Local Ohio Obituaries
Billy Joe England
May 26, 2023
Billy Joe England, 74, of Medina, OH, passed away on May 26, 2023, at Justin T. Rogers Hospice Care Center, Akron, OH after an eighteen-month battle against leukemia and receiving a bone marrow transplant. Born in Charleston, WV, Bill spent his youth in the Cleveland, OH area until he was drafted into the United States Army (“Big Red One”) in...
Jerry V. Peterson
May 24, 2023
Jerry Victor Peterson 93 years 9 months 8/24/1929 to 5/24/2023 Preceded in death by Swedish immigrant parents Carl and Gunvor Pettersson, daughter Rhonda and grandson Larry, siblings Harry, Dorris, Lillian, Alice and Marion. A Korean wartime veteran, lifetime member of VFW Post 3880 and American Legion Post 0449. Jerry was a very generous and caring person, never wanting accolades for his generosities. Jerry...
Elfride (Ellie) Eckerman
May 22, 2023
With profound sadness we announce the passing of Ellie, our loving and devoted mother and friend to all whose lives she touched, on May 22, 2023.
She left us while sleeping peacefully at Life Care Center of Elyria. She was in her 89th year.
She is the beloved mother of Diane, Arthur, James, Lawrence, Kurt and Eileen and proud grandmother of...
Donald Wilford Carpenter
May 22, 2023
Donald (“Don”) Wilford Carpenter, 88, of Dover passed away peacefully on Monday, May 22, 2023, in Community Hospice – Truman House at New Philadelphia, following a period of declining health.
Born in Dennison (OH), Don was the youngest son of the late James and Helen (Rector) Carpenter and was a 1952 graduate of Uhrichsville High School. Upon graduation, Don spent...
Larry Lawrence
May 21, 2023
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Larry Brian Lawrence born May 5th, 1963. He died peacefully in his sleep on May 21st, 2023, in the presence of his most precious baby girl, Harley. He had been struggling with complications from a kidney infection. He was preceded in death by his father (Homer), mother...
Christopher M. Meckley
May 20, 2023
Christopher Matthew Meckley, 27, passed away suddenly after a short battle with cancer. He was born November 16, 1995 in Akron, the son of Aaron and Melissa Meckley. Christopher will always be remembered as a guy who loved his family, food, and sports. Football, wrestling, fishing and gaming were his favorite past times. Christopher was a joker with a great...
Wanda L. Blanchard
May 16, 2023
Wanda L. Blanchard, 80, passed away May 16, 2023. She was born March 16, 1943 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the daughter of the late Jack and Ethel McGuire. In 1966, she married Larry J. Blanchard and together they shared 57 years of marriage. In her earlier years, Wanda worked as a nursing assistant. She will always be remembered as a person who was devoted...
George E. Hollar
May 16, 2023
George E. Hollar, 65, passed away May 16, 2023, at home, with his family by his side. Born in Barberton, Ohio to Barney and Dolores Hollar. Former roofer and retired early from Leafguard. George enjoyed Cleveland Browns, Ohio State, Guardians and winning fishing tournaments. He preceded in death by his parents, Barney Hollar and Delores Hollar. He will be sadly...
Gerry Dunn Sawyer
May 15, 2023
Gerry Sawyer, 84, passed away on May 15, 2023. He was born on October 28, 1938, in White Plains, New York, the son of Robert William Sawyer III and Anita Jacobsen.
Growing up in Scarsdale, New York, Gerry treasured his childhood memories spent on the family farm in Ashland, Maine. Following college, he embarked on an extraordinary journey in...
Diane K. Casto
May 15, 2023
Diane K. Casto, 76, passed away May 15, 2023 in Stow. She was born December 16, 1946 in Akron, the daughter of the late Ralph and Dora Tillett. Diane will always be remembered as a hard worker, as she provided for her five girls as a single mother. She had a twist of sarcastic wit that she passed down to all her daughters. She...
JoAnn Brady Rutter
May 15, 2023
JoAnn was born on October 30, 1939, in East Liverpool, Ohio. She died in Copley, Ohio on May 15, 2023. JoAnn is survived by three sons, Douglas Brady (Lynne), Myron/Pat Brady (Julie Sample), and Rodney Brady (Stacey Osburn). Grandchildren, Jennifer Brady, Christopher Brady (Isabella), Colleen Yonkof (Adam), Sarah Siefert (Jonathan), Marissa Brady (Andrew Murphy), Zackary Brady (Savannah), and Brooke Brady. Great-grandchildren,...
Nancy Jean Booth
May 12, 2023
Nancy J. Booth (Tice), 69, of Akron, Ohio, passed away on May 12, 2023. She was born July 20, 1953, in Akron, Ohio to Delores Tice (Thompson) and William Tice. Nancy was raised in Stow, Ohio unil she was teenager and then spent the rest of her life as a resident of Akron, Ohio where she spent a lot of...
Charles Yamokoski
May 12, 2023
On May 11th, 2023, Charles Yamokoski, age 71, passed away at home surrounded by family. He was born March 26th, 1952 to Lydia (Kaminski) and Charles Yamokoski. Chuck received his medical degree from Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his three year residency in radiation oncology at Jackson Memorial Hospital at the University of Miami. He became certified in...
Barbara K. Synder
May 12, 2023
Barbara K. Snyder, 80, passed away May 12, 1943. She was born January 30, 1943, in Akron, the daughter of the late Robert and Eileen Kiggins. During her growing up years, Barbara became fond of dance and later taught classes. A memorable note was when she received an invitation from the Rockettes for a summer internship at the age of...
Michael Ray Memmers
May 11, 2023
Michael Ray Memmers at the age of 62 went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 11th, 2023. He was preceded in death by parents; Grace Isaacs, Glenn Memmers, and brothers Donnie Memmers and Terry Memmers. He is survived by his children Leslie Memmers, Christina Memmers, Angela Memmers, and Maria Bishop; four grandchildren Nakiah Thornton, Sebastian Marshall, Sophia...
Richard James Atkins
May 9, 2023
Richard James Atkins, of Addison, Michigan, passed away on May 9th, 2023. He was born on March 12th, 1953. Richard spent over 30 years working as a dry wall finisher and during his career he also worked as a truck driver. After his retirement from dry wall finishing, Richard continued to drive a dump truck locally. Richard was more than...
Joyce Irene Czartoszewski
May 9, 2023
Joyce Czartoszewski, 85, passed away May 9th, 2023.
Joyce was born in Tiffin, OH on February 24th, 1938. She was a graduate of Bowling Green University. She enjoyed teaching and worked many years as a home instructor with Springfield schools.
Joyce touched the hearts of those she came in contact with. She loved her family deeply and spending time with...
Kimberly Ann Kelley
May 5, 2023
Kimberly Ann Kelley, 56, of Akron, Ohio went home to be with the lord May 5, 2023, at home peacefully after a brief but courageous battle with cancer. She was born March 15, 1967, in Barberton, Ohio to the late Lee M Kelley and Sherry Kelley.
Kim enjoyed cooking and loved entertaining and spending time with her friends and...
Doyle D Perry
May 5, 2023
Doyle D. Perry, 87, of Akron, Ohio died peacefully in his sleep at home on Friday, May 5, 2023. After being treated for Congestive Heart Failure and Prostate Cancer, on April 14th he made the decision to receive hospice services at home. During this three-week time frame, he received numerous letters from friends and family expressing their love for him...
Leroy Lawson Jr
May 4, 2023
Leroy Lawson Jr, 56, of Barberton, Ohio passed away May 4, 2023, at home. He was born January 14, 1967, in Akron, Ohio, the son of Leroy and Wanda Lawson. Leroy was a home repair specialist. Leroy loved to fish, hunt, go camping and tinker on cars. And especially loved his dog, Scuffus.
Leroy is preceded in death by his...
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