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Patricia Ruth Jalbert
Jan 27, 2017
Patricia Ruth (Ensign) Jalbert, 75, also known widely as "Nana," and affectionally called "Pajama Pat," died on Friday, January 27th at her home in Kent, Ohio. She was the last surviving of nine siblings born to Ralph Duane and Helen Marie Ensign in Mount Holly, New Jersey. She is joining in death her parents and her eight siblings, and her...
Nolen R Brown
Jan 27, 2017
Nolen Raymond Brown Nolen Raymond Brown, 58, of Suffield Township, passed away Friday, January 27, 2017, in Akron, OH. Nolen was a retired member of the Carpenters Local 639 Union in Akron, OH. He was born August 19, 1958 in Ravenna, to the late Dana Eugene Brown. He is survived by; mother Cleo Bernice (Drake) Adleman of Rootstown, son, Jeffrey...
Peter Damon Kletzien
Jan 27, 2017
Peter D. Kletzien, a resident of Kent since 1988, passed away unexpectedly at his home on January 27, 2017. Born in Indianapolis, IN on December 23, 1978, Peter and his family also lived in Homewood, Il and South Bend, IN prior to settling in Kent. A 1997 graduate of Theodore Roosevelt H.S. in Kent, he also studied at Kent State...
Margaret L. Hart
Jan 25, 2017
It is with great sadness that the family of Margaret L. (Zdanczewski) Hart, announces her passing into eternal life on January 25, 2017. Margaret was 92 years young. She will be sadly missed by 5 generations of immediate family. A longtime resident of Portage County, Margaret was born in Cleveland on February 20, 1924, to Henry and Carrie Sutton. She...
Triloki "T.N." Bhargava
Jan 25, 2017
Triloki Nath (T.N.) Bhargava, 83, of Kent, OH, passed away on Wednesday, January 25, at his home in Kent, in the presence of his family. T.N. is survived by his wife, Christine; his son, Ashish (Tushti); his daughter, Anjali Deva (Ravi); his son, Ravi (Caroline); his daughter, Tina (Jason Gartland); his son, Anil; and five grandchildren. He is also survived...
Stanley J. Drongowski
Jan 25, 2017
Stanley Drongowski of Kent died peacefully Wednesday, January 25, 2017, at Stow Glen Care Center to join the loves of his life, his wives Grace Ann (Kline) and Dorothy (Horning). Born in Kent on April 23, 1919 to Marianna (Rudniczka) and Antoni Drongowski, he attended St. Patrick School and Kent Roosevelt High School. His studies at Kent State were interrupted...
Robert L. Bachman,
Jan 24, 2017
Robert L. Bachman Sr., 82, of Randolph, died Tuesday, January 24, 2017, at his home. He was born September 13, 1934 in Kent to LeRoy A. and Irene (Weightman) Bachman. He was a veteran of the US Navy. Robert worked 35 years at Superior Mold and Die in Stow and then ten years at Craig Mold and Machine in Ravenna....
Glenn N. Thomas, Ph.D.
Jan 21, 2017
Glenn Nichols Thomas, a member of the emeritus faculty in the College of Business at Kent State University, died on January 21, 2017 at the age of 70 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. The son of the late Lewis V. Thomas, a noted scholar of Turkish Language and Literature at Princeton University, and the late Dr. Ethel...
Sally P. Parkison
Jan 20, 2017
Sally Pauline Parkison, born January 17, 1928, left this earthly world on January 20, 2017. She was preceded in death by her parents, Anna and Victor, siblings, Victor, Sophia, Rosalie and Adeline, husband, Orville ("Parky"), and daughter, Roseanne. A first-generation American of Polish immigrants, she grew up working the farm and spent most of her adult life cleaning houses and...
Larry Lamb
Jan 20, 2017
Larry Lamb Larry Lamb, 61, of Cuyahoga Falls, died Friday, January 20, 2017 at home in Cuyahoga Falls, OH. He was born May 21, 1955 in Ravenna, OH to David and Audrey (Davis) Lamb. He is survived by son, Russell Lamb of Cuyahoga Falls; daughters, Stacey (Charlie) Montgomery of Kent, Christina Casto of Kent; five grandchildren; brothers, Gene Kelly of...
