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Mary La Wilson
Mar 30, 2018
For La Wilson, art was life. "I am freer in art work than in any other area of my life," she wrote in one of her "weather reports." She had many other talents to choose from. At Abbot Academy (now Andover), where students were divided between Gargoyles and Griffins, La was captain of her group, which at each contest sang...
Richard A. Karson
Mar 30, 2018
Richard A. Karson, 33, of Akron, died March 30, 2018. He was born August 19, 1984 in Barberton to Richard Duane Karson and Kelley Ann (Latshaw) Karson. He is survived by his son, Brantley Andrew Karson; grandmother, Janet Karson of Barberton; sister, Nicole (Heath) Barnes of Uniontown; father, Richard Duane (Beth) Karson of Ravenna; mother Kelley (Latshaw) Karson of Akron....
Jean Naomi (Lenner) Schwabe
Mar 22, 2018
Did anyone notice a Disturbance in the Force last Thursday at 9:30 in the morning? Because at that moment, in our little world, Jean Schwabe left it. Born Jean Naomi Lenner, April 8, 1924 to Deane and Jean Lenner of Akron, she was the youngest of the intrepid Lenner sisters. They spent many of their youthful summer days playing on...
Mary Ellen Moyseenko
Mar 17, 2018
Mary Ellen Moyseenko, 65, of Kent, died Friday, March 16, 2018, at Stow Glen Retirement Center. She was born May 1, 1952 in Ravenna, to James and Martha (Myers) Moyseenko. She was a member of St. Patrick Church in Kent. She is survived by her mother, Martha (Myers) of Kent; brothers, James (Jennifer) Moyseenko of Wooster and John (Tina) Moyseenko...
Dewey G. Souers
Mar 17, 2018
Dewey G. Souers, 94, of Kent, died Saturday, March 17, 2018, at Akron City Hospital Medical Center. He was born August 19, 1923 in Brimfield, to Paul Andrew and Mary Dean (Dietrich) Souers. Dewey was a 1941 graduate of Kent State High School and was a veteran of the Navy during the World War II war. Dewey was retired from...
Virginia M. Polanski
Mar 14, 2018
People who looked at Virginia Polanski must have wondered why she always seemed to be smiling. Like the Irish eyes in the song, her positive outlook touched family and friends throughout her life. Although she died peacefully at the Gables of Kentridge Senior Living facility in Kent, Ohio on March 14, 2018 just a few days short of St. Patrick's...
Donald Fraser Simpson
Mar 14, 2018
Donald Fraser Simpson II, 48, passed away peacefully Wednesday March 14, 2018 at home. It was the only time he ever did anything peacefully, as Don was so full of life and humor and love it spilled out of him everywhere he went. He was loved by everyone he allowed into his orbit. Don started his life in Naperville, IL,...
Marcia Patterson
Mar 13, 2018
Marcia Patterson, 72, of Akron, died Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at Western Reserve Hospital in Cuyahoga Falls. She was born September 12, 1945 in Akron, to the late Harry and Marian Hersman. She is survived by son, Bill Patterson Jr. of Akron; daughter, Michelle (Steve) Sibbio of Ravenna; granddaughter, Tatianna Patterson of Akron; grandsons, Travare McGregor of Akron, Trevioun Patterson...
James Benjamin Cowgill
Mar 13, 2018
James Benjamin Cowgill, 65, of Kent, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at his home in Twin Lakes. He was born October 7, 1952 in Barnesville, to James Burris and Mary Lou (Skinner) Cowgill. He was a 1970 graduate of Cambridge High School where he cultivated his love for sports as a member of the men's basketball, track...
John W. "Jack" Hurd
Mar 13, 2018
John W. 'Jack' Hurd, 83, of Kent, died peacefully Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born October 5, 1934 in Warren, to Herbert E. and Eloise (Cain) Hurd. He was a veteran of the Army serving in Korea. He was a member of the United Methodist Church in Kent for 70 years and...
