Obituaries
Jean Goodall
Aug 19, 2025
Jean Marie Goodall (nee Kempel), age 85, of Copley, Ohio, passed away on August 19, 2025, surrounded by her family.
Born in Lakewood, Ohio, on August 25, 1939, Jean was a proud graduate of the St. Elizabeth Hospital Nursing Program, Class of 1960. She began her career as a Registered Nurse at St. John's Hospital in Cleveland and later retired...
Charles Clem
Aug 19, 2025
With profound sorrow and infinite love on August 19, 2025, Steve Clem, a devoted husband, beloved father, and adored Pops, went to be with our Lord. He was an intelligent man whose quiet and generous nature had a positive impact on our lives.
C. Stephen "Steve" Clem, Jr. was born on July 3, 1942, in Woodstock, Virginia to Charles and Beatrice...
Edwin Glinsky
Aug 15, 2025
Edwin Wendell Glinsky, 90, of Uniontown, died August 15, 2025 in Green of vascular disease. He was born September 12, 1934 in Akron, Ohio, the second of six children to Mary Catherine (Krochmal) Glinsky and Stephen Paul Glinsky, Sr. He is preceded in death by his parents and eldest brother Paul.
Ed graduated from Springfield High School, Akron, Ohio (Class...
James Michel
Aug 13, 2025
James Michel was born in Akron on September 24, 1949, he grew up in Firestone Park and graduated from Garfield High School. He was a proud veteran of "The Big Red One." He retired after 39 years at Goodyear Tire & Rubber.
Jim loved to laugh and passed on his 'sense of humor' to his three sons.
Calling hours will be 3:00pm...
Sandra Campbell
Aug 12, 2025
Sandra Felio Campbell passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 12, surrounded by her loved ones. She was born in South Orange, NJ, on March 19, 1938, the daughter of Earl and Esther Felio.
Sandy is survived by her children, Ben Campbell and his wife Jeni, with grandchildren Katie, Sebastian, and Mia; and Susan Heideman and her husband Dave, with grandchildren...
Richard Bacon
Aug 9, 2025
Richard Jonathan Bacon, 45, of Akron, Ohio, passed away peacefully on August 9, 2025. He was born on December 7, 1979. He is survived by his parents, Susan and John Bacon, his brother, Matthew, sister in law Amanda and nieces Penelope and Arabella and nephew Ian. Internment of his ashes and a celebration of his life will be held at...
Edward Markowski
Aug 9, 2025
Edward Lee Markowski passed away peacefully in the presence of family on August 9, 2025. Born on December 2, 1942, Ed was a lifelong resident of the Akron area.
Ed graduated from Archbishop Hoban High School in 1959 and so began his life long commitment to the Hoban Knights. Following in his footsteps Ed's five children and nine grandchildren also...
Brenda Parker
Aug 8, 2025
Brenda Jane Parker, age 78, passed away on August 8, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on August 18, 1946 to the late Ben and Doris Russell. She grew up in Indiana then moved to Ohio as a young girl. Brenda lived most of her life in Copley and graduated from Copley High School in 1964.
She...
Carl Watson
Aug 7, 2025
Carl Milton Watson, 89, passed into a state of peace with loved ones at his side in Sandusky, Ohio on August 7th. A proud native of Copley, Ohio, he was born May 19.1936 to parents, Carl H. and Margaret Watson.
As a 1954 graduate of Copley High School, he spent his entire career at Goodyear Tire & Rubber.
Carl loved entertaining friends...
Christine Menk
Aug 7, 2025
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Christine (Chris, Chrissy) Genevieve Menk on August 7th, 2025.
Chris was born on September 17, 1966. She burst into the world as a joy to all, hit the floor running, and never stopped. After being introduced to sign language at age 6 as a component of her speech therapy program,...
Rita Czarnecki
Jul 31, 2025
Rita lived her life with a great deal of love for her faith and her family. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Mary Reymann and her brothers John, Robert, Edwin and Charles. She is survived by her husband of 43 years John, stepdaughter Annemarie Kowalski and her husband Tom, granddaughters Mia Loria, Molly Moulder and her...
James Price
Jul 29, 2025
James Clinton Price, 82, of Norton, Ohio, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of July 29, 2025, with his family lovingly by his side after an extended illness.
Born in Hamilton, Ohio, to Vernon and Ula Price, James grew up in a close-knit family and graduated from Brookville High School in 1961. He went on to study at...
Ray Hamad
Jul 28, 2025
Ray A. Hamad, 60, of Canal Fulton passed away peacefully Monday July 28, 2025.
Ray immigrated from Lebanon in 1967 with his parents and brother. Growing up Ray spent most of his time playing sports including; football, soccer, golf, and became a professional bowler. Ray spent most of his professional career driving commercially. He loved spending time with his daughters,...
Philip Kaufmann
Jul 28, 2025
Philip S. (Phil) Kaufmann was a principled, passionate, and philanthropic attorney who was devoted to his family, enthusiastically contributed to his profession and his community, and throughout his nearly 50-year career, personally assisted thousands of families with children who have disabilities. Surrounded by his family, he passed away July 28, 2025 at The Village of St. Edwards in Fairlawn. His...
David Dyer
Jul 27, 2025
David George Dyer, son of George and Marsene Dyer, passed away at home on Sunday, July 27th, 2025 at the age of 76.He is survived by his wife, Anne, brother Jim, and sons Steven and Tommy, daughters-in-law Kate and Thao, and grandchildren Evelyn and Clare, who carry with them the strength and resilience he lived by every day.David was known...
Debra Kear
Jul 26, 2025
Debra "Debbie" Kear, 73, of Akron, Ohio, met Jesus face to face on July 26, 2025. Born on April 5, 1952, in Mansfield, Ohio, she was the beloved oldest daughter of the late Richard and Edna (Rissler) Arnold.
Debbie married her high school sweetheart, Kenneth "Ken" Kear. Their marriage spanned 55 years-a testament to enduring love and friendship. Together they...
Barbara (Singleton) Alesch
Jul 25, 2025
Barbara (Singleton) Alesch, of Wheaton, Illinois, passed away suddenly at home on Friday, July 25, 2025, at age 79. Barb was born to Norman P. and Mary Jane (Trockle) Singleton on July 21, 1946, in Akron, Ohio. She was the third child of six children (Sandra, Nancy, Barbara, James, David, and Lawrence). Their family then moved to Marietta, Ohio, where...
Hunter Wheeler
Jul 22, 2025
Hunter Wheeler of Akron, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly on July 22, 2025, following a motorcycle accident. His sudden departure has left an immeasurable void in the hearts of all who knew and loved him.
Born in Huntingdon, England, on August 17, 2004, Hunter was a young man whose humor, kindness and sweet nature touched everyone he encountered. Known for his...
Charles Seeley
Jul 20, 2025
Charles Robert Seeley, our beloved Chuck, suffered a heart attack and was called Home into the arms of his loving Heavenly Father on July 20, 2025, leaving us with broken hearts, a thousand hilarious memories, and the impossible task of imagining life without his infectious spirit.
He was happiest in nature and spending time with his precious girls - Ava...
Thomas DeKemper
Jul 19, 2025
Tom DeKemper lived with cancer for 22 years. He died on July 19, 2025, of pneumonia and infections in his lungs.
Through the years, he enjoyed working at St. Sebastian Church, St. Peter Church (Lorain), Associated Estates, JoAnn Fabrics, Akron Intergroup Council, Dr. Bob's House, and JP's Accounting and Tax Services. He sang for over a decade with Peace Together Choir;...
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