http://www.akronnewsnow.com/newsroom/.xml AkronNewsNow.com Obituary Notices, last updated 3/10/2010 8:20:14 AM http://www.akronnewsnow.com/obits/itemdetail.asp?ID=396 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:20:14 EST date of birth: 3/26/1948, date of death: 3/7/2010. Pam Wood, born March 26, 1948 in Akron, Ohio, passed away March 7, 2010. She was a graduate of North High School and the University of Akron. She was employed as a legal secretary with Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease. Pam was a quiet, private person with a warm and giving heart. Her smiles and giggles were infectious. Pam loved animals, especially her two cats, Buffy and Jenny. She also enjoyed traveling, the theatre, crafting and most of all her friends, of which she has many. She was preceded in death by her parents, Mary and Grover Lamka and her brother, Terry. Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Billow FALLS Chapel, 1907 23rd St., Cuyahoga Falls, with Rev. Bob Blair officiating. Burial at Chestnut Hill Memorial Park. Friends may call 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. If desired, memorials may be made to the Humane Society of Greater Akron, 4904 Quick Rd., Peninsula, OH 44264-9704. (Billow FALLS Chapel) http://www.akronnewsnow.com/obits/itemdetail.asp?ID=395 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:16:07 EST date of birth: 4/1/1923, date of death: 3/5/2010. Raymond Arnold Sharp, 86, passed away March 5, 2010. He was born in Akron and was a lifetime Copley resident. Mr. Sharp was a veteran of the Army Air Corps serving during World War II. Arnold retired as a chief officer of Akron Fire Department in 1980. He was a member of Copley United Methodist Church. His passions included building and flying model airplanes, being outdoors hunting and fishing, but most important to him was his family. Preceded in death by son, Timothy B. Sharp; brother, Al and sister, Alberteen; he is survived by his wife of 63 years, Jean; daughter, Cathy (Tom) Van Nostran; son, Dale (Susan) Sharp; grandchildren, Tim, Seth, Erin, Stacey, Katelin, and Sarah; great-grandsons, Alex and Bryce; brother, Kenneth (Bonnie) Sharp and a host of nieces and nephews. Services will be held 11 a.m. WEDNESDAY at the Billow FAIRLAWN Chapel, 85 N. Miller Rd., with Rev. Becki Bowan-Verbridge officiating. Burial at Copley Cemetery. Friends may call 5 to 8 p.m. TUESDAY at the funeral home where the Last Alarm service will be held at 7 p.m. FAIRLAWN Chapel http://www.akronnewsnow.com/obits/itemdetail.asp?ID=394 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:07:54 EST date of birth: 12/21/1944, date of death: 3/6/2010. Cheryl Ann Rogers, 65, passed away on March 6, 2010, after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, she spent the last 40 years in Richfield and Medina. Preceded in death by her daughter, Christy Lynn; she is survived by her husband of 30 years, Norman; children, Lisa Ann D' Angelo of Rittman, Tammy Ann (David) Myers of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Daniel Norman (Becky) Rogers of Doylestown and Debra Lynn Price of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; grandchildren, Tyler Smead, Holly Reid, Lauren (Alex) Barrios, Samantha Price, Robert Price, Jessica Hafer (Rogers) and Jared Miller; great-grandchildren, Cohen Reid, Elliot and Weston Barrios. The following poem is how we think Cheryl would like to be remembered. Afterglow I'd like the memory of me to be a happy one, I'd like to leave an afterglow of smiles when life is done. I'd like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways Of happy times and laughing times and bright and sunny days. I'd like the tears of those who grieve, to dry before the sun Of happy memories that I leave When life is done. Services will be held 11 a.m. THURSDAY at the Billow FAIRLAWN Chapel, 85 N. Miller Rd. Friends may call at the funeral home WEDNESDAY from 5 to 8 p.m. Should friends desire, memorials may be made to The Hospice Care Center or Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital. FAIRLAWN Chapel http://www.akronnewsnow.com/obits/itemdetail.asp?ID=393 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:14:04 EST date of birth: 7/12/1924, date of death: 3/5/2010. Mary Elizabeth Snyder passed away at her home March 5, 2010 after an extended illness. Services will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Billow FALLS Chapel, 1907 23rd St., Cuyahoga Falls. Interment at Northlawn Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at the funeral home 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the ``angels' at New Horizons (Summa Western Reserve Hospital) Adult Day Care, 1900 23rd St., Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223 or Hospice of Summa. (Billow FALLS Chapel) http://www.akronnewsnow.com/obits/itemdetail.asp?ID=392 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 08:51:50 EST date of birth: 1/7/1916, date of death: 2/24/2010. Agnes E. Pardee, 94, died February 24, 2010 in Bradenton, Florida. Born in Youngstown to Harold and Mazella Ayers Ellis, she resided in Akron prior to moving to Bradenton in 1979. Mrs. Pardee was a member of Firestone Park United Methodist Church and a homemaker. Preceded in death by her husband, Harry J. Pardee, she is survived by cousin, Elmer Shaner of Hazelwood, Mo.; friends, John C. Ripplinger of Las Vegas, Peter Paul Ripplinger of Doylestown, Eleanor Harn of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Magdalene Luff of Uniontown. Services