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Kristy Hafemeister Smith
Aug 16, 2016
Kristy L. Hafemeister Smith Kristy L Hafemeister Smith, 37, of Sandusky, died Tuesday, August 16, 2016, at Firelands Regional Medical Center in Sandusky. She was born May 27, 1979 in Ravenna to Victoria and Charles Mains. She is survived by her sons, Korey Hafemeister Minnich and Adrian Otero Minnich; daughters, Jenna Hafemeister and Elizabeth Otero Weirich; mother, Victoria (Robert) Szczech;...
Jeanette Chahuan Ricco
Aug 16, 2016
Jeanette Chahuan Ricco, 74, of Kent, died Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at her home. She was born May 8, 1942 in Loncoche, Chile to Jorge and Amelia (Herane) Chahuan. Jeanette was a retired Spanish teacher for the Ravenna City Schools. Jeanette loved nature. She belonged to the World Wildlife Federation, Nature Conservancy, and the World Wildlife Fund. One of her...
Margaret C Kotun
Aug 15, 2016
Margaret C. Kotun Margaret C. Kotun of Kent, Ohio passed away Monday August 15, 2016 at U H Portage Medical Center in Ravenna, Oh. She was born on June 6, 1922 in Youngstown, Pennsylvania to Anna A. Bodnar and Stephen F. Yablunosky. She lived most of her young years in Youngstown, PA (near Lemont Furnace, PA) where she attended grade...
Sally Lou Jaap
Aug 10, 2016
Sally Lou Jaap Sally Lou Jaap, 84, of Kent, died Wednesday, August 10, 2016, at the Arbors of Stow. She was born September 1, 1931, in Kent to George and Gladys (Ebert) Spaine. She is survived by her husband, Gerald "Jerry" Jaap, whom she married on January 31, 1976; sons, John (Patti) Nelson of Stow, Michael (Trudy) Nelson of Williamsburg,...
Sylvia Strasshofer
Aug 5, 2016
Sylvia Strasshofer, was born January 1, 1957 in Yugoslavia/present-day Croatia. She was preceded in death by her parents John and Katica (Kaufmann) Vrbac. Sylvia leaves behind her husband Al, whom she married September 11, 1982; her children, Jennifer and David; brother, Tom; sister-in-law, Ruth; nephew, Rick and family; step-mother Zora, and many cousins. Sylvia earned a bachelor's degree in social...
Delores J. Recznik
Aug 4, 2016
Delores J. "Dee" Recznik, 87, of Kent, passed away Thursday, August 4, 2016 at Summa Akron City Hospital. She was born November 24, 1928 in Lorain, OH to Anthony and Gladys (Tanski) Drobiszewski. Delores grew up on the shores of Lake Erie where she met the love of her life, John, a lifeguard on Lakeview Beach. Little did they know...
Patricia A. Williamson
Aug 4, 2016
Patricia A. Williamson, 76, of Kent, died Thursday, August 4, 2016 at Arbors of Stow. She was born December 30, 1939 in Ravenna, to Fred A. and Katherine (Ludick) Bahl. She is survived by her husband, James Williamson; sons, James (Morticia) Williamson of Kent and Andrew Williamson of Kent; three grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; and sister, Marie Coy of Hollywood, FL....
Nancy L. Skutle
Aug 1, 2016
Nancy L. Skutle, 70, of Brimfield, died Monday, August 1, 2016 at her home. She was born January 6, 1946 in Martins Ferry, to Dale and Thelma (Brown) Williams. Nancy was a 1963 graduate of Rootstown High School and was a billing supervisor for Davey Tree. She enjoyed spending time with her family. She is survived by her husband, Kenneth...
Norman Franklin Jennings
Jul 31, 2016
Norman F. Jennings Norman F. Jennings, 82, of Kent died after a heroic battle with multiple myeloma. He was born January 5, 1934, in Ravenna, to Paul L. and Mary L. (O'Neill) Jennings. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Betty A. (Seaton) Jennings; daughters, Jan (Bob) Cunningham of Oro Valley, AZ, and Lynn (Curtis) Thompson of Tallmadge;...
Philip T. Leslie
Jul 30, 2016
Philip T. Leslie, 71, of Haslet, TX (formerly of Miami, FL and Kent, OH) passed away Saturday, July 30, 2016. He was born September 16, 1944, in Lisbon, OH to Chester and Mary (McMahon) Leslie. Phil's love of family was first and foremost in his life. His wife Kim, was the love of his life (he always said, "she's my...
