Obituaries

Cameron Fraser

Cameron Fraser

Jan 5, 2025

Cameron R. Fraser passed away peacefully into the arms of God on January 5, 2025 at the age of 78. He enjoyed life to the fullest, whether at work or play. He enjoyed traveling from the North Pole to the South Pole and many countries in between. He believed in giving back to his community whether volunteering in disaster areas...

Susan LeHere

Susan LeHere

Jan 2, 2025

Mrs. Susan Lynn Westcott LeHere, 78, of Wadsworth, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 2 following a brief illness.

Sue was born on August 31, 1946 in Akron to the late Theodore Westcott and Esther Prichard Westcott. She grew up in the Highland Square area and graduated from Buchtel High School in 1964, where she met her future husband Michael D....

Ruth Kauffman

Ruth Kauffman

Jan 1, 2025

Ruth Kauffman, age 92, of Stockbridge, Georgia, went to heaven to be with Jesus on Wednesday, January 1st, 2025.Ruth was born in New Castle, Pennsylvania on February 5, 1933 to the late Maxine and Arthur Sampson. She married John Donston in 1951, who preceded her in death. She later married Clifford Kauffman in 1984, who survives.Ruth was a graduate of...

John F. (Jeff) Stephenson

John F. (Jeff) Stephenson

Jan 1, 2025

John F. (Jeff) Stephenson, 82, passed away January 1, 2025 at Falls Village Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.

John was a loving husband to Christine Puncheon (deceased) and Vicki (Robertson) Stephenson; a loving father to David (Tonya) and Marie (deceased); a devoted grandfather to John (Ali) Daily, Anne (Steve) Sharp, and Prudence Stephenson; and a cherished great-grandfather to Nathan and...

Mary Gardner

Mary Gardner

Jan 1, 2025

Mary Louise David Gardner died on January 1, 2025. She was the manager of Brandywine Night Club, Women's City Club, Rose Lounge, and the lounge at David's Bowl-A-Rama. She was famous for hosting awesome parties.

Mary is preceded in death by her parents; John and Ruth David, Sisters; Roberta Sanders and JoAnn Kamenar Hanna.

She is survived by her loving...

William Oldham

William Oldham

Dec 30, 2024

William M. Oldham of Hudson, Ohio, died peacefully on December 30, 2024, just days shy of his 83rd birthday on January 5th, after a lengthy and hard-fought battle with Parkinson's Disease.

Raised in Silver Lake, Ohio, and having graduated from Cuyahoga Falls High School in 1960, Bill was lucky to have shared his life for 54 years with...

Maurice A. Hohman

Maurice A. Hohman

Dec 28, 2024

Maurice A. (Maury) Hohman went home to the Lord Jesus on December 28, 2024 after a brief illness. He was born on July 28, 1927, the son of Albert and Loretta (Yeager) Hohman. He was married in 1954 to Nancy M. (Lazzaro) Hohman, who preceded him in death in 2018. They began their married life in Akron, raised their family...

Donald Schreiner

Donald Schreiner

Dec 27, 2024

Donald A. Schreiner, Age 93

It is with great sadness that we announce that Donald, loving husband, father and grandfather, passed away on December 27th at Medina Hospice of Western Reserve.

Don is survived by his wife, Jennifer Williams Schreiner, his soulmate of 41 years, sons Kamm (Jin) and Kevin (Cate); grandchildren Jessica, Kierstin, John and Zack all of Va; brother George...

Carol Bertolini

Carol Bertolini

Dec 26, 2024

Carol Ann Bertolini, 66, of Akron, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on December 26, 2024. Carol will be remembered as a loving mother and grandmother, a selfless friend and an active supporter of the community. Her positive presence and vibrant love for those around her will be missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing...

Julia Prochaska

Julia Prochaska

Dec 24, 2024

Julia T. Prochaska, age 95, passed away on December 24, 2024. She was born on October 21, 1929 in Cleveland to the late Albert and Alice Ceccardi. She was a homemaker who loved children, she was a mother to everyone who met her. Julia was a professional baker with many culinary skills. Julia worked at the Federal Reserve Bank and...

