Irene Robinson
May 9, 2011
Irene R. Robinson died May 9, 2011 at the proud age of 90. Born in Kent, she was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and a life time member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church. She was preceded in death by husband Frank, daughter Diana and son Jimmy. She is survived by daughter Nancy (Tom) Ickes, sons Dave (Amy) Robinson...
Danny Cortesi
May 8, 2011
Danny J. Cortesi, died May 8, 2011. He was born in Akron, OH on September 9, 1917. He is survived by daughters Robin (David) Klein of Stow, Candy (Doug) Sparks of Colorado Springs, CO, five grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. His wife, Til, preceded him in death. Danny was inducted into the C.F.A.B.A. Hall of Fame in 1998 for his outstanding...
Richard L. Housley
May 8, 2011
Obituary of Richard L. Housley CUYAHOGA FALLS - Richard L. Housley, Sr., 98, died May 8, 2011. A lifetime area resident, he was a member of Ghent Christian Church for 37 years and then became a member of First Christian Church of Stow in 1990. He retired from Bender & Louden Motor Freight as Vice President of Operations after 41...
Barbara J. Shaffer
May 3, 2011
Obituary of Barbara J. Shaffer STOW- Barbara J. Shaffer, 71, died May 3, 2011. Born in Munroe Falls, she was a lifetime area resident, a graduate of Kent State University and had been employed with Ohio Edison prior to working for the U.S. Government. She is survived by sister Wanda Cross of Stow; 10 nieces and 1 nephew. Private services...
Robert E. Bingham
May 2, 2011
CUYAHOGA FALLS - Robert E. Bingham, 89, died May 2, 2011. Born in Newark, NJ, he was a longtime area resident. Bob was a member of the US Navy during World War II and retired from General Tire and Rubber in 1985 after 32 years of service as a chemical engineer. Preceded in death by his beloved wife of 61...
Jerry J. Diamond
Apr 30, 2011
Jerry J. Diamond, 67, died April 30, 2011. Jerry was born January 20, 1944 in Altoona, PA, growing up in Portage, PA. His family moved to Ohio when he was 12 years old and he graduated from Stow High School in 1961. Upon graduation, Jerry entered the United States Marine Corps. He was stationed in Washington, DC in the Honor...
Catherine Finan
Apr 30, 2011
CUYAHOGA FALLS- Catherine Finan (nee Gabelman), 89, passed away on April 30, 2011. Born September 12, 1921 in Akron to Jacob and Mary Gabelman, Catherine graduated from St. Mary's Grade and High School and also from St. Thomas School of Nursing. She retired after many years of service as a registered nurse from Cuyahoga Falls General Hospital. Catherine lived most...
Janice Kay Smith
Apr 28, 2011
Janice Kay Smith (nee Hostettler) born May 10, 1935 went home to be with the Lord on April 28, 2011 after a two year battle with cancer. Janice was born in Shreve, OH and lived all of her life in the Cuyahoga Falls and Stow area. She graduated from Cuyahoga Falls High School and worked nearly 40 years as a...
Madick Madick
Apr 27, 2011
Shirley J. Madick, 76, died April 27, 2011. Born in Cadiz, OH, she was a member of Northampton Bible Church and had worked at Northeast Furniture for many years. She was preceded in death by her son James, in 2003 and is survived by brother Pastor Franklin (Eileen) Lorenz, nephew Frank (Cindy) Lorenz, niece Linda (Dale) Hawley, great-nephews Tyler Lorenz,...
James Gary Hobba
Apr 25, 2011
CUYAHOGA FALLS- James Gary (Jim) Hobba, 37, died suddenly April 25, 2011. Born in Johnstown, PA, he graduated from Stow High School, began his career with Polymerics and then went to work at MACtac. For the past 10 years, he had been employed at Eagle Elastomer. Jim loved music and jamming with his son (Big Game James) and was a...
Morton Thomas
Apr 24, 2011
STOW - Morton M. Thomas, 80, died April 24, 2011. He was born in Renovo, PA, was a graduate of The Pennsylvania State University and served in both the U.S. Army and Air Force during the Korean Conflict. He was employed by Goodyear Tire in several management positions and retired in 1989. He was an active supporter of Ohio's Public...
