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Ronald A. Barchalk
Dec 3, 2010
Ronald A. Barchalk, 68, of Mogadore, died Friday, December 3, 2010 at Regency Hospital. He was born February 28, 1942 in Akron, to Joe and Dorothy (Fisher) Barchalk. He was a millwright and retired from Chrysler in 2003. Ron was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, and enjoyed outdoor activities, fixing and building things around the house, fishing and bowling....
Earl Francis White,
Dec 2, 2010
Earl Francis "Bud" White, Jr., 75, of Kent, passed away surrounded by his family Thursday, December 2, 2010 at Robinson Memorial Hospital. He was born April 2, 1935 in Ravenna, to Earl Francis and Helen (Batch) White. He was a veteran of the Navy and Air Force during both the Korean and Vietnam wars, retiring from the Air Force in...
John Sidney Goretti
Dec 2, 2010
John Sidney "Sid" Goretti, 59, of Brimfield, died Thursday, December 2, 2010 at Heather Knoll in Tallmadge. He was born June 17, 1951 in Ravenna to Albert and Rosalie (Fitzpatrick) Goretti. He is survived by his mother, Rosalie Goretti of Brimfield; brothers, Matthew (Sharon) Goretti of Avon, NY, Samuel (Diane) Goretti of Escondito, CA, Nicholas (Mary) Goretti of Charlotte, NC,...
Dene R. Testa
Nov 30, 2010
Dene R. Testa, 90, of Fairlawn, died Tuesday, November 30, 2010 at The Village at St. Edward, Fairlawn. She was born March 26, 1920 in Kent. to Ezio and Adeline (Ferry) DiCola. She is survived by her husband, Ercole "Pete" Testa, whom she married on June 6,1946; son, Michael (April) Testa of Westlake. daughter: Connie (Becky) Flogge of Bolivar, OH;...
John L. Trares
Nov 30, 2010
John L. Trares, 88, of Mogadore, died Tuesday, November 30, 2010 at the Hospice Care Center in Copley. He was born March 5, 1922 in Suffield Twp, to Carl P. and Marie C. (Rhodes) Trares. John was a 1940 graduate of Suffield High School. He retired from Lawsons Milk Company. John was a member of St. Joseph Church in Randolph,...
Francis Bernard Colarik
Nov 29, 2010
Francis B. "Frank" Colarik III, 41, of Brimfield, died Monday, November 29, 2010 at the NC Soccer Club in Hudson. He was born July 18, 1969 in Ft. Meade, MD to Francis B. and Gearleen A. (Jewell) Colarik II. He was a veteran of the Ohio National Guard during the First Gulf War. He graduated from Warren Western Reserve High...
Alverna M. Steidl-Taylor
Nov 29, 2010
Alverna Steidl-Taylor, 86, of Stow, died Monday, November 29, 2010 at Hospice Care Center in Copley. She was born May 1, 1924 in Williamsport, PA to Arthur and Eva (Decker) Fessler. Alverna was a graduate of Kenmore High School. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church for over 50 years. Alverna had been a member of Sweet Adeline's, was...
Ellen A. Howe
Nov 26, 2010
ELLEN A. HOWE, 90 On Friday November 26, 2010, Ellen A. Howe took a seat next to her husband Paul and rode over the hill in the 1941 Mercury. Ellen a homemaker, and loving mother, had baked the pies, made extra bread, spent the day with her family, and finally danced with her grandchildren, she will be sorely missed. She...
Beryl Jean Cowling
Nov 24, 2010
Beryl J. "Dolly" Cowling, 86, of Kent, died Wednesday, November 24, 2010 at Hillcrest Hospital in Mayfield Hts. She was born August 17, 1924 in Cleveland to Frank and Ida (Blaumann) Bates. She drove school bus for Orange, Streetsboro and Kent City Schools. She had also been President of O.A.P.S.E. both in Streetsboro and Kent. Also, she sold Avon for...