Kimberly Ewing

Kimberly Ewing

Dec 23, 2024

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Kimberly "Kimi" Ewing, a devoted wife, mother, and cherished nana, who left this world on December 23, 2024.

Kimi was born in South Carolina on July 6, 1966 and later moved to Canton, Ohio, where she enjoyed a life filled with love and joy alongside her husband of many...

Jerry Toth

Jerry Toth

Dec 21, 2024

Jerry R Toth, 82, died December 20, 2024. Nicknamed Radar, he was born January 1, 1942, graduated from Barberton High School in 1961, and played tight end for the Magics football team. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served in Vietnam, and retired from the Babcock and Wilcox Company.

An avid sports fan, he was a follower of the...

Mary C. Patton (Weigand)

Mary C. Patton (Weigand)

Dec 21, 2024

Mary C. Patton, 96, passed away peacefully on December 21, 2024.

Mary was born in Barberton to Conrad and Esther Weigand. She was a retail buyer at Marshall's Dept. Store and a professional seamstress. Her passion was taking care of her family, playing cards and bingo. Mary was a founding member of Guardian Angels Church.

Preceded in death by her...

Phyllis Woodrum

Phyllis Woodrum

Dec 21, 2024

Phyllis Diane Woodrum, 75, passed away peacefully in her sleep on December 21, 2024, after a brief battle with pneumonia and cancer. Phyllis was born on February 4, 1949, in Akron, Ohio. She graduated from Copley High School and attended Miami University before graduating from the University of Akron. She married the love of her life, Jim, on February 13,...

George Lewis

George Lewis

Dec 14, 2024

George H. Lewis III, 87, passed away peacefully with family present on Saturday, December 14th, 2024. George was born and raised in the Akron area. To avoid having two Georges in the household, he was nicknamed "Mike" after his Dad's best friend.

Mike graduated from Lehigh University with a B.S. degree in Industrial Engineering. He introduced plastic production to The...

Irene Vorndran

Irene Vorndran

Dec 13, 2024

Irene Margaret Karl Vorndran passed away December 13, 2024. Irene was born July 28, 1949, the fourth of six children of Grace and Vernon Karl (deceased). Irene is survived by her son Karl Thomas Vorndran and grandson, Milo Thomas Vorndran, as well as stepchildren Tom, Kim and Missy Vorndran and step grandchildren, Levi Dutch Vorndran, Parker, Madison, Laci and Lexi,...

Frederick Lombardi

Frederick Lombardi

Dec 13, 2024

Frederick M. Lombardi

April 1, 1937 - December 13, 2024

Frederick M. Lombardi passed away peacefully at home on December 13, 2024 at the age of 87.

Fred was born in Akron, Ohio on April 1, 1937 to Judge L.A. "Tony" and Dorothy Lombardi. He is survived by his beloved wife, Margaret "Peggy" his high school sweetheart, whom he married...

Sophia Mackey

Sophia Mackey

Dec 12, 2024

Sophia A. Mackey, age 100, died peacefully December 12, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. Sophia was born in Carnegie, PA, but lived most of her adult life in Akron, Ohio. She married James P. Mackey in East Liverpool Ohio before moving to Akron where they raised two daughters.

Although she worked intermittently outside the home, she was primarily a homemaker....

Zachary Lanza

Zachary Lanza

Dec 11, 2024

Zachary Ryan Lanza was born on December 27, 1999 and went into the arms of God on December 11, 2024. Raised in Copley, Ohio, Zach, known as "Zach Attack" on the baseball field, was everyone's little brother. You could find him in the back of every neighborhood "family" photo. He was always ready for a party or combined Sunday dinner...

Charlene Gallagher

Charlene Gallagher

Dec 9, 2024

Charlene L. Gallagher (Rose), age 88, passed away on December 9, 2024. She was born in Guernsey County, Oh and graduated from Old Washington High School in 1954. After high school, she moved to Akron and met the love of her life, Francis (Frank) Gallagher. They were married Feb. 15, 1958. They were blessed with three children and two grandchildren....