Louis J Pizzute
Jul 30, 2016
Louis J. Pizzute Jr. Louis J. Pizzute Jr., 60, of Kent, passed away Saturday, July 30, 2016 at UH Portage Medical Center. He was born May 25, 1956, in Ravenna, to Louis J. and Mary Ann (Battaglia) Pizzute. Louis was a Field High School Graduate. He enjoyed NASCAR racing, spending time outdoors, telling great stories and spending time with family...
Kenneth E. Moore,
Jul 28, 2016
Kenneth E. Moore Jr. Kenneth E. Moore Jr., 74, of Kent, died Thursday, July 28, 2016 at his home. He was born January 27, 1942 in Ravenna, to Kenneth E. and Luella (Baumgardner) Moore. He is survived by his mother, Luella (Baumgardner) Moore; brother, Donald P. Moore; uncle, Paul E. Baumgardner. He was preceded in death by his father, Kenneth...
Mary A. Fouts
Jul 24, 2016
Mary A. Fouts, 82, of Kent, died Sunday, July 24, 2016 at Akron City Hospital Medical Center. She was born March 6, 1934 in Suffield, to Joseph P. and Helen E. (Klein) Wohlwend. She was a 1952 graduate of Suffield High School, and later married her high school sweetheart "K" on September 8, 1956. Mary was a secretary in the...
James C. Wells
Jul 23, 2016
James C. Wells, 81, of Ravenna, died Saturday, July 23, 2016 at his home. He was born September 1, 1934 in Ravenna, to Virgil and Lucille (Bell) Wells. He is survived by his wife, Margaret (Dietrich) Wells; daughters, Janet (Ron) Miller and Peggy (Tom) Preston; daughter-in-law, Regena Wells; four grandchildren; one great grandchild. He was preceded in death by his...
Roy C. Cooley
Jul 18, 2016
Roy C. and Juanita Cooley Roy C. Cooley, 93, died Monday, July 18, 2016 at UH Portage Medical Center and Juanita Cooley, 93 both of Kent died Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at her home. Roy was born September 16, 1922 in Fountain, SC and was a veteran of the Army serving in WW II. He retired from the Department of...
David "Boco" Ally,
Jul 17, 2016
David Arthur Ally Jr., 44, of Cuyahoga Falls, OH, passed away suddenly Sunday, July 17, 2016 in Akron, Ohio. David was born October 13, 1971 in Akron, OH to David Ally Sr. and Brenda Moore (Ally) Fisher. David had been a native of North Carolina for most of his life. David was well known as a horticulturalist and his creative...
Karen Rose Sosnowski
Jul 17, 2016
Karen Rose Sosnowski, 72, of Suffield, passed away Sunday, July 17, 2016 at Arbors at Streetsboro. She was born February 21, 1944 in Ravenna, to Kenneth R. and Winifred K. (Kline) Meloy. She was a member of Our Lady of Victory Church in Tallmadge and the Brimfield Historical Society. Karen loved to garden and was a member of the Brimfield...
Philip L. Bryant
Jul 14, 2016
Philip L. Bryant II, 72, of Kent, died Thursday, July 14, 2016 at Akron City Hospital Medical Center. He was born April 5, 1944 in Akron to Philip and Marian E. (Fassnacht) Bryant. He was retired from Ohio Ceramics. He was a gentle soul and loved everyone. He is survived by brother, Mitchell (Mary Halachoff) Bryant of Brimfield; sister, Judith...
David Stanley Cobbledick
Jul 11, 2016
David S. Cobbledick, 86, of Sebring, died Monday, July 11, 2016, at Crandall Medical Center in Sebring. He was born August 31, 1929, in Huntington, West Virginia to Stanley and Theresa (Brown) Cobbledick. David had a PhD in chemical engineering and worked as a chemist, running a research laboratory for GenCorp (then General Tire) in Akron, Ohio, where he worked...
Betty J. Lawrence
Jul 3, 2016
Betty J. Lawrence, a long-time resident of the Kent area, died Sunday July 3rd at Mulberry Gardens Assisted Living, surrounded by her family. Born in 1925 in Sugar Creek Ohio. Betty received a Registered Nursing Education from Mount Sinai Nursing School of Cleveland in 1946. Betty was the Emergency Room Head Nurse at St. Thomas Hospital in Akron for most...
