All Obituaries

Carla (Weaver) Conley, born in Akron to Wilma (Badgley) and Merritt Weaver on July 17, 1953, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on May 14, 2018. In addition to her parents, Carla was preceded in death by Randy Silver. She is survived by her brother and sister, Steven (Terri) Weaver and Patricia Hardman; son, Eric Conley; daughters, Tara Smith, Charlene (Ron) Miller and Kimberly (Larry) Boal; step-daughter, Jory (Brat) Silver; 10 grandchildren; 5...

Frederick Celetti, 73, passed away May 13, 2018.  Born in Akron to the late Fredindo and Maria (Scranca) Celetti, he was a 1962 Central High School graduate, a US Army veteran and was a tire builder for General Tire. Preceded in death by his brothers, Vito and Patrick and sisters, Eleanor and Freda, he is survived by his wife, Dee; daughter, Dana; granddaughter, Tianna; great-grandchildren, Karley, Wyatt and Olivia; brother, Dominic; sister, Jennie; and many loving family and...

Ruth G. Gruver, 71, passed away May 10, 2018. She was born in Cleveland, OH to the late John and Bernadine (Mohr) Stepka and was a graduate of St. Joseph High School. She earned her beautician's license from Beauty College but enjoyed her career as a medical technician for many years for Dr. Atul Goswami. Ruth is survived by her beloved husband of 33 years, Art. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her mother-in-law, Katherine Gruver and sister-in-law,...

John E. Sunseri, 86, passed away May 5, 2018. He was born in Akron to the late  Sam and Flossie (Hathaway), was a 1950 North High School graduate and was an Army veteran of the Korean War. John worked for Kroger’s for 30 years and retired from SGS Tool with 10 years of service. He loved coaching youth baseball and football, traveling, the outdoors and Cleveland sports teams. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Carmella Hardgrove...

Charles E. "Chick" Carst, 99, passed away April 27, 2018. He was born in Toronto, Canada to the late Edward and Jeanne (Van Vollenhoven) and moved to Akron at a young age. Charles was a 1937 East High School graduate and served his country as a Staff Sergeant of the Army 11th Armor Division in World War II. After the war, he worked in sales in the trucking industry for 36 years. An avid golfer, Charles made an incredible 8 holes-in-one and he enjoyed his many years as a...

Marlene Frances “Schoonie” “Babe” Schoonover was born June 5, 1931 and died April 23, 2018 after a long illness.  She was preceded in death by her parents, Fred and Irene (Egleston) Schoonover; brothers, Harold, Fred, Earl, and Richard; and nephew, Mark.  She is survived by nieces, Gloria McCartt, Dana Singer and Sheri Merrow; nephews, Steve, Rick and Mike Schoonover; sister-in-law, JoAnn; longtime friend Billie Foley; and many great nieces and...

Lea Jo Gnagey, 63, passed away April 23, 2018. Born in Sandusky, OH to the late Elmer and Dorothy (Ward) Lichtenberger, she moved to Akron at a young age before relocating to Arizona. She earned a nursing degree in Phoenix, where she lived for 30 years and worked as an RN at Arrowhead Hospital. Lea enjoyed ceramics and crocheting, especially making outfits for each of her grandchildren. Preceded in death by her...

Raconteur Bill Rountree, 86, left the planet at 6 am 20 April 2018. He checked out of room 103 at Rockynol to continue his eternal odyssey. This family has the highest respect for and most sincere loving thanks to all those who assisted him in the last few months at Rockynol, especially Flora. Born 23 May 1931 the only son of the late Mable and Bill, he lived a long, colorful life knowing many. He had a yen for music, theater, sports and entertainment … and a good garage...

With sadness, the Collins family announces the death of James Robert Collins due to complications from kidney disease, on Thursday, April 19, 2018, at the age of 81 years. Jim was born in 1936 in Cleveland, Ohio to his parents Katherine and Emile, where he was also raised. He attended Kent State University and received a B.A. in Political Science in 1958 and a M.A. in Sociology in 1965. He served on active and reserve duty in the U.S. Coast Guard and received an honorable...

Dennis P. Tavanello (Honis), 65 of Barberton, passed away suddenly April 15, 2018. He was born June 24, 1952 to the late Victor and Elvadean (Craig) Tavanello, was a proud veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and retired from Bessemers Farm. Dennis enjoyed spending time at Choices, playing board games with friends, hunting, fishing, riding his bike, and spending holidays with family. He will be deeply missed. In addition to his parents, Dennis was...