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

Pauline E. Mandalin
Feb 6, 2010
Pauline E Mandalin, 90, of Kent, died Saturday, February 6, 2010 at Robinson Memorial Hospital. She was born October 7, 1919 in Glenn Kampell, PA to Anthony and Mary (Banbino) Messina. Pauline retired from the Ohio Department of Transportation. She is survived by her son , Paul (Carol) Mandalin of Kent; Granddaughters, Diane Schwartz of Peninsula, Denise Mandalin of FL,...
Robert J. Clark
Feb 6, 2010
Robert J. Clark, 79, of Hudson, died Saturday, February 6, 2010 at the Hospice Care Center in Copley. He was born December 24, 1930 in Delaware to Joseph and Catherine (Smith) Clark. He was a private investigator for Research Associates in Cleveland. He was a member of the Akron Claims Association and the United Church of Christ of Kent. He...

Helen Simpson Ihle
Feb 4, 2010
Helen Ihle, 93, of Kent, died Thursday, February 4, 2010 at Akron General Hospital. She was born January 23, 1917 in Racine, to Harry and Mayme Helen (Beegle) Simpson. Helen was a member of the United Methodist Church of Kent. She is survived by brother, Robert Hartenbach of Kent; sisters, Sara Simpson Beach of Kent and Georgann Hartenbach Grimm of...

Linda L. Fertig
Feb 2, 2010
Linda L. Fertig, 63, of Cuyahoga Falls, died Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at her home. She was born December 16, 1946 in Akron to Francis and Jean C. (Gassler) Matheny. She was retired from Twin Star Lanes where she was Food and Beverage Manager. She loved her granddaughter; and enjoyed having lunch with her friends, bowling on multiple leagues, and...

Frances Katherine Adolph
Feb 1, 2010
Frances Katherine Adolph, 81, of Kent, died Monday, February 1, 2010 at home with her family. She was born October 10, 1928 in St. Joseph, to William and Mary (Shirclif) Coomes. She was employed by Oak Rubber in Ravenna during WW II. Frances was a member of St. Patrick Church in Kent. She enjoyed her grandchildren and spending time with...

Lloyd Leonard Swauger
Jan 31, 2010
Leonard Swauger, 79, of Brady Lake, OH, passed away peacefully, after a short illness, on Sunday, January 31, 2010, surrounded by his family. He was born August 14, 1930 in Kent, OH to Robert and Nellie (Lewis) Swauger. He retired from Kent City Schools. Mr. Swauger was active in the Civil Defense, an active member of the Brady Lake Fire...
Anna Marie Miller
Jan 31, 2010
Anna Marie Klein Miller On the evening of January 31, Anna Marie Klein Miller of Kent passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her closest family members. Mrs. Miller was born in 1914 to German immigrants Christ Klein and Mary Mesh Klein of Sharon, Pennsylvania. A voracious reader and lifelong student, Mrs. Miller worked as a nurse for over forty...
William Louis Smith
Jan 31, 2010
William Louis Smith, 94, of Stow, formerly of Kent, died Sunday, January 31, 2010, at the Hospice Care Center. He was born January 24, 1916, in Akron, to Park R. and Ruth E. (Flanagan) Smith. William was a veteran of the Merchant Marines serving in WW II. He was a terminal manager and sales representative for Dixie-Ohio Express, Anderson Motor...
Jane A. Richard
Jan 29, 2010
Jane Williams Richard, 80, of Cuyahoga Falls, died Friday, January 29, 2010 at Robinson Memorial Hospital. She was born May 29, 1929 in Kent, to Dominic and Mary (Montanaro) Williams. Jane was a member of the Akron Society of Artists, Women's Art League, Tri County Society of Artists, Cuyahoga Valley Art Center and the Akron Art Museum. She studied art...
Irwin Trimble
Jan 27, 2010
Gene Irwin Trimble, 84, of Kent, died Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at Robinson Memorial Hospital in Ravenna. He was born August 6, 1925 in St. Clairsville to Paul and Blanche (Craig) Trimble. He was a veteran of the Merchant Marine during the World War II. He was the former owner and operator of Kent Floral. He started working with his...

