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The Beacon Journal www.Ohio.com Friday, July 16, 1999, Page 5 Joan B. Roberts Joan B. Roberts, 78, died July 15, 1999. Bom in Akron, she was a lifelong Death Notices memrjer or uinstp. United Methodist! Church.

She wast active in the Sum Continued from previous page Bethanie Lynn Gardner Bethanie Lynn Gardner, 3, passed away suddenly July 13, 1999. Bom in Akron, she is survived bv mit County Medi I I cai bocietv Auxilia Winifred E. Powers TALLMADGE Winifred E. Powers, 77, died July 13, 1999. Mrs.

Powers was bom in Akron, but resided in Tallmadge, home of her ancestors, for most of her life. She retired from Akron City Hospital with 20 years service in the Volunteer Department as a scheduler, and was a member of the First Congregational Church of Tallmadge. Preceded in death by sister, Janice Koleta, she is survived by her husband, John Powers; daughters and sons-in-law, Mary Ann and Les Corey, Julie and Curt Weller, Lisa and Ivan Stokich; sons, J. Michael Powers and David Powers; grandchildren, Shelby, Tracy, and Edward Stokich, Bryan and Jonathan Corey; sisters and brother-in-law, Marilyn and Leon Weis. and Karen Betty J.

Heepe Betty J. Heepe, 86, passed away July 14, 1999. A life resident of Akron, she was a graduate of the University of Akron, where she was a member of Phi Mu Sorority. She taught in the Akron school system for 39 years, retiring in 1973, was a member of Fairlawn West United Church of Christ, and was active with the Summit County Historical Society. Miss Heepe is survived by sister, Esther Purdy; and brother, William J.

Heepe of Charlottesville, Va. Private interment at Rose Hill Burial Park. There are no calling hours. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Summit County Historical Society, 550 Copley Akron 44320; or Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron, One Perkins Square, Akron 44308. (Billow FAIRLAWN Chapel, 867-4141.) jr unu it ivuivcu II the develoDment of the Auxiliary's lauier, rviarK (n- MODiie Meais program.

She was also a member of Ik i Akron Woman's gie); mother, gan; sister, Chelsea; brother, Jeffery; grandparents, Tim and Gloria Haynes; great-grandparents, Charles and Shirley Jones, and Joann Fisher; one special City Club. Mrs. Roberts is survived by husband, Dr. James G. Roberts; sons, James G.

Roberts Jr. of Piedmont, Dr. John D. Roberts of Richmond, Richard Roberts of Akron; grandchildren, Matthew McNeil, Christopher Albert, Gerald John, Owen Byron, Joanna Lenore, James Allen, and Celine Marie Roberts. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m.

Sunday at Christ United Methodist Church, with Mr. William Brown officiating. Private inurnment at Mt Peace Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church following the service. Should friends desire, memorials may be made to Christ United Methodist Church, 380 Mineola Akron 44320; or Hospice of Visiting Nurse Service, 3358 Ridgewood Akron 44333.

(Billow FAIRLAWN Chapel, 867-4141.) John Patrick MacBride (Mac) John Patrick MacBride (Mac), 52, passed away July 13, 1999, after a brief illness. Funeral services will be Saturday, 10:30 a.m., at the Hopkins Lawver Funeral Home, 547 Canton Rd. (Route 91), Akron. Burial at Holy Cross Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

TODAY. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or the American Diabetes Association. (Hopkins Lawver, Akron, 733-6271.) Morris "Sid" Mann Morris "Sid" Mann, 76, of Akron, passed away Wednesday, July 14, 1999 at Akron City Hospital. He was bom July 28, 1922, in Akron, and was a veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. Navy on the USS Alabama.

Mr. Mann retired from Goodyear Tire Rubber was a member of the Springfield Local School Board for many years, and had served as its president. He was a member of Madeira Beach (Fla.) American Legion. He is survived by his loving wife of 54 years, Madeline; daughter, Susan Adey; sons, Douglas and William Mann; brother, Bob Mann; grandchildren, Cart (Susan) and Nathan Adey. He was preceded in death by son-in-law, Terrance Adey.

Friends may call Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. at NEWCOMER-FARLEY FUNERAL HOME, 131 N. Canton Rd. (at Gilchrist Road), where funeral services will be held Saturday at 10 a.m., with Rev. Bill Lee officiating.

Interment at Hillside Memorial Park. (NEWCOMER-FARLEY, 784-3334.) Infant Isaiah James Mclvery Isaiah J. Mclvery passed away July 13, 1999. Announcements later. (Stewart Calhoun, 535-1543.) James A.