Kristy Hafemeister Smith
Aug 16, 2016
Kristy L. Hafemeister Smith Kristy L Hafemeister Smith, 37, of Sandusky, died Tuesday, August 16, 2016, at Firelands Regional Medical Center in Sandusky. She was born May 27, 1979 in Ravenna to Victoria and Charles Mains. She is survived by her sons, Korey Hafemeister Minnich and Adrian Otero Minnich; daughters, Jenna Hafemeister and Elizabeth Otero Weirich; mother, Victoria (Robert) Szczech;...
Jeanette Chahuan Ricco
Aug 16, 2016
Jeanette Chahuan Ricco, 74, of Kent, died Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at her home. She was born May 8, 1942 in Loncoche, Chile to Jorge and Amelia (Herane) Chahuan. Jeanette was a retired Spanish teacher for the Ravenna City Schools. Jeanette loved nature. She belonged to the World Wildlife Federation, Nature Conservancy, and the World Wildlife Fund. One of her...
Margaret C Kotun
Aug 15, 2016
Margaret C. Kotun Margaret C. Kotun of Kent, Ohio passed away Monday August 15, 2016 at U H Portage Medical Center in Ravenna, Oh. She was born on June 6, 1922 in Youngstown, Pennsylvania to Anna A. Bodnar and Stephen F. Yablunosky. She lived most of her young years in Youngstown, PA (near Lemont Furnace, PA) where she attended grade...
Sally Lou Jaap
Aug 10, 2016
Sally Lou Jaap Sally Lou Jaap, 84, of Kent, died Wednesday, August 10, 2016, at the Arbors of Stow. She was born September 1, 1931, in Kent to George and Gladys (Ebert) Spaine. She is survived by her husband, Gerald "Jerry" Jaap, whom she married on January 31, 1976; sons, John (Patti) Nelson of Stow, Michael (Trudy) Nelson of Williamsburg,...
Sylvia Strasshofer
Aug 5, 2016
Sylvia Strasshofer, was born January 1, 1957 in Yugoslavia/present-day Croatia. She was preceded in death by her parents John and Katica (Kaufmann) Vrbac. Sylvia leaves behind her husband Al, whom she married September 11, 1982; her children, Jennifer and David; brother, Tom; sister-in-law, Ruth; nephew, Rick and family; step-mother Zora, and many cousins. Sylvia earned a bachelor's degree in social...
Delores J. Recznik
Aug 4, 2016
Delores J. "Dee" Recznik, 87, of Kent, passed away Thursday, August 4, 2016 at Summa Akron City Hospital. She was born November 24, 1928 in Lorain, OH to Anthony and Gladys (Tanski) Drobiszewski. Delores grew up on the shores of Lake Erie where she met the love of her life, John, a lifeguard on Lakeview Beach. Little did they know...
Patricia A. Williamson
Aug 4, 2016
Patricia A. Williamson, 76, of Kent, died Thursday, August 4, 2016 at Arbors of Stow. She was born December 30, 1939 in Ravenna, to Fred A. and Katherine (Ludick) Bahl. She is survived by her husband, James Williamson; sons, James (Morticia) Williamson of Kent and Andrew Williamson of Kent; three grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; and sister, Marie Coy of Hollywood, FL....
Nancy L. Skutle
Aug 1, 2016
Nancy L. Skutle, 70, of Brimfield, died Monday, August 1, 2016 at her home. She was born January 6, 1946 in Martins Ferry, to Dale and Thelma (Brown) Williams. Nancy was a 1963 graduate of Rootstown High School and was a billing supervisor for Davey Tree. She enjoyed spending time with her family. She is survived by her husband, Kenneth...
Norman Franklin Jennings
Jul 31, 2016
Norman F. Jennings Norman F. Jennings, 82, of Kent died after a heroic battle with multiple myeloma. He was born January 5, 1934, in Ravenna, to Paul L. and Mary L. (O'Neill) Jennings. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Betty A. (Seaton) Jennings; daughters, Jan (Bob) Cunningham of Oro Valley, AZ, and Lynn (Curtis) Thompson of Tallmadge;...
Philip T. Leslie
Jul 30, 2016
Philip T. Leslie, 71, of Haslet, TX (formerly of Miami, FL and Kent, OH) passed away Saturday, July 30, 2016. He was born September 16, 1944, in Lisbon, OH to Chester and Mary (McMahon) Leslie. Phil's love of family was first and foremost in his life. His wife Kim, was the love of his life (he always said, "she's my...
