Obituaries

Clareta Dean

Clareta Dean

Aug 25, 2009

CUYAHOGA FALLS - Clareta "Nancy" Dean, 86, went home to be with the Lord August 25, 2009. Nancy was a longtime member of Ernest Angley's Grace Cathedral and retired from the Western Reserve Telephone Co. in Hudson. Preceded in death by parents, Keith and Cora Parnell, brothers, Tom and Don and grandson Jimmy Wayne, she is survived by her daughter,...

Loel Shook

Loel Shook

Aug 24, 2009

CUYAHOGA FALLS - Loel G. Shook, 91, died August 24, 2009. Mr. Shook was born and raised in Cuyahoga Falls, where he resided his entire life and graduated from Cuyahoga Falls High School in 1935. He had attended Kent State University and was a member of BPOE 1923. He had been owner operator of the City Club and the Carrousel...

Florence Ruttig

Florence Ruttig

Aug 22, 2009

CUYAHOGA FALLS - Florence F. Ruttig, 86, passed away August 22, 2009. Mrs. Ruttig was born in Jones Mills, PA and has resided in the Akron area since 1942, the past 36 years in Northampton. She had retired from Key Bank with 20 years of service and was a member of AARP of Northampton and Cuyahoga Falls, Daughters of America,...

James Tyree

James Tyree

Aug 22, 2009

CUYAHOGA FALLS - James L. Tyree, 84 passed away August 22, 2009. Born December 28, 1924 he was a life resident of Summit County. He graduated from Stow High School and the University of Akron where he was a member of Theta Chi Fraternity. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII. He fought in the battles of Normandy and...

Patricia Morris

Patricia Morris

Aug 17, 2009

CUYAHOGA FALLS -Patricia J. Morris, 78, died unexpectedly August 17, 2009. Mrs. Morris was born and raised in Charleston, WV and had resided in Cuyahoga Falls for 55 years. She had been the librarian at Redeemer Lutheran School for 20 years and was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Akron where she was secretary of her Sunday...

Ralph Collins

Ralph Collins

Aug 15, 2009

CUYAHOGA FALLS -Ralph N. Collins, 69, died unexpectedly August 15, 2009 after a short illness. Mr. Collins was born in Springfield Twp. and had resided in Cuyahoga Falls for over 50 years. He retired as a landscaper for R. B. Stout in 2004 and had served with the U. S. Army. Preceded in death by his wife, Florence B. he...

DeNeal Jacobs

DeNeal Jacobs

Aug 8, 2009

CUYAHOGA FALLS - DeNeal Jacobs, 91, passed away August 8, 2009. Born in Akron, Mr. Jacobs was a lifelong resident of the area. He had been a truck driver for All States Freight and had attended Pilgrim United Church of Christ. Preceded in death by his wife Janis Eileen, son Edward Neil, grandson Danny Simes, brother M. Bud Jacobs, and...

William Weiss

William Weiss

Aug 6, 2009

CUYAHOGA FALLS - William H. (Bill) Weiss, age 90, passed away on August 6, 2009. A life-long resident of Cuyahoga Falls, he was an engineering supervisor for Goodyear for 30 years. Upon his retirement, he then authored six books. Sadly missed, a memorial service will be held at a future date at the convenience of the family. Clifford-Shoemaker, 330-928-2147

Virginia Berger

Virginia Berger

Aug 5, 2009

SILVER LAKE -Mrs. William E. (Virginia M.) Berger (nee Clark) died of natural causes at her home in Silver Lake Village, Ohio on August 5, 2009. She was 86. Mrs. Berger was born and raised in Akron, Ohio and was a graduate of Garfield High School. After high school, Mrs. Berger worked at the M. O'Neil Department Store in downtown...

Karen Lawrence

Karen Lawrence

Aug 5, 2009

SILVER LAKE - Karen C. Lawrence, 50, passed away August 5, 2009. Karen was born in Key West, FL and had resided in Silver Lake the past 20 years. She had worked in Nursing Informatics at Akron General Medical Center for 13 years and had attended the United Presbyterian Church of Cuyahoga Falls. She loved being with her kids and...