Dorothy J. Franko
Apr 23, 2011
Obituary of Dorothy J. Franko Dorothy J. (Dottie) Franko, (nee Whetsel) was born April 4, 1922 in Mt. Pleasant, PA. and died April 23, 2011. She was preceded in death by her father and mother, Clarence and Ida Whetsel, husband Joseph Franko, Jr., brothers Raymond Whetsel, Clyde Whetsel and sister Juanita Neiderhiser. Surviving Dottie are brothers Carl (Virginia) of Largo,...
Mazie S. Rossey
Apr 23, 2011
Obituary of Mazie S. Rossey Mazie S. Rossey, 94, passed away on April 23rd, 2011. She will be terribly missed by her children, Carolyn Dumke (Dr. Arthur), Katy Rossey and John Rossey; grandchildren Dr. Russell Dumke, Kimberly Martinez (Salvador), Andrea Reeves (Robert), John M. Rossey (Tamara), and Brandon Rossey (Amanda); great grandchildren Raina Aimsley (Zach), Salvador Martinez, Eldora Martinez, Sarah...
Leonard Crack
Apr 18, 2011
STOW - Leonard "Mike" Crack, Jr., 69, died April 18, 2011. He is survived by sons Leonard, Kenneth and Jeffrey; grandson Michael and a host of other relatives and friends. Pastor Nan Morgan will conduct service Friday 4 PM at Redmon Funeral Home, where friends may call two hours prior to service time. Burial at Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery.
Arthur L. Fessler
Apr 15, 2011
Obituary of Arthur L. Fessler Arthur L. Fessler III, 52, died April 15, 2011. Born in Bossier City, LA, he had been in auto sales for many years. Preceded in death by mother Margaret, he is survived by his wife Pamela, dad Art Fessler and step mom Janet, sisters Denise (Kaylon), Opal (Dave), Clara (Fred), brother Mark, many nieces and...
Jackson Oscar Steele
Apr 13, 2011
CUYAHOGA FALLS - Jackson "Jack" Oscar Steele, 90, passed away April 13, 2011 at Sunrise Assisted Living with his family by his side. Jack was born in Chauncey, WV, lived most of his life in Cuyahoga Falls and retired as a tire design engineer from The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. in 1985, after 45 years of service. Jack served...
Kathryn K. Hanson
Apr 11, 2011
Obituary of Kathryn K. Hanson Kathryn Kirkpatrick Hanson, 93, born January 12, 1918 died April 11, 2011. Kathryn was born in St. Michael, PA and grew up in Kent, OH. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Alden Hanson; her parents, Norma and Michael Kirkpatrick; step-mother, Helen Walter Kirkpatrick; her dear cousin, Jeanne Shuman; and special friend, John...
Ruth Marie Brady
Apr 10, 2011
CUYAHOGA FALLS - Ruth Marie Brady, 93, died April 10, 2011. Born in Summit, New Jersey on May 2, 1917, she was a longtime resident of Cuyahoga Falls and Stow. Ruth was a member of MADD, Grandmother's Club, AARP of Stow, and St. Eugene Catholic Church. She enjoyed gardening, sewing, needle work, Cleveland sports teams and most of all, spending...
John Evan Whitman
Apr 8, 2011
SILVER LAKE - John passed away on April 8, 2011. He was preceded in death by his parents, Harriet Swentzel Whitman and Woodford Grady Whitman, and brother, Woodford Grady Whitman Jr. He is survived by his beloved wife of 59 years, Louise Thomas, brother Robert, daughter Jayne, sons John Evan Jr. and Gregory and son in law, David Baker. John...
Donna Schadl
Apr 6, 2011
Donna S. Schadl, 91, went to be with her Lord and Savior on April 6, 2011. Born in Akron, she was a lifetime area resident and had worked at BF Goodrich during World War II. Donna was then employed with Goodyear Bank, the Goodyear Travel Bureau, Chima Travel and The Travel Bag in Stow. Donna was also a longtime member...