will be held 1 p.m. TUESDAY at the Billow FAIRLAWN Chapel, 85 N. Miller Rd., with Rev. Max Beery officiating. Private entombment at Greenlawn Memorial Park. Friends may call at the funeral home one hour prior to the service Tuesday. (Billow FAIRLAWN Chapel) http://www.akronnewsnow.com/obits/itemdetail.asp?ID=391 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 08:44:43 EST date of birth: 9/11/1931, date of death: 3/4/2010. Joseph R. Nemer, Sr., born September 11, 1931 in Aitanit, Lebanon, died March 4, 2010. Joe came to America in 1952 to Cleveland, Ohio where he was drafted into the American Army, and served his time in Korea. He then returned to Cleveland to sell insurance. He followed family to Akron and established Hunter's Bar and Grill on Market Street. After enjoying success there, he went on in 1978 to establish the well known ``Sun Bar and Grill' on East Exchange, which was recently acquired by the University of Akron. Joe was an extremely successful business man, and known by many young and old alike, who frequented his businesses, and would stop by to have a drink. He marched to his own drummer, and was true to himself in the fact that he never cared what people thought about how he lived his life. His main concern was that of his wife and family. Because of Joe's work ethic, and the fact that he was a ``family man', he never socialized, or took vacations. He was happy as long as his family were around him. He leaves to mourn, the love of his life, whom he was married to for 50 years, Mona (nee Malek) Nemer. The other loves of his life, his children, Joelle and Roger Karam, Joseph, Jr. and Noha Nemer; grandchildren, Jessica and Christina Karam, Alexandra and Joey Nemer III. ``Life intends life. There is no death that is not another beginning. There is no end that does not start anew. In every loss, in every grief, there is the hand of comfort, the hand of faith, waiting to move forward into new ways.' Julia Cameron Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11 a.m. MONDAY at Our Lady of the Cedars Maronite Catholic Church, 507 S. Cleveland-Massillon Rd. Interment at Rose Hill Burial Park. Friends may call at the Billow FAIRLAWN Chapel, 85 N. Miller Rd., SUNDAY from 4 to 9 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society , 525 N. Broad St., Canfield, OH 44406 or the Hospice Care Center, 3358 Ridgewood Rd., Akron, OH 44333. FAIRLAWN Chapel http://www.akronnewsnow.com/obits/itemdetail.asp?ID=390 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 08:27:17 EST date of birth: 12/2/1931, date of death: 3/4/2010. Robert Massie Copeland (Texas), age 78, passed away on March 4th, 2010. Bob was born on December 2nd, 1931 in Dallas, Texas and from there the adventure began. He ran away from home at the age of 13 and ended up in California after a short stint in the U.S. Merchant Marines during the part of World War II. He was a graduate of Alameda High School where he played football with the likes of Bill Walsh. Ironically, Bob played for the same San Francisco 49ers football team when it was still a semi-pro team in the Pacific Coast League. He served in the United States Army from 1951-1956 when he was honorably discharged after the Korean Conflict. While in the Army he served in Special Services as a boxing coach and as a football coach. After the war, he attended Sacramento State Junior College where he was Junior Class President. After graduation he worked as a life guard and swimming and diving coach when he met the love of his life, Mary Patricia Russell. It was love at first sight. The two were married within months, honeymooned at the newly opened Disneyland in 1956, and then took a weekend away - deer hunting. Bob was an executive in international sales. He started as a manager of a local retail Firestone store in California and worked his way up from there. He served as European Marketing Manager in Rome, Italy from 1968-1971, and the Managing Director of Firestone in Sydney, Australia from 1971-1976. He returned to Akron in 1976 and moved on to serve as the Vice President of International Sales for General Tire Corp where he continued to travel the world until he retired in 1987. During his travels Bob enjoyed roadside picnics on Italy's country roads, spear fishing in Tonga, snorkeling in Tahiti, and safaris in East Africa. He was in Tehran three days before they took the U.S. Embassy and was at The Hague to negotiate reparations after the fact. He frequented Caracas, London, Paris, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Barcelona, Marbella, Tanzania, Kenya, New Guinea, and he was even in South Africa during apartheid. No matter where he was Bob was always an AMERICAN, but was never a tourist. His thick moustache served him well during Revolutionary Iran, and in remote regions of South America. He was famous for his New Year's Day parties, and fishing and camping across the United States. He has ventured into pristine parts of the country that just don't exist any more. He would occasionally belt out show tunes, such as 'Hello Dolly', which is also ironic since his school choir teacher wouldn't let him sing and told him to just mouth the words. He is survived by the love of life and wife of over 53 years, Mary (Pat); his children, Kimberly (Kris) Burns, Julie (Michael) Savene, and Robert R. (Christy) Copeland; grandchildren, Alex (ATAN, USN) and Adam Marshall, and Robert II, Rebecca and Cody Copeland; and many friends and loved ones. His spirit, enthusiasm and sense of humor will