Obituaries for Bissler & Sons' Funeral Home and Crematory

Jan 1, 2010

Donna B. Gless, 75, of Kent, died Friday, January 1, 2010 at Akron City Hospital Medical Center. She was born July 11, 1934 in Kent, OH to Ivor James and Esther (Lightner) Vaughn. She is survived by her husband, Paul E. Gless, whom she married on July 17, 1953; sons, Paul M. Gless of Jacksonville, FL and Dave R. Gless...

Nov 18, 2006

Charles James Irvine, 84, of Kent, died Saturday, November 18, 2006 at Maison Aine Care Center in Stow. He was born December 25, 1921, in Brookline, MA to David and Anna (Ward) Irvine. He was retired form Warner-Swasey in Solon. He is survived by sons, Shawn S. Irvine of Atwater and Patrick L. Irvine of Kent; daughters, Shirley Bailey of...

Nov 2, 2006

Caroline Roland, 36, of Kent died Thursday, November 2, 2006 at Robinson Memorial Hospital. She was born June 22, 1970, in Boston, MA to Sanford Joseph Roland Jr and Jennifer (Lovette) Roland. She will be cherished and missed by her loving soul mate, Jeff Hutchings, her parents, siblings and friends. Calling hours will be held 4-6 PM Saturday at Bissler...

Nov 1, 2006

Harvey B. Tetreault, 59, of Akron, OH, passed away Nov. 1, 2006 at the Cleveland Clinic after a two-month battle with Multiple Myeloma. Harvey proudly served as a sergeant in the 557th M.P. Co. USARPAC of the US Army. Upon his return from active duty, he began his 38-year career as a shift supervisor in the Research & Test Division...

Oct 24, 2006

Kathryn Diane Kish, 68, of Kent, passed away on Tuesday, October 24, 2006 at Robinson Memorial Hospital after a battle with stomach cancer. She was born June 11, 1938, in Heilwood, PA to George and Mary (Stupic) Slanoc, and has been a resident of Kent for 43 years. Mrs. Kish was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, the Red...

Oct 22, 2006

John V. Moledor, 82, of Kent, died Sunday, October 22, 2006 at Kent Healthcare Center. He was born August 9, 1924, in Kent to Perry and Frona M. (Horning) Moledor. A veteran of the Army during World War II, he retired from RB & W after 39 years. He was a member of St. Patrick's Church, a life member of...

Oct 21, 2006

Joan E. Marsh, 76, of Kent, died Saturday, October 21, 2006 at Akron City Hospital Medical Center. She was born January 12, 1930, in Akron, to Dr. Charles and Laura (Nichols) DeGruchy. She received a five year nursing degree from Francis Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve and retired as nursing supervisor from the Summit County Health...

Oct 21, 2006

Colleen Rhodes, 46, of Ravenna, went home to be with her Savior Saturday, October 21, 2006 at Akron City Hospital Medical Center. She was born July 2, 1960, in Ravenna to Clyde and Cora Marilyn (Coulson) Rhodes. She was employed for many years as a line assembler at Portage Industries. Colleen's nieces, nephews, great nieces, and great nephews were the...

Oct 19, 2006

Della Mae Rhodes, 79, of Kent, died Thursday, October 19, 2006 at Traditions at Bath Road in Cuyahoga Falls. She was born October 24, 1926, in Hubbard to Claude John and Nora Madella (Hollabaugh) Hanley. She worked as a nurse's aide and was a member of the Youngstown Salvation Army for 25 years. She is survived by sons, Robert Wagner...

Oct 18, 2006

Howard G. Stultz was born in Roanoke, Virginia, where he lived for most of his life. He recently passed away at age 88 in Streetsboro, Ohio; where he currently lived with his wife Dorothy L. Stultz. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy, of sixty -three years and one son Greg and daughter-in-law, Anne, of Stow, Ohio. Also surviving is...

Oct 15, 2006

Luella G. "Polly" Snyder, 91, of Kent, died Sunday, October 15, 2006 at Robinson Memorial Hospital. She was born May 9, 1915, in Binghamton, New York to Fred J. and Effie R. (Brown) Mayo. She was employed by Lamb Electric retiring in 1980. She was a member of member of the Kent Church of the Nazarene, enjoyed traveling, and spending...

Oct 12, 2006

Charles G. Cutright, 82, of Kent passed away October 12, 2006 at Akron City Hospital Medical Center after a valiant fight of 4 months. He was born December 27, 1923, in Alton, West Virginia and spent most of his life in the Akron area. Mr. Cutright served with honor in the US Navy for 6 years during the 2nd World...

Oct 12, 2006

Lloyd E. Stacy, 89, of Brimfield, died Thursday, October 12, 2006 at Robinson Memorial Hospital in Ravenna. He was born April 19, 1917, in Struthers. He was employed by Goodyear Aerospace; retired as a security guard and maintenance at the Akron Water Works. He was a member of Nazarene Church. He is survived by his wife, Louise (Davis); son, David...

Oct 12, 2006

Eleanore Crystal Augusta (Horsthemke) Guckelberger formerly of Bath, OH passed away at VNS Hospice in Copley. She was born 5/16/1919 in Essen Germany and moved to Monessen, PA as a young girl. She attended Penn State University where she was a member of the Chi Omega sorority. She married Carl Guckelberger, who predeceased her in 1996. She is survived by...

Oct 11, 2006

Clara Mae Oberholzer passed away October 11, 2006 at Robinson Memorial Hospital. She was born in Brimfield on March 23, 1933 to Ernest & Ethel Wright. Clara was a lifelong resident of Portage County. Clara's life was devoted to family and friends. She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Survivors include her sons, James (Gail) of Kent,...

Oct 8, 2006

Dorothy Siedschlag, wife of Karl G. Siedschlag Jr., was born May 13 to Clyde and Ocala Hostettler. She was educated in the Kent State University school system from pre-kindergarten through college graduation. She was employed in the Kent Post Office as a window clerk during World War II, an adoption worker for Catholic Social Services in Wilmington, Delaware, and as...

Sep 27, 2006

Keith Burgess, 85, died Sept 27th in Watertown. N. Y. after a short illness. He was born Sept. 8, 1921 to Paul A. and Rose M. (Green) Burgess. As a teacher, father, husband and friend, he was well-respected and loved by many. He taught in Windham schools and Kent City Schools for 32 years, earning his Bachelor's and Master's Degrees...

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Wendell J. Gieger, beloved husband, father and grandfather went home to meet the Lord 4 April 2023.   Wendell was born on August 19, 1952 to Wendel and Anna Gieger of Kent, Ohio.  Wendell was a graduate of Kent State University and later from Webster College, receiving a M.A. in Health Facilities Management.  Wendell retired from the United States Air...

Please join us in a celebration of life to honor Jerry Rhoads, John Rhoads, and Robert “Bud” Rhoads. We invite friends & family to gather at Standing Rock Cemetery in Kent, Ohio on October 1st, 2022 at 11:30am for a memorial service to honor Jerry, John, and Bud. Pastor Kris Patt will conduct this ceremony. Following the ceremony, we...