Sharon Ann Swinson
Dec 1, 2022
STOW - Sharon Ann Swinson, 75, died December 1, 2022. Born in Gowanda, NY, Sharon was a resident of Stow since 1976. She had been employed with the Copley-Fairlawn City School District as a teacher, retiring in 2006. Sharon was a member of the United Methodist Church in Stow. Sharon truly loved her years teaching and spent all her...
Sue Riley
Nov 30, 2022
STOW - Kay M. (Sue) Riley, 74, passed away November 30, 2022, after a five year long battle with breast cancer. Born in Hudson, Sue was a resident of Stow most of her life. She attended The Andrews Institute for Girls, where she developed her skills in sewing, was voted best dancer, and met her lifelong friend, Ann. After...
Sallie A. Fogarty
Nov 30, 2022
STOW - Sallie A. Fogarty, 85, died November 30, 2022.
Graveside services will be held Thursday, December 8, 2022 at 2:00 PM at Stow Cemetery.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to either the Akron Blind Center, 325 East Market Street, Akron 44304-1340, akronblindcenter.org or to Farm Sanctuary, 3150 Aikens Road, Watkins Glen, NY...
Kenneth Lee Lockard, I
Nov 30, 2022
Kenneth Lee Lockard, I, left earth unexpectedly November 30, 2022, in Birmingham, AL. Born in Elkton, MD, Kenneth lived 83 years and his spirit was young, stubborn, cheeky, hardworking, and compassionate. A Kent State University graduate with 35 years of military and police service, Kenneth fought and won for justice up the steps of the Supreme Court. He opened doors...
Gordon Bellinger
Nov 29, 2022
MUNROE FALLS - Gordon Bellinger, 86, of Munroe Falls, sadly passed away/left us on November 29, 2022. He died peacefully with his family by his side. He worked for 30 years at Chrysler before retiring to spend more time with his family. His hobbies included working on cars, midget car racing, and watching football. Most of all he enjoyed...
Marie Laura Holt
Nov 29, 2022
STOW - Marie Laura Holt, educator, was born on February 25, 1936, in Newark, New Jersey, and passed away on November 29, 2022.
Marie was preceded in death by parents, Joseph and E. Dorothy Uveges, and her husband of thirty-four years, Bob.
Surviving are children, Carrie (Jon) Overfield and David (Michelle) Holt, and grandchildren, Kyle,...
Emma Rose Coyle
Nov 28, 2022
STOW - Emma Rose Coyle, 23, passed away November 28, 2022. Raised in Parma, Ohio, she was a resident of Stow since 2022. Emma had been employed with Cleveland Clinic as a Patient Care Nurse Assistant. She was continuing her education at Chamberlain University - College of Nursing. She was also a member of St. Columbkille Parish (Parma). Emma...
John Michael Shirhal
Nov 28, 2022
HUDSON - Long time Hudson resident and retired teacher of the Hudson School System, John Michael Shirhal passed away unexpectedly at his home on Monday, November 28, 2022. As a young boy, John was educated at St. Paul’s Elementary and Middle School in the Firestone Park area of Akron, Ohio. He attended and graduated from Garfield High School where...
Mary Lou Ruggles
Nov 27, 2022
CUYAHOGA FALLS - Mary Lou Ruggles, longtime citizen of Stow, died November 27, 2022. She was predeceased by her husband of 72 ½ years, Harold Oscar Ruggles on May 2, 2021. Mrs. Ruggles was born in New Straitsville, Ohio, at the home of her parents, Pleasant Rowe Little and Jeanette Eleanora Rush, on December 13, 1927. After the death...
Dorothy Ethel Costen
Nov 25, 2022
BRIMFIELD – Dorothy E. (Dunlevy) Costen, our precious, beautiful, loving mother and grandmother, passed away at the age of 88 on Friday, November 25, 2022. Dorothy was always very patient with her family over the years. Her husband Rick called her “ever patient Dottie.” She was born in Akron and was a member of Stow Alliance Fellowship Church where she...
