Obituaries
Karen Lee Fox
Mar 19, 2022
Karen Lee Fox, age 68 of Akron passed away peacefully at Akron City Hospital on Saturday, March 19, 2022. She was born to the late John W. and Wilma {Davis} Randall Sr. on November 1, 1953. Karen's memory will always be cherished by her daughter Stefanie (Tyler) Burns; granddaughter Kyla Burns; companion Dean Luyster; Dean's children Hannah (Ben Swaidner) Luyster...
Stacy L. Meadows
Mar 18, 2022
Stacy L. "Frank" Meadows, 55, passed away on March 18, 2022. She was born on August 22, 1966 the daughter of Myron "Jim" Meadows and Saundra Eisenburger. She enjoyed antiques and carpentry and was known as a "Jack of All Trades" she could fix almost anything including cars. Stacy was an animal advocate saving and loving many cats and dogs....
James L. Collins Sr.
Mar 18, 2022
James L. Collins Sr, 76, passed away on March 18, 2022. He was born on August 31, 1945 in Uniontown, PA to Russell and Gwendolyn Collins and was raised in Ronco, PA.Jim was a veteran of the United States Army. He moved to Cleveland, Ohio as a young man to seek employment and retired after 42 years of service with...
Paul James Eddleman
Mar 18, 2022
Paul James Eddleman, 53, of Akron, Ohio passed away suddenly on March 18, 2022 after a brief illness. Son of Margie and Russell Eddleman (both deceased), Paul was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico on July 30, 1968. Known as Wally in Akron, Ohio for many years, Paul served the Akron community as an automotive technician at Triplett Auto Recyclers and...
Thomas W. Hunsicker
Mar 18, 2022
Thomas W. Hunsicker, 56, of Cuyahoga Falls, passed away on March 18, 2022. He was born in Akron on December 8, 1965 to the late Alfred and Lillian Hunsicker. Tom lived in San Antonio for the past twenty plus years, where he worked as a network engineer and vice president at Wells Fargo. Tom played recreational volleyball for many years...
Barry C. Smith
Mar 16, 2022
Barry C. Smith, 73, of Cuyahoga Falls, passed away on March 16, 2022. He was born in San Francisco in 1949. In his twenties, Barry spent a lot of time playing the bass guitar in the band Orphan Egg and the band went on to win The Battle of The Bands in 1968-69. In 2006, he began volunteering with the...
Robert Joseph Kozak
Mar 16, 2022
Robert J. "Bob" Kozak, 63, of Cuyahoga Falls passed away on March 16, 2022. He was born on July 14, 1958 to the late Joe and Agnes {Kapper} Kozak.In addition to his parents, Bob was preceded in death by his nephew Eric Smith.Bob is survived by his loving brother Steve (Gloria) Kozak; sisters Sue (Bill) Smith and Joanne (Bob) Fabick;...
Richard L. Henderson
Mar 16, 2022
Richard L. Henderson, born October 27, 1933, passed away March 16, 2022.I am proud of all my accomplishments, my military service, my time with the fire department, and my time volunteering with the USO. Above all, I am proud of my children.I am disappointed in my failures.To all my friends, thank you. To my enemies, I'm sorry. I'll be waiting...
William Joseph Plante Iii
Mar 16, 2022
William J. Plante III, 91, passed away on March 16, 2022 after a sudden illness. He was born in Pawtucket, RI, spending most of his time in Phoenix, AZ before moving to Uniontown in 2005. He was a wonderful father, a great man, a fantastic baseball player, and a lifelong Red Sox fan. He will be missed by those who...
Thomas W. Coleman
Mar 16, 2022
Thomas Woodrow Coleman went home to be with the Lord on March 16, 2022, at the age of 62. Tom was born April 15, 1959 in Akron, Ohio to an extraordinary family of two loving parents and five siblings: Ray, Don, Carol, John, and Arlene (who preceded him in death). Owner and operator of T.K. Tire for over 30 years,...