be sorely missed. We love you Dad! All our thanks to Summa Hospice and Bath Manor! A Memorial Mass will be celebrated 9:30 a.m. MONDAY at St. Hilary Catholic Church, 2750 W. Market St. Friends may call at the Billow FAIRLAWN Chapel, 85 N. Miller Rd., SUNDAY from 1 to 3 p.m. FAIRLAWN Chapel http://www.akronnewsnow.com/obits/itemdetail.asp?ID=389 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:54:27 EST date of birth: 11/3/1921, date of death: 2/27/2010. Melville Grant "Bud" Hynde, 88, passed way on February 27, 2010. He was born in East Akron to Evelyn and Leonard Grant Hynde and had three siblings; Alexander, Ruth and Jean. He was active in the boy scouts and received the Litchfield medal in 1934. As a youth he took up boxing and was a talented harmonica player. He graduated from Akron East High School in 1939 and worked 1½ years at Goodyear, and attended Akron U. before joining The Marines in 1942 where he served in regulars for 4 years, stationed on Guadalcanal and in reserves for another four. He married Dolores Roberts on April 10, 1946 and they had two children, Terry Grant (Kathy) and Christine. While Bud served his country, he and his family moved to N. Carolina and Florida before returning permanently to Northeastern Ohio. He worked at The Ohio Bell Telephone Company until his retirement in 1983. He was a keen genealogist and researched and maintained an extensive family tree highlighting his Scottish and Welsh heritage. His overriding passion however remained golf and he met weekly with the 'Wednesday Senior Traveling Golfers' and made a hole in one as recently as 2005. He was a member of Fairlawn Lutheran Church. He is survived by his wife, children, and three grandchildren, Ian Grant Hynde, Natalie Hynde, Yasmin Kerr and three great grandchildren. Calling hours will be from 11 to 1 p.m. on Thursday, March 4th followed by the funeral service at 1:00 p.m. at Faith Lutheran Church, 2726 West Market St., Fairlawn Ohio with Rev. Jean Hansen officiating. Interment at Rose Hill Burial Park where military honors will be conducted by the U.S. Marines and Firestone V.F.W. 3383. In lieu of flowers the family request donations made to The Faith Lutheran church building fund or the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, Gift Processing Administrator, 18251 Quantico Gateway Dr., Triangle, VA 22172. (Billow FAIRLAWN Chapel) http://www.akronnewsnow.com/obits/itemdetail.asp?ID=388 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:44:13 EST date of birth: 7/31/1915, date of death: 3/1/2010. On March 1, 2010, Stanley Cimarik, 94, went home to be with his Lord and Savior. Stan was born in Akron, Ohio on July 31, 1915 to Charles and Marie Cimarik, and lived most of his life in Akron. He was employed at the Portage Machine Company, a family owned business started by his father in 1916. He became vice-president and later president of PDQ Tool Company, a subsidiary of Portage Machine. His hobbies were golf, fishing and flying. Stan held a private pilot's license with a twin engine rating, was a member of Christian Businessmen's Association, AOPA and an honorary member of Fairlawn Country Club having joined in 1956. He was also an active member of Lakeside Christian Church where he was treasurer for over forty years. He was preceded in death by his parents and sisters, Vera Mae Leimgruber and Mary Lou Stewart. He is survived by his beloved wife of forty-nine years, Rosaline; daughters, Cam Kirn, Deborah (Andrew) Thomas, Wendy (Andy) Costa, Lauren (Dan) Zarkovacki, Karen (Gary) Wimer, Karla (Charles) Hrubik; brother, Clyde (Margaret); sister, Harriett Wooley; also surviving are twelve grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; brother-in-law, Werner Leimgruber. Rosaline and the family wish to thank all the employees at Hospice for their loving care to Stan, and the church for their love and prayers. Calling hours will be at the Billow FAIRLAWN Chapel, 85 N. Miller Rd., from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 4th. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, March 5th at Lakeside Christian Church with Roger Mueller officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Lakeside Christian Church, 3535 Knollwood Lane, Akron. OH 44333, or to the Hospice Care Center, 3558 Ridgewood Rd., Akron, OH 44333. (Billow FAIRLAWN Chapel) http://www.akronnewsnow.com/obits/itemdetail.asp?ID=387 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:43:15 EST date of birth: 8/16/1951, date of death: 3/4/2010. Shirley Ann Golod, 58 of Brunswick passed away on Thursday, March 4, 2010 at University Hospitals. She was born August 16, 1951 in Cleveland to Edmond and Catherine (nee Dombrowski) Bentlejewski and was an Elementary School teacher. She was a member of the Polish Legion of American Veterans Post 13 and enjoyed crafts. Mrs. Golod is survived by her sister-in-law Teresa Bentlejewski; brothers-in-law Gerald (Clara) and Richard (Donna) Golod; grandson Tyler Roupe and his father James Roupe; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband Thomas Golod; daughter Melanie Golod; brother Raymond Bentlejewski; and parents. Friends may join the family for visitation on Sunday, March 7, 2010 from 2:00 to 6:00 with Funeral Services at 6:00 P.M. at Carlson Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, 1642 Pearl Road (1/2 mile South of Route 303), Brunswick. In lieu of flowers Memorial Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 10501 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106.