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Barbara (Rembrowski) Zeil
Sep 19, 2012
Barbara J. (Rembowski) Ziel Barbara J. ( Rebowski ) Ziel, 70, of Kent, died Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at Robinson Memorial Hospital in Ravenna. She was born April 23, 1942 in Cleveland, to the late Chester W. and Sophie (Szymanski) Rembowski. She is survived by her husband, Thomas W. Ziel, with whom she recently celebrated her 50th wedding anniversary; daughters,...
Richard M. "Rick" Vardaris
Sep 18, 2012
Richard M. "Rick" Vardaris Ph.D., 77, of Kent, died Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at Akron City Hospital Medical Center. He was born November 28, 1934 in Lakewood to Florence (Read) and George Vardaris. He was a veteran of the Air Force during the Korean War. Dr. Vardaris received his Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, in Experimental Psychology from Case...
Margaret Louise Tabor
Sep 18, 2012
Margaret Louise Tabor, formerly of Kent, Ohio and a resident of Albuquerque, New Mexico since 2003, died in Albuquerque on September 18, 2012. She was born in North Vernon, Indiana on March 16, 1917 to John H. and Alice L. Riplinger. Margaret is survived by her son, Joseph F. Tabor of Albuquerque; nieces and nephews; four grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren....
Claude E. Cooper
Sep 17, 2012
Claude E. Cooper, 92, of Canton, died Monday, September 17, 2012 at Aultman Compassionate Care. He was born April 11, 1920 in Catula, TN to Harvey Russell and Sadie Mae (McCulley) Cooper. Claude was a retired busdriver from the Greyhound Bus Lines and Field Local Schools and a volunteer on the Cuyahoga Valley Railroad. He is survived by his son,...
Donald W. Prince
Sep 11, 2012
Donald W. Prince, 76, of Uniontown, died Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at Canterbury Villa in Alliance. He was born May 13, 1936 in Cuyahoga Falls, to Clayton and Margaret (Felton) Prince. Donald spent his entire career in the plastics manufacturing industry and retired from Americart in Findlay, as a manager. He was a devout family man, who enjoyed spending time...
Claudia M. Jacoby
Sep 5, 2012
Claudia M. Jacoby, 69, of Kent, died, after a long battle with Multiple Sclerosis, Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at Robinson Memorial Hospital. She was born October 26, 1942 in Ravenna, to Floyd and Mary (Copeland) Christner. Claudia was an artist and had completed the art course by Norman Rockwell. She loved animals, particularly ducklings, frogs, dogs, cats and horses. Claudia...
Kwang-Sae Lee
Sep 5, 2012
Kwang-Sae Lee passed away unexpectedly September 5, 2012 at Akron City Hospital. He was born May 30, 1934 to In Heung Lee and Hee Bong Ahn in Seoul Korea. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Eileen Hogan; brother, Kwang Sun Lee (Yu Soon) of Kent; sisters, Kwang Ok Yoon (Kwan Sook) of Seoul; Kwang Ae Kim (Chong...
Ronald L. Franklin
Aug 30, 2012
Ronald L. Franklin, 58, of Kent, died Thursday, August 30, 2012 at Robinson Memorial Hospital. He was born March 6, 1954 in Cleveland, to Raymond and Eleanor Marie (Robinson) Franklin. He graduated from John Adams High School in Cleveland, and received his Masters in Counseling from Kent State University. He is survived by his wife, Rahimah Emma Ahmad; daughter, Alicia...
Evelyn Lorena Allen
Aug 29, 2012
Evelyn L. Allen, 90, of Kent died Wednesday, August 29, 2012 with her daughters, Joyce and Karen, by her side. She was born May 23, 1922 in Zelienople, PA to Fred and Lorena (Zinkham) Wagner. At 17 she and her family moved to Ohio, first to Salem and then Akron. In 1947, she married Nelson Allen, and the couple settled...
Leon Lee Jones,
Aug 28, 2012
Leon "Lee" Jones, Jr. passed away unexpectedly on August 28, 2012, in Glendale, Arizona. He was born on August 3, 1971, in Ravenna, Ohio, to Leon A. Jones, Sr. and Nancy Smith. He leaves to live his legacy his children Meechelle Decatur-Jones, Isaiah Jones and Destiny Jones. His passing will be mourned by his wife Diana, children Dashaunna, DeOnna, Demetrius...