Carl E. Singleton
Jan 26, 2010
Carl E. Singleton, 78, of Franklin Twp, died Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at Robinson Memorial Hospital. He was born February 28, 1931 in Exchange, WV to Albert and Fannie (Singleton) Singleton. Carl was a veteran of the Army serving in Germany. He worked as a carpenter for Umbaugh Pole Building Company. Carl enjoyed hunting and sports, especially the Cleveland Browns...

Mary Elswick
Jan 26, 2010
Sister, Bonnie (Steve) Reynolds of Texas; brothers, Vincent Payne and John (Brenda) Payne of Akron. Calling hours will be 5-6 PM, Friday, January 15th at Faith United Methodist Church, 1235 Tallmadge Road, Brimfield with a Memorial Service at 6 PM.
Willard Donald Erdos
Jan 24, 2010
Memorial contributions may be made in her name to the Bissler & Sons Funeral Home, 628 West Main Street, Kent, Oh 44240

Paul H. Somerville
Jan 19, 2010
Paul Howard Somerville, 87, died Jan. 19, 2010 at his home. He was born in Westover, Pa. on November. 12, 1922. Having served his country as a Sgt in the Army Air Corps during WWII, Paul was a tail-gunner in B-17's and eventually settled in Kent in 1952 to raise his family in a town he loved. He was a...

Dale Doran Roberts
Jan 18, 2010
Dale Doran Roberts, 60, of Kent, died Monday, January 18, 2010 at the Kent Healthcare Center. He was born February 12, 1949 in Brady Lake, to Doran Dale and Shirley (Smith) Roberts. He was a veteran of the Army serving in Vietnam. Dale was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed target practice and working with his dogs. He is survived by...
Marguerite Louise Mcguigan
Jan 18, 2010
Marguerite ("Maggi") Louise McGuigan (nee Weber), age 84, went to be with the Lord on January 18, 2010, at Robinson Memorial Hospital. Born on August 7, 1925, to Raymond E. Weber and Nellie (Lemons) Weber, she attended Brady Lake School and Theodore Roosevelt High School, graduating in 1943. After being employed with then Portage County Prosecuting Attorney, George E. Martin,...

Command Sergean Richard James Farrell
Jan 17, 2010
Command Sergeant Major Richard James Farrell Sr., 69, of Linthicum, MD, passed away on Sunday, January 17, 2010 at Baltimore Washington Medical, Glen Burnie, MD. He was born September 14, 1940 in Akron to Joseph Robert and May E. (Eary) Farrell. Richard was drafted into the Army during the Vietnam War. This is where he found a home with a...
Henry L. Wolcott
Jan 16, 2010
Henry L. Wolcott, 94, of Randolph, died Saturday, January 16, 2010 at Longmeadow Care Center. He was born November 21, 1915 in Kent, to Duncan B. and Daisy (Lodge) Wolcott. Henry was a veteran of the Army during the World War II and retired from Borden's Ice Cream in Akron. Henry loved hunting, fishing and looking for arrowheads in the...
Hazel Marie Kline
Jan 14, 2010
Hazel Marie Kline, 92, formerly of Kent and currently of Westlake, died Thursday, January 14, 2010 at Hospice Care Center at The Renaissance in Olmsted Township. She was born June 18, 1917 in Franklin, Pennsylvania to Henry James and Ethel Margaret (Ford) Strawbridge. She was a member of St. Patrick's Church. She is survived by son, Thomas E. Kline of...

Herbert L. Zitner
Jan 12, 2010
Herbert L. Zitner, 81, of Jupiter, FL, died Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at Anna Maria of Aurora. He was born November 6, 1928, to Alex and Mary (Nagy) Zitner. Herbert was a veteran of the Marine Corps during the World War II and retired from GE as a Jet Engine Inspector. He was a member of St. Peter Catholic Church...

