Obituaries
Obituaries for Bissler & Sons' Funeral Home and Crematory
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Robert B. Fischer
Jan 2, 2022
Robert Blake Fischer, 54 of Kent, OH, passed away Sunday, January 02, 2022. Rob is survived by his wife Jennifer Fischer, his three, beautiful daughters Kayla, Kassidy, and Mallory. His mother Judith Ann, sisters Nicole J. Voinovich (Vic Jr. and their two children, Victor III and Kael), Heather Michelle (Ron Schreckengost Jr.). Rob was preceded in death by his...
Mark F. Mcgraw
2022
MARK F McGRAW, age 70, of Aurora OH passed on December 25, 2022.
Adored husband of Mary Ann U McGraw for 46 wonderful years. Devoted brother of Deborah McGraw/brother-in-law, Todd Strasser. Preceded in death by dear parents, Colleen and Robert McGraw.
His humble way of putting others first will be so missed. Private family memorial....
Katherina "Katt" Marie (Bird) Hutko
2022
On Tuesday, October 4th, 2022, Katherina "Katt"Â Marie (Bird)Â Hutko, loving mother, sister, daughter and aunt passed away at age fifty-seven from a short battle with pancreatic cancer.
Katt was a person who spent her life loving her family and friends. She was always at family functions trying to socialize with everyone, making sure everyone felt seen...
Robert Nottingham Tracy
2022
Captain Robert Nottingham “Super Duck” Tracy, USN Retired, passed away peacefully in Copley, Ohio on Monday, August 29, 2022 at the age of 80.
Bob was born in Beverly Hills to Robert Noyes Tracy and Margaret Bonney Tracy. While in high school he achieved the Rank of Eagle Scout with Boy Scout Troop 176. Bob attended the...
Bill Nickol
Dec 31, 2021
Bill Nickol, age 77, was called home to be with his Lord unexpectedly on December 31, 2021.
He was born to Thomas and Hazel Nickol in Akron, Ohio and grew up with his 5 siblings in Stow, Ohio. After graduating from Stow High School he enlisted in the U.S. Navy where he proudly served before receiving an...

Norma J. Derbfuss
Dec 31, 2021
Norma J. Derbfuss, 87, of Stow, passed away December 31, 2021. She was born on January 28, 1934.
Services in care of Bissler and Sons' Funeral Home and Crematory, 628 W. Main St., Kent, OH 44240.
Karen Lynn (Minges) Burge
Dec 29, 2021
Karen Lynn Burge, daughter of Dale & Margie Minges, went home to be with our Lord on December 29, 2021.
She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Marion “Sonny” Burge. She is survived by her two children, Michelle L. Miller (Trent) of Cartersville, Georgia and Michael “Scott” Egantoff of Garrettsville, Ohio.
As a...
Arthur J. Burton Jr.
Dec 28, 2021
Arthur J. Burton, Jr., age 74, of Kent, OH, died on Tuesday, December 28, 2021 Akron City Hospital.
Cremation services in the care of Bissler & Sons Crematory.
Services in care of Bissler & Sons Funeral Home and Crematory, 628 West Main Street, Kent, OH 44240.
Margaret E. (Clark) Gyulai
Dec 27, 2021
Margaret Elizabeth Gyulai (Clark), 79, of Brimfield, OH passed away on Monday, December 27. 2021 at Mulberry Gardens Memory Care, Munroe Falls, OH.
Margaret was born on April 1, 1942 at Robinson Memorial Hospital.
Margaret was raised on a farm in Center Township, OH where she attended a two-room school house till the eighth grade...
Audrey Ann Toth
Dec 27, 2021
Audrey Ann Toth, 85 of Twinsburg Ohio, passed away peacefully at Justin T Rogers Hospice Care Center on December 27, 2021 (one day previous to her 86th birthday). Audrey was born on December 28, 1935 to Kalman and Irene (Rozman) Toth, in Cleveland Ohio.