Rosemary Shumaker
Aug 26, 2012
Rosemary Shumaker, 85, of Kent, died Sunday, August 26, 2012 at Kent Healthcare Center. She was born February 15, 1927 in Columbus to Thomas and Daisy (Swartz) Fleming. Rosemary was a graduate of The Ohio State University. She was a life-long Episcopalian. She was also a former president of the Diocese of Ohio Episcopal Church Women, who gifted her with...
Ann Ruzzo Dialesandro
Aug 17, 2012
Ann L. DiAlesandro, 85, of Brimfield, OH, passed away Friday, August 17th, 2012 in her home surrounded by her loving family and friends, upon the family's completion of a traditional Italian meal. She will be forever cherished and forever loved. Ann was born July 2, 1927 in Cleveland to Sisto and Nancy (Crocco) Ruzzo. She spent her life loving and...
Clarabel Grace `Mcdonald
Aug 15, 2012
Clarabel S. McDonald, 98, died August 15th at Stow-Glen Retirement Village, Stow, Ohio. She was born February 18, 1914 in the family farmhouse in Suffield and lived most of her life in Kent and Twin Lakes. She was the daughter of Paul and Verna Spacht. Though single and living with her parents as a young woman, she had a rich...
Clyde E. Pennington
Aug 13, 2012
Clyde E. Pennington, 87, of Akron, died Monday, August 13, 2012 at Bath Manor in Akron. He was born September 2, 1924 in La Jose, PA to George and Nellie (Kitchen) Pennington. He had worked at RCA Rubber in Akron. He is survived by sons, William Pennington of Kent and Thomas Pennington of Akron; seven grandchildren; and twelve great grandchildren....
Janet Marsh Bradstock
Aug 13, 2012
Janet Marsh Bradstock, 63, of Frederick, MD, died on Monday, August 13, 2012, at her home. Born in Kent, Ohio, on May 3, 1949, she was a daughter of the late Merle C. and Leah Kunsman Bradstock. She graduated from the Kent State University School in 1967 and Ashland College in 1971. She resided in Frederick Maryland since 1971. She...
Rose Montemaggiore
Aug 11, 2012
Rose (Montoni) Montemaggiore, of Kent, passed away on August 11, 2012, at 104 years old. Rose was one of 15 children born to Marion and Lena Montoni. She cleaned offices for Kent Mold and Manufacturing Company retiring at the age of 84. She was a member of St Patrick Church. Rose prayed the rosary every day and loved her family....
Mary E. Powers
Aug 3, 2012
Mary E. Powers, 97 formerly of Kent, Ohio gracefully passed on August 3rd at her home in Westerville. Preceded in death by husband, Martin, brothers Robert, George, and Phillip, and sister Patricia. She is survived by her daughters Mary Elizabeth (Walter) Doyle and Judith Ann Landon. Her grandsons are Michael (Diane), Patrick (Jane), and Christopher (Joanna) Doyle, Joseph Landon, James...
Harold L. Shaffer
Aug 2, 2012
Harold L. Shaffer, 88, of Brady Lake, died Thursday, August 2, 2012 at his home. He was born August 30, 1923 in Sagamore, PA to Delbert and Alma (Aul) Shaffer. Harold retired as a long distance truck driver for Mason-Dixon Lines, Inc.. He was a member of Lake Brady United Methodist Church, United Methodist Church of Lavaca, Arkansas, and the...
Dorothy Beatrice Baker
Aug 1, 2012
Dorothy Beatrice Baker, 95, of Kent died Wednesday, August 1, 2012 at Kent Healthcare Center. She was born March 27, 1917 in Boston Twp. to Leander and Myrtle (Dearalh) Smith. She had worked in Ravenna area factories. She loved animals, especially her birds; and her flowers, especially her peonies. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry E. Baker....
Louise Helen Delac
Jul 26, 2012
Louise Helen (Miller) Delac, 87, of Pinehurst, NC and formerly of Kent died Thursday, July 26, 2012 at her residence. She was born October 4, 1924 in Ellington, NY to Ernest and Gertrude (Johnson) Mesel. She is survived by her husband, Walter P. Delac, whom she married on August 14, 1971; son, Dennis Miller of Hilton Head, SC; daughter, Sonja...
