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Kristen Danyel Murphy
Jun 28, 2011
Kristen Danyel Murphy, 18, of Ravenna, died Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at Hattie Larlham. She was born July 20, 1992 in Palestine, TX to Jayson and Charlotte (Davenport) Murphy. Kristen loved painting, music and enjoyed being with her friends at Hattie Larlham. She was deeply loved by her family and those who knew her and will be greatly missed. She...
Oscar Nitz
Jun 27, 2011
Oscar Nitz, age 77 of Olney, Maryland, passed away Monday, June 27, 2011. Oscar was born on June 2, 1934 in Germany to Frederick and Anna Nitz. He married Herta Nitz on November 9, 1963 and lived in Kent for over forty years. He retired in 1994 after working 30 years for General Motors. Over the years, he enjoyed gardening...
Laverne Freiheit
Jun 26, 2011
LaVerne Freiheit, 93, died Sunday, June 26, 2011 at Stow Glen Retirement Center. She was born December 12, 1917 in Cleveland to Edward and Marie (Mares) Muench. She was a member of the West Park Congregational Church on Rocky River Drive. She is survived by daughters, Gayle (Tim) Harteis of Vonore, TN and Darleen (Robert) Hamfeldt of Chattanooga, TN; six...
David P. (Kreiner) Hogya
Jun 24, 2011
David P. (Kreiner) Hogya, 49, of Kent, died Friday, June 24, 2011 at Hospice Care Center in Fairlawn. He was born March 18, 1962 in Euclid to Harold and Jean (Leduc) Hogya. He is survived by his wife, Janice L (Kreiner) Hogya, whom he married in 1991; son, Paul "Bo" Kreiner of Kent; daughters, Darcy and Isabella Kreiner of Kent;...
Barbara Jane Berger
Jun 22, 2011
Barbara Jane Berger, 86, of Kent, OH, died Wednesday, June 22, 2011, at her home in Kent, OH. She was born August 2, 1924, in Evansville, IN, to Robert Lee and Agnes Lee (Mayse) Steadman. She was a member of the United Methodist Church of Kent, United Methodist Women, Miriam Circle, Intercessory Prayer Group, Bible Studies, Sunday School, former Communion...
Terrence Terry Beal
Jun 18, 2011
Terry Lee Beal, 69, of Tallmadge, died Saturday, June 18, 2011 at Akron General Hospital. He was born February 23, 1942 in Akron, to Earl Henry and Genola Irene (Dickon) Beal. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Tallmadge, APCO, past president of Parents Without Partners and Nordonia Hills Gun Club. Terry loved to shoot and hold...
Andrew Joseph Ziebro
Jun 18, 2011
Andrew J. Ziebro, 60, of Kent, died Saturday, June 18, 2011 at Robinson Memorial Hospital. He was born July 18, 1950 in Brooklyn, to Joseph and Theresa Ziebro. Andrew was a deeply spiritual man, who spent his life in pursuit of the divine. He was member of AA, loved to travel, gardening and cooking. Andrew loved the outdoors and cherished...
Ann Snyder Britton
Jun 17, 2011
Ann Louise Snyder Britton, 53, of Akron, died Friday, June 17, 2011 at her home. She was born February 10, 1958 in Buffalo, NY to Philip J. and Marjorie (Watson) Snyder. Ann was Court Magistrate of Human Services for the Summit County Probate Court. She attended the University of Michigan and received her Economics Degree in 1979. Ann attended and...
M. E. "Tony" Spiker
Jun 12, 2011
Tony Spiker 78, loving husband and father, passed away Sunday, June 12, 2011 at Robinson Memorial Hospital, after a long illness. He was born March 7, 1933 in Winchester, VA to Marion Earle and Gladys Mae (Marston) Spiker. He is survived by his wife, of 48 years, Ellen (Kuderna) Spiker; daughters, Doris L. Calmese of Kent, Jean (Michael) Sossa of...
Robert Edwards "Robby" Dumm
Jun 8, 2011
Robert Edwards "Robby" Dumm, 61, of Kent, died Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at his residence. He was born June 1, 1950 in Kent, to Dr. Robert M. and Catherine (Edwards) Dumm. Robby was a member of the Kent Canadian Club, American Legion Post #496 and VFW Post #3703. He was a past member of the Jaycee's and Rotary Club of...