Audrey retired after a long career at Square D, Electrical Equipment Company, and...
Muriel "Sam" Edwards
Dec 26, 2021
Muriel “Sam” Edwards, 76 went home to rest in the arms of the Lord on December 26, 2021, born January 4, 1945 in Wooster, OH.
Muriel graduated from John R. Buchtel High School in 1963, after which she married Joseph L Edwards March 27, 1965. She worked for Davey Compressor and Kent State before continuing on to...
Alice C. (Stoneking) Mccorkle
Dec 24, 2021
Alice C. McCorkle (Stoneking), age 67, of Kent, passed away on Friday, December 24, 2021 at UH Portage Medical Center due to Covid-19. Alice was born September 23, 1954 in Akron, to the late James and Estelle (Franke) Stoneking. Alice is survived by her daughter and two grandchildren, Esther Siegman, Jessica Stefanko and Zachary Siegman; her brothers and sisters,...
Reynaldo J. Perez
Dec 23, 2021
Reynaldo J. Perez, 70, of Streetsboro went home into the loving arms of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, December 23, 2021 at Cleveland Clinic Hospital.
He was born February 9, 1951 in Manilla, Philippines to the late Christina B. Javier Perez and Carlos R. Perez.
In addition to his parents, he is...
Helen B. Suchy
Dec 23, 2021
Helen B. Suchy, age 81, of Kent, passed away on Thursday, December 23, 2021 at KentRidge.
Helen was born November 18, 1940 in Cleveland, to the late Edward and Helen (Krakora) Suchy.
She is survived by her brothers, Edward (Lois) Suchy, and Allan (Carol) Suchy; nephews and nieces, Edward, Dawn, Jeffery, Steven, Gregory, Anthony, Catherine,...
Melvin "Cooter" W. Crawford Jr.
Dec 20, 2021
Melvin W. Crawford, Jr., AKA “Cooter” age 58, of Ravenna, died on Monday, December 20, 2021 peacefully in his sleep at his long time residence.
Melvin was born July 6, 1963 in Cleveland, to Melvin W. Crawford Sr. and his mother Marie (Korfant).
He was a U.S. Army Veteran and a Member of the IBEW...
Patricia May (Hurst) Cowling
Dec 17, 2021
Patricia May Cowling, 79, of Stow, passed away on Friday, December 17, 2021 at the Avenue at Aurora. She was born in Sydney, Australia to the late Reginald and May Hurst. Patricia enjoyed reading and knitting. She will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.
She leaves her loving husband William Cowling, whom she...
Janice Zekoski
Dec 17, 2021
Janice Zekoski (nee Rigle), age 71, was called home to her Lord and Savior on December 17th, 2021. She died peacefully in her sleep at the Justin T. Rogers Hospice Care Center after a brief and intense battle with cancer.
Janice was born in Kingston, PA on February 25, 1950. She married Joseph Zekoski and they enjoyed...
Marie M. Meloy
Dec 16, 2021
Marie M. Meloy, 91, of Kent, passed away on Thursday, December 16, 2021 at Mulberry Gardens. She was born in McDonald, PA on November 17, 1930 and attended Kent Roosevelt High School. Marie was employed as a ticket seller to all the various functions held at Kent State University.
Following retirement, Marie and her husband, Francis enjoyed...
Willliam Luther White
Dec 14, 2021
To paint a portrait of Bill White is a difficult task as his accomplishments are many. He was the oldest of six, born in Raleigh, North Carolina. He grew up in Pittsburgh and attended Culver Military Academy where he discovered his love of learning. Bill attended Princeton, but left school to join the Navy. He used his knowledge of...
Heather "Hey Hey" Harvey
Dec 13, 2021
Heather “Hey-Hey” Harvey
Heather Harvey, 88, passed away peacefully with her family and Labrador, Rosie, by her side at home in Charleston, SC. Heather was born and raised in Kent, Ohio and graduated from Kent State University, where she met her husband, Don McCracken. The couple moved to Yorktown, VA in 1963, where he worked for NASA ...