John Martin Faltisco
Nov 19, 2010
John Martin Faltisco, 64, of Stow, passed away Friday, November 19, 2010 at the Hospice Care Center in Copley. He was born May 8, 1946 in Ravenna, to James F. and Mildred Marie (Durlin) Faltisco. He was a veteran of the Army during the Vietnam war. He was a 1964 graduate of Kent Roosevelt High School and received his Bachelor's...
Marilyn L. Byrne
Nov 18, 2010
Byrne, Marilyn The daughter of Joseph and Lillian Sobraske, Marilyn L. Byrne was born in Omaha, Nebraska, on February 2, 1930, and died on November 18, 2010. She graduated from Duchesne College and received an M.A. from Creighton University. A passionate teacher, she enjoyed teaching middle school in Omaha for fourteen years. It was at this time she met and...
Harold Seymour
Nov 15, 2010
Harold "Bud" Seymour, 70, of Stow, OH, passed away Monday, November 15th, 2010 at Hospice Care Center Copley, OH. He was born December 23, 1939 in Canton, OH to Elmer and Bernice (Haines) Seymour. He was a veteran of the U. S. Navy. Bud was a graduate of Akron University where he received his B. S. in Chemical Engineering. He...
Norma Jean Wright
Nov 15, 2010
Norma Jean Wright, 80, of Kent, entered eternal life Monday, November 15, 2010 at the Hospice of Visiting Nurse Service Care Center in Copley. She was born November 17, 1929 in Fremont, Ohio, to Dewey L. and Lucy R. (Shull) Kiser. She spent most of her married life residing in Rootstown and Elyria, and the last four years in Kent...
Ernest Howard Carlson
Nov 13, 2010
Ernest Howard Carlson, 76, of Brady Lake, died Saturday, November 13, 2010 at Select Specialty Hospital. He was born December 23, 1933 in Seattle, WA to Ernest V. and Anna (Peterson) Carlson. He graduated from Ballard High School, Seattle , WA in 1952. He was an officer in the Air Force. He then received his BS in Geology in 1956...
William Patrick Hall
Nov 12, 2010
William Patrick "Bill" Hall, 85, of Ravenna, went home to be with the Lord, Friday, November 12, 2010 at Robinson Memorial Hospital Ravenna. He was born June 23, 1925 in Cleveland, to Mary Hall. He served in the U. S. Navy in WW II. Bill retired from General Electric in Ravenna after 42 years and seven months, as a truck...
Russell Beckwith Ray
Nov 8, 2010
Russell Beckwith Ray, 88, of Munroe Falls, died Monday, November 8, 2010 at home. He was born November 28, 1921 in Brady Lake to Grady and Olive (Beckwith) Ray. He was a veteran of the U S Navy during World War II. He served as a Seabee in the 87th Battalion. He retired from Ford Motor Company where he was...
Ralph E. Bryner
Nov 6, 2010
Doctors Without Borders 333 7th Ave. Second Floor, New York, NY 10001-5004.
William P. Weisinger
Nov 5, 2010
William P. Weisinger, 61, of Streetsboro, died Friday, November 5, 2010 at Maple Wood Care Center in Streetsboro. He was born September 1, 1949 in Lynbrook, NY to Irving and Claire (Hurdus) Weisinger. He was an Adjunct Professor at Kent State University in the School of Journalism and Mass Communications. He was the creator of and Program Director for the...
Karl R. Wegman
Nov 4, 2010
Karl R. Wegman, 83, of Shalersville, died Thursday, November 4, 2010 at home. He was born November 13, 1926 in Kent, to Burt and Margaret (Russell) Wegman. He retired from The City of Kent Water Department. Karl was a U S Navy veteran. He served on the USS F. D. Roosevelt during WWII. He earned an Agriculture degree from Ohio...
Earl J. Miller
Nov 3, 2010
Earl J. Miller, 56, of Kent, died suddenly Wednesday, November 3, 2010 at Robinson Memorial Hospital. He was born December 22, 1953 at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Guam to Earl R. and Magdalena (Castro Lujan) Miller. He was a graduate of Theodore Roosevelt High School where he was a well known wrestler. He also wrestled while attending Kent State...
