Obituaries
Obituaries for Bissler & Sons' Funeral Home and Crematory
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
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...
Francis E. "Frank" Popson
May 6, 2011
To God be the glory! Frank Popson, 73, of Kent, passed to his Lord May 6, 2011 from the Palliative Care Unit at Akron City Hospital. He was born September 17, 1937 in Uniontown, PA to Steve and Mary (Yurick) Popson. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. As an involved dad he coached Little League baseball, enjoyed family...
Franklin Ray Space
May 5, 2011
Franklin Ray Space, passed away at just two hours and twenty-five minutes old in the arms of his mother and father, Kyla Richmond and Kevin Space of Ravenna. His family will receive friends from 3:30-4:30pm Saturday, May 7th at Bissler & Sons Funeral Home in Kent.

Wilbur Stewart Mckay,
May 4, 2011
Wilbur S. McKay, Jr., 91, passed away in his home on May 4, 2011, surrounded by his family. "Mac" was a Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army Air Corps 6th and 7th Air Depot Group during WWII. He was the recipient of the Bronze Star Medal in March, 1945 for meritorious service. "Through his untiring efforts, initiative and ingenuity he...
Monica Mary Sultan Armstrong
May 4, 2011
Monica Mary Reeb Armstrong Monica Mary Reeb Armstrong, 57, of Ravenna Twp, passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at Akron General Hospital. She was born November 13, 1953 in Youngstown, to Joseph P. and Diana (Harmicar) Sultan. Monica was employed at ComDoc for over 19 years.She enjoyed cooking and golf. She is survived by her husband, Gary S. Armstrong, whom...
Florine Cotner Coe
May 3, 2011
Florine Cotner Coe Florine Cotner Coe of Kent died peacefully in her sleep May 3, 2011. She will be joining her husband of 41 years, Robert W. Coe, in a better world. She will also be joining her mother, Opal Love, formerly of Columbus and her brother, Paul Cotner, formerly of Stow. Florine will be missed by her son, John...
Glenna Fitchjarrels Romonchuk
Apr 30, 2011
Glenna M. Romonchuk, 84, of Monroe Falls, passed away peacefully, surrounded by loving family and friends, Saturday, April 30, 2011 at Akron General Medical Center. She was born November 21, 1926 in Huntington, WV to Arnet and Louise (Jones) Fitchjarrels. She is survived by sons: John (Mary) Gregory of North Ridgeville and Arnett (Portia) Gregory of Kent; daughters: Elizabeth (Victor)...
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...
Francis E. "Frank" Popson
May 6, 2011
To God be the glory! Frank Popson, 73, of Kent, passed to his Lord May 6, 2011 from the Palliative Care Unit at Akron City Hospital. He was born September 17, 1937 in Uniontown, PA to Steve and Mary (Yurick) Popson. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. As an involved dad he coached Little League baseball, enjoyed family...
Franklin Ray Space
May 5, 2011
Franklin Ray Space, passed away at just two hours and twenty-five minutes old in the arms of his mother and father, Kyla Richmond and Kevin Space of Ravenna. His family will receive friends from 3:30-4:30pm Saturday, May 7th at Bissler & Sons Funeral Home in Kent.

Wilbur Stewart Mckay,
May 4, 2011
Wilbur S. McKay, Jr., 91, passed away in his home on May 4, 2011, surrounded by his family. "Mac" was a Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army Air Corps 6th and 7th Air Depot Group during WWII. He was the recipient of the Bronze Star Medal in March, 1945 for meritorious service. "Through his untiring efforts, initiative and ingenuity he...
Monica Mary Sultan Armstrong
May 4, 2011
Monica Mary Reeb Armstrong Monica Mary Reeb Armstrong, 57, of Ravenna Twp, passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at Akron General Hospital. She was born November 13, 1953 in Youngstown, to Joseph P. and Diana (Harmicar) Sultan. Monica was employed at ComDoc for over 19 years.She enjoyed cooking and golf. She is survived by her husband, Gary S. Armstrong, whom...
Florine Cotner Coe
May 3, 2011
Florine Cotner Coe Florine Cotner Coe of Kent died peacefully in her sleep May 3, 2011. She will be joining her husband of 41 years, Robert W. Coe, in a better world. She will also be joining her mother, Opal Love, formerly of Columbus and her brother, Paul Cotner, formerly of Stow. Florine will be missed by her son, John...
Glenna Fitchjarrels Romonchuk
Apr 30, 2011
Glenna M. Romonchuk, 84, of Monroe Falls, passed away peacefully, surrounded by loving family and friends, Saturday, April 30, 2011 at Akron General Medical Center. She was born November 21, 1926 in Huntington, WV to Arnet and Louise (Jones) Fitchjarrels. She is survived by sons: John (Mary) Gregory of North Ridgeville and Arnett (Portia) Gregory of Kent; daughters: Elizabeth (Victor)...