Pauline E. Mandalin
Feb 6, 2010
Pauline E Mandalin, 90, of Kent, died Saturday, February 6, 2010 at Robinson Memorial Hospital. She was born October 7, 1919 in Glenn Kampell, PA to Anthony and Mary (Banbino) Messina. Pauline retired from the Ohio Department of Transportation. She is survived by her son , Paul (Carol) Mandalin of Kent; Granddaughters, Diane Schwartz of Peninsula, Denise Mandalin of FL,...
Robert J. Clark
Feb 6, 2010
Robert J. Clark, 79, of Hudson, died Saturday, February 6, 2010 at the Hospice Care Center in Copley. He was born December 24, 1930 in Delaware to Joseph and Catherine (Smith) Clark. He was a private investigator for Research Associates in Cleveland. He was a member of the Akron Claims Association and the United Church of Christ of Kent. He...

Helen Simpson Ihle
Feb 4, 2010
Helen Ihle, 93, of Kent, died Thursday, February 4, 2010 at Akron General Hospital. She was born January 23, 1917 in Racine, to Harry and Mayme Helen (Beegle) Simpson. Helen was a member of the United Methodist Church of Kent. She is survived by brother, Robert Hartenbach of Kent; sisters, Sara Simpson Beach of Kent and Georgann Hartenbach Grimm of...

Linda L. Fertig
Feb 2, 2010
Linda L. Fertig, 63, of Cuyahoga Falls, died Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at her home. She was born December 16, 1946 in Akron to Francis and Jean C. (Gassler) Matheny. She was retired from Twin Star Lanes where she was Food and Beverage Manager. She loved her granddaughter; and enjoyed having lunch with her friends, bowling on multiple leagues, and...

Frances Katherine Adolph
Feb 1, 2010
Frances Katherine Adolph, 81, of Kent, died Monday, February 1, 2010 at home with her family. She was born October 10, 1928 in St. Joseph, to William and Mary (Shirclif) Coomes. She was employed by Oak Rubber in Ravenna during WW II. Frances was a member of St. Patrick Church in Kent. She enjoyed her grandchildren and spending time with...

Lloyd Leonard Swauger
Jan 31, 2010
Leonard Swauger, 79, of Brady Lake, OH, passed away peacefully, after a short illness, on Sunday, January 31, 2010, surrounded by his family. He was born August 14, 1930 in Kent, OH to Robert and Nellie (Lewis) Swauger. He retired from Kent City Schools. Mr. Swauger was active in the Civil Defense, an active member of the Brady Lake Fire...
Anna Marie Miller
Jan 31, 2010
Anna Marie Klein Miller On the evening of January 31, Anna Marie Klein Miller of Kent passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her closest family members. Mrs. Miller was born in 1914 to German immigrants Christ Klein and Mary Mesh Klein of Sharon, Pennsylvania. A voracious reader and lifelong student, Mrs. Miller worked as a nurse for over forty...
William Louis Smith
Jan 31, 2010
William Louis Smith, 94, of Stow, formerly of Kent, died Sunday, January 31, 2010, at the Hospice Care Center. He was born January 24, 1916, in Akron, to Park R. and Ruth E. (Flanagan) Smith. William was a veteran of the Merchant Marines serving in WW II. He was a terminal manager and sales representative for Dixie-Ohio Express, Anderson Motor...
Jane A. Richard
Jan 29, 2010
Jane Williams Richard, 80, of Cuyahoga Falls, died Friday, January 29, 2010 at Robinson Memorial Hospital. She was born May 29, 1929 in Kent, to Dominic and Mary (Montanaro) Williams. Jane was a member of the Akron Society of Artists, Women's Art League, Tri County Society of Artists, Cuyahoga Valley Art Center and the Akron Art Museum. She studied art...
Irwin Trimble
Jan 27, 2010
Gene Irwin Trimble, 84, of Kent, died Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at Robinson Memorial Hospital in Ravenna. He was born August 6, 1925 in St. Clairsville to Paul and Blanche (Craig) Trimble. He was a veteran of the Merchant Marine during the World War II. He was the former owner and operator of Kent Floral. He started working with his...