Barbara (Rembrowski) Zeil
Sep 19, 2012
Barbara J. (Rembowski) Ziel Barbara J. ( Rebowski ) Ziel, 70, of Kent, died Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at Robinson Memorial Hospital in Ravenna. She was born April 23, 1942 in Cleveland, to the late Chester W. and Sophie (Szymanski) Rembowski. She is survived by her husband, Thomas W. Ziel, with whom she recently celebrated her 50th wedding anniversary; daughters,...
Richard M. "Rick" Vardaris
Sep 18, 2012
Richard M. "Rick" Vardaris Ph.D., 77, of Kent, died Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at Akron City Hospital Medical Center. He was born November 28, 1934 in Lakewood to Florence (Read) and George Vardaris. He was a veteran of the Air Force during the Korean War. Dr. Vardaris received his Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, in Experimental Psychology from Case...
Margaret Louise Tabor
Sep 18, 2012
Margaret Louise Tabor, formerly of Kent, Ohio and a resident of Albuquerque, New Mexico since 2003, died in Albuquerque on September 18, 2012. She was born in North Vernon, Indiana on March 16, 1917 to John H. and Alice L. Riplinger. Margaret is survived by her son, Joseph F. Tabor of Albuquerque; nieces and nephews; four grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren....
Claude E. Cooper
Sep 17, 2012
Claude E. Cooper, 92, of Canton, died Monday, September 17, 2012 at Aultman Compassionate Care. He was born April 11, 1920 in Catula, TN to Harvey Russell and Sadie Mae (McCulley) Cooper. Claude was a retired busdriver from the Greyhound Bus Lines and Field Local Schools and a volunteer on the Cuyahoga Valley Railroad. He is survived by his son,...
Donald W. Prince
Sep 11, 2012
Donald W. Prince, 76, of Uniontown, died Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at Canterbury Villa in Alliance. He was born May 13, 1936 in Cuyahoga Falls, to Clayton and Margaret (Felton) Prince. Donald spent his entire career in the plastics manufacturing industry and retired from Americart in Findlay, as a manager. He was a devout family man, who enjoyed spending time...
Claudia M. Jacoby
Sep 5, 2012
Claudia M. Jacoby, 69, of Kent, died, after a long battle with Multiple Sclerosis, Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at Robinson Memorial Hospital. She was born October 26, 1942 in Ravenna, to Floyd and Mary (Copeland) Christner. Claudia was an artist and had completed the art course by Norman Rockwell. She loved animals, particularly ducklings, frogs, dogs, cats and horses. Claudia...
Kwang-Sae Lee
Sep 5, 2012
Kwang-Sae Lee passed away unexpectedly September 5, 2012 at Akron City Hospital. He was born May 30, 1934 to In Heung Lee and Hee Bong Ahn in Seoul Korea. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Eileen Hogan; brother, Kwang Sun Lee (Yu Soon) of Kent; sisters, Kwang Ok Yoon (Kwan Sook) of Seoul; Kwang Ae Kim (Chong...
Ronald L. Franklin
Aug 30, 2012
Ronald L. Franklin, 58, of Kent, died Thursday, August 30, 2012 at Robinson Memorial Hospital. He was born March 6, 1954 in Cleveland, to Raymond and Eleanor Marie (Robinson) Franklin. He graduated from John Adams High School in Cleveland, and received his Masters in Counseling from Kent State University. He is survived by his wife, Rahimah Emma Ahmad; daughter, Alicia...
Evelyn Lorena Allen
Aug 29, 2012
Evelyn L. Allen, 90, of Kent died Wednesday, August 29, 2012 with her daughters, Joyce and Karen, by her side. She was born May 23, 1922 in Zelienople, PA to Fred and Lorena (Zinkham) Wagner. At 17 she and her family moved to Ohio, first to Salem and then Akron. In 1947, she married Nelson Allen, and the couple settled...
Leon Lee Jones,
Aug 28, 2012
Leon "Lee" Jones, Jr. passed away unexpectedly on August 28, 2012, in Glendale, Arizona. He was born on August 3, 1971, in Ravenna, Ohio, to Leon A. Jones, Sr. and Nancy Smith. He leaves to live his legacy his children Meechelle Decatur-Jones, Isaiah Jones and Destiny Jones. His passing will be mourned by his wife Diana, children Dashaunna, DeOnna, Demetrius...
