, Ohio.
John Sidney Johnson
May 24, 2013
John Sidney Johnson, 92, a Kent resident since 1961, passed away Friday, May 24, 2013 at his residence. He was born November 3, 1920 in Cumberland, Virginia to Robert and Minnie (Crump) Johnson. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II. He worked for the Hudson School System for 20 years and General Motors Terex Division...
Jessie R. Shumaker
May 17, 2013
Jessie R. Shumaker of Kent, OH passed away on May 17, 2013. Jessie was born on July 6, 1921 in Mount Airy, NC to Anna Allred and Fred Bunker, grandson of Siamese twins Chang and Eng Bunker. In 1927 Jessie's family moved to Mogadore, OH where she graduated from Mogadore High School in 1940. Jessie graduated with honors from Kent...
Robert Earl "Ben" Bettinger
May 14, 2013
Robert "Ben" Earl Bettinger, 74, of Aurora, passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at Akron General Hospital. He was born May 10, 1939 in Tremont, PA to Robert and Helen (Bettinger) Robson. He served in the U S Navy from 1957 until 1985, retiring as an Air Traffic Control Chief. He later worked as a tower chief at the Cuyahoga...
Bessie Squibb
May 13, 2013
Bessie E Squibb passed away May 13, 2013 at the age of 94. She was born in the Cambridge, Ohio area on December 11, 1918 to Ellsworth and Dale Oliver Chalfant. In 1936 she married William B. Squibb and they had two children, Gale and Tom. The Squibb family moved to Kent, Ohio where both Bill and Bessie continued to...
Lillian E. Wall
May 8, 2013
Lillian E. Wall, 94, of Aurora, died Wednesday, May 8th, 2013. She was born December 18, 1918 in Cleveland, to Edward and Leafy A. (White) Kalina. Lillian began her working career at Midland Steamship Co. in Cleveland and retired in 1986 as an executive secretary for Stouffers in Solon. Her interests were varied and passionate for dance, music, entertaining, golf,...
Barbara "Babsie" Rhoads Bentley
Jul 5, 2013
Barb "Babsie" Bentley passed away on July 5, 2013 at Akron General Medical Center. She joined her late husband DB on the same day that she had eloped with him 66 years earlier (July 5, 1947). Babsie was born January 19, 1928 to Herman "Dusty" and Rachel Mae Rhoads in Kent, Ohio. She graduated from Kent Roosevelt High School in...
Stella Giacchetta Markham
Jul 4, 2013
Stella Lucille (Giacchetta) Markham, 67, of Kent, passed away Thursday, July 4, 2013 after a 9 month courageous fight against cancer. Born in Abruzzi, Italy, Stella grew up in Ravenna where she graduated Ravenna High School in 1964, and spent the last 40 years of her life in Kent, Ohio. Stella was a small business owner for many years until...
Deborah Sell Craig
Jul 2, 2013
Deborah Sell Craig, 61, of Kent, passed away at home surrounded by her family on Tuesday, July 2nd, 2013. She was born December 6th, 1951 in Salem, OH to Robert Elton and Judith Mae (DeJane) Sell. Deborah graduated from Wittenberg University in 1973 with a B.A. in political science. She received her M.Ed. in educational administration in 1976, an M.A....
Tabitha " Tabi" Joy Krul
Jun 30, 2013
Tabitha Joy (Lauck) Krul Tabitha (Tabi) Krul, 45, of Kent, OH, passed away suddenly at her home on Sunday, June 30, 2013. She was born March 6, 1968 in Cuyahoga Falls to Ted and Barbara (Kennedy) Lauck. Tabi grew up with her family in the Brady Lake area and attended Kent schools. She was an avid Pittsburgh Steelers fan. She...
Shirley L. Gemberling
Jun 24, 2013
Shirley L. Gemberling, 85, of Kent, passed away Monday, June 24, 2013 at Cleveland Clinic Foundation. She was born January 7, 1928 in Vandergrift, PA to Charles H. and Edna (Ord) Clark. She was a 50 year member of the Olive Chapter OES. Shirley was very artistic especially, sewing, gardening, pottery, jewelry making and painting. She was devoted to her...
John Coy Bozeman
Jun 24, 2013
John Coy Bozeman, 67, of Akron, died Monday, June 24, 2013 at Akron General Hospital. He was born January 26, 1946 in Wiscoal Knot, KY to Tom and Sally (Thompson) Bozeman Sr. and was raised by his father and step-mother Lovie Bozeman. He loved fishing and being outdoors and cooking. John loved spending time with his family especially his loving...
Ann Kathleen Bulger
Jun 14, 2013
Ann Kathleen Bulger, 65, of Kent, died Friday, June 14, 2013 at Hospice Care Center in Copley, OH. She was born November 1, 1947 in East Liverpool, to Paul and Mary (Winkle) Bulger. Ann graduated of East Liverpool High School in 1965, graduated Cum Laude in 1972 from Kent State University and was a Jennings Scholar and graduated Summa Cum...
