All Obituaries

Leona Johnson,83, of Munroe Falls, passed away January 15, 2021. Leona was preceded in death by her parents, Nancy K. Graham and Kenneth Graham, and her brother, Kenneth Lamar Graham. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Donald Johnson; children, Donald K. Johnson (Pat), Deborah Johnson, Mark Johnson, Krista Stewart (Darrell); grandchildren, Timothy Johnson (Carole), Brad Johnson (Kristen), Kristen Sayre (Brian), Lora Wilmoth (Brent), Amanda Stewart; and great-grandchildren, Oliver...

Cathy Ann Kincaid, 54, of Akron, passed away on January 10, 2021.  Cathy was a beloved daughter, niece, and friend to many, and she will be dearly missed by all who knew her.  Guests are welcome for visitation from 1:30-2:30 pm on Friday, January 15, 2021, at Clifford Shoemaker Funeral Home, 1930 Front St., Cuyahoga Falls, OH.  The funeral service will begin immediately following visitation at 2:30 pm with Rev. Dr. John Schluep officiating.  She will be laid to rest...

 CUYAHOGA FALLS – Darrell “Little” G. Smith, 75, went home to be with the Lord on January 8, 2021. He fought a courageous 28-year battle with Parkinson’s disease. Darrell was born to the late Everett and Iva (McDaniel) Smith on July 19, 1945 in Acme, WV, raised in Cabin Creek, WV and lived in Cuyahoga Falls for 50 years. Darrell was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. Darrell proudly served his country in the United States Airforce as...

Kathryn E. Scrivener, age 104, of Akron, Ohio , passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at Concordia at Sumner Retirement Community. We thank all those that had truly given exceptional care and love to Kathryn in her later years. She enjoyed her time at Concordia immensely always with a smile on her face!  She was born on October 7, 1916 in Akron, Ohio to Dorothy (Bair) Goodhue and Raymond Goodhue. Mrs. Scrivener was passionate about her husband “Scriv” who she...

John “Jack” Wesolowski Jr., 75 passed away December 29, 2020. He was born on August 5, 1945, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the late John and Esther (Stiefvater) Wesolowski. After proudly serving in the U.S. Navy, John worked for Ohio State Waterproofing for over 40 years.  His work was important to him and he fulfilled his goal of “dying with his working boots on”.  John spent 53 years happily married to the love of his life, Bonnie.  In his free time,...

Dolores Jean (Bennett) Hastings, age 85, passed on December 26, 2020.  Dolores was the only child of John and Edith Bennett of Akron Ohio.  She was a 1953 graduate of North High School. She is survived by her husband of 66 years David Hastings.  They went on to have 3 children, David (Kelly), Deborah Tuxhorn (Delbert), and Daniel (Nancy). They also have 7 grandchildren and many great grandchildren.  Dolores is preceded in death by her parents and grandson Brian...

William "Bill" Stopera age 74, passed away December 24,2020. Bill was a graduate of Cuyahoga Falls High School and was in the auto mechanics program. Through this program he met the love of his life Beverly at Jones Buick. After graduation he went on to serve his country in the Navy during the Vietnam war. Bill was a proud member of A.A. for 38 years. In those 38 years he helped many people and many people helped him. He was also a very involved member of St. Eugene's Catholic...

CUYAHOGA FALLS - Robert Owen Simpson, 90, of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio passed away peacefully Thursday, December 24, 2020. He was born February 3, 1930, in Akron, Ohio, son of the late Elder Lapsley Simpson and Edith Owen Simpson. He is preceded in death by his parents, his brother, James Owen Simpson, and wife, Delores. He is survived by his son, Charles R. (Ellen) Simpson of La Quinta, CA, and daughter Cynthia D. (Mark) Blaser of Cuyahoga Falls; Grandchildren, Bradley Blaser of Columbus, OH,...

Rita L Darago, of Cuyahoga Falls, peacefully passed away on Dec 23, 2020 at the Age of 89. She was born April 5, 1931 in Akron to the late Joseph and Celia (Amaco) Giacomo.  She was lifelong area resident. She graduated from St Vincent High School (‘49), where she met her devoted husband, John L Darago (‘50). She then graduated from St Thomas Hospital School of Nursing as a register nurse. After raising her four sons, Rita went back to work as a nurse at the Children...

TALLMADGE - Gordon E. Mork, 90, went home to be with the Lord on Dec. 23, 2020. Born in Iowa Falls, Iowa to Peter J. and Marie Mork (Dannenberg). He was a Ceramic Engineer and retired from Saint Gobain Corp after 32 years of working in the Chemical Process Products Division. Gordon enjoyed traveling many places in the world including Alaska, Australia, and New Zealand, where he enjoyed his hobby of Gold Prospecting. Gordon is predeceased by his special needs daughter, Ann Marie, who Gordon...