Obituaries
Henry L.L. Gresens
Jul 16, 2022
Henry L.L. Gresens, age 80, passed away July 16, 2022. Born on June 3, 1942 in Matoon, IL to the late Henry and Elfreda Gresens, he was raised on the farm in Toledo, IL. He graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in engineering. Henry was employed as an engineer at Goodyear Tire from 1965 to 2009. He...
James T. "Jim" Bailey
Jul 14, 2022
James T. “Jim” Bailey, age 97, passed away July 14, 2022. Born on August 5, 1924 to the late Homer and Lucretia Bailey, he was a longtime resident of Randolph. Jim served in the United States Army with the 101st Airborne Division in WWII and retired from Firestone Tire. He was a part of the Randolph Athletic Boosters Club and...
Joseph E. Boles
Jul 14, 2022
Joseph E. Boles, age 83, went to be with the Lord on, July 14, 2022.
Joe was born in Ashburn, Georgia on October 26, 1938 to Willie Beatrice and Thomas Jefferson Boles. He moved to Ohio at age 5 and spent a majority of his life in Ohio. In his teens, he was a pin setter at local bowling...
Lois I. Bloss
Jul 11, 2022
Lois Irene Bloss, age 91, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on July 11, 2022. Born in Canton, Lois was a resident of Uniontown for most of her life. She graduated from Uniontown High School and soon married her high school sweetheart, Bill Bloss. She was employed by Goodyear before becoming a full-time mother. Lois was a...
Charles Pongracz
Jul 6, 2022
Charles Pongracz III, age 79, passed away July 6, 2022 after a long fight with congestive heart failure. He was born on June 20, 1943 to the late Charles and Helen Pongracz in Colorado Springs, CO. He served in the United States Navy and graduated from the FBI Academy in Quantico. Charles worked for the Summit County Sheriff’s Department for...
Daniel M. Wartko
Jun 28, 2022
Daniel M. Wartko, age 68, passed away June 28, 2022. Dan was quite an athlete as a young man, He was a key player on his high school football, basketball, and baseball teams. Many young, aspiring athletes wished to be as good as Danny Wartko. He followed in his father’s footsteps by working in construction for many years. He had...
Roy M. Wells
Jun 23, 2022
"Together Again" Roy M. Wells Jr., age 90, passed away June 23, 2022. Born in Akron to the late Roy M. Wells and Madeline Sutton, he was a lifelong resident of the area. He was employed at O’Neils during the 50s and 60s, where he put together all the window displays, and later worked at Roadway. His hobbies included reading...
Helen J. Nofsinger
Jun 21, 2022
Helen J. Nofsinger, age 99, passed away on June 21, 2022. Born in Lore City, OH she was a lifelong resident of the Akron area. She was a homemaker, devoting her time to raising and caring for her family. Helen was also a member of St. Matthew Parish. She enjoyed cooking, crocheting, spending quality time with her family, and walking....
Joseph P. Frola
Jun 18, 2022
Joseph P. Frola, age 50, passed away in Latrobe, PA on June 18, 2022 while working on the family farm, a place he loved so much. Born in Morgantown, WV on May 1, 1972, he was a lifelong resident of Uniontown. Joe was a Registered Professional Engineer in Ohio and had a BS in geology from The Ohio State University....
Donald Ray "Don" Ange
Jun 17, 2022
Donald Ray Ange (Don) passed away June 17, 2022 on his 81st birthday. He is survived by Jerilyn, his wife of 55 years; his sons Greg (Sheila) and Chris, and daughter Kiersten; grandchildren Tristan, Declan, Payton, Alyssa, Emma and Jonathan; siblings Mary Lou, Helen and Michael. He is reunited in Heaven with his parents Leonard and Frances, his brother Leonard...
Ralph Paul Wise
Jun 17, 2022
Ralph Paul Wise, 86, passed away quietly following a tough battle with kidney and heart problems. Ralph was born May 2, 1936 in Brimfield, Ohio moving to Suffield as a child. Following graduation from Suffield School in 1954, he attended trade school in Akron for his Apprenticeship and received his certificate of qualification as a Journeyman Carpenter. He proudly resided...
William C. Perry
Jun 12, 2022
William C. Perry Jr., "Bill", age 86, went home to be with the Lord on June 12, 2022. He was born in Council, Virginia, and met the love of his life, Caroll, in Waverly, Ohio. They married and moved to the Akron, Ohio area. Bill was drafted into the army out of high school serving his country during the cold...
Evelyn B. Strasser
Jun 11, 2022
Evelyn Belle Strasser, age 98, passed away peacefully on June 11, 2022. Evelyn was a trailblazer. Moving from the tiny borough of Berlin, Pa. after graduating from high school, to the big city of Akron, Oh. She was one of a group of women known as the “Rosey the Riveters,” working at Goodyear on Navy Corsair fighters throughout WWII. She...
Fred A, Schmidt
Jun 10, 2022
Fred Schmidt, 83, died on June 10, 2022. He was born to Fred Schmidt Sr. and Ruth (née Ax) Schmidt on March 11, 1939 and raised on a farm in Beach City, Ohio. An avid musician and scholar, he graduated valedictorian of his Beach City High School class and earned a degree in chemical engineering at Case Western in Cleveland....
George R. Hetrick
Jun 8, 2022
George Hetrick, age 73 of Uniontown, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord on June 8, 2022. He is preceded in death by his son, Christopher Robert, and his parents Elizabeth McKay Hetrick and George Irvin Hetrick. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Crystal Hetrick, his brother John Hetrick and his children: Mary Hetrick and Scott...
Marie K. Rogers
Jun 1, 2022
Marie K. Rogers, age 93, went home to be with the Lord on June 1, 2022. Born in Taylorville, IL she relocated with her husband Roy and children to Munroe Falls, in 1954. Marie retired from Macy’s in Stow where she would proudly tell you she earned the Diamond Customer Service Award. She enjoyed bingo, bowling, crossword puzzles, old western...
Phrona L. Mollohan
May 30, 2022
Phrona L. Mollohan, age 85, passed away on May 30th, 2022. Phrona was born in West Virginia and graduated from St. Albans High School. She retired from Allied Microfilm after 21 years of service. Phrona loved to spend time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren; always loved to go shopping for her loved ones. She is preceded in death by her...
Nancy K. Stump
May 28, 2022
On Saturday, May 28, 2022, Nancy K Stump, age 82 of North Canton, Ohio passed away peacefully following a long hard-fought battle with cancer. Nancy was born July 17, 1939, in Terre Haute, Indiana. She lived a life devoted to God, family and friends. She enjoyed spending as much time with her family as she could, crocheting, making crafts and...
Ruth A. Webb-Stallard
May 26, 2022
Ruth A. Webb-Stallard, age 91, passed away May 26, 2022. She was born June 5, 1930 to the late Lyle and Jennie Thompson. Ruth was a longtime resident of Akron and worked at Acme for 44 years. She enjoyed playing cards, especially Euchre. Ruth was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters; one brother; and husbands, Gerald Webb and...
Walter M. Bright
May 26, 2022
Walter M. Bright Jr., age 73, went home to be with the Lord on May 26, 2022. He was born on March 12, 1949 to the late Walter and Peggy Bright. Walter was an Akron native and graduated from Hammel College. He enjoyed fishing and going out on his boat, flying his model airplanes, and traveling down south in the...
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