Charles Shope

Charles Shope

Aug 2, 2009

CUYAHOGA FALLS - Charles "Chic" Shope, 92, passed away August 2, 2009. Mr. Shope was born in Myersdale, PA and had resided in Cuyahoga Falls most of his life. He retired in 1978 as an electrician in the Technical Dept. for the City of Cuyahoga Falls, was a member of the Pilgrim United Church of Christ and a Veteran of...

Earl Royer

Earl Royer

Aug 1, 2009

CUYAHOGA FALLS - Earl L. Royer, 86, passed away peacefully August 1, 2009. Earl was born in St. Petersburg, FL and resided in Cuyahoga Falls most of his life. After attending Cuyahoga Falls High, he served in the Army Infantry during WWII and then was employed by the City of Cuyahoga Falls as a Water Treatment Plant Operator until he...

Robert Brauning, Sr

Robert Brauning, Sr

Jul 31, 2009

CUYAHOGA FALLS - Robert C. Brauning, Sr. 90, died at home July 31st. Pre-deceasing him by just 3 months was his wife of 64 years, Suegene. They leave sons Bob Jr. (Pat) of Cuyahoga Falls, Bill (Renaye) of Akron and Michael (Chris) of Dover, OH. Bob, Sr. was the son of John F. Brauning II and Elizabeth Haessler Brauning of...

Ruth Schnabel

Ruth Schnabel

Jul 31, 2009

STOW -Ruth Low Schnabel died peacefully July 31, 2009. She spread joy and love for all of her 91 years. Ruth was born in Cincinnati, had resided in Stow since 1985 moving there from Cuyahoga Falls and graduated from Cuyahoga Falls High School in 1936. She had worked in shipping and receiving for McNeil-Femco and had previously worked for Falls...

Beulah Reiter

Beulah Reiter

Jul 28, 2009

Beulah G. Reiter, 84, died July 28, 2009. Mrs. Reiter was born in W. Virginia and had resided in Akron and Tallmadge most of her life. She is survived by her sons, Ron (Joyce) Callihan of Akron and Butch Callihan of Barberton; 9 grandchildren; many great- and great-great-grandchildren; brother, Eugene (Claire) Terrell and sisters, Donna Duvall and Lil Emerich, all...

Marcy Grosswiller

Marcy Grosswiller

Jul 25, 2009

CUYAHOGA FALLS -Marcy E. Grosswiller, 58, died July 25, 2009. Born in Akron, she was a resident of Cuyahoga Falls her entire life. She graduated from Cuyahoga Falls High School in 1968, received her Bachelors Degree in Education from Kent State in 1974 and her Masters in Theater from Kent State in 1986. She was a writer/director and had taught...

Phyllis Prinzo

Phyllis Prinzo

Jul 24, 2009

CUYAHOGA FALLS -Phyllis Jane Prinzo, 60, passed away July 24, 2009. Phyllis was born in Akron and was a resident of Cuyahoga Falls . She fought a brief but courageous battle with cancer and showed great strength to her family and caregivers. She was employed by Steelastic Co. Phyllis was a '67 grad of Cuyahoga Falls High where she made...

Joyce Hamilton

Joyce Hamilton

Jul 23, 2009

SILVER LAKE -Joyce A. Hamilton, 75, passed away July 23, 2009. Mrs. Hamilton was born and raised in Akron, the daughter of Hershel and Wildred Boone Tate, and had resided in Silver Lake for 38 years, moving there from Cuyahoga Falls. She graduated from Garfield High School in 1951 and graduated from the University of Akron with a degree in...

Jacqueline Crawford

Jacqueline Crawford

Jul 21, 2009

PENINSULA -Jacqueline G. Crawford, 78, died July 21, 2009. Mrs. Crawford was born in Oil City, PA and had resided in Peninsula since 1966 and formerly Seneca, PA. She was a member of Northampton Bible Church. Preceded in death by her 1st husband, John C. McSparren, 2nd husband, Wallace E. Crawford, parents, Clyde and Irma Golden and sister, Joan Mays,...

Michael Hartman

Michael Hartman

Jul 17, 2009

Michael R. Hartman, 64, came to his journey's end in the loving arms of his wife and son July 17, 2009. Mr. Hartman was born in Akron where he had resided his entire life. He retired in 1998 as a tire builder for B. F. Goodrich with 27 years service and served with the U. S. Army in Korea during...