Elouise D. Keelan
Jan 19, 2017
Elouise D. Keelan, 94, of Hudson, died Thursday, January 19, 2017 at Gables of Hudson. She was born October 12, 1922 in Fairfield, TX to Robert Van and Julia Irma (Gilpin) Day. Elouise was a member of the Hudson United Methodist Church and the PEO Philanthropic Organization. She was a member of the Stow Home and Garden Club and enjoyed...
Gary Frederick Miller
Jan 15, 2017
Gary Frederick Miller Gary Frederick Miller, 71, of Kent, died Sunday, January 15, 2017 at Western Reserve Hospital in Cuyahoga Falls. He was born July 13, 1945 in Akron, to Frederick and Mary (Stevens) Miller. He is a 1972 graduate of Kent State University and a 24-year veteran of the U.S. Army. Gary retired as a logistics supervisor at Mactac....
Richard Eugene Walburn
Jan 13, 2017
Richard Eugene Walburn, 91, of Stow, died and joined his wife of 70 years, Virginia, on Friday, January 13, 2017, at Stow Glen Retirement Center. He was born June 21, 1925 in Piqua to Hines A. and Eva M. (Miller) Walburn. Richard worked in Sales and as manager at Chef's Pantry. He was a member of the Tadmor Shrine, Scottish...
Edward J. Johnsons,
Jan 11, 2017
Edward J. Johnson Sr., 75, of Kent, died Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at Arbors at Streetsboro. He was born January 31, 1941 in Springfield, to Charles and Mary (Neal) Johnson. He was a veteran of the Navy during the Cuban Missile Crisis. He is survived by his wife, Valerie (Pascol) Johnson, whom he married on January 17, 1972; with four...
Richard Lee Prillaman,
Jan 5, 2017
Richard Lee Prillaman Jr., 67, of Cuyahoga Falls, died Thursday, January 5, 2017 at his home. He was born March 11, 1949 in Akron to Richard Lee and Audrey M. (Moore) Prillaman. He had worked at ASB Industries and helped establish Owen Michael Machine Shop in 2008. He is survived by friend and son, Mike (Cris) Prillaman; grandchildren, Cassy Prillaman,...
Christine Helen Derby
Jan 4, 2017
Helen Derby, 83, of Kent, passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2017, at home after a long illness. She was born August 11, 1933 in Mansfield, Ohio, as the first child of Joseph Hriesik (HER shick) and Christine Erndt, and after 7th grade, moved to a farm in Perry Township, Morrow County. Helen graduated from Johnsville High School in 1951 and...
Luella F. Moore
Jan 4, 2017
Luella F. Moore, 98, of Kent, died Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at Kent Healthcare Center. She was born March 6, 1918 in Akron to Ralph and Hazel C. (Hancock) Baumgardner. At a young age, she worked at Ohio Bell Telephone Company. She is survived by son, Donald P. Moore; and brother, Paul Baumgardner. She was preceded in death by her...
Ned Mccoy
Jan 3, 2017
Ned McCoy, 90, of Kent, died Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at UH Portage Medical Center. Ned McCoy entered this world January 10, 1926 in Eastover South Carolina in Richland County, to the parents of father James and mother Lizzie (Green) McCoy, Sr. Ned attended school in Columbia and entered the Army in 1944. He received an honorable discharged 1946. After...
William "Papa" Smith
Jan 2, 2017
William E. Smith, 92, of Brimfield, died Monday, January 2, 2017, peacefully at his home surrounded by family. He is now reunited in Heaven with his beloved wife of over 60 years of marriage. He was born April 20, 1924, in Kent to Paul and Mary F. (Klinko) Smith. He was a veteran of the Navy during the World War...
Gary C. Schultz
Jan 1, 2017
Gary C. Schultz, 53, of Kent, died Sunday, January 1, 2017 at Cleveland Clinic Foundation following a fierce battle with cancer. He was born November 13, 1963 in Bedford, to Robert and Myra (Linehan) Schultz. Gary graduated from Kent State University with a BS degree in Criminal Justice in 1988. He worked a combined 28 years for the Ohio Department...
