OBITUARIES

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...

Jun 20, 2025

Frank Berling was born in Croatia on a cold January day in 1942. He moved to the Kenmore area in 1953 with his parents and brother Tony when he was 11 years old.

Frank worked alongside his brother, Tony, at Berling's Body Shop for over 45 years.

Frank was a private person with a few...

Jun 2, 2025

Ron Beech, 77 of Wadsworth, passed away on June 2, 2025. He was born in Wadsworth and was a lifelong resident. Ron graduated from Wadsworth High School in 1965. He worked for many years for his dad at Beech's Sohio. He also worked IT for years at Popeyes Restaurants. He was a member of the Wadsworth Moose. He loved...

Apr 30, 2025

Barbara Gay Norrod passed away on April 30, 2025. Barbara was born on January 6, 1936, in Clarksburg, West Virginia, but she spent most of her life in Akron, Ohio.  Barbara was an actress known for The Dead Next Door, Skinned Alive, Dead And Rotting and The Sandman. She also loved to travel the world.

Barbara was...

Apr 29, 2025

David "Champ" Mason 58 of Akron passed away on April 29, 2025. He graduated from Garfield High School in 1985. He loved to play cards and pool, talk, hang out and was the life of the party.

David is survived by his parents David Palmer and Delores Mason, daughter Jessica (Carrington West) Medina, siblings Michael Mason, Tony...

Apr 20, 2025

Adonis Terrill Solomon born to Lachon Rahieem and Booker Fitzgerald.

Preceded in death by both sets of grandparents, Adonis was a very special young man with a beautiful personality and a heart of gold. He loved children although he never had any of his own. Those close to him said that his dog Muffin was his daughter....

Apr 18, 2025

Velma "Rudi" Rorrer passed away on April 18, 2025. She was born and raised in Alloy, West Virginia. Velma worked as a Nursing Assistant at Barberton Hospital and Pleasant View Nursing Home. Throughout her life, she had a passion for bingo, slot machines, eating tomatoes, dancing, gardening flowers and vegetables, and most of all, spending time with her grandchildren....