All Obituaries

John F. Hoosic, age 90, passed away January 11, 2021.  He was born on February 10, 1930 in Swoyersville, PA.  John was a resident of New Franklin for 60 years.  An avid golfer and a master wood worker, making some extraordinary items on his lathe.  He was a Penn State and University of Akron graduate.  John retired from Babcock & Wilcox after 35 years service starting in Scranton, PA and worked in both the fossil and nuclear divisions.  He was a parishioner...

Mary Agnes Devol, 95, passed away January 4, 2021.  She was born in Akron OH to George and Jessie (nee Larkin) Ball.  She was a long time parishioner of St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church where she enjoyed singing in the choir.  She volunteered for 25 years at Barberton Citizens Hospital.  With her husband, Dudley, they enjoyed many years of hiking through the Summit County Metro Parks. She is preceded in death by husband, Dudley, and granddaughter, Kari Land,...

Phylis Ann Riffe, 84, passed away January 3, 2021.  She was born in Middlefield, Ohio to Edwin and Mildred (nee Brooks) Welch. She is a long standing member of Arlington Church of the Nazarene.  She loved doing crafts and very much enjoyed watching the Gaither DVDs. She is preceded in death by sister, Thelma and brother, Kenny She is survived by loving husband, Glenn, sons, Daniel (Linda) Riffe and Thomas ( Lynn) Riffe.  She is loved very much by her four grandchildren,...

E. Ruth Davis (nee Pfeiffer), 91, passed away peacefully at home Sunday, January 3.  She was born in Akron Ohio November 17, 1929 to Harold and Goldie Pfeiffer.  She was once a member of the Akron Board of Realtors and a member of the Brown Street Church of Christ.  Ruth enjoyed many things in life like playing cards with her late husband and her grandkids.  She also enjoyed dogs and passed with her faithful dog Benji by her side. Ruth was preceded in death by husband,...

 Annmarie (Cookro) Nemes, 84, of Akron, Ohio died peacefully on December 28, 2020. She leaves behind her loving husband of 64 years, Joe Nemes and her 4 daughters, Denise Bench, Lisa (Zoran) Milosevic, Gina (Ed) Green, and Michelle (Bob) Headley. Her grandchildren Stephanie Carrino, Joe Preto, Brian (Elise) Green, Tony Preto, Molly (Taylor) Wolfe, Dan and David Bench and Samantha Toth. Along with her great granddaughters Amelia and Eve Green, and Evelyn Wolfe. Her sister Patty (Tom)...

J. Scott Miller, 59, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, December 26.  He was born in Barberton, Ohio to John F. (Jack) and Joyce L. (nee Seese) Miller and has been a lifetime Manchester resident.  He was very proud of his work at Goodwill Industries, enjoyed his time working there and was a very real part of the Goodwill family. He was a fan of the Cleveland Browns and the Ohio State Buckeyes, however, was well known to closely follow and keep track of every sports team in...

Joanne M. Sponseller, 86, went peacefully to be with her Lord on December 24, 2020.  She was born in Akron to Earl Henninger and Anne Blacklock and has lived in the Akron area all her life.    As a very young lady Joanne met Richard and they fell in love married and started a family. They were an old-school type couple and became best friends. They never missed a Saturday date night as dad worked six and seven days a week to support all of us. But they never missed a...

Yvonne B. Ledford, 82, passed away peacefully on December 17 with her family by her side.  She was born in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania to Homer and Violet (nee Shuttie) Freed.  Family was truly the most important thing to Yvonne.  She married the love of her life, Mack, and together for sixty three years enjoyed each other and raised their family.  Yvonne had a special lifelong bond with her twin sister Leveda.  Hiking in the Summit County Parks and walking through...

Eugene (Gene) Foster, 85, of New Franklin, Ohio passed away on Thursday December 10, 2020 at his home. Gene was born on January 22, 1935 to Robert and Edna Foster in Murphy, North Carolina. At the age of seven he moved with his family to Akron, Ohio where he lived the remainder of his life. Gene was preceded in death by his parents, brother J.B. and sisters, Mildred Stuart and Eileen Musgrave. He is survived by his wife Evie, son David of Findlay, Ohio, brother James of New Philadelphia,...

Portage Lakes—Douglas Harris, 64, passed away November 29, 2020 from complications of Covid 19 and GBM.  He was born in Akron, Ohio to George Bernard and Olive (nee Clever) Harris and lived most of his life in the Portage Lakes.  Doug loved everyone and never met a stranger.  He had a remarkable memory and would never forget a name or a phone number.  He greeted many of his friends with his special handshake he called the “Portage Laker”.  Doug...