Kathleen M. Kline
Jun 6, 2011
Kathleen M. "Kathy" Kline, 57, of Streetsboro, passed away Monday, June 6, 2011 at Robinson Memorial Hospital in Ravenna. She was born September 26, 1953 in Ravenna to Dennis and Veronica (Degutis) Rogers. Kathy said her greatest achievement was being a mother and grandmother, and loved spending time with her grandchildren. Kathy was always there for family and friends, dropping...
Rita M. Fisher
Jun 1, 2011
Rita M Fisher passed away on June 1, 2011 at Country Elegance in Ravenna, Ohio. Rita was a lifelong resident of Kent and the daughter of John and Stella Gardner. She was born in Alliance, Ohio in 1919. She and her husband Adam were married in 1938 and shortly thereafter built their home in Kent, Ohio where they lived for...
Sandra Sandy Craft
May 21, 2011
Sandy Craft, 62, of Ravenna, died Saturday, May 21, 2011 at Akron City Hospital Medical Center. She was born February 27, 1949 in Ravenna, to Lemert and Eva (Roth) Sprankle. She was a member of the Kent Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses where she served as a full- time Pioneer Minister. Sandy loved her family and cherished the time that she...
D. Ray Heisey
May 20, 2011
D. Ray Heisey, 79, died May 20, 2011 at University Hospitals, Cleveland, after a three month battle with thyroid cancer. Born in Gladwin, MI, he grew up in Louisville, OH. After completing degrees at Greenville College, Messiah College, Ohio State University (M.A.) and Northwestern University (Ph. D.), he taught eight years at Messiah College, then served 30 years at Kent...
Betty A. Fry, Rn,
May 17, 2011
Betty A. Fry, 66, of Kent, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at Robinson Memorial Hospital in Ravenna, Ohio. She was born December 26,1944 in Sunbury, PA, the daughter of John and Mercy (Clarke) Snyder. Betty graduated from Sunbury High School in 1962. She set out on a career in nursing at Geisinger Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in...
Alice (Fischer) Pratt
May 15, 2011
Alice Louise Pratt Alice Louise Pratt, 88, of Ravenna, passed away Sunday, May 15, 2011 at Robinson Memorial Hospital. She was born February 16, 1923 in Akron, to John and Amy (Ripley) Fischer. Alice was employed at KSU in the dean of students office and Long View State Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. She and her husband retired in 1983 and...
Laura Marie Peck
May 15, 2011
Laura Marie Peck, 46, of Stow, died Sunday, May 15, 2011. She was born August 2, 1964 in Akron to Albert D. "Barney" and Irma E. (Pozzini) Colpo. Laura was a member of St. Patrick Church in Kent. She was a longtime legal secretary for many law offices in Kent and Akron. She is survived by her husband, Andrew Peck,...
John R. Mcintyre
May 11, 2011
John R. McIntyre, 79, of Tallmadge, died Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at Akron City Hospital Medical Center in Akron. He was born December 14, 1931 in Harrisburg, PA to Raymond Alton and Margaret (Erdos) McIntyre. John worked at Consolidated Mold in Kent for many years then worked at Hunt Machine in Tallmadge retiring in 1997. He enjoyed gardening and working...
Moneda Stutzman
May 9, 2011
Moneda Stutzman Moneda Stutzman, 86, of Stow, passed away Monday, May 9, 2011 at Stow Glen Retirement Center in Stow. She was born December 1, 1924 in Milford, NB to Jake and Mary (Stutzman) Stutzman. She married Clifford J. Stutzman December 22, 1945 in Norfolk, Virginia. They were managers at the Patton house in Kent for over 20 years. She...
Warren Gee Carden
May 9, 2011
Warren G. "Gee" Carden Warren G. "Gee" Carden, 88, of Stow, OH, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, May 9, 2011 in Stow, OH. He was born June 20, 1922 in Elizabethton, TN to Kinch Lo and Maggie Juanita (Collins) Carden. He was a World War II Army Air Force veteran who loved his country and proudly...