Patricia Ruth Jalbert
Jan 27, 2017
Patricia Ruth (Ensign) Jalbert, 75, also known widely as "Nana," and affectionally called "Pajama Pat," died on Friday, January 27th at her home in Kent, Ohio. She was the last surviving of nine siblings born to Ralph Duane and Helen Marie Ensign in Mount Holly, New Jersey. She is joining in death her parents and her eight siblings, and her...
Nolen R Brown
Jan 27, 2017
Nolen Raymond Brown Nolen Raymond Brown, 58, of Suffield Township, passed away Friday, January 27, 2017, in Akron, OH. Nolen was a retired member of the Carpenters Local 639 Union in Akron, OH. He was born August 19, 1958 in Ravenna, to the late Dana Eugene Brown. He is survived by; mother Cleo Bernice (Drake) Adleman of Rootstown, son, Jeffrey...
Peter Damon Kletzien
Jan 27, 2017
Peter D. Kletzien, a resident of Kent since 1988, passed away unexpectedly at his home on January 27, 2017. Born in Indianapolis, IN on December 23, 1978, Peter and his family also lived in Homewood, Il and South Bend, IN prior to settling in Kent. A 1997 graduate of Theodore Roosevelt H.S. in Kent, he also studied at Kent State...
Margaret L. Hart
Jan 25, 2017
It is with great sadness that the family of Margaret L. (Zdanczewski) Hart, announces her passing into eternal life on January 25, 2017. Margaret was 92 years young. She will be sadly missed by 5 generations of immediate family. A longtime resident of Portage County, Margaret was born in Cleveland on February 20, 1924, to Henry and Carrie Sutton. She...
Triloki "T.N." Bhargava
Jan 25, 2017
Triloki Nath (T.N.) Bhargava, 83, of Kent, OH, passed away on Wednesday, January 25, at his home in Kent, in the presence of his family. T.N. is survived by his wife, Christine; his son, Ashish (Tushti); his daughter, Anjali Deva (Ravi); his son, Ravi (Caroline); his daughter, Tina (Jason Gartland); his son, Anil; and five grandchildren. He is also survived...
Stanley J. Drongowski
Jan 25, 2017
Stanley Drongowski of Kent died peacefully Wednesday, January 25, 2017, at Stow Glen Care Center to join the loves of his life, his wives Grace Ann (Kline) and Dorothy (Horning). Born in Kent on April 23, 1919 to Marianna (Rudniczka) and Antoni Drongowski, he attended St. Patrick School and Kent Roosevelt High School. His studies at Kent State were interrupted...
Robert L. Bachman,
Jan 24, 2017
Robert L. Bachman Sr., 82, of Randolph, died Tuesday, January 24, 2017, at his home. He was born September 13, 1934 in Kent to LeRoy A. and Irene (Weightman) Bachman. He was a veteran of the US Navy. Robert worked 35 years at Superior Mold and Die in Stow and then ten years at Craig Mold and Machine in Ravenna....
Glenn N. Thomas, Ph.D.
Jan 21, 2017
Glenn Nichols Thomas, a member of the emeritus faculty in the College of Business at Kent State University, died on January 21, 2017 at the age of 70 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. The son of the late Lewis V. Thomas, a noted scholar of Turkish Language and Literature at Princeton University, and the late Dr. Ethel...
Sally P. Parkison
Jan 20, 2017
Sally Pauline Parkison, born January 17, 1928, left this earthly world on January 20, 2017. She was preceded in death by her parents, Anna and Victor, siblings, Victor, Sophia, Rosalie and Adeline, husband, Orville ("Parky"), and daughter, Roseanne. A first-generation American of Polish immigrants, she grew up working the farm and spent most of her adult life cleaning houses and...
Larry Lamb
Jan 20, 2017
Larry Lamb Larry Lamb, 61, of Cuyahoga Falls, died Friday, January 20, 2017 at home in Cuyahoga Falls, OH. He was born May 21, 1955 in Ravenna, OH to David and Audrey (Davis) Lamb. He is survived by son, Russell Lamb of Cuyahoga Falls; daughters, Stacey (Charlie) Montgomery of Kent, Christina Casto of Kent; five grandchildren; brothers, Gene Kelly of...
