Emma Rose Coyle
Nov 28, 2022
STOW - Emma Rose Coyle, 23, passed away November 28, 2022. Raised in Parma, Ohio, she was a resident of Stow since 2022. Emma had been employed with Cleveland Clinic as a Patient Care Nurse Assistant. She was continuing her education at Chamberlain University - College of Nursing. She was also a member of St. Columbkille Parish (Parma). Emma...
John Michael Shirhal
Nov 28, 2022
HUDSON - Long time Hudson resident and retired teacher of the Hudson School System, John Michael Shirhal passed away unexpectedly at his home on Monday, November 28, 2022. As a young boy, John was educated at St. Paul’s Elementary and Middle School in the Firestone Park area of Akron, Ohio. He attended and graduated from Garfield High School where...
Mary Lou Ruggles
Nov 27, 2022
CUYAHOGA FALLS - Mary Lou Ruggles, longtime citizen of Stow, died November 27, 2022. She was predeceased by her husband of 72 ½ years, Harold Oscar Ruggles on May 2, 2021. Mrs. Ruggles was born in New Straitsville, Ohio, at the home of her parents, Pleasant Rowe Little and Jeanette Eleanora Rush, on December 13, 1927. After the death...
Dorothy Ethel Costen
Nov 25, 2022
BRIMFIELD – Dorothy E. (Dunlevy) Costen, our precious, beautiful, loving mother and grandmother, passed away at the age of 88 on Friday, November 25, 2022. Dorothy was always very patient with her family over the years. Her husband Rick called her “ever patient Dottie.” She was born in Akron and was a member of Stow Alliance Fellowship Church where she...
Kenneth M. Unrue
Nov 24, 2022
MUNROE FALLS - Kenneth M. Unrue, 74, died November 24, 2022. Born in Wilkinsburg, PA, Ken was a 1966 graduate of Stow High School, and a proud alum of THE Ohio State University. Ken enjoyed fishing and hunting and was known to pass down his passion of the outdoors to others. In 2011, Ken retired as Operations Manager from...
Mary Grace "Nonni" Testa
Nov 19, 2022
STOW - Mary Grace “Nonni” Testa, 90, died November 19, 2022. Born in Akron, she has been a resident of Stow since 1957. Mary was a 1950 graduate of St. Mary High School. She was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church in Stow and The Carovillese Club in Akron. Mary loved to knit, play cards, board games, and...
Pauline Lamp Hornickel
Nov 18, 2022
HUDSON - Pauline Lamp Hornickel passed away on November 18, 2022, after several months of declining health. A resident of Hudson, Ohio, for more than 50 years, Polly was born in Monongahela, Pennsylvania to Clyde B. Lamp, Sr., MD and Marie Ludwig Lamp. In addition to Monongahela and Hudson, Polly also lived for 14 years in Boardman, Ohio. After...
Donna Jean Copeland (Burke)
Nov 17, 2022
CUYAHOGA FALLS - Donna Jean Copeland (Burke), age 74, passed away quietly on November 17, 2022, after a brief illness. Donna was born August 19, 1948, in the family’s farmhouse in Tupper's Plains, Ohio, the second of four children born to Clyde and Gwen (Humphreys) Burke. Donna was a 1966 graduate of Garfield High School. She worked for the...
Nancy A. Souders
Nov 15, 2022
CUYAHOGA FALLS - Nancy A. Souders, 85, peacefully went home to be with our Lord on November 15, 2022. Born on May 6, 1937, in Steubenville, Ohio, Nancy was the only child of Addison and Anna Lewis. Nancy was blessed with many gifts, but her biggest was her beautiful heart. Nancy’s late husband, children, and grandchildren felt the depth...
Carol Lewis
Nov 14, 2022
BARBERTON - Carol Lewis, 73, died peacefully November 14, 2022, at Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital. She was born in Barberton in 1949, and lived most of her life there, except for a period of about five years when she lived in Coventry, graduating from Coventry High School in 1967, before moving back to Barberton. Carol spent the remainder...
