William Heinbuch

Apr 6, 2023

William Henry Heinbuch 81, passed away unexpectedly on April 6, 2023. He was born August 25, 1941 in Columbus, OH to the late Fred and Violet Heinbuch. He attended Akron South High School through his junior year, then graduated from Norton High School in 1959. After high school he worked for the Akron Beacon Journal as a paper handler but...

Leroy "Jack" Augustus

Mar 31, 2023

Leroy "Jack" Augustus, age 85, went Home to be with his Lord and Savior March 31, 2023. His lifetime friend and loving wife of 32 years, Marilyn, was by his bedside. Jack was born March 29, 1938 in Peninsula, Ohio. He served our country in the Ohio National Guard. Jack worked 26 years for IUEC Local 45 as an elevator...

Judith Waddell

Mar 24, 2023

Judith A. Waddell passed away peacefully March 24, 2023.

Judith is preceded in death by her husband, Larry Waddell; her parents, Essie and Harvey Williamson.

She is survived by her children, Lisa, Misty and Jay; grandchildren, Danny, Russell, Jacob, Alyssa, Madison, Jordan, Makayla and Elijah; great-grandchild, Nova; siblings, Betty and David, as well as many nieces, nephews and...

Joyce Ann Brittain

Mar 14, 2023

Joyce Ann Brittain, 59, after a battle with infection, passed in hospice, on March 14, 2023.  Daughter of Thomas Mead Brittain and Rosetta Nancy Brittain (Dech), deceased.  She is survived by a sister and many cousins who have loved her dearly for her kindness, her sweet nature, her wit, compassion, generosity of spirit and so very many artistic talents and...

Clarence Richard Shaffer

Mar 14, 2023

Clarence R. Shaffer, 77, passed away on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. Preceded in death by his wife; Jerry, Mom; Helen & Dad; David, sister; Dorothy, brothers; David, Dennis and Donald, grandsons; Dillon and Devon, nephews; Dustin and David. Clarence is survive by his sister; Delores, daughters, Crystal (Ron), Paula (Richard) and Tammy (Sonny), sons; Ricahrd, and Rick, 10 grandkids and...

Timothy Welsh

Mar 8, 2023

Timothy A. Welsh, age 65, passed away on March 9, 2023. Cremation has take place and there will not be any services.

Russell Johnson

Feb 28, 2023

Beloved husband to the late Marge. Loving father to Rusty (Lori), Scott (Irene), and Shannon (Ronnie). Grandfather of Nikki, Anthony, Melanie, Alexis, Wiley III, Brianna, RJ and Dominick. Great grandfather of 11.

Russ was a life long truck driver who loved fishing and golfing in his spare time. He loved spending time with family and spoiling his great...

Carol Pifer

Feb 27, 2023

Ms. Carol Ann Elizabeth Pifer, age 67, passed away on February 27, 2023. She was born in Akron, Ohio to William and Halle Williams.



Along with her parents, she was also preceded in death by brother Thomas Williams and grand-daughter Alexis Edwards.



Carol is survived by her daughters, Tina (Joe Storad) Norris and Jennifer White; grandchildren, Colby...

Greg Thompson

Feb 14, 2023

Greg T. Thompson, born June 11, 1952 passed peacefully February 14, 2023 at the age of 70.

Greg was passionate about music, and had been to countless concerts in his lifetime. Greg also loved his sports & was a true Cleveland fan. Amongst other things, he was a talented artist & had the gift to tell a story, some...

Christine Trones

Feb 9, 2023

Christine Elaine Graves/Trones has gone to heavens on February 9, 2023. She was born on December 27, 1960 in Zanesville, Ohio. Christine, known as Chris to all her loved ones, will be deeply missed. She made Akron her home. Primarily lived in South Akron. Chris was a woman of God and always had her bible by her side. She has...

Gwendolyn Lawson

Feb 7, 2023

Gwendolyn Marie (Tolbert) Lawson of Akron Ohio passed away on Tuesday February 7, 2023 in Akron, Ohio.

Gwen was born in Akron to Emmett and Loris Tolbert on December 10, 1952. She graduated from North High School in 1971. She moved to Chicago Illinois where she worked as a commercial lines underwriter agent for 14 years. Later she attended...

Lydia Gergosky

Feb 6, 2023

Lydia J. Lewis/Gergosky, age 64, passed passed away on February 6, 2023, surrounded by her loved ones. She lived in Akron most of her life.

Everyone has that family member or friend you think about and always smile. Lydia was that person. She was the best mother to her dog Snuggles. If you were a friend she had your...

Mateo Omeragic

Jan 23, 2023

Mateo Amir Omeragic, age 22, passed away unexpectedly on January 23, 2023. He was born on March 25, 2000 in Akron to Amir and Maria (Maggie) Omeragic. Mateo was a graduate of Coventry High School. He was a successful entrepreneur that owned a YouTube channel with 120k subscribers and co-created a clothing brand with his dear friend, Bradly Davis. Jr.

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Mitchell Maddox

Jan 22, 2023

Mitchell L. Maddox, 75, passed away January 22, 2023.  He was born on November 16, 1947 in Tiffin, Ohio to Doris Aleta (Edwards) and Roy Gilford Maddox Jr. Mitch enjoyed most of his childhood in Tiffin before moving to Streetsboro, Ohio where he graduate from Streetsboro High School.  Mitch was proud to have served in the Air Force.

He was...

Jeffrey Lamphear

Jan 21, 2023

Jeffrey Paul Lamphear, age 57, of Chippewa Lake, Ohio went home on January 21, 2023 after losing his battle with lung cancer.

He leaves behind a daughter, Trisha Lamphear of Ashland; sisters, Susan Dilley of Chippewa Lake, Linda (Tom) Curran of Medina, and Jennifer Lamphear, of Canal Fulton; many nieces & nephews; and a longtime best friend, Tom (Amber) Ward...

Debra Vandiver-Ferguson

Jan 20, 2023

With heavy hearts, we say goodbye to Debra Lynn Vandiver-Ferguson, a beloved wife, mother, sister grandmother, and friend. Debra passed away on January 20, 2023, surrounded by her family.

Debra was born was born on August 10, 1959, in Barberton, Ohio to Lenzo and Ruby Vandiver. She was a cherished sibling to six brothers and one sister. Debra was...

William Filley

Jan 13, 2023

William H. Filley, Jr., 94 of Hartville, Ohio peacefully stepped into Heaven's Gate on January 13, 2023 surrounded by family. Born in Cleveland, OH, he lived most of his life in Medina, Ohio. William was preceded in death by wife Norma Jeanne (Davis) of 68 years.

He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII as an Electronics Technician. A...

Vincent Marino

Jan 10, 2023

Vincent Marino, age 67, passed away on January 10, 2023. He was born at Travis Air Base in Fairfield, California to Joseph and Margaret Marino.



Vincent is survived by his partner in life, Laurie White and her daughter, Sarah (Chuck Sims). He cherished his grandson, Elijah, who could always make him smile. He is also survived by brothers, Joseph,...

Jesse Williams

Jan 2, 2023

Jesse Williams, age 70, passed away on January 2, 2023.

Christopher Gongaware

Dec 27, 2022

Christopher Scott Gongaware passed away on December 27th, 2022 at the age of 58 after a battle with liver cancer. Chris grew up in Stow, Ohio and attended Walsh Jesuit High School. He later graduated from Stow-Monroe Falls High School in 1982.

Chris had a passion for all things nature and was a highly skilled arborist. He was...