Kristen Danyel Murphy
Jun 28, 2011
Kristen Danyel Murphy, 18, of Ravenna, died Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at Hattie Larlham. She was born July 20, 1992 in Palestine, TX to Jayson and Charlotte (Davenport) Murphy. Kristen loved painting, music and enjoyed being with her friends at Hattie Larlham. She was deeply loved by her family and those who knew her and will be greatly missed. She...
Oscar Nitz
Jun 27, 2011
Oscar Nitz, age 77 of Olney, Maryland, passed away Monday, June 27, 2011. Oscar was born on June 2, 1934 in Germany to Frederick and Anna Nitz. He married Herta Nitz on November 9, 1963 and lived in Kent for over forty years. He retired in 1994 after working 30 years for General Motors. Over the years, he enjoyed gardening...
Laverne Freiheit
Jun 26, 2011
LaVerne Freiheit, 93, died Sunday, June 26, 2011 at Stow Glen Retirement Center. She was born December 12, 1917 in Cleveland to Edward and Marie (Mares) Muench. She was a member of the West Park Congregational Church on Rocky River Drive. She is survived by daughters, Gayle (Tim) Harteis of Vonore, TN and Darleen (Robert) Hamfeldt of Chattanooga, TN; six...
David P. (Kreiner) Hogya
Jun 24, 2011
David P. (Kreiner) Hogya, 49, of Kent, died Friday, June 24, 2011 at Hospice Care Center in Fairlawn. He was born March 18, 1962 in Euclid to Harold and Jean (Leduc) Hogya. He is survived by his wife, Janice L (Kreiner) Hogya, whom he married in 1991; son, Paul "Bo" Kreiner of Kent; daughters, Darcy and Isabella Kreiner of Kent;...
Barbara Jane Berger
Jun 22, 2011
Barbara Jane Berger, 86, of Kent, OH, died Wednesday, June 22, 2011, at her home in Kent, OH. She was born August 2, 1924, in Evansville, IN, to Robert Lee and Agnes Lee (Mayse) Steadman. She was a member of the United Methodist Church of Kent, United Methodist Women, Miriam Circle, Intercessory Prayer Group, Bible Studies, Sunday School, former Communion...
Terrence Terry Beal
Jun 18, 2011
Terry Lee Beal, 69, of Tallmadge, died Saturday, June 18, 2011 at Akron General Hospital. He was born February 23, 1942 in Akron, to Earl Henry and Genola Irene (Dickon) Beal. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Tallmadge, APCO, past president of Parents Without Partners and Nordonia Hills Gun Club. Terry loved to shoot and hold...
Andrew Joseph Ziebro
Jun 18, 2011
Andrew J. Ziebro, 60, of Kent, died Saturday, June 18, 2011 at Robinson Memorial Hospital. He was born July 18, 1950 in Brooklyn, to Joseph and Theresa Ziebro. Andrew was a deeply spiritual man, who spent his life in pursuit of the divine. He was member of AA, loved to travel, gardening and cooking. Andrew loved the outdoors and cherished...
Ann Snyder Britton
Jun 17, 2011
Ann Louise Snyder Britton, 53, of Akron, died Friday, June 17, 2011 at her home. She was born February 10, 1958 in Buffalo, NY to Philip J. and Marjorie (Watson) Snyder. Ann was Court Magistrate of Human Services for the Summit County Probate Court. She attended the University of Michigan and received her Economics Degree in 1979. Ann attended and...
M. E. "Tony" Spiker
Jun 12, 2011
Tony Spiker 78, loving husband and father, passed away Sunday, June 12, 2011 at Robinson Memorial Hospital, after a long illness. He was born March 7, 1933 in Winchester, VA to Marion Earle and Gladys Mae (Marston) Spiker. He is survived by his wife, of 48 years, Ellen (Kuderna) Spiker; daughters, Doris L. Calmese of Kent, Jean (Michael) Sossa of...
Robert Edwards "Robby" Dumm
Jun 8, 2011
Robert Edwards "Robby" Dumm, 61, of Kent, died Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at his residence. He was born June 1, 1950 in Kent, to Dr. Robert M. and Catherine (Edwards) Dumm. Robby was a member of the Kent Canadian Club, American Legion Post #496 and VFW Post #3703. He was a past member of the Jaycee's and Rotary Club of...