Vernon Russell Clapp
Jun 12, 2013
Vernon Russell Clapp, 90, of Indian Trail, NC, passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2013 in Charlotte, NC. He was born December 29, 1922 in Kent to Arthur and Helen (Babb) Clapp. Vernon was a retired Master Plumber. Before he moved from Rootstown, he was an active member of St. Peter of the Fields Catholic Church where he was a lector,...
Terry Lynn Tomlinson
Jun 7, 2013
Terry Lynn Tomlinson, 65, of Cuyahoga Falls, died Friday, June 7, 2013 at Altercare of Hartville. He was born September 17, 1947 in Hicksville to Robert Lynn and Leota (Lee) Tomlinson. He was a veteran of the Army during the Vietnam War. He is survived by son, Sam (Ann) Tomlinson of Cuyahoga Falls; and granddaughter, Meagan Tomlinson of Cuyahoga Falls. ...
Laverne "Verne" Lowry
Jun 6, 2013
LaVerne K. " Verne" Lowry, 80, of Brimfield passed away on Thursday, June 6, 2013 at Akron City Hospital after a two month illness. Verne was born on May 24, 1933 in Stow, to John E. and Veronica G. Lowry. He attended Stow schools and met the "Love of his life", Grace L. DeVos from Kent in 1952, they were...
Ann E. Finley
Jun 3, 2013
On Monday, June 3, 2013, we lost our beloved Ann Elizabeth, peacefully, at home surrounded by her loving family and friends. She survived cancer for 12 years and fought valiantly to be with us as long as the Lord would allow. Born to Frank and Jeanne Chupick in Lorain on January 9th, 1952, she spent her days as a young...
Jonathon Micheal Jarvis
May 31, 2013
Jonathon Micheal Jarvis, 19, of Ravenna, died Friday, May 31, 2013. He was born June 5, 1993 in Ravenna, to Jerry and Teresa (Roseling) Jarvis. Jon played football and wrestled for Kent Roosevelt High School. He enjoyed fishing, cooking and golf. Jon had a great sense of humor and was known for his bright personality and practical jokes. He enjoyed...
Richard C. Allen
May 28, 2013
Richard C. Allen, 78, of Akron, died Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at Akron City Hospital Medical Center. He was born January 4, 1935 in Cleveland, to Carl and Louise Allen. Richard was the owner and operator of Allen & Sons Window Washing business for 40 years. He attended Community of Believers Church in Cuyahoga Falls. He is survived by his...
Paula (Oberacker) Natemeyer
May 26, 2013
Paula E. Natemeyer, 99, of Sugar Bush Knolls, OH, died peacefully at her home on Sunday, May 26, 2013. She was born March 24, 1914 in Stuttgart, Germany to Frederick and Pauline (Hess) Oberacker. She came to America as a fourteen year old and attended school and worked in Cleveland, Ohio, where she met her husband and lovingly reared her...
Ruth (Kistler) White
May 25, 2013
Ruth was born on January 21, 1925 and passed away on Saturday, May 25, 2013. Ruth was a resident of Galena, Oh. formerly of Kent, Oh, Ohio.
John Sidney Johnson
May 24, 2013
John Sidney Johnson, 92, a Kent resident since 1961, passed away Friday, May 24, 2013 at his residence. He was born November 3, 1920 in Cumberland, Virginia to Robert and Minnie (Crump) Johnson. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II. He worked for the Hudson School System for 20 years and General Motors Terex Division...
Jessie R. Shumaker
May 17, 2013
Jessie R. Shumaker of Kent, OH passed away on May 17, 2013. Jessie was born on July 6, 1921 in Mount Airy, NC to Anna Allred and Fred Bunker, grandson of Siamese twins Chang and Eng Bunker. In 1927 Jessie's family moved to Mogadore, OH where she graduated from Mogadore High School in 1940. Jessie graduated with honors from Kent...
Robert Earl "Ben" Bettinger
May 14, 2013
Robert "Ben" Earl Bettinger, 74, of Aurora, passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at Akron General Hospital. He was born May 10, 1939 in Tremont, PA to Robert and Helen (Bettinger) Robson. He served in the U S Navy from 1957 until 1985, retiring as an Air Traffic Control Chief. He later worked as a tower chief at the Cuyahoga...
Bessie Squibb
May 13, 2013
Bessie E Squibb passed away May 13, 2013 at the age of 94. She was born in the Cambridge, Ohio area on December 11, 1918 to Ellsworth and Dale Oliver Chalfant. In 1936 she married William B. Squibb and they had two children, Gale and Tom. The Squibb family moved to Kent, Ohio where both Bill and Bessie continued to...
Lillian E. Wall
May 8, 2013
Lillian E. Wall, 94, of Aurora, died Wednesday, May 8th, 2013. She was born December 18, 1918 in Cleveland, to Edward and Leafy A. (White) Kalina. Lillian began her working career at Midland Steamship Co. in Cleveland and retired in 1986 as an executive secretary for Stouffers in Solon. Her interests were varied and passionate for dance, music, entertaining, golf,...
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