Obituaries

Garnett Canfield

Garnett Canfield

Sep 10, 2007

Garnett Fay Canfield, 80, of Minerva, Ohio, passed away Monday September 10, 2007. Garnett was born in Portage Lakes, OH. She graduated from Cuyahoga Falls High. In her teen years Garnett played on the local softball team. She was scouted for the women's professional league but her mother did not approve. Garnett made an exploratory trip to California in 1952....

Dean Strother

Dean Strother

Sep 9, 2007

CUYAHOGA FALLS - Dean M. Strother, 84, passed away September 9, 2007. Mr. Strother was born in Glendale, CA and served in the Navy in the Pacific on the USS Indianapolis during WWII. He worked as an architect for many years in Los Angeles before moving to Cuyahoga Falls in 1964 where he worked for the Akron Board of Education...

Eileen Babb

Eileen Babb

Aug 31, 2007

CUYAHOGA FALLS -Eileen B. Babb, 84, passed away August 31, 2007. Mrs. Babb was born in Jacksonville, OH and had resided in Cuyahoga Falls since 1946. She was past president of VFW Ralph Huff Post 1062 Aux. and was a member of American Legion Charles Faust Post 281 Aux., Cuyahoga Falls Eagles 2207 Aux., the Deerfield Dandies Kitchen Band and...

Estelle Shaw

Estelle Shaw

Aug 31, 2007

CUYAHOGA FALLS - Estelle Shaw, 86 passed away August 31, 2007. Mrs. Shaw was born in Jonesville, Virginia and resided in Thompson, Ohio for 35 years before moving to Cuyahoga Falls in 2005. Preceded in death by her sisters and brothers Bonnie Sutphin, Virgus Pendleton, Morris Pendleton, Jack Pendleton and Jimmie Pendleton, she is survived by her husband Ed Shaw;...

Lennis Cox

Lennis Cox

Aug 31, 2007

CUYAHOGA FALLS - Lennis Lynn(Patterson) Cox passed away unexpectedly at her home early Friday morning.Lennis was a graduate of Revere High School and a long time resident of Cuyahoga Falls.She was preceded in death by her parents Larry and Betty Patterson and survived by her longtime companion Steve Wagner, daughters Adria Cox ,Tory (Adam) Coleman, brother Bill (Mary Beth) Patterson...

Marilyn Fragola

Marilyn Fragola

Aug 30, 2007

STOW - Marilyn J. Fragola, (nee LaCasella) 80, passed away August 30, 2007. Mrs. Fragola was born in Akron and graduated from Cuyahoga Falls High School in 1946 and had resided in Stow the past 37 years. A loving wife and mother to her family, she was a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, where she sang in the...

Annabelle Bell

Annabelle Bell

Aug 29, 2007

CUYAHOGA FALLS -Annabelle D. Bell, 90, passed away August 29, 2007. Mrs. Bell was born in Akron and had resided in Cuyahoga Falls the past 46 years. She had been owner operator of Peter Pan Nursery School in Goodyear Heights and loved caring for and feeding wild birds. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Clara Susan Smith and...

Ethel Brennfleck

Ethel Brennfleck

Aug 23, 2007

CUYAHOGA FALLS -Ethel Louise Brennfleck, 79, died August 23, 2007. Mrs. Brennfleck was born in North Reading, MA and had resided in Cuyahoga Falls for 22 years. She is survived by sons, Frederick H. (Jeannett) and Stephen of Pittsburgh, PA and Gregory (Ladine) of Anchorage, AK; daughters, Marilyn Bowen of Cuyahoga Falls, Stacy (Kevin) Shackelford of Little Rock AR and...

Irma Pister

Irma Pister

Aug 22, 2007

"Together Again"-Irma L. Pister, 82, passed away August 22, 2007. Mrs. Pister was born in Corydon, IN and had resided in Cuyahoga Falls the past 65 years. She had worked as a cashier for A&P and during the war worked at Firestone Tire and Rubber. She was a member of Grandview United Methodist Church, Northampton AARP and VFW Ralph Huff...

Lynne Surface

Lynne Surface

Aug 20, 2007

CUYAHOGA FALLS - Lynne (Wingard) Surface, 78 passed away August 20, 2007. Born in Akron, she was a graduate of Kenmore High School. Lynne lived the majority of her life in Cuyahoga Falls where she retired from the Wayne Agency after 25 years. She was a loving wife, mother and a special care giver to many aging relatives. She is...