Raymond Brian Talbert
Mar 9, 2018
Raymond Brian Talbert, 74, of Streetsboro, died Friday, March 9, 2018, at Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland. He was born July 17, 1943 in Pittsburgh, PA to Henry A. and Clara (Wheelock) Talbert. He is survived by his wife, Sandra (Smith) Talbert; sons, Brian H. Talbert of Pleasanton, Dan (Jill) Talbert of Allison Park, PA, Ken Allen of Akron, Keith...
Joan A. Hunt
Mar 6, 2018
Joan A. Hunt, 76, of Ravenna, died Tuesday, March 6, 2018, at UH Portage Medical Center. She was born January 17, 1942 in Kent to Robert and Stella (Kline) Long. She was a member of the Salvation Army and had been a nurse's aide at Robinson Memorial Hospital. She is survived by nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death...
Robert Allen Fisher
Mar 4, 2018
Robert Allen Fisher, 65, of Kent, died Sunday, March 4, 2018, at UH Portage Medical Center in Ravenna. He was born June 18, 1952 in Akron, to the late Adam and Rita (Gardner) Fisher. He is survived by his wife, LouAnna (Sarrach) Fisher; step-daughter, Roxanne (Darren) Mihalus of Litchfield; several nephews; sister, Karen (Randy) Varesco of Bethany Beach, DE. He...
Gloria J. Farkash
Feb 28, 2018
Gloria Jean Farkash, 74, of Kent, passed Wednesday, February 28, 2018, at Altercare of Brimfield. She was born June 4, 1943 in Cleveland, to William and Jean C. (Peltz) Petrides. She enjoyed vegetable and flower gardening and her Fairy garden was her joy. Gloria loved bowling, bunko and dinners with her girlfriends. She was a model wife to her husband,...
Shirley Casamento
Feb 27, 2018
Shirley Casamento, 83, of Kent, died Tuesday, February 27, 2018, at UH Portage Medical Center in Ravenna. She was born October 22, 1934 in Akron, OH to Kyle and May (Hawk) Gilley. She is survived by her husband, Joseph A. Casamento, whom she married on 01/02/1959; daughter, Connie (Dave) Sabo of Rootstown; grandson, Kyle (Nicole Brugmann) Sabo of Rootstown, and...
Marilyn Fain Apseloff
Feb 22, 2018
MARILYN FAIN APSELOFF, 83 Children's Literature Author and Scholar Marilyn Fain Apseloff of Kent, Ohio, died Thursday evening, February 22, 2018, at the age of 83, with family by her side. Marilyn Fain Apseloff was an internationally recognized expert in children's literature. At Kent State University she advanced from the position of part-time instructor to full professor in the English...
Craig Allan Tatton
Feb 19, 2018
On Monday, February 19, 2018, Craig Allan Tatton, of Kent, completed his earthly mission. His grace-filled, beautiful spirit and loving heart were ours for a time that seems all too brief, and his loss was quite unexpected. The truth is that his light simply became too bright, too beautiful, to be contained in earthly form. His radiance will now illuminate...
Charles "Chuck" Mcbride
Feb 14, 2018
Charles "Chuck" McBride, 74, of Kent, died Wednesday, February 14, 2018, at his home in Kent surrounded by family. He was born September 17, 1943 in Ravenna to Gerald and Rose (Stadler) McBride. He was a veteran of the Army during the Vietnam war. Worked for the City of Kent for 34 years. He is survived by his wife, Nancy...
Margaret Jean Sisson
Feb 13, 2018
Jean (Greer) Sisson, 89, of Kent, died Tuesday, February 13, 2018, at Arbors At Streetsboro. She was born May 23, 1928 in Kent, at the Jadots Maternity Home, to Redmond and Ruth (Gibson) Greer. She was the longest serving member of the United Church of Christ of Kent. Jean was a member of Ravenna Chapter Order of the Eastern Star,...
Leon Fenstermacher
Feb 13, 2018
Leon Fenstermacher, 104, joined his Heavenly Father on February 13, 2018. He was born in Fowler, Colorado, on March 17, 1913, the son of Leon Walsh and Ruth Marie (Fisher) Fenstermacher. The family relocated to Columbus, Ohio. Leon graduated from The Ohio State University in 1935 receiving a B.S. degree in Finance and Banking and a N.S.A. Commission. He was...