Ronald A. Barchalk
Dec 3, 2010
Ronald A. Barchalk, 68, of Mogadore, died Friday, December 3, 2010 at Regency Hospital. He was born February 28, 1942 in Akron, to Joe and Dorothy (Fisher) Barchalk. He was a millwright and retired from Chrysler in 2003. Ron was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, and enjoyed outdoor activities, fixing and building things around the house, fishing and bowling....
Earl Francis White,
Dec 2, 2010
Earl Francis "Bud" White, Jr., 75, of Kent, passed away surrounded by his family Thursday, December 2, 2010 at Robinson Memorial Hospital. He was born April 2, 1935 in Ravenna, to Earl Francis and Helen (Batch) White. He was a veteran of the Navy and Air Force during both the Korean and Vietnam wars, retiring from the Air Force in...
John Sidney Goretti
Dec 2, 2010
John Sidney "Sid" Goretti, 59, of Brimfield, died Thursday, December 2, 2010 at Heather Knoll in Tallmadge. He was born June 17, 1951 in Ravenna to Albert and Rosalie (Fitzpatrick) Goretti. He is survived by his mother, Rosalie Goretti of Brimfield; brothers, Matthew (Sharon) Goretti of Avon, NY, Samuel (Diane) Goretti of Escondito, CA, Nicholas (Mary) Goretti of Charlotte, NC,...
Dene R. Testa
Nov 30, 2010
Dene R. Testa, 90, of Fairlawn, died Tuesday, November 30, 2010 at The Village at St. Edward, Fairlawn. She was born March 26, 1920 in Kent. to Ezio and Adeline (Ferry) DiCola. She is survived by her husband, Ercole "Pete" Testa, whom she married on June 6,1946; son, Michael (April) Testa of Westlake. daughter: Connie (Becky) Flogge of Bolivar, OH;...
John L. Trares
Nov 30, 2010
John L. Trares, 88, of Mogadore, died Tuesday, November 30, 2010 at the Hospice Care Center in Copley. He was born March 5, 1922 in Suffield Twp, to Carl P. and Marie C. (Rhodes) Trares. John was a 1940 graduate of Suffield High School. He retired from Lawsons Milk Company. John was a member of St. Joseph Church in Randolph,...
Francis Bernard Colarik
Nov 29, 2010
Francis B. "Frank" Colarik III, 41, of Brimfield, died Monday, November 29, 2010 at the NC Soccer Club in Hudson. He was born July 18, 1969 in Ft. Meade, MD to Francis B. and Gearleen A. (Jewell) Colarik II. He was a veteran of the Ohio National Guard during the First Gulf War. He graduated from Warren Western Reserve High...
Alverna M. Steidl-Taylor
Nov 29, 2010
Alverna Steidl-Taylor, 86, of Stow, died Monday, November 29, 2010 at Hospice Care Center in Copley. She was born May 1, 1924 in Williamsport, PA to Arthur and Eva (Decker) Fessler. Alverna was a graduate of Kenmore High School. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church for over 50 years. Alverna had been a member of Sweet Adeline's, was...
Ellen A. Howe
Nov 26, 2010
ELLEN A. HOWE, 90 On Friday November 26, 2010, Ellen A. Howe took a seat next to her husband Paul and rode over the hill in the 1941 Mercury. Ellen a homemaker, and loving mother, had baked the pies, made extra bread, spent the day with her family, and finally danced with her grandchildren, she will be sorely missed. She...
Beryl Jean Cowling
Nov 24, 2010
Beryl J. "Dolly" Cowling, 86, of Kent, died Wednesday, November 24, 2010 at Hillcrest Hospital in Mayfield Hts. She was born August 17, 1924 in Cleveland to Frank and Ida (Blaumann) Bates. She drove school bus for Orange, Streetsboro and Kent City Schools. She had also been President of O.A.P.S.E. both in Streetsboro and Kent. Also, she sold Avon for...