Carol Lynn Chance
Mar 16, 2022
Carol Lynn Chance, age 63, of Akron, Ohio passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at Altercare of Hartville. She was born March 25, 1958 in Akron, Ohio to Dossie Muriel and Thelma Jean (Fisher) Chance. Carol graduated from Springfield High School, Class of 1976. Shortly after graduation, she moved to Texas, living with one of her sisters and her family....
Michael David Bell
Mar 15, 2022
Michael David Bell, 45, of Cuyahoga Falls, went home to be with the Lord on March 15, 2022. Mike was born in Akron on December 11, 1976 to Robert David Bell Jr. and Callie M. Sanders. He attended Central Hower High School and was a mechanic at Stuver Auto Spring for over 20 years. Mike loved working on cars, even...
Kenneth Len Coplin
Mar 15, 2022
Kenneth Len Coplin, "Ken", age 65, passed away on March 15, 2022 in Akron with family by his side; he was a proud resident of Firestone Park.He was born in Akron, Ohio on January 27, 1957, the son of the late Lloyd and Barbara (nee Martin) Coplin. He graduated from Garfield High School in 1975 and continued his schooling at...
Theresa Adele Mourat
Mar 15, 2022
Theresa Adele {Donnella} (O'Donnell) Mourat, a.k.a. "Tess" passed away on March 15, 2022 after a lengthy battle with Lou Gehrig's Disease. She lived her whole life in the Akron area, graduating from Central High in 1956. She attended The Chapel in Green. She loved to dance and have fun times with her children and friends.She is preceded in death by...
Margaret Sue Huffman
Mar 14, 2022
Margaret Sue Huffman, age 78, passed away on March 14, 2022 at Akron City Hospital.She was born July 14, 1943 in Hinton, West Virginia to the late Emerson and Myrtle Terry both of Talcott, West Virginia. She is survived by her daughter, Tammy Belmonte; her son, Tim (Cyndie) Terry; her sisters, Judy Miller, Betty Keaton and Elizabeth Terry; as well...
Andrew J. Kraus
Mar 13, 2022
Andrew "Butch" John Kraus, 74 of Akron, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, and the love of his life of 47 years, Andrea Sue Kraus, on March 13, 2022 after a long battle with lung cancer. He was born November 18th, 1947 to the late Andrew and Barbara Kraus. Andrew was a 1965 graduate of Kenmore High...
Liam Edward Hall-Griffin
Mar 13, 2022
Liam Edward Hall-Griffin, born on January 24, 2022, the beloved infant son of Elizabeth Hall and Donte Griffin, went to the loving arms of Jesus on March 13, 2022.Liam's smile lit up the world and his little giggles brought joy to his loving parents and his family. His time with us will always be remembered and cherished. What an imprint...
Jeanelle Ruth {Cisneros} (Fouts) Sams
Mar 13, 2022
Jeanelle Cisneros-Sams lost the light in her life when her daughter Charlotte passed away. She fought a courageous battle, and was reunited with her March 13, 2022. Jeanelle was preceded in death by her father Earnest Cisneros and sister Angela Cisneros. She is survived by her husband Tom Sams; children Chase Fouts, Alex (Zach) Crider, McKenzie and Garrett Sams; mother...
Jo-Dee M. Blakney
Mar 13, 2022
Jo-Dee M. Blakney, 54, and with heavy hearts we are sad to announce that Mom's journey is over and she has reached her final destination, she passed away on March 13, 2022 surrounded by her children. She was born on March 16, 1967 the daughter of Joseph and Vickie Gurnish.Jo-Dee was employed with Dayton Freight with 20 years of dedicated...
Dennis Michael Cetrone Sr.
Mar 13, 2022
Dennis Michael Cetrone Sr., 78, of Akron, passed away peacefully at home on March 13, 2022. He was born in Barberton on February 7, 1944 to the late Andrew and Julia Cetrone. Dennis proudly served in the U.S. Army. For many years, he worked alongside his parents at Best Shoe Clinic in Barberton. Dennis and his father ran the business...
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