Mary La Wilson
Mar 30, 2018
For La Wilson, art was life. "I am freer in art work than in any other area of my life," she wrote in one of her "weather reports." She had many other talents to choose from. At Abbot Academy (now Andover), where students were divided between Gargoyles and Griffins, La was captain of her group, which at each contest sang...
Richard A. Karson
Mar 30, 2018
Richard A. Karson, 33, of Akron, died March 30, 2018. He was born August 19, 1984 in Barberton to Richard Duane Karson and Kelley Ann (Latshaw) Karson. He is survived by his son, Brantley Andrew Karson; grandmother, Janet Karson of Barberton; sister, Nicole (Heath) Barnes of Uniontown; father, Richard Duane (Beth) Karson of Ravenna; mother Kelley (Latshaw) Karson of Akron....
Jean Naomi (Lenner) Schwabe
Mar 22, 2018
Did anyone notice a Disturbance in the Force last Thursday at 9:30 in the morning? Because at that moment, in our little world, Jean Schwabe left it. Born Jean Naomi Lenner, April 8, 1924 to Deane and Jean Lenner of Akron, she was the youngest of the intrepid Lenner sisters. They spent many of their youthful summer days playing on...
Mary Ellen Moyseenko
Mar 17, 2018
Mary Ellen Moyseenko, 65, of Kent, died Friday, March 16, 2018, at Stow Glen Retirement Center. She was born May 1, 1952 in Ravenna, to James and Martha (Myers) Moyseenko. She was a member of St. Patrick Church in Kent. She is survived by her mother, Martha (Myers) of Kent; brothers, James (Jennifer) Moyseenko of Wooster and John (Tina) Moyseenko...
Dewey G. Souers
Mar 17, 2018
Dewey G. Souers, 94, of Kent, died Saturday, March 17, 2018, at Akron City Hospital Medical Center. He was born August 19, 1923 in Brimfield, to Paul Andrew and Mary Dean (Dietrich) Souers. Dewey was a 1941 graduate of Kent State High School and was a veteran of the Navy during the World War II war. Dewey was retired from...
Virginia M. Polanski
Mar 14, 2018
People who looked at Virginia Polanski must have wondered why she always seemed to be smiling. Like the Irish eyes in the song, her positive outlook touched family and friends throughout her life. Although she died peacefully at the Gables of Kentridge Senior Living facility in Kent, Ohio on March 14, 2018 just a few days short of St. Patrick's...
Donald Fraser Simpson
Mar 14, 2018
Donald Fraser Simpson II, 48, passed away peacefully Wednesday March 14, 2018 at home. It was the only time he ever did anything peacefully, as Don was so full of life and humor and love it spilled out of him everywhere he went. He was loved by everyone he allowed into his orbit. Don started his life in Naperville, IL,...
Marcia Patterson
Mar 13, 2018
Marcia Patterson, 72, of Akron, died Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at Western Reserve Hospital in Cuyahoga Falls. She was born September 12, 1945 in Akron, to the late Harry and Marian Hersman. She is survived by son, Bill Patterson Jr. of Akron; daughter, Michelle (Steve) Sibbio of Ravenna; granddaughter, Tatianna Patterson of Akron; grandsons, Travare McGregor of Akron, Trevioun Patterson...
James Benjamin Cowgill
Mar 13, 2018
James Benjamin Cowgill, 65, of Kent, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at his home in Twin Lakes. He was born October 7, 1952 in Barnesville, to James Burris and Mary Lou (Skinner) Cowgill. He was a 1970 graduate of Cambridge High School where he cultivated his love for sports as a member of the men's basketball, track...
John W. "Jack" Hurd
Mar 13, 2018
John W. 'Jack' Hurd, 83, of Kent, died peacefully Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born October 5, 1934 in Warren, to Herbert E. and Eloise (Cain) Hurd. He was a veteran of the Army serving in Korea. He was a member of the United Methodist Church in Kent for 70 years and...
