Obituaries

Jan 8, 2021

CUYAHOGA FALLS – Darrell “Little” G. Smith, 75, went home to be with the Lord on January 8, 2021. He fought a courageous 28-year battle with Parkinson’s disease. Darrell was born to the late Everett and Iva (McDaniel) Smith on July 19, 1945 in Acme, WV, raised in Cabin Creek, WV and lived in Cuyahoga Falls for 50 years....

Jan 6, 2021

Kathryn E. Scrivener, age 104, of Akron, Ohio , passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at Concordia at Sumner Retirement Community. We thank all those that had truly given exceptional care and love to Kathryn in her later years. She enjoyed her time at Concordia immensely always with a smile on her face!  She was born on October...

Jan 4, 2021

(Chris) Walter C. VonGunten, III (Chris) passed away on Jan. 4, 2021 in Cape Coral, Florida after a long illness.

Chris was born Dec. 22, 1957 at Akron City Hosp. He graduated from Cuyahoga Falls High School in 1975. Until he moved to Florida in 2010 he worked in sales, property management and owned his own trucking...

Dec 29, 2020

John “Jack” Wesolowski Jr., 75 passed away December 29, 2020. He was born on August 5, 1945, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the late John and Esther (Stiefvater) Wesolowski. After proudly serving in the U.S. Navy, John worked for Ohio State Waterproofing for over 40 years.  His work was important to him and he fulfilled his goal of “dying with...

Dec 26, 2020

Dolores Jean (Bennett) Hastings, age 85, passed on December 26, 2020.  Dolores was the only child of John and Edith Bennett of Akron Ohio.  She was a 1953 graduate of North High School. She is survived by her husband of 66 years David Hastings.  They went on to have 3 children, David (Kelly), Deborah Tuxhorn (Delbert), and Daniel (Nancy)....

Dec 24, 2020

James “Jim” Eugene DeHart passed away Christmas eve in Palm Springs, California due to complications of Covid-19. Jim was born in Akron, Ohio to Marion and Mary Jane DeHart February 24, 1939. Jim grew up in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, graduating from Cuyahoga Falls High School in 1957. After graduation he attended Kent State University where he joined the Sigma...

Dec 24, 2020

William "Bill" Stopera age 74, passed away December 24,2020. Bill was a graduate of Cuyahoga Falls High School and was in the auto mechanics program. Through this program he met the love of his life Beverly at Jones Buick. After graduation he went on to serve his country in the Navy during the Vietnam war. Bill was a proud...

Dec 24, 2020

Werner R. Britsch passed away on December 24, 2020. He was born July 25, 1922 in Bauschlott, Germany to the late Ludwig F. Britsch and Anna (Kist) Britsch. He was predeceased by his  sister, Elsa (Britsch) Maker.

He is survived by his children, Karl and Beth Britsch. Also survived by nephews and nieces, and cousins in Germany.  Werner...

Dec 24, 2020

CUYAHOGA FALLS - Robert Owen Simpson, 90, of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio passed away peacefully Thursday, December 24, 2020. He was born February 3, 1930, in Akron, Ohio, son of the late Elder Lapsley Simpson and Edith Owen Simpson.

He is preceded in death by his parents, his brother, James Owen Simpson, and wife, Delores.

He...

Dec 23, 2020

Rita L Darago, of Cuyahoga Falls, peacefully passed away on Dec 23, 2020 at the Age of 89. She was born April 5, 1931 in Akron to the late Joseph and Celia (Amaco) Giacomo.  She was lifelong area resident. She graduated from St Vincent High School (‘49), where she met her devoted husband, John L Darago (‘50). She then...

Dec 23, 2020

TALLMADGE - Gordon E. Mork, 90, went home to be with the Lord on Dec. 23, 2020. Born in Iowa Falls, Iowa to Peter J. and Marie Mork (Dannenberg). He was a Ceramic Engineer and retired from Saint Gobain Corp after 32 years of working in the Chemical Process Products Division.

Gordon enjoyed traveling many places in...

Dec 22, 2020

BRIMFIELD - John Tryon age 74, passed away December 22, 2020.

John was born in Akron, OH to Robert and Mary Jane (Collins) Tryon. He graduated from Hower Vocational School. John served in the US Marines and Army National Guard. He retired from City of Kent. John loved flying. He piloted single and multi-engine aircraft, helicopter and...

Dec 21, 2020

Nancy Jane (Cunningham) Miner, 64, long-time resident of Poolville, NY, passed away on December 21, 2020 in Cuyahoga Falls, OH.  Nancy was born in Norwich, NY on March 1, 1956, one of five children of Bernard and Margaret (Smith) Cunningham.  She was a graduate of Sherburne-Earlville Central School and went on to receive her Associates degree from SUNY Cobleskill. ...

Dec 20, 2020

CUYAHOGA FALLS - Kathleen Daugherty, 63 passed away December 20, 2020. She resided in Cuyahoga Falls for the past 40 years. Kathleen was graduate of Stow High School going on to become an LPN, working for Kaiser and Summa. She enjoyed sewing, baking, traveling, spending summers at Marble Head. Kathleen was the best Oma and loved to spoil her...

Dec 20, 2020

Barbara Jean (Scott) Lehner died on December 20, 2020.

Mrs. Lehner was born on October 23, 1932 in Portsmouth, Ohio.  A homemaker for most of her life, she was a cooking enthusiast, and loved cross stitch, quilting and knitting for her family.  Working in yarn and fabric shops after her children were grown fed her joy of...

Dec 20, 2020

Elizabeth “Betty” Hartzell, 97, passed away December 20, 2020. Betty lived in the Summit County area her entire life. Preceded in death by her husband Earl. Survived by their 6 children; Becky and (Dan), Anne and (John), Merry and (Terry), Lewis and (Pat), Jua-Nita and (Bill), Lisa and (Mark); 12 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; 3 great-great-grandchildren. A private family graveside...

Dec 16, 2020

Steven F. Yost,70, of Cuyahoga Falls, died December 16, 2020.  He was born August 28, 1950 in Atwater to William and June Yost, who predeceased him.  Steve served in Vietnam in the Army with the 101st Airborne.

He is survived by his wife Cynthia of 44 years; brother Paul, sister Peggy, and brother David, who predeceased Steve....

Dec 15, 2020

STOW – Nancy J. (Dettrick) Nash became perfect at 9:37 am on Tuesday, 15 December 2020.

She was born 10 May of 1942, in Erie, Pennsylvania, and loved life every step of the way.  When she was fourteen, she met a boy who gave her some birthday swats and they have been together ever since, enjoying 59...

Dec 13, 2020

Lewis (Lew, Lewie) Baird, 86, of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, went home to be with Jesus on Sunday, December 13, 2020 at his home surrounded by family. Lew was born May 24, 1934 to Florence and Clarence Baird. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Gene. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Nancy; daughter,...

Dec 12, 2020

Robert A. “Bob” Peters passed away December 12, 2020 at Citrus Memorial Hospital in Inverness, Florida after experiencing a battle with Covid-19. Bob was a retired Cuyahoga Falls Police Officer, serving nearly 30 years working with the school patrol, school crossing guards, Law Enforcement Explorers, the Police Reserves and serving as the Ranger Officer.  He was a nationally recognized...