Category: Obituary
LTC James Kendall
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James J. Kendall, Sr. (90) reported to his final duty station on August 13, 2020 in Canton, Ohio. Mr. Kendall retired from the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company after 36 years of service where he was the Section Manager of the Corporate Safety Department serving multiple continents. He was born to the late Lucille M. Kendall…
Read MoreMrs Willie Carol Menza
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OBITUARYWillie Carol MenzaNOVEMBER 29, 1942 – APRIL 9, 2022 IN THE CARE OF Leak Memory Chapel, Montgomery, ALWillie Carol Menza, age 79, of Shalimar, Florida passed away on Saturday, April 9, 2022. Willie was born November 29, 1942. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.Leak-MC.com for the Menza family. Willie was the Surviving Spouse of LtCol Dominic…
Read MoreCOL Richard J. Lander
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WARREN — Richard J. Lander, 92, passed away peacefully Tuesday, March 14, 2022, healthy until he reached the natural end of life. He was born in 1929 in Martin’s Ferry and moved with his parents, Mary and Richard H., to Warren as a child. Except for a brief stint in the Army, he…
Read MoreCOL Robert Bruce
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Col. Robert C. Bruce, Sr., 82, of Stow, died September 21, 2021. Born in Cleveland, he was a Stow resident since 1971 and a member of the VFW, Military Officers Assoc. and the First Cleveland Cavalry Assoc. Col. Bruce was also a recipient of the Legion of Merit Award. Preceded in death by his first…
Read MoreCOL William(Bill) Miller
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A dedicated business and community leader, a decorated military veteran of World War II, an 80 -plus years volunteer leader to the Boy Scouts of America, and a loving husband, father and grandfather has passed away. William J. Miller (Bill), the middle son of Arthur and Edith Miller, died September 9, 2021. He passed away…
Read MoreLTC Ronald Girard
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LTC Ronald Girard died April 14, 2021. He was born in New Orleans, LA on November 16, 1936 and was a 26 year resident of Akron. He was a career U.S. Army military intelligence officer, specializing in signals intelligence and counter intelligence, retiring December, 1994. He received the Bronze Star, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Army…
Read MoreIlT Ernie Stadvic
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Ernie Stadvec, 95, passed away April 6, 2021. He was born June 13, 1925 to the late Albert and Rose Stadvec in Sharon Center, Ohio. Known as “Captain Ernie” to most of Akron and the aviation world, his passion for flying began as a young boy. At the age of 17, he enlisted in the…
Read MoreCaptain James Roberts USN Retired
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James Edward Roberts Jr. (a.k.a. Jim, or Deak to family and close friends), age 80, of Canton, Ohio, since 1968, died January 2, 2020 at Santé of Surprise Rehab, Surprise, Arizona. Born in Charleston, West Wirginia, on January 24, 1939, and raised in Vienna (on the Ohio River north of Parkersburg, West Virginia), where he…
Read MoreLtCol Robert C. Schiesswohl USNC (ret)
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Lt Col. (Ret.) Robert C. Schiesswohl, 94, of Bath, OH passed away peacefully December 28, 2019 surrounded by family members. He was born in Chicago, IL on May 19, 1925, Bob graduated from Point Loma High School, Point Loma, CA. He served honorably in the United States Marine Corps in WWII and Korea making landings at Okinawa, Japan and…
Read MoreLt Cdr Oliver J Schneider
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Oliver J. Schneider, 91, of Brimfield Township, died Saturday, July 1, 2017, at home in Brimfield Township. He was born January 31, 1926 in Ravenna, OH to the late Frank and Margaret (nee Trepanier) Schneider. Graduate of Ravenna High School, Bachelor degree from Kent State University and Doctorate of Jurisprudence from Case Western Reserve University…
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