Robert B. Fischer
Jan 2, 2022
Robert Blake Fischer, 54 of Kent, OH, passed away Sunday, January 02, 2022. Rob is survived by his wife Jennifer Fischer, his three, beautiful daughters Kayla, Kassidy, and Mallory. His mother Judith Ann, sisters Nicole J. Voinovich (Vic Jr. and their two children, Victor III and Kael), Heather Michelle (Ron Schreckengost Jr.). Rob was preceded in death by his...
Mark F. Mcgraw
2022
MARK F McGRAW, age 70, of Aurora OH passed on December 25, 2022.
Adored husband of Mary Ann U McGraw for 46 wonderful years. Devoted brother of Deborah McGraw/brother-in-law, Todd Strasser. Preceded in death by dear parents, Colleen and Robert McGraw.
His humble way of putting others first will be so missed. Private family memorial....
Katherina "Katt" Marie (Bird) Hutko
2022
On Tuesday, October 4th, 2022, Katherina "Katt"Â Marie (Bird)Â Hutko, loving mother, sister, daughter and aunt passed away at age fifty-seven from a short battle with pancreatic cancer.
Katt was a person who spent her life loving her family and friends. She was always at family functions trying to socialize with everyone, making sure everyone felt seen...
Robert Nottingham Tracy
2022
Captain Robert Nottingham “Super Duck” Tracy, USN Retired, passed away peacefully in Copley, Ohio on Monday, August 29, 2022 at the age of 80.
Bob was born in Beverly Hills to Robert Noyes Tracy and Margaret Bonney Tracy. While in high school he achieved the Rank of Eagle Scout with Boy Scout Troop 176. Bob attended the...
Bill Nickol
Dec 31, 2021
Bill Nickol, age 77, was called home to be with his Lord unexpectedly on December 31, 2021.
He was born to Thomas and Hazel Nickol in Akron, Ohio and grew up with his 5 siblings in Stow, Ohio. After graduating from Stow High School he enlisted in the U.S. Navy where he proudly served before receiving an...

Norma J. Derbfuss
Dec 31, 2021
Norma J. Derbfuss, 87, of Stow, passed away December 31, 2021. She was born on January 28, 1934.
Services in care of Bissler and Sons' Funeral Home and Crematory, 628 W. Main St., Kent, OH 44240.
Karen Lynn (Minges) Burge
Dec 29, 2021
Karen Lynn Burge, daughter of Dale & Margie Minges, went home to be with our Lord on December 29, 2021.
She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Marion “Sonny” Burge. She is survived by her two children, Michelle L. Miller (Trent) of Cartersville, Georgia and Michael “Scott” Egantoff of Garrettsville, Ohio.
As a...
Arthur J. Burton Jr.
Dec 28, 2021
Arthur J. Burton, Jr., age 74, of Kent, OH, died on Tuesday, December 28, 2021 Akron City Hospital.
Cremation services in the care of Bissler & Sons Crematory.
Services in care of Bissler & Sons Funeral Home and Crematory, 628 West Main Street, Kent, OH 44240.
Margaret E. (Clark) Gyulai
Dec 27, 2021
Margaret Elizabeth Gyulai (Clark), 79, of Brimfield, OH passed away on Monday, December 27. 2021 at Mulberry Gardens Memory Care, Munroe Falls, OH.
Margaret was born on April 1, 1942 at Robinson Memorial Hospital.
Margaret was raised on a farm in Center Township, OH where she attended a two-room school house till the eighth grade...
Audrey Ann Toth
Dec 27, 2021
Audrey Ann Toth, 85 of Twinsburg Ohio, passed away peacefully at Justin T Rogers Hospice Care Center on December 27, 2021 (one day previous to her 86th birthday). Audrey was born on December 28, 1935 to Kalman and Irene (Rozman) Toth, in Cleveland Ohio.
Audrey retired after a long career at Square D, Electrical Equipment Company, and...