William Shiflett, Jr

William Shiflett, Jr

Aug 20, 2007

CUYAHOGA FALLS -William L. Shiflett, Jr., 82, passed away August 20, 2007. Mr. Shiflett was born in Akron and had resided in Cuyahoga Falls the past 61 years, moving there from N. Hill. He retired in 1988 as a computer operator for Mohawk Rubber and was a Veteran of WW2 having served with the U. S. Army 82nd Airborne Division....

Martha Walker

Martha Walker

Aug 19, 2007

CUYAHOGA FALLS -Martha S. Walker, 98, passed away August 19, 2007. Mrs. Walker was born in Akron and had resided in Cuyahoga Falls since 1915. In the course of her working life, she worked as a legal secretary for several law firms for many years, retiring from Schneiderman Law Firm and had previously worked for The Falls News. She was...

Wanda Caldwell

Wanda Caldwell

Aug 18, 2007

CUYAHOGA FALLS - Wanda A. Caldwell, 92, passed away August 18, 2007. Mrs. Caldwell was born in Petroleum, West Virginia and had resided in Cuyahoga Falls for 60 years. She was the owner of Goodyear Heights Laundromat retiring in 1998. Preceded in death by her husband, Sidney C., she is survived by her sons, Robert E. (Patty) Caldwell of Cuyahoga...

Ruth Raper

Ruth Raper

Aug 15, 2007

CUYAHOGA FALLS -Ruth Raper, 78, died August 15, 2007. Mrs. Raper was born in Bluefield, WV and had resided in Cuyahoga Falls for 56 years. Preceded in death by parents Dave Shrader and Beulah Corell Shrader, brothers, Willie, Mack, Paul Shrader, and sister, Mary Harless, she is survived by her husband of 57 years, Hoyt; daughter and son-in-law, Melinda and...

George II

George II

Aug 15, 2007

CUYAHOGA FALLS -George B. "Skip" Wells II, 67, passed away August 15, 2007. Mr. Wells was born in Akron and had resided in Cuyahoga Falls since 1966. He had worked at GenCorp as a Lab Technician and Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. as a Lab Technician until the late 70's and was formerly involved with Cuyahoga Falls Little League. He...

Verdean Moore

Verdean Moore

Aug 15, 2007

CUYAHOGA FALLS - Verdean L. Moore died in peace at age 79 surrounded by loving family on August 15, 2007. Born June 26, 1928 in Donora, PA, she resided in Cuyahoga Falls since 1962. She is preceded in death by her husband of 27 years Robert "Bob" Moore, brother Wade, mother Cornelia, father Wade H. Boyd and first husband of...

Alfred Atchison

Alfred Atchison

Aug 14, 2007

CUYAHOGA FALLS -Alfred E. Atchison, 89, died August 14, 2007. Mr. Atchison was born in Texarkana, TX and had resided in Cuyahoga Falls the past 52 years, moving there from Akron. He retired from Roadway Express as an office worker and was a Veteran of WW2 having served with the U. S. Air Force as a tail gunner. He was...

Jack Kline, Sr

Jack Kline, Sr

Aug 13, 2007

Jack Thomas Kline, Sr., 71, died August 13, 2007. Mr. Kline was born in Cuyahoga Falls, graduated from Stow High School and was a longtime resident of Akron. He was manager and building supervisor at White Pond Senior Citizens Apartments, and had previously worked for NRM in Akron building tractors. He had served with the U. S. Air Force, enjoyed...

Margaret Decker

Margaret Decker

Aug 6, 2007

"Together Again" Margaret V. Decker, 82, passed away August 6, 2007. Mrs. Decker was born in Taylor County, West Virginia and had resided most of her life in Akron, Ohio. She worked as "Rosie the Riveter" at Firestone during WWII and then as a waitress at The Glenn's in Cuyahoga Falls. She worked for the Linus Program providing blankets for...

Edna Kuhlman

Edna Kuhlman

Aug 5, 2007

CUYAHOGA FALLS -Edna M. Kuhlman, 83, passed away August 5, 2007. Mrs. Kuhlman was born in Youngstown and had resided in Cuyahoga Falls since 1948. She was a 1945 graduate of Wittenberg College with a BS in Education and a member of Gamma Phi Delta Sorority. She was a member of Pilgrim United Church of Christ and avid attendee and...