Carl E. Singleton
Jan 26, 2010
Carl E. Singleton, 78, of Franklin Twp, died Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at Robinson Memorial Hospital. He was born February 28, 1931 in Exchange, WV to Albert and Fannie (Singleton) Singleton. Carl was a veteran of the Army serving in Germany. He worked as a carpenter for Umbaugh Pole Building Company. Carl enjoyed hunting and sports, especially the Cleveland Browns...

Mary Elswick
Jan 26, 2010
Sister, Bonnie (Steve) Reynolds of Texas; brothers, Vincent Payne and John (Brenda) Payne of Akron. Calling hours will be 5-6 PM, Friday, January 15th at Faith United Methodist Church, 1235 Tallmadge Road, Brimfield with a Memorial Service at 6 PM.
Willard Donald Erdos
Jan 24, 2010
Memorial contributions may be made in her name to the Bissler & Sons Funeral Home, 628 West Main Street, Kent, Oh 44240

Paul H. Somerville
Jan 19, 2010
Paul Howard Somerville, 87, died Jan. 19, 2010 at his home. He was born in Westover, Pa. on November. 12, 1922. Having served his country as a Sgt in the Army Air Corps during WWII, Paul was a tail-gunner in B-17's and eventually settled in Kent in 1952 to raise his family in a town he loved. He was a...

Dale Doran Roberts
Jan 18, 2010
Dale Doran Roberts, 60, of Kent, died Monday, January 18, 2010 at the Kent Healthcare Center. He was born February 12, 1949 in Brady Lake, to Doran Dale and Shirley (Smith) Roberts. He was a veteran of the Army serving in Vietnam. Dale was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed target practice and working with his dogs. He is survived by...
Marguerite Louise Mcguigan
Jan 18, 2010
Marguerite ("Maggi") Louise McGuigan (nee Weber), age 84, went to be with the Lord on January 18, 2010, at Robinson Memorial Hospital. Born on August 7, 1925, to Raymond E. Weber and Nellie (Lemons) Weber, she attended Brady Lake School and Theodore Roosevelt High School, graduating in 1943. After being employed with then Portage County Prosecuting Attorney, George E. Martin,...

Command Sergean Richard James Farrell
Jan 17, 2010
Command Sergeant Major Richard James Farrell Sr., 69, of Linthicum, MD, passed away on Sunday, January 17, 2010 at Baltimore Washington Medical, Glen Burnie, MD. He was born September 14, 1940 in Akron to Joseph Robert and May E. (Eary) Farrell. Richard was drafted into the Army during the Vietnam War. This is where he found a home with a...
Henry L. Wolcott
Jan 16, 2010
Henry L. Wolcott, 94, of Randolph, died Saturday, January 16, 2010 at Longmeadow Care Center. He was born November 21, 1915 in Kent, to Duncan B. and Daisy (Lodge) Wolcott. Henry was a veteran of the Army during the World War II and retired from Borden's Ice Cream in Akron. Henry loved hunting, fishing and looking for arrowheads in the...
Hazel Marie Kline
Jan 14, 2010
Hazel Marie Kline, 92, formerly of Kent and currently of Westlake, died Thursday, January 14, 2010 at Hospice Care Center at The Renaissance in Olmsted Township. She was born June 18, 1917 in Franklin, Pennsylvania to Henry James and Ethel Margaret (Ford) Strawbridge. She was a member of St. Patrick's Church. She is survived by son, Thomas E. Kline of...

Herbert L. Zitner
Jan 12, 2010
Herbert L. Zitner, 81, of Jupiter, FL, died Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at Anna Maria of Aurora. He was born November 6, 1928, to Alex and Mary (Nagy) Zitner. Herbert was a veteran of the Marine Corps during the World War II and retired from GE as a Jet Engine Inspector. He was a member of St. Peter Catholic Church...