Muriel "Sam" Edwards
Dec 26, 2021
Muriel “Sam” Edwards, 76 went home to rest in the arms of the Lord on December 26, 2021, born January 4, 1945 in Wooster, OH.
Muriel graduated from John R. Buchtel High School in 1963, after which she married Joseph L Edwards March 27, 1965. She worked for Davey Compressor and Kent State before continuing on to...
Alice C. (Stoneking) Mccorkle
Dec 24, 2021
Alice C. McCorkle (Stoneking), age 67, of Kent, passed away on Friday, December 24, 2021 at UH Portage Medical Center due to Covid-19. Alice was born September 23, 1954 in Akron, to the late James and Estelle (Franke) Stoneking. Alice is survived by her daughter and two grandchildren, Esther Siegman, Jessica Stefanko and Zachary Siegman; her brothers and sisters,...
Reynaldo J. Perez
Dec 23, 2021
Reynaldo J. Perez, 70, of Streetsboro went home into the loving arms of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, December 23, 2021 at Cleveland Clinic Hospital.
He was born February 9, 1951 in Manilla, Philippines to the late Christina B. Javier Perez and Carlos R. Perez.
In addition to his parents, he is...
Helen B. Suchy
Dec 23, 2021
Helen B. Suchy, age 81, of Kent, passed away on Thursday, December 23, 2021 at KentRidge.
Helen was born November 18, 1940 in Cleveland, to the late Edward and Helen (Krakora) Suchy.
She is survived by her brothers, Edward (Lois) Suchy, and Allan (Carol) Suchy; nephews and nieces, Edward, Dawn, Jeffery, Steven, Gregory, Anthony, Catherine,...
Melvin "Cooter" W. Crawford Jr.
Dec 20, 2021
Melvin W. Crawford, Jr., AKA “Cooter” age 58, of Ravenna, died on Monday, December 20, 2021 peacefully in his sleep at his long time residence.
Melvin was born July 6, 1963 in Cleveland, to Melvin W. Crawford Sr. and his mother Marie (Korfant).
He was a U.S. Army Veteran and a Member of the IBEW...
Patricia May (Hurst) Cowling
Dec 17, 2021
Patricia May Cowling, 79, of Stow, passed away on Friday, December 17, 2021 at the Avenue at Aurora. She was born in Sydney, Australia to the late Reginald and May Hurst. Patricia enjoyed reading and knitting. She will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.
She leaves her loving husband William Cowling, whom she...
Janice Zekoski
Dec 17, 2021
Janice Zekoski (nee Rigle), age 71, was called home to her Lord and Savior on December 17th, 2021. She died peacefully in her sleep at the Justin T. Rogers Hospice Care Center after a brief and intense battle with cancer.
Janice was born in Kingston, PA on February 25, 1950. She married Joseph Zekoski and they enjoyed...
Marie M. Meloy
Dec 16, 2021
Marie M. Meloy, 91, of Kent, passed away on Thursday, December 16, 2021 at Mulberry Gardens. She was born in McDonald, PA on November 17, 1930 and attended Kent Roosevelt High School. Marie was employed as a ticket seller to all the various functions held at Kent State University.
Following retirement, Marie and her husband, Francis enjoyed...
Willliam Luther White
Dec 14, 2021
To paint a portrait of Bill White is a difficult task as his accomplishments are many. He was the oldest of six, born in Raleigh, North Carolina. He grew up in Pittsburgh and attended Culver Military Academy where he discovered his love of learning. Bill attended Princeton, but left school to join the Navy. He used his knowledge of...
Heather "Hey Hey" Harvey
Dec 13, 2021
Heather “Hey-Hey” Harvey
Heather Harvey, 88, passed away peacefully with her family and Labrador, Rosie, by her side at home in Charleston, SC. Heather was born and raised in Kent, Ohio and graduated from Kent State University, where she met her husband, Don McCracken. The couple moved to Yorktown, VA in 1963, where he worked for NASA ...