Obituaries

George Caiola
Mar 12, 2005
George A. Caiola, 74, passed away March 12, 2005. Mr. Caiola was born in Akron and had resided in Cuyahoga Falls most of his life. He had been a rubber worker for Eclat Rubber and retired from RCA in 1993. He was a member of Bethany United Church of Christ and Cuyahoga Falls Eagles, served with the U. S. Air...

Bernadetta Strong
Mar 12, 2005
Bernadetta "Bernie" J. Strong, 80, died March 12, 2005. Mrs. Strong was born in Sheridan Hamilton, Indiana and had resided in Akron the past 50 years, moving here from Kenmore, NY. She was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Akron Women's City Club and Junior Women's Civic Club. She was a people person and dearly loved her grandchildren. Preceded...

Donald Christman
Mar 9, 2005
Donald C. H. Christman left this world peacefully to be with our Lord early March 9, 2005, with the immediate family present. He was born in Cleveland on Jan. 30, 1918, to Clarence and Helen (Dignan) Christ man, and attended Almira Grade School until the family moved to Cuyahoga Falls in 1929. He graduated from Cuyahoga Falls High School in...

Joseph Pinter
Mar 9, 2005
CUYAHOGA FALLS -Joseph Leo Pinter, 88, past away March 9, 2005. He was born April 14, 1916 in Northampton, OH to Anna Fischer and Ignatius Pinter from Vukavar, Yugoslavia and Germany. He was a World War II Veteran serving as an airplane mechanic in the Pacific and was retired from Goodyear Flight Operations as chief mechanic in 1979 with 34...

Elizabeth Falstick
Mar 9, 2005
CUYAHOGA FALLS - Elizabeth M. Falstick, 87, passed away at her residence March 9, 2005. Mrs. Falstick was born in Binghamton, NY and had resided in Cuyahoga Falls most of her life. She was a member of Steels Corners Christian Church where she belonged to Friends and Neighbors of Northampton and the Women's Christian Fellowship. She was also a member...

LaVerna Shuman
Mar 6, 2005
STOW - LaVerna Jean Bee (Rilling) Shuman, 80, passed away quietly on March 6, 2005. Jean was born in Stow on January 22, 1925, residing most of her life in Stow. She is survived by son and daughter-in-law, Stephen and Jeannie Rilling of Cuyahoga Falls; daughter, Christina Rilling of Cuyahoga Falls; grandchildren, Elizabeth Allen, Nicholas and Emily Stoiber, Corey Rilling,...

Robert Jenkins
Mar 1, 2005
CUYAHOGA FALLS - Robert Eugene Jenkins died peacefully Tuesday March 1, 2005 after a brief battle with leukemia. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Constance, children Patricia and Reiny Golz, Leslie and Mathias Sutton, Robert Jenkins, Beth and Andrew Suffron, and Melissa Michalowicz; and 14 adoring grandchildren. He will be missed as well by his siblings, Mildred...

Samuel Base
Feb 27, 2005
Samuel L. Base, 82, died February 27, 2005. Mr. Base was born in Akron where he had resided his entire life. He retired in 1982 from B. F. Goodrich as a Chemical Engineer, was a member of First Church of the Brethren and was a Veteran of WW2 having served with the U. S. Navy. He was a member of...

Herbert Boughman
Feb 27, 2005
CUYAHOGA FALLS -Herbert Wayne Boughman, 85, died February 27, 2005. Mr. Boughman was born in Starke County and had resided in Cuyahoga Falls most of his life. He had worked as a mechanic for Lyle Chevrolet for 15 years and later retired from Monsanto as an electrician. He was a member of the Evangel Temple Assembly of God and was...

Bessie Bernhart
Feb 27, 2005
CUYAHOGA FALLS - Bessie I. (Farver) Bernhart, 97, peacefully passed away Sunday, February 27, 2005, after a wonderful life of good health and many years of independent living. Bessie was born in Millersburg, Ohio on March 5, 1907. She graduated from Millersburg High School in 1925, where she met her sweetheart and lifetime companion, Raymond, fondly known as Barney. Bessie...