John Martin Faltisco
Nov 19, 2010
John Martin Faltisco, 64, of Stow, passed away Friday, November 19, 2010 at the Hospice Care Center in Copley. He was born May 8, 1946 in Ravenna, to James F. and Mildred Marie (Durlin) Faltisco. He was a veteran of the Army during the Vietnam war. He was a 1964 graduate of Kent Roosevelt High School and received his Bachelor's...
Marilyn L. Byrne
Nov 18, 2010
Byrne, Marilyn The daughter of Joseph and Lillian Sobraske, Marilyn L. Byrne was born in Omaha, Nebraska, on February 2, 1930, and died on November 18, 2010. She graduated from Duchesne College and received an M.A. from Creighton University. A passionate teacher, she enjoyed teaching middle school in Omaha for fourteen years. It was at this time she met and...
Harold Seymour
Nov 15, 2010
Harold "Bud" Seymour, 70, of Stow, OH, passed away Monday, November 15th, 2010 at Hospice Care Center Copley, OH. He was born December 23, 1939 in Canton, OH to Elmer and Bernice (Haines) Seymour. He was a veteran of the U. S. Navy. Bud was a graduate of Akron University where he received his B. S. in Chemical Engineering. He...
Norma Jean Wright
Nov 15, 2010
Norma Jean Wright, 80, of Kent, entered eternal life Monday, November 15, 2010 at the Hospice of Visiting Nurse Service Care Center in Copley. She was born November 17, 1929 in Fremont, Ohio, to Dewey L. and Lucy R. (Shull) Kiser. She spent most of her married life residing in Rootstown and Elyria, and the last four years in Kent...
Ernest Howard Carlson
Nov 13, 2010
Ernest Howard Carlson, 76, of Brady Lake, died Saturday, November 13, 2010 at Select Specialty Hospital. He was born December 23, 1933 in Seattle, WA to Ernest V. and Anna (Peterson) Carlson. He graduated from Ballard High School, Seattle , WA in 1952. He was an officer in the Air Force. He then received his BS in Geology in 1956...
William Patrick Hall
Nov 12, 2010
William Patrick "Bill" Hall, 85, of Ravenna, went home to be with the Lord, Friday, November 12, 2010 at Robinson Memorial Hospital Ravenna. He was born June 23, 1925 in Cleveland, to Mary Hall. He served in the U. S. Navy in WW II. Bill retired from General Electric in Ravenna after 42 years and seven months, as a truck...
Russell Beckwith Ray
Nov 8, 2010
Russell Beckwith Ray, 88, of Munroe Falls, died Monday, November 8, 2010 at home. He was born November 28, 1921 in Brady Lake to Grady and Olive (Beckwith) Ray. He was a veteran of the U S Navy during World War II. He served as a Seabee in the 87th Battalion. He retired from Ford Motor Company where he was...
Ralph E. Bryner
Nov 6, 2010
Doctors Without Borders 333 7th Ave. Second Floor, New York, NY 10001-5004.
William P. Weisinger
Nov 5, 2010
William P. Weisinger, 61, of Streetsboro, died Friday, November 5, 2010 at Maple Wood Care Center in Streetsboro. He was born September 1, 1949 in Lynbrook, NY to Irving and Claire (Hurdus) Weisinger. He was an Adjunct Professor at Kent State University in the School of Journalism and Mass Communications. He was the creator of and Program Director for the...
Karl R. Wegman
Nov 4, 2010
Karl R. Wegman, 83, of Shalersville, died Thursday, November 4, 2010 at home. He was born November 13, 1926 in Kent, to Burt and Margaret (Russell) Wegman. He retired from The City of Kent Water Department. Karl was a U S Navy veteran. He served on the USS F. D. Roosevelt during WWII. He earned an Agriculture degree from Ohio...
Earl J. Miller
Nov 3, 2010
Earl J. Miller, 56, of Kent, died suddenly Wednesday, November 3, 2010 at Robinson Memorial Hospital. He was born December 22, 1953 at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Guam to Earl R. and Magdalena (Castro Lujan) Miller. He was a graduate of Theodore Roosevelt High School where he was a well known wrestler. He also wrestled while attending Kent State...
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