Elouise D. Keelan
Jan 19, 2017
Elouise D. Keelan, 94, of Hudson, died Thursday, January 19, 2017 at Gables of Hudson. She was born October 12, 1922 in Fairfield, TX to Robert Van and Julia Irma (Gilpin) Day. Elouise was a member of the Hudson United Methodist Church and the PEO Philanthropic Organization. She was a member of the Stow Home and Garden Club and enjoyed...
Gary Frederick Miller
Jan 15, 2017
Gary Frederick Miller Gary Frederick Miller, 71, of Kent, died Sunday, January 15, 2017 at Western Reserve Hospital in Cuyahoga Falls. He was born July 13, 1945 in Akron, to Frederick and Mary (Stevens) Miller. He is a 1972 graduate of Kent State University and a 24-year veteran of the U.S. Army. Gary retired as a logistics supervisor at Mactac....
Richard Eugene Walburn
Jan 13, 2017
Richard Eugene Walburn, 91, of Stow, died and joined his wife of 70 years, Virginia, on Friday, January 13, 2017, at Stow Glen Retirement Center. He was born June 21, 1925 in Piqua to Hines A. and Eva M. (Miller) Walburn. Richard worked in Sales and as manager at Chef's Pantry. He was a member of the Tadmor Shrine, Scottish...
Edward J. Johnsons,
Jan 11, 2017
Edward J. Johnson Sr., 75, of Kent, died Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at Arbors at Streetsboro. He was born January 31, 1941 in Springfield, to Charles and Mary (Neal) Johnson. He was a veteran of the Navy during the Cuban Missile Crisis. He is survived by his wife, Valerie (Pascol) Johnson, whom he married on January 17, 1972; with four...
Richard Lee Prillaman,
Jan 5, 2017
Richard Lee Prillaman Jr., 67, of Cuyahoga Falls, died Thursday, January 5, 2017 at his home. He was born March 11, 1949 in Akron to Richard Lee and Audrey M. (Moore) Prillaman. He had worked at ASB Industries and helped establish Owen Michael Machine Shop in 2008. He is survived by friend and son, Mike (Cris) Prillaman; grandchildren, Cassy Prillaman,...
Christine Helen Derby
Jan 4, 2017
Helen Derby, 83, of Kent, passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2017, at home after a long illness. She was born August 11, 1933 in Mansfield, Ohio, as the first child of Joseph Hriesik (HER shick) and Christine Erndt, and after 7th grade, moved to a farm in Perry Township, Morrow County. Helen graduated from Johnsville High School in 1951 and...
Luella F. Moore
Jan 4, 2017
Luella F. Moore, 98, of Kent, died Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at Kent Healthcare Center. She was born March 6, 1918 in Akron to Ralph and Hazel C. (Hancock) Baumgardner. At a young age, she worked at Ohio Bell Telephone Company. She is survived by son, Donald P. Moore; and brother, Paul Baumgardner. She was preceded in death by her...
Ned Mccoy
Jan 3, 2017
Ned McCoy, 90, of Kent, died Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at UH Portage Medical Center. Ned McCoy entered this world January 10, 1926 in Eastover South Carolina in Richland County, to the parents of father James and mother Lizzie (Green) McCoy, Sr. Ned attended school in Columbia and entered the Army in 1944. He received an honorable discharged 1946. After...
William "Papa" Smith
Jan 2, 2017
William E. Smith, 92, of Brimfield, died Monday, January 2, 2017, peacefully at his home surrounded by family. He is now reunited in Heaven with his beloved wife of over 60 years of marriage. He was born April 20, 1924, in Kent to Paul and Mary F. (Klinko) Smith. He was a veteran of the Navy during the World War...
Gary C. Schultz
Jan 1, 2017
Gary C. Schultz, 53, of Kent, died Sunday, January 1, 2017 at Cleveland Clinic Foundation following a fierce battle with cancer. He was born November 13, 1963 in Bedford, to Robert and Myra (Linehan) Schultz. Gary graduated from Kent State University with a BS degree in Criminal Justice in 1988. He worked a combined 28 years for the Ohio Department...
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