(Jim) Mills James A. (Jim) Mills, 74, of Hart-ville, passed away peacefully in the comfort of his home, on Wednesday, Elder Hillard Holland Elder Hillard L. "Sarge" Holland peacefully left this earthly life on July 12, 1999, after a short illness. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Bethel S.D.A.

Church, with Elder Marvin Brown officiating. Interment at Greenlawn Cemetery. Friends may call at the church from 1 to 2 p.m. Procession will form and condolences may be sent to 805 Mercer Ave. (Stewart Calhoun, Glenn R.

Kiefl Glenn R. Kiefl, 72, of Green, passed away after a short illness, on July 15, 1999. Youngblood; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Robert and Jean Powers, and Paul and June Powers; many nieces, nephews, and their families, and cousins. Funeral services at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Hennessy-Bagnoli Funeral Home, 339 Southwest with Rev.

John Schleup officiating. Burial at Tallmadge Cemetery. Friends may call one hour before services at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the charity of your choice. (Hennessy-Bagnoli, TALLMADGE, 376-4251.) Mary Agnes Rice Mary Agnes Rice, 92, passed away Thursday, July 15, 1999.

She was bom in Henry, W. and retired from B.F. Goodrich Tire Rubber Co. in 1972 with 37 years service. Mary was a member of St.

John the Baptist Catholic Church. Mrs. Rice was preceded in death by husband, James son, Lowell R. Hathaway; three brothers, and two sisters. She is survived by daughter and son-in-law, Genevieve and Charles Heflin of Hudson; sister, Elsie Pifel of Tallmadge; nine grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, 10 a.m., at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. Interment at Green-lawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends TODAY, 5 to 8 p.m., at the Kucko-Anthony-Kertesz Funeral Home, 95 W. Waterloo Rd.

Donations may be made to SL John the Baptist Catholic Church, 1034 Brown Akron 44301. (Kucko-Anthony-Kertesz, 724-1281.) Steven Dale Richards OGDEN, Utah Steven Dale Richards, 34, died July 11, 1999, with his wife, Kim Aleiwe, in a tragic small- uncle, Jimmy; aunt and uncle, Charles and Christine Olminski; and many other loving relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 17, 1 p.m., at the Eckard Baldwin Sanctuary Chapel, 760 E. Market with the Rev. Timothy Chafins officiating.

Interment at Hillside Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. the day of the service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the family.

(Eckard Baldwin Funeral Home Chapel, 535-7141.) Margaret A. Gibson BARBERTON Margaret A. Gibson, 82, died July 12, 1999, at Akron City Hospital. She was bom in Ashland, Ohio, was a life resident of Barberton, and a member of the Columbia United Chuh of Christ in Barberton and Cuyahoga Falls Eagles 2238. Inceded in death by husbands, Rei-en Mattingly and Warren Gibson; anr" oarents, Walter and Mabel Lybar-ger she is survived by son, Jerry (Marilyn) Mattingly of Uniontown; four grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.

Funeral services Monday, 11:30 a.m., at the Hahn-Hostetler Funeral Home, with Rev. Mark Steiner officiating. Interment at Fairview Cemetery in Shreve. Visitation Sunday, 7 to 9 p.m. In lieu of of flowers, memorials are requested to the Columbia United Church of Christ or the Lake High School Wrestling Program.

(Hahn-Hostetler, 825-2467.) Glenn was bom in Richfield, Ohio, on Feb. 20, 1927, living most of his life Richard B. Smith Richard B. Smith, 79, of Fountain Hills, died July 13, 1999. Mr.

Smith was a railroad conductor for 44 years, and a U.S. Army veteran. He was a 32nd Degree Mason, Grand Lodge of Ohio Cuyahoga Falls 735, el Zaribah Shrine A.A.O.N.M.S., Fountain Hills Masonic Square Club, V.F.W., the Men's Club, and a member of the Church of the Ascension. He is survived by his wife, Frances and daughter, Donna Smith-Waldron. A memorial service will be held Aug.

7 at 11 a.m. at Annunciation Church in Akron. The family suggests memorial contributions to Hospice Family Care, 1550 S. Alma School Rd. 102, Mesa, AZ 85210.

Alfred Sponds Alfred Sponds passed away July 12, 1999. Announcements later. (Stewart Calhoun, 535-1543.) Stafford Bishop "Tod" Sprague, Jr. NORFOLK, Va. Stafford Bishop 'Tod" Sprague, 53, of the 1000 block of Manteo Street, died July 12, 1999.

Mr. Sprague was a native of Hudson, Ohio, and had lived in Norfolk for the past 14 years. Mr. Sprague was an air traffic controller. An avid thrillseek-er, he was a pilot, skydiver, scuba diver, and rollercoaster enthusiast.

Mr. Sprague was a graduate of Howe Military Academy in Indiana, and was a veteran of the