Louis J Pizzute
Jul 30, 2016
Louis J. Pizzute Jr. Louis J. Pizzute Jr., 60, of Kent, passed away Saturday, July 30, 2016 at UH Portage Medical Center. He was born May 25, 1956, in Ravenna, to Louis J. and Mary Ann (Battaglia) Pizzute. Louis was a Field High School Graduate. He enjoyed NASCAR racing, spending time outdoors, telling great stories and spending time with family...
Kenneth E. Moore,
Jul 28, 2016
Kenneth E. Moore Jr. Kenneth E. Moore Jr., 74, of Kent, died Thursday, July 28, 2016 at his home. He was born January 27, 1942 in Ravenna, to Kenneth E. and Luella (Baumgardner) Moore. He is survived by his mother, Luella (Baumgardner) Moore; brother, Donald P. Moore; uncle, Paul E. Baumgardner. He was preceded in death by his father, Kenneth...
Mary A. Fouts
Jul 24, 2016
Mary A. Fouts, 82, of Kent, died Sunday, July 24, 2016 at Akron City Hospital Medical Center. She was born March 6, 1934 in Suffield, to Joseph P. and Helen E. (Klein) Wohlwend. She was a 1952 graduate of Suffield High School, and later married her high school sweetheart "K" on September 8, 1956. Mary was a secretary in the...
James C. Wells
Jul 23, 2016
James C. Wells, 81, of Ravenna, died Saturday, July 23, 2016 at his home. He was born September 1, 1934 in Ravenna, to Virgil and Lucille (Bell) Wells. He is survived by his wife, Margaret (Dietrich) Wells; daughters, Janet (Ron) Miller and Peggy (Tom) Preston; daughter-in-law, Regena Wells; four grandchildren; one great grandchild. He was preceded in death by his...
Roy C. Cooley
Jul 18, 2016
Roy C. and Juanita Cooley Roy C. Cooley, 93, died Monday, July 18, 2016 at UH Portage Medical Center and Juanita Cooley, 93 both of Kent died Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at her home. Roy was born September 16, 1922 in Fountain, SC and was a veteran of the Army serving in WW II. He retired from the Department of...
David "Boco" Ally,
Jul 17, 2016
David Arthur Ally Jr., 44, of Cuyahoga Falls, OH, passed away suddenly Sunday, July 17, 2016 in Akron, Ohio. David was born October 13, 1971 in Akron, OH to David Ally Sr. and Brenda Moore (Ally) Fisher. David had been a native of North Carolina for most of his life. David was well known as a horticulturalist and his creative...
Karen Rose Sosnowski
Jul 17, 2016
Karen Rose Sosnowski, 72, of Suffield, passed away Sunday, July 17, 2016 at Arbors at Streetsboro. She was born February 21, 1944 in Ravenna, to Kenneth R. and Winifred K. (Kline) Meloy. She was a member of Our Lady of Victory Church in Tallmadge and the Brimfield Historical Society. Karen loved to garden and was a member of the Brimfield...
Philip L. Bryant
Jul 14, 2016
Philip L. Bryant II, 72, of Kent, died Thursday, July 14, 2016 at Akron City Hospital Medical Center. He was born April 5, 1944 in Akron to Philip and Marian E. (Fassnacht) Bryant. He was retired from Ohio Ceramics. He was a gentle soul and loved everyone. He is survived by brother, Mitchell (Mary Halachoff) Bryant of Brimfield; sister, Judith...
David Stanley Cobbledick
Jul 11, 2016
David S. Cobbledick, 86, of Sebring, died Monday, July 11, 2016, at Crandall Medical Center in Sebring. He was born August 31, 1929, in Huntington, West Virginia to Stanley and Theresa (Brown) Cobbledick. David had a PhD in chemical engineering and worked as a chemist, running a research laboratory for GenCorp (then General Tire) in Akron, Ohio, where he worked...
Betty J. Lawrence
Jul 3, 2016
Betty J. Lawrence, a long-time resident of the Kent area, died Sunday July 3rd at Mulberry Gardens Assisted Living, surrounded by her family. Born in 1925 in Sugar Creek Ohio. Betty received a Registered Nursing Education from Mount Sinai Nursing School of Cleveland in 1946. Betty was the Emergency Room Head Nurse at St. Thomas Hospital in Akron for most...
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