Louise Wichert
Feb 27, 2005
CUYAHOGA FALLS -Louise A. Wichert passed away on February 27, 2005 surrounded by her loving family. Born in Akron, Ohio, she was a resident of Cuyahoga Falls for 57 years. She was a 1940 graduate of South High School and attended the University of Akron. She married Harding A. Wichert in 1942 and traveled to various military bases before returning...

Betty Henry
Feb 26, 2005
CUYAHOGA FALLS -Betty Jean Henry, 74, died February 26, 2005. Mrs. Henry was born in Peninsula and had resided in Cuyahoga Falls most of her life. She had worked in the Ice Cream Dept at Lawson's Milk Co for 37 years, was a member of Teamsters Local #348, volunteered at the Quirk Cultural Center and enjoyed crocheting. She is survived...

William Keenan, Jr
Feb 24, 2005
CUYAHOGA FALLS -William Harold Keenan, 85, died February 24, 2005. Mr. Keenan was born in Cuyahoga Falls where he resided his entire life, graduating from Cuyahoga Falls High School in 1937. He was a self-employed residential auctioneer and was a Veteran of WW2 having served with the U. S. Army in Germany. He is survived by his brother, Randall P....

Clyde Golden
Feb 20, 2005
CUYAHOGA FALLS -Clyde W. Golden, 96, died at his residence February 20, 2005. Mr. Golden was born in East Sandy, PA and had resided in Cuyahoga Falls since 1957. He had worked at Atlantic Richfield Co. for 30 years and was a member of Northampton Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mae; daughter, Joan Mays; parents,...

Maxine Zimmerman
Feb 17, 2005
Barberton - Maxine Zimmerman, 69, passed away peacefully February 17, 2005. Born in Bremen, KY, Mrs. Zimmerman lived in Barberton for the past 6 years moving there from Stow. She loved her grandchildren, was a member of the Stow Alliance Fellowship Church and was retired from Indian Trails School where she was employed as a Cafeteria Manager. She is survived...

Turner Scrivener
Feb 17, 2005
CUYAHOGA FALLS - Turner L. "Scriv" Scrivener passed away peacefully February 17, 2005 surrounded by his loving family. Scriv was a selfless, loving, kind, generous and gentle man. He was born January 29, 1916 in Holloway, OH and moved to Akron with his family in 1928 to help open a grocery store called "Scrivener Market" in Goodyear Heights. Scriv graduated...

Robert Glass
Feb 16, 2005
CUYAHOGA FALLS - Robert W. Glass, 83, passed away February 16, 2005. Mr. Glass was born in Cuyahoga Falls where he resided most of his life. He was a Letter Carrier with the U.S. Post Office in Stow and retired after 28 years of dedicated service, was a veteran of the US Army having served in WWII and was a...

Clifford Francis
Feb 9, 2005
CUYAHOGA FALLS -Clifford L. Francis, 83, died February 9, 2005. Mr. Francis was born in Cuyahoga Falls where he had resided his entire life, graduating from Cuyahoga Falls High School in June, 1940. He retired in 1979 from Johnson Steel and Wire Co. with 36 years service and was a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary. He was a Veteran...
Kenneth Whittington
Nov 30, 2004
CUYAHOGA FALLS -Kenneth S. Whittington, 95, died November 30, 2004. Mr. Whittington was born in Black Horse, OH and had resided in Cuyahoga Falls the past 20 years, moving here from Stow. He retired from Goodyear Aerospace having worked as a Sergeant in Security, was a member of the United Presbyterian Church of Cuyahoga Falls for over 70 years and...
James Glenny
Nov 29, 2004
SUFFIELD - James S. Glenny, 70, passed away November 29, 2004. Mr. Glenny was born in Cuyahoga Falls, OH and resided there most of his life until moving to Suffield 13 years ago. He was a 1952 graduate of Cuyahoga Falls High School and owned Glenny Plumbing in Akron. He was a member of Local 219 Plumbers Union. Preceded in...