Obituaries
Obituaries for Bissler & Sons' Funeral Home and Crematory
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
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...

Frances V. Steffee
Nov 2, 2010
Frances V. Steffee, 86, of Eastlake, died Tuesday, November 2, 2010 at Lake West Hospital in Willoughby. She was born January 1, 1924 in East Palestine to Anthony and Ella (DeLeone) Vaccaro. She was employed by Kent State University in the Food Service Department. She is survived by her daughter: Roberta S. Jalali of Eastlake; granddaughter, Shanna (Jeff) Bumiller of...

Anne T. Smas
Nov 2, 2010
Anne T. Smas, 91, of Kent died Tuesday, November 2, 2010 at Robinson Memorial Hospital. She was born May 5, 1919 in Centerville, IA to Matt and Frances (Tomac) Tomlanovich. She was employed by Joanna Western Mills Inc. She is survived by: son, James (Abby) Smas of Kent; grandchildren, James Ryan (Ashley) Smas of Cuyahoga Falls, Libby Smas of Lakewood,...
Laura I. Moors
Oct 27, 2010
Laura I. Moors, our dear mother passed away Wednesday, October 27, 2010 at the age of 96. She was born March 24, 1914 in Jerome, PA. She lived in the Brimfield area for many years and was a member of Faith United Methodist Church, Rachel Circle and Grandmothers Club. She is survived by her children, Vivian Klag, Richard Moors and...
Paul M. Silver
Oct 26, 2010
Paul M. Silver, 88, of Stow, died Tuesday, October 26, 2010 at Akron City Hospital Medical Center. He was born April 13, 1922 in Bethany, WV to James L. and Florence (Kemp) Silver. He was a WWII Army veteran, of the European Theatre. He owned and operated the Meadows Insurance Agency in Ellet until 1984. He was a member of...
Mary T. Stueber
Oct 24, 2010
Mary T. Stueber, 84, of New Concord, Ohio, died Sunday, October 24, 2010 at the Southeastern Regional Medical Center in Cambridge, Ohio after a brief illness. She was born April 14, 1926 in Kent, Ohio, to Howard and LaVerne Young, and was preceded in death by her brother, Earl; and sister, Sister Jean Baptiste, H.M. She had been a member...
Edward John Glassner
Oct 22, 2010
Edward J. Glassner, 75, of Kent, passed away Friday, October 22, 2010 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Ed had waged a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's Disease. Ed was born in Akron, Ohio, son of Alphonse V. Glassner and Elizabeth Wagner. He was raised by his beloved godmother Lena Dangel of Akron. Ed attended St. Mary's School in...
Donna Mae Felean
Oct 21, 2010
Donna M. Felean, 67, of Kent, lost her battle with cancer, Thursday, October 21, 2010 at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. She was born August 22, 1943 in Cuyahoga Falls, to William Earl and Betty Jane (Thomas) Buskirk. Donna was "Mom" to everyone who knew her and always put their needs first. She was a good listener and never had a...
Jeanne I.
Oct 21, 2010
Jeanne D. Can, 81, of Twin Lakes, died Thursday, October 21, 2010 at her home. She was born August 14, 1929 in Cincinnati to Peter and Carmella (Vanosa) DeMichelis. After her education, which included The Ohio State University, she was an instructor of nursing. She was a member of St. Patrick Church; and she was very active with the Portage...
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...

Frances V. Steffee
Nov 2, 2010
Frances V. Steffee, 86, of Eastlake, died Tuesday, November 2, 2010 at Lake West Hospital in Willoughby. She was born January 1, 1924 in East Palestine to Anthony and Ella (DeLeone) Vaccaro. She was employed by Kent State University in the Food Service Department. She is survived by her daughter: Roberta S. Jalali of Eastlake; granddaughter, Shanna (Jeff) Bumiller of...

Anne T. Smas
Nov 2, 2010
Anne T. Smas, 91, of Kent died Tuesday, November 2, 2010 at Robinson Memorial Hospital. She was born May 5, 1919 in Centerville, IA to Matt and Frances (Tomac) Tomlanovich. She was employed by Joanna Western Mills Inc. She is survived by: son, James (Abby) Smas of Kent; grandchildren, James Ryan (Ashley) Smas of Cuyahoga Falls, Libby Smas of Lakewood,...
Laura I. Moors
Oct 27, 2010
Laura I. Moors, our dear mother passed away Wednesday, October 27, 2010 at the age of 96. She was born March 24, 1914 in Jerome, PA. She lived in the Brimfield area for many years and was a member of Faith United Methodist Church, Rachel Circle and Grandmothers Club. She is survived by her children, Vivian Klag, Richard Moors and...
Paul M. Silver
Oct 26, 2010
Paul M. Silver, 88, of Stow, died Tuesday, October 26, 2010 at Akron City Hospital Medical Center. He was born April 13, 1922 in Bethany, WV to James L. and Florence (Kemp) Silver. He was a WWII Army veteran, of the European Theatre. He owned and operated the Meadows Insurance Agency in Ellet until 1984. He was a member of...
Mary T. Stueber
Oct 24, 2010
Mary T. Stueber, 84, of New Concord, Ohio, died Sunday, October 24, 2010 at the Southeastern Regional Medical Center in Cambridge, Ohio after a brief illness. She was born April 14, 1926 in Kent, Ohio, to Howard and LaVerne Young, and was preceded in death by her brother, Earl; and sister, Sister Jean Baptiste, H.M. She had been a member...
Edward John Glassner
Oct 22, 2010
Edward J. Glassner, 75, of Kent, passed away Friday, October 22, 2010 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Ed had waged a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's Disease. Ed was born in Akron, Ohio, son of Alphonse V. Glassner and Elizabeth Wagner. He was raised by his beloved godmother Lena Dangel of Akron. Ed attended St. Mary's School in...
Donna Mae Felean
Oct 21, 2010
Donna M. Felean, 67, of Kent, lost her battle with cancer, Thursday, October 21, 2010 at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. She was born August 22, 1943 in Cuyahoga Falls, to William Earl and Betty Jane (Thomas) Buskirk. Donna was "Mom" to everyone who knew her and always put their needs first. She was a good listener and never had a...
Jeanne I.
Oct 21, 2010
Jeanne D. Can, 81, of Twin Lakes, died Thursday, October 21, 2010 at her home. She was born August 14, 1929 in Cincinnati to Peter and Carmella (Vanosa) DeMichelis. After her education, which included The Ohio State University, she was an instructor of nursing. She was a member of St. Patrick Church; and she was very active with the Portage...