Raymond Brian Talbert
Mar 9, 2018
Raymond Brian Talbert, 74, of Streetsboro, died Friday, March 9, 2018, at Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland. He was born July 17, 1943 in Pittsburgh, PA to Henry A. and Clara (Wheelock) Talbert. He is survived by his wife, Sandra (Smith) Talbert; sons, Brian H. Talbert of Pleasanton, Dan (Jill) Talbert of Allison Park, PA, Ken Allen of Akron, Keith...
Joan A. Hunt
Mar 6, 2018
Joan A. Hunt, 76, of Ravenna, died Tuesday, March 6, 2018, at UH Portage Medical Center. She was born January 17, 1942 in Kent to Robert and Stella (Kline) Long. She was a member of the Salvation Army and had been a nurse's aide at Robinson Memorial Hospital. She is survived by nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death...
Robert Allen Fisher
Mar 4, 2018
Robert Allen Fisher, 65, of Kent, died Sunday, March 4, 2018, at UH Portage Medical Center in Ravenna. He was born June 18, 1952 in Akron, to the late Adam and Rita (Gardner) Fisher. He is survived by his wife, LouAnna (Sarrach) Fisher; step-daughter, Roxanne (Darren) Mihalus of Litchfield; several nephews; sister, Karen (Randy) Varesco of Bethany Beach, DE. He...
Gloria J. Farkash
Feb 28, 2018
Gloria Jean Farkash, 74, of Kent, passed Wednesday, February 28, 2018, at Altercare of Brimfield. She was born June 4, 1943 in Cleveland, to William and Jean C. (Peltz) Petrides. She enjoyed vegetable and flower gardening and her Fairy garden was her joy. Gloria loved bowling, bunko and dinners with her girlfriends. She was a model wife to her husband,...
Shirley Casamento
Feb 27, 2018
Shirley Casamento, 83, of Kent, died Tuesday, February 27, 2018, at UH Portage Medical Center in Ravenna. She was born October 22, 1934 in Akron, OH to Kyle and May (Hawk) Gilley. She is survived by her husband, Joseph A. Casamento, whom she married on 01/02/1959; daughter, Connie (Dave) Sabo of Rootstown; grandson, Kyle (Nicole Brugmann) Sabo of Rootstown, and...
Marilyn Fain Apseloff
Feb 22, 2018
MARILYN FAIN APSELOFF, 83 Children's Literature Author and Scholar Marilyn Fain Apseloff of Kent, Ohio, died Thursday evening, February 22, 2018, at the age of 83, with family by her side. Marilyn Fain Apseloff was an internationally recognized expert in children's literature. At Kent State University she advanced from the position of part-time instructor to full professor in the English...
Craig Allan Tatton
Feb 19, 2018
On Monday, February 19, 2018, Craig Allan Tatton, of Kent, completed his earthly mission. His grace-filled, beautiful spirit and loving heart were ours for a time that seems all too brief, and his loss was quite unexpected. The truth is that his light simply became too bright, too beautiful, to be contained in earthly form. His radiance will now illuminate...
Charles "Chuck" Mcbride
Feb 14, 2018
Charles "Chuck" McBride, 74, of Kent, died Wednesday, February 14, 2018, at his home in Kent surrounded by family. He was born September 17, 1943 in Ravenna to Gerald and Rose (Stadler) McBride. He was a veteran of the Army during the Vietnam war. Worked for the City of Kent for 34 years. He is survived by his wife, Nancy...
Margaret Jean Sisson
Feb 13, 2018
Jean (Greer) Sisson, 89, of Kent, died Tuesday, February 13, 2018, at Arbors At Streetsboro. She was born May 23, 1928 in Kent, at the Jadots Maternity Home, to Redmond and Ruth (Gibson) Greer. She was the longest serving member of the United Church of Christ of Kent. Jean was a member of Ravenna Chapter Order of the Eastern Star,...
Leon Fenstermacher
Feb 13, 2018
Leon Fenstermacher, 104, joined his Heavenly Father on February 13, 2018. He was born in Fowler, Colorado, on March 17, 1913, the son of Leon Walsh and Ruth Marie (Fisher) Fenstermacher. The family relocated to Columbus, Ohio. Leon graduated from The Ohio State University in 1935 receiving a B.S. degree in Finance and Banking and a N.S.A. Commission. He was...
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