Lillian Mcshane
Nov 9, 2022
STOW - Lillian McShane, 94, died November 9, 2022. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, she had lived in Stow since 2006, and was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church. Preceded in death by her husband, Warren, she is survived by her daughter, Caren (Keith) Lowe; son, Warren McShane (Marcella); grandchildren, Melissa (Tim), Bryan (Anna), Michael (Deanna), Sean (Julia), and...
Richard Kenneth Harr
Nov 7, 2022
SILVER LAKE - Richard Kenneth Harr, 69, died peacefully on November 7, 2022, after a long battle with Parkinson’s and Lewy Body Dementia. He was born on November 29, 1952, in Youngstown, Ohio, to John and Margaret Harr. Richard graduated from Boardman High School in 1971 and then earned his B.A. in Business and Accounting from Mount Union College...
Gordon C. Nace
Nov 6, 2022
STOW - Gordon C. Nace passed away peacefully at his home Nov 6, 2022, surrounded by his family. Born in Akron, Ohio, he had a lengthy battle with heart disease, but never let it hold him back. Always attending his grandchildren’s sporting or schooling events wearing his fisherman’s vest holding his LVAD, nothing stopped him from enjoying life with...
Earl James Watson
Nov 6, 2022
Hudson - Earl James Watson, 84, died November 6, 2022. Born in Port Huron, Michigan, he has been a resident of Hudson since 1985. Earl was an honored and distinguished U.S. Navy veteran and had been an active member of his hometown church. He spent his latter career as Executive Director of the Hudson Chamber of Commerce and his retirement...
Janet Wise Howard
Nov 6, 2022
MACEDONIA - Janet Wise Howard passed away on November 6, 2022, at the age of 95. A lifetime resident of Stow, Janet graduated from Stow High School and Kent State University. Janet had retired after a long and distinguished career as a librarian: Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library, Stow City Schools, Kent Free Library, and the Cuyahoga Falls Library. Janet...
Luann Freed
Nov 6, 2022
STOW - Luann Freed, 69, died November 6, 2022. Born in Canton, she has been a resident of Stow since 1998. Luann had been employed with Rite Aid as a manager and went on to work as a paralegal for Attorney Young before retiring in 2009. She enjoyed crossword puzzles, sudoku, and reading books. Preceded in death by her...
Alice Mutti Loucks Becher
Nov 4, 2022
CUYAHOGA FALLS - Alice Mutti Loucks Becher passed away of natural causes November 4, 2022, in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. She was born July 9, 1925, to Arnold and Margaret Mutti, in Wakarusa, IN, graduating from Madison Township High School. Alice married Willis Loucks on June 30, 1944. Upon his graduation from Purdue University, Alice and Willis took up residence...
Bruce C. Redmon
Nov 1, 2022
To view the livestream funeral service of Mr. Bruce C. Redmon on Saturday, November 05, 2022, at 12:00 PM, please click the link below: https://bit.ly/BruceRedmon
STOW - On November 1, 2022, Bruce C. Redmon, surrounded by his family, finished the race set before him. (2 Timothy 4:7) Born in Urbana, Illinois,...
Barbara Louise Schar Gaj Eisenman
Oct 27, 2022
CUYAHOGA FALLS - Barbara Louise Schar Gaj Eisenman, 85, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on October 27, 2022, at The Village at St. Edward in Fairlawn, OH. Born February 8, 1937, in Pittsburgh, PA, Barbara was married to Regis Gaj, who preceded her in death 50 years ago. She went on to raise four children on...
Thomas J. Skulina
Oct 25, 2022
MAPLE HEIGHTS - Thomas J. Skulina, 62, died October 25, 2022. Born in Cleveland, he grew up in Northfield, and was a resident of Maple Heights. Tom had been employed with Rockwell Automation. He loved listening to music such as Rush, Joe Satriani, and many old school rock bands. He enjoyed drag racing his ’69 Camaro he called “Wicked...