Kenneth M. Unrue
Nov 24, 2022
MUNROE FALLS - Kenneth M. Unrue, 74, died November 24, 2022. Born in Wilkinsburg, PA, Ken was a 1966 graduate of Stow High School, and a proud alum of THE Ohio State University. Ken enjoyed fishing and hunting and was known to pass down his passion of the outdoors to others. In 2011, Ken retired as Operations Manager from...
Mary Grace "Nonni" Testa
Nov 19, 2022
STOW - Mary Grace “Nonni” Testa, 90, died November 19, 2022. Born in Akron, she has been a resident of Stow since 1957. Mary was a 1950 graduate of St. Mary High School. She was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church in Stow and The Carovillese Club in Akron. Mary loved to knit, play cards, board games, and...
Pauline Lamp Hornickel
Nov 18, 2022
HUDSON - Pauline Lamp Hornickel passed away on November 18, 2022, after several months of declining health. A resident of Hudson, Ohio, for more than 50 years, Polly was born in Monongahela, Pennsylvania to Clyde B. Lamp, Sr., MD and Marie Ludwig Lamp. In addition to Monongahela and Hudson, Polly also lived for 14 years in Boardman, Ohio. After...
Donna Jean Copeland (Burke)
Nov 17, 2022
CUYAHOGA FALLS - Donna Jean Copeland (Burke), age 74, passed away quietly on November 17, 2022, after a brief illness. Donna was born August 19, 1948, in the family’s farmhouse in Tupper's Plains, Ohio, the second of four children born to Clyde and Gwen (Humphreys) Burke. Donna was a 1966 graduate of Garfield High School. She worked for the...
Nancy A. Souders
Nov 15, 2022
CUYAHOGA FALLS - Nancy A. Souders, 85, peacefully went home to be with our Lord on November 15, 2022. Born on May 6, 1937, in Steubenville, Ohio, Nancy was the only child of Addison and Anna Lewis. Nancy was blessed with many gifts, but her biggest was her beautiful heart. Nancy’s late husband, children, and grandchildren felt the depth...
Carol Lewis
Nov 14, 2022
BARBERTON - Carol Lewis, 73, died peacefully November 14, 2022, at Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital. She was born in Barberton in 1949, and lived most of her life there, except for a period of about five years when she lived in Coventry, graduating from Coventry High School in 1967, before moving back to Barberton. Carol spent the remainder...
Lillian Mcshane
Nov 9, 2022
STOW - Lillian McShane, 94, died November 9, 2022. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, she had lived in Stow since 2006, and was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church. Preceded in death by her husband, Warren, she is survived by her daughter, Caren (Keith) Lowe; son, Warren McShane (Marcella); grandchildren, Melissa (Tim), Bryan (Anna), Michael (Deanna), Sean (Julia), and...
Richard Kenneth Harr
Nov 7, 2022
SILVER LAKE - Richard Kenneth Harr, 69, died peacefully on November 7, 2022, after a long battle with Parkinson’s and Lewy Body Dementia. He was born on November 29, 1952, in Youngstown, Ohio, to John and Margaret Harr. Richard graduated from Boardman High School in 1971 and then earned his B.A. in Business and Accounting from Mount Union College...
Gordon C. Nace
Nov 6, 2022
STOW - Gordon C. Nace passed away peacefully at his home Nov 6, 2022, surrounded by his family. Born in Akron, Ohio, he had a lengthy battle with heart disease, but never let it hold him back. Always attending his grandchildren’s sporting or schooling events wearing his fisherman’s vest holding his LVAD, nothing stopped him from enjoying life with...
Earl James Watson
Nov 6, 2022
Hudson - Earl James Watson, 84, died November 6, 2022. Born in Port Huron, Michigan, he has been a resident of Hudson since 1985. Earl was an honored and distinguished U.S. Navy veteran and had been an active member of his hometown church. He spent his latter career as Executive Director of the Hudson Chamber of Commerce and his retirement...