Rosemary Shumaker
Aug 26, 2012
Rosemary Shumaker, 85, of Kent, died Sunday, August 26, 2012 at Kent Healthcare Center. She was born February 15, 1927 in Columbus to Thomas and Daisy (Swartz) Fleming. Rosemary was a graduate of The Ohio State University. She was a life-long Episcopalian. She was also a former president of the Diocese of Ohio Episcopal Church Women, who gifted her with...
Ann Ruzzo Dialesandro
Aug 17, 2012
Ann L. DiAlesandro, 85, of Brimfield, OH, passed away Friday, August 17th, 2012 in her home surrounded by her loving family and friends, upon the family's completion of a traditional Italian meal. She will be forever cherished and forever loved. Ann was born July 2, 1927 in Cleveland to Sisto and Nancy (Crocco) Ruzzo. She spent her life loving and...
Clarabel Grace `Mcdonald
Aug 15, 2012
Clarabel S. McDonald, 98, died August 15th at Stow-Glen Retirement Village, Stow, Ohio. She was born February 18, 1914 in the family farmhouse in Suffield and lived most of her life in Kent and Twin Lakes. She was the daughter of Paul and Verna Spacht. Though single and living with her parents as a young woman, she had a rich...
Clyde E. Pennington
Aug 13, 2012
Clyde E. Pennington, 87, of Akron, died Monday, August 13, 2012 at Bath Manor in Akron. He was born September 2, 1924 in La Jose, PA to George and Nellie (Kitchen) Pennington. He had worked at RCA Rubber in Akron. He is survived by sons, William Pennington of Kent and Thomas Pennington of Akron; seven grandchildren; and twelve great grandchildren....
Janet Marsh Bradstock
Aug 13, 2012
Janet Marsh Bradstock, 63, of Frederick, MD, died on Monday, August 13, 2012, at her home. Born in Kent, Ohio, on May 3, 1949, she was a daughter of the late Merle C. and Leah Kunsman Bradstock. She graduated from the Kent State University School in 1967 and Ashland College in 1971. She resided in Frederick Maryland since 1971. She...
Rose Montemaggiore
Aug 11, 2012
Rose (Montoni) Montemaggiore, of Kent, passed away on August 11, 2012, at 104 years old. Rose was one of 15 children born to Marion and Lena Montoni. She cleaned offices for Kent Mold and Manufacturing Company retiring at the age of 84. She was a member of St Patrick Church. Rose prayed the rosary every day and loved her family....
Mary E. Powers
Aug 3, 2012
Mary E. Powers, 97 formerly of Kent, Ohio gracefully passed on August 3rd at her home in Westerville. Preceded in death by husband, Martin, brothers Robert, George, and Phillip, and sister Patricia. She is survived by her daughters Mary Elizabeth (Walter) Doyle and Judith Ann Landon. Her grandsons are Michael (Diane), Patrick (Jane), and Christopher (Joanna) Doyle, Joseph Landon, James...
Harold L. Shaffer
Aug 2, 2012
Harold L. Shaffer, 88, of Brady Lake, died Thursday, August 2, 2012 at his home. He was born August 30, 1923 in Sagamore, PA to Delbert and Alma (Aul) Shaffer. Harold retired as a long distance truck driver for Mason-Dixon Lines, Inc.. He was a member of Lake Brady United Methodist Church, United Methodist Church of Lavaca, Arkansas, and the...
Dorothy Beatrice Baker
Aug 1, 2012
Dorothy Beatrice Baker, 95, of Kent died Wednesday, August 1, 2012 at Kent Healthcare Center. She was born March 27, 1917 in Boston Twp. to Leander and Myrtle (Dearalh) Smith. She had worked in Ravenna area factories. She loved animals, especially her birds; and her flowers, especially her peonies. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry E. Baker....
Louise Helen Delac
Jul 26, 2012
Louise Helen (Miller) Delac, 87, of Pinehurst, NC and formerly of Kent died Thursday, July 26, 2012 at her residence. She was born October 4, 1924 in Ellington, NY to Ernest and Gertrude (Johnson) Mesel. She is survived by her husband, Walter P. Delac, whom she married on August 14, 1971; son, Dennis Miller of Hilton Head, SC; daughter, Sonja...
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