All Obituaries

Born May 7, 1933, passed away October 12, 2019 in the arms of her daughter Diana.  She was born in Clay County W.Va and lived most of her adult life in Barberton, Akron and Norton Ohio. Nettie struggled with dementia, parkinson's, lung and bladder cancer  for the last four years.   She was a fighter and everyone loved her. She was preceded in death by her husband Duane, her Mother and Father, and 12 siblings. She is survived by daughters Diana (Edd Hiner), Debbie (Perry)...

David A. Hatfield, 53 of Canal Fulton, passed away peacefully with family and friends present on September 20th.   Born May 25, 1966, David was a life-long resident of Canal Fulton, Ohio.  A 1984 graduate of Northwest High School, David was an avid sports fan where he excelled in athletics.   David attended College of the Cumberlands (Cumberland College) in Williamsburg, KY and graduated with a degree in Business.   For the past 35 years David served as a real...

Craig A Carney, 73, passed away August 23, 2019 at Pebble Creek Nursing Home.  He was born in Waterbury, Connecticut to Harry A and Dorothy R (nee Furman) Carney. He retired from the Manchester School District with thirty five years of dedicated service.  He graduated from Conneaut High School and attended Mt. Union and the University of Akron and held a Masters in Earth Science.  While at Manchester he taught “Power of the Pen”, “Odyssey of the Mind”,...

Clydie Dippel, 93, passed away August 19, 2019.  She was born in West Jefferson, North Carolina to Jesse and Rhodie (nee Manuel) Lewis. She will forever be remembered as a loving mother, an excellent cook, especially her walleye fish dinners, Canadian fishing at their cabin and a very competitive card player. She is preceded in death by her loving husband, Martin P. Dippel, son, Phil and seven siblings. She is survived by son, Mark (Jan) Dippel, daughters, Kathy (Jim) Baston, Marlene...

Cathe A Lawrentz, 69, passed away Sunday, August 18, 2019 with her family by her side following a long fight with cancer. Cathe grew up in the Akron area and graduated from Firestone High School.  She spent over thirty years in the banking, mortgage closings and real estate title insurance industry. She is survived by loving husband of twenty five years, Keith, sister, Denise Skeens, her children, David M. (Laurie) Woodyard and Tanya M. (Bill) Swann, grandchildren, Matthew Woodyard,...

Robert M Sloan, 90, passed away Sunday at Cleveland Clinic Akron General.  He was born in Akron, Ohio to Yale and Ruth (nee Mitchell) Sloan. He started with Goodyear Aerospace in 1952 and stayed until his retirement in 1989.  Bob played on North High Schools state championship basketball team, played basketball for the Army and also the Goodyear Wingfoots. Mr. Sloan was preceded in death by his loving wife, Shirley Ann in 2013 and by five sisters.  He is survived by son, John...

Judith “Judy” C Jared passed away at her residence on Sunday, July 21, 2019.  She was born in Akron, Ohio to Paul L and Lona M (nee Swift) Christian.  Judy is preceded in death by her parents, sister, Katherine and husband, Alvin Lester “Jerry” Jared. She is survived by daughters, Marlene (Paul) Sparlin of Georgia, Kimberly (Mark) Harbin of Akron, step sons, Rodney Jared of Portage Lakes and Robert Jared of Florida, brothers, Jerry Christian and Jim...

Dortha R. Kovalchik, 91, passed away Saturday, June 15, 2019 at Pebble Creek nursing facility.  She was born in Los Angeles, California to Dewitt and Ethel (nee Hefflefinger) Brunswick and has been a lifelong Akron area resident.  She spent many winters in Fort Myers, FL enjoying the warmth and sunshine. Dortha is preceded in death by husband, Richard, sister, Edith Shaw, and brothers, William and John Brunswick.  She is survived by daughters, Kathleen (Larry) Hout and Pamela...

Larry P. Malcuit, Jr., 49, passed away on May 18, 2019.  He was born in Akron Ohio and graduated from East High School. He received three letters for his accomplishments on East’s tennis team.  He enjoyed playing euchre with his friends at the Firestone Community Center and had been employed by US Bank in Mogadore.  He spent eleven years with Mid First Bank in Arizona. Larry is survived by loving mother, Patricia (Tom) Mattingly, sister, Chele (Matt) Roberts, nieces,...

Joe M. Stover, 89, passed away April 18, 2019 with his children by his side.  He was born in Livingston, Tennessee to Alonza and Nora (nee Sells) Stover.  He retired from B&W as a machinist with forty four years of service.  He was a true outdoorsman; enjoying hunting, fishing and was an accomplished archer.  His passion for hunting yielded several trophy deer.   He was a member of the National Rifle Association and North American Hunting Club. Mr. Stover...