Obituaries

Edythe Hegnauer
Sep 16, 2007
CUYAHOGA FALLS -Edythe Katherine Hegnauer, 101, passed away September 16, 2007. Mrs. Hagnauer was born in Brockton, Mass, grew up in Oregon and had resided in Cuyahoga Falls and Akron since 1957. She was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Preceded in death by her husband, Edward, she is survived by her twin sons, Edward (Sue) of Cuyahoga Falls...
Arthur Yoder
Sep 15, 2007
CUYAHOGA FALLS - Arthur M. Yoder, 89, passed away September 15, 2007. Born in Wooster, Mr. Yoder served in the Army during World War II. He came to Stow in 1957 and had lived in the area since then. Art had worked for Ben Franklin, drove for the Blind, attended Stow Community United Church of Christ, joined Masonry in Holmes...
June Cosner
Sep 12, 2007
Stow -June K. Cosner died September 12, 2007. Mrs. Cosner was born in Akron in 1924 and had resided in Hudson and Kent most of her life. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dick and is survived by her brothers and sisters, Thomas L Smith, Claudia (Ed) Dorsey, Barbara Frazier and William D. Smith and family and many...
William Griggs
Sep 11, 2007
CUYAHOGA FALLS - William James Griggs "Bill", 83, of Stow, Ohio passed away Sept. 11, 2007 at home with his family by his side. Bill was born to Verna (Hunter) and Elbert Griggs February 1, 1924 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Raised in Cuyahoga Falls, he moved to Stow in 1955. He attended Cuyahoga Falls High School where he excelled in baseball,...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...