Kathleen M. Kline
Jun 6, 2011
Kathleen M. "Kathy" Kline, 57, of Streetsboro, passed away Monday, June 6, 2011 at Robinson Memorial Hospital in Ravenna. She was born September 26, 1953 in Ravenna to Dennis and Veronica (Degutis) Rogers. Kathy said her greatest achievement was being a mother and grandmother, and loved spending time with her grandchildren. Kathy was always there for family and friends, dropping...
Rita M. Fisher
Jun 1, 2011
Rita M Fisher passed away on June 1, 2011 at Country Elegance in Ravenna, Ohio. Rita was a lifelong resident of Kent and the daughter of John and Stella Gardner. She was born in Alliance, Ohio in 1919. She and her husband Adam were married in 1938 and shortly thereafter built their home in Kent, Ohio where they lived for...
Sandra Sandy Craft
May 21, 2011
Sandy Craft, 62, of Ravenna, died Saturday, May 21, 2011 at Akron City Hospital Medical Center. She was born February 27, 1949 in Ravenna, to Lemert and Eva (Roth) Sprankle. She was a member of the Kent Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses where she served as a full- time Pioneer Minister. Sandy loved her family and cherished the time that she...
D. Ray Heisey
May 20, 2011
D. Ray Heisey, 79, died May 20, 2011 at University Hospitals, Cleveland, after a three month battle with thyroid cancer. Born in Gladwin, MI, he grew up in Louisville, OH. After completing degrees at Greenville College, Messiah College, Ohio State University (M.A.) and Northwestern University (Ph. D.), he taught eight years at Messiah College, then served 30 years at Kent...
Betty A. Fry, Rn,
May 17, 2011
Betty A. Fry, 66, of Kent, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at Robinson Memorial Hospital in Ravenna, Ohio. She was born December 26,1944 in Sunbury, PA, the daughter of John and Mercy (Clarke) Snyder. Betty graduated from Sunbury High School in 1962. She set out on a career in nursing at Geisinger Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in...
Alice (Fischer) Pratt
May 15, 2011
Alice Louise Pratt Alice Louise Pratt, 88, of Ravenna, passed away Sunday, May 15, 2011 at Robinson Memorial Hospital. She was born February 16, 1923 in Akron, to John and Amy (Ripley) Fischer. Alice was employed at KSU in the dean of students office and Long View State Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. She and her husband retired in 1983 and...
Laura Marie Peck
May 15, 2011
Laura Marie Peck, 46, of Stow, died Sunday, May 15, 2011. She was born August 2, 1964 in Akron to Albert D. "Barney" and Irma E. (Pozzini) Colpo. Laura was a member of St. Patrick Church in Kent. She was a longtime legal secretary for many law offices in Kent and Akron. She is survived by her husband, Andrew Peck,...
John R. Mcintyre
May 11, 2011
John R. McIntyre, 79, of Tallmadge, died Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at Akron City Hospital Medical Center in Akron. He was born December 14, 1931 in Harrisburg, PA to Raymond Alton and Margaret (Erdos) McIntyre. John worked at Consolidated Mold in Kent for many years then worked at Hunt Machine in Tallmadge retiring in 1997. He enjoyed gardening and working...
Moneda Stutzman
May 9, 2011
Moneda Stutzman Moneda Stutzman, 86, of Stow, passed away Monday, May 9, 2011 at Stow Glen Retirement Center in Stow. She was born December 1, 1924 in Milford, NB to Jake and Mary (Stutzman) Stutzman. She married Clifford J. Stutzman December 22, 1945 in Norfolk, Virginia. They were managers at the Patton house in Kent for over 20 years. She...
Warren Gee Carden
May 9, 2011
Warren G. "Gee" Carden Warren G. "Gee" Carden, 88, of Stow, OH, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, May 9, 2011 in Stow, OH. He was born June 20, 1922 in Elizabethton, TN to Kinch Lo and Maggie Juanita (Collins) Carden. He was a World War II Army Air Force veteran who loved his country and proudly...
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