Obituaries
James E. Taylor
Nov 13, 2019
James E. Taylor, 85, went Home to be with the Lord on November 13, 2019. He loved his family and enjoyed spending time with them camping, traveling and fishing. James was a proud veteran of the Marine Corps and retired from Akron General after 35 years of service. James was preceded in death by his parents, Clarence and Ona Belle...
Doyle Wilbur Decker Sr.
Nov 12, 2019
Doyle Wilbur Decker, Sr., "Mr. D", age 89, of Lakemore, Ohio, died on November 12, 2019.He was born on August 25, 1930 in Springfield Twp., Ohio, the son of the late Joseph and Minnie (nee Kurtz) Decker. Mr. D loved to play sports, he played sports for 8 decades. He played baseball, basketball, softball, bowling and volleyball.He retired from Teledyne...
John M. Pierson
Nov 12, 2019
John M. Pierson, 58, of Akron, passed away on November 12, 2019. John was a custodian at Kent State University and retired in 2018 after 34 years of service. He loved the outdoors and was an avid hunter and fisherman. He also loved woodworking in his free time. John will be dearly missed by his loving wife of 24 years,...
Robert B. Hudkins
Nov 12, 2019
Robert B. "Bob" Hudkins, 89 of Akron, passed away on Tuesday, November 12, 2019, at Altercare of Hartville. He was born in Richwood, WV on May 13, 1930, the son of Earl and Fanny Hudkins.Robert will be dearly missed by his wife of 55 years, Julianne; sons Richard, Robert, and Bill; daughter Linda (Clark); grandchildren Danielle, Christopher, Kristen, and Billy;...
Deborah Marie Goson
Nov 12, 2019
Deborah Marie Goson, "Debbie", age 66 of Suffield Twp., Ohio, passed away on November 12, 2019 at Akron City Hospital. She was born on July 21, 1953 in Akron, the daughter of the late Glen Burdell and Fleta (nee Dean) Edwards. Debbie was a 1972 graduate of East High School. She enjoyed gardening, she had a large vegetable garden, she...
Frederick D. Mason
Nov 12, 2019
Frederick D. Mason, "Rick", age 67 of Suffield Twp., Ohio, died on November 12, 2019 at Summa Akron City Hospital. He was born on September 14, 1952 in Akron the son of Dorothy (nee Tubb) Mason of Cuyahoga Falls and the late Clifford M. Mason. Other than his mother, Rick is survived by his wife of 46 years, Cecilia (nee...
Jeffrey L. Heard
Nov 11, 2019
Jeffrey L. Heard, 59 of Akron, Ohio passed away November 11, 2019. He graduated from Ellet High School in 1979 and attended Kent State and the University of Akron. Jeff was a collector of music as well as music memorabilia. He also enjoyed history and spending time with his friends.Preceded in death by his father, Brian B. Heard, he will...
Merlene Joyce Bush
Nov 11, 2019
Merlene J. (nee Lamb) Bush, age 83, passed away, Monday, November 11, 2019. She was born on April 2, 1936 in Lakemore, the daughter of the late Merle and Roseline (nee Samuels) Lamb. Other than her parents, Merlene was preceded in death by her granddaughter, Melissa Bush; and her sister, Gloria Barnes. Survivors include her devoted husband, James "Jim", of...
Michael L. Townsend
Nov 10, 2019
Michael L. Townsend, "Mike", age 41 of Akron, Ohio, died suddenly at his home on Sunday, November 10, 2019. He was born on May 22, 1978 in Akron, the son of the late Gary and Linda (nee Hrubik) Townsend. Mike enjoyed vacations, playing chess, being a spectator at his children's sporting events, and driving. Survivors include his wife, the former...
Craig A. Dulworth
Nov 10, 2019
Craig A. Dulworth, 54, passed away peacefully at Akron Summa (City) Hospital surrounded by his parents on November 10, 2019. He was a talented artist and an avid Cleveland sports fan. Craig was a dedicated employee at Fin Tube Products Inc. for several years. He attended Copley High School. Craig was preceded in death by his paternal and maternal grandparents....
James H. Goodwin
Nov 9, 2019
James H. Goodwin, Sr. a loving brother, husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather left this world peacefully on November 9th, 2019 with his family by his side.Jim was born and raised in Akron, Ohio where he spent 44 years of his life with his wife Camille and his children.He proudly served his country in the Vietnam War with the U.S....
Darla R. Ebie
Nov 9, 2019
Darla R. Ebie (nee Frock), 53 of Akron, OH passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, November 9, 2019. She was born to parents Robert and Maxine Frock on February 14, 1966.Darla was a graduate of Kenmore High School, class of 1984. She collected cows and Snoopy memorabilia and her favorite color was purple. Darla was a former member and...
Robert Gene White
Nov 9, 2019
Robert Gene White, 92, of Brimfield passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 9, 2019 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on June 7, 1927 in Spencer, WV, the son of Geraldine White and Victor Anderson, who preceded him in death, as well as his daughter, Renate Simmons. Robert will be deeply missed by his wife of...
Terri Sue Amberger
Nov 8, 2019
Terri Sue Amberger, 62 of Akron, passed away on Friday, November 8, 2019, at her home. She was born in West Virginia on September 28, 1957, the daughter of Lloyd and Maxine {McMorrow} Pritt. Terri was preceded in death by her parents, husband William F. Amberger, sister Sherri McNeal and nephew Jimmy.Terri will be sadly missed by her love, Darryl;...
Robert F. Myers
Nov 8, 2019
Robert F. "Bob" Myers, 86, passed away November 8, 2019 at Heather Knoll Nursing Home in Tallmadge, Ohio. He was born in Akron on March, 21, 1933 to Robert and Ada (Whitehair) Myers. Bob enjoyed telling stories, singing, playing the harmonica, darts, walking, reading the bible and talking about his faith.Preceded in death by daughter, Christine; siblings, Ruby, Lucille, Evelyn,...
John Earl Dorner
Nov 8, 2019
John E. Dorner, age 87, passed away after a long battle with cancer on Friday, November 8, 2019 at Akron City Hospital. He was born on May 30, 1932, the son of Harry and Loretta {May} Dorner. John married his sweetheart, Mae Kelly, and they spent 42 wonderful years of marriage together until her passing in 2002.John worked as a...
Lawrence Arthur Riley
Nov 8, 2019
Lawrence Arthur Riley, born June 14, 1953, in Akron, Ohio, Larry graduated from Walsh Jesuit High School in 1971, attended John Carroll University and resided in Akron most of his life.He was preceded in death by his father, Carl Henry; brother, Patrick Roy, sister, Carol Ann; and great-nephew, Avery Gliebe. He is survived by his mother, Dorothy Grace, and siblings:...
Jay M. Weisburd
Nov 7, 2019
Jay M. Weisburd, 66, of Akron, passed away on November 7, 2019. He was born on April 1, 1953 to the late Sheldon and Arlene Weisburd. He grew up in Levittown, New York, and graduated from Levittown Memorial High School. He studied at the School of Public Communications at Boston University, where he graduated from in 1971. He studied Substance...
Gary R. Strain
Nov 7, 2019
Gary R. Strain, age 74 of Streetsboro, Ohio, passed away on November 7, 2019.Gary was born on March 3, 1945 in Akron, the son of the late Robert and Jean (nee Snider) Strain.He served our country in the US Army during the Vietnam War, he was honorably discharged. Gary was a truck driver most of his life, he loved to...
Cornelius J. Goga
Nov 7, 2019
Cornelius J. "CJ" Goga, 93, passed away November 7, 2019. Born in Cleveland, Ohio to Joseph and Anna (Gmuca) Goga, he retired from the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company International with many years of service. In his capacity as Director of Engineering for Asia/Africa, he greatly enjoyed his successful career that included traveling, working with people all over the world,...
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