OBITUARIES

Feb 17, 2026

Margie Koegel, 78, of Akron passed away peacefully Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at The Village of St. Edward.

Margie was born on November 10, 1947 in Akron, Ohio, the daughter of James and Geraldine (Petrasek) Truxell. She graduated from Garfield High School in 1965 and attended Riggs Lemar Beauty College. She worked as a beautician at Andre Duval until she opened...

Feb 9, 2026

Nancy F. Collins, 78, passed away unexpectedly February 9, 2026. Nancy was born on April 12, 1947 in Akron, OH and spent over 30 years in service to students in the Akron Public Schools. She loved reading, traveling, and especially spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She devoted herself wholeheartedly to those around her, consistently seeking to help and...

Jan 18, 2026

Janis Henderson, 73 of Akron, passed away on January 18, 2026. She was the only daughter in a family of five children. She grew up in the Barberton area where her parents owned and operated Terrace Gardens, a long-time staple in Barberton, serving fried chicken.  After Terrace Gardens sold, she became a C & C machine operator and retired...

Jan 1, 2026

Prince Tyrone Lamont Henderson, 2 years old, of Barberton, passed away on January 1, 2026. He was born on July 7, 2023. Prince was smart and full of joy and loving. His smile was contagious. He loved his sister Royalle more than anything.  He loved playing with cars and watching Boss Baby. He loved his dog and best friend...

Dec 19, 2025

Lillian Alberta Bonner was born on 8/2/1935 in Belington, West Virginia to Alma and Floyd Bosley. She was the middle of three daughters Norma Jean and Nancy Ann, both deceased. She attended Belington High School and sat behind Charles Eugene Bonner. They would elope to Oakland, Maryland, on January 15th, 1953, while still in high school, and remained married...

Dec 13, 2025

Ruth Ann Tomcsik, born March 18, 1942 passed away on December 13, 2025 in Akron, Ohio. She was born in Barberton, then was a lifelong resident of the Akron area.

Ruth was a devoted church member. She found joy in the simple pleasures of daily living, especially watching game shows and working on word puzzles.

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Dec 9, 2025

Shirley Kaforey, 79 of Norton, passed away on December 9, 2025. She was born in Brookville, PA and grew up in Clarion, PA. She moved to this area to attend Kent State University. She taught at Chapel Hill Christian School for several years before retiring and devoting her life to God and raising her three sons. She enjoyed her...

Nov 16, 2025

Steven Smith, 65 of Akron passed away on November 16, 2025. He grew up in Kenmore and graduated from Kenmore High School. He then joined the Navy and retired from the Navy in 1995.   He loved to golf, watch football and baseball, animals and riding his bike. He was an avid Dallas Cowboys/ Cleveland Browns, Ohio State Buckeyes, and...

Oct 29, 2025

Dallen Ray Botdorf passed away peacefully October 29, 2025. He was born July 7, 1949 in Lodi, Ohio. He married the love of his life Catherine Benford and they raised their family in the area.  Dallen did very well working as the national sales manager at 4B Custom Cabinets for many years. But being free spirits, Dallen and Catherine...

Oct 24, 2025

Karen Poling, 78, passed away peacefully on October 24, 2025.  She was born February 4, 1947 to Carl and Esther Webb and grew up in Lakemore, Ohio. She worked as a payroll specialist in social services. Karen was proud to have been a member of AA for 37 years and was happily married to Robert for more than 40...

Oct 17, 2025

Erle Vernon Spangler II, 89, passed away peacefully at home on October 17, 2025. He was born April 12, 1936 and grew up on Chester Avenue and lived his entire life in Kenmore.

He was a strong young man who joined the Air Force the day after he turned 20 and served in Korea. Erle loved hunting,...

Sep 27, 2025

Robert W. "Bob" Kerns of Green passed away on September 27, 2025. Born in Altoona, PA on April 7, 1939, he was raised in East Loop, PA at the foot of Locke Mountain, by Frank and Rita Kerns, deceased.

Bob graduated from Hollidaysburgh High School in 1957, then went into the U.S. Navy where he served on...

Sep 14, 2025

Ronald Oaks, born May 14, 1943, passed away peacefully September 14, 2025.

Ron was a 1961 graduate of Hower Vocational High School. He then went into the National Guard. Ron went on to work as a custodian for the Akron Public School System. He became a deputy sheriff in 1978. He worked two jobs to support his...

Sep 3, 2025

Carl Harris, 78 of Wadsworth passed away on September 3, 2025, surrounded by family and the loving, caring staff of the SCI and MCIU units at Louis Stokes Cleveland V.A. Hospital.  Carl was born in Barberton, grew up in Kenmore, and graduated from Kenmore High School. He then went into the U.S. Army during the Vietnam era. He was...

Aug 4, 2025

Linda D. Kerns (nee Jarvis, nee Benton) 76 of Green passed away on August 4, 2025. She was born in Akron, grew up in Kenmore and graduated from Kenmore High School in 1967.  She was a mother and homemaker in Arizona, working in a school cafeteria, so she could be home when her kids were home. After moving back...

Jul 9, 2025

Diana Kardos, 79 of Massillon, passed away on July 9, 2025.  She was born in Akron and graduated from Kenmore High School. Later in life she became a nurse and retired from Akron City Hospital in coronary care.  She loved to crochet, her church and her dog Rocky.

Diana is preceded by her parents George and Fay...

Jul 8, 2025

It is with great sadness that I inform my friends & family of the loss of the "love of my life & soulmate", John. We were married almost 31 years. He passed away on July 8, 2025, after fighting a courageous battle with cancer.

John was born December 25, 1953, he grew up in Norton, went to...

Jul 2, 2025

Dale Marvin, 68 of Akron, passed away on July 2, 2025, due to cancer.  He was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. He worked at Ace Hardware as a manager for 17 years. He liked to work with his hands and working on home projects. He enjoyed watching Indiecar racing. He also loved corvettes.  Dale had a great sense...

Jun 29, 2025

Donald M. McNeil, 76 of Akron, passed away on June 29, 2025. He was born in Akron, grew up in Bath on a farm across from Hale Farm. He graduated from Central High School and the University of Akron. He worked in computer operations at BFGoodrich, then worked as a teacher at Resnik Elementary for 17 years. He was...

Jun 22, 2025

Our mother, Carolyn Sue (Riffle) Dooley Turner was born July 1, 1947 in Summersville, West Virginia and passed away June 22, 2025. Carolyn lived in West Virginia as a young child along with her ten brothers and sisters before moving to ​the Akron​ area where she lived the rest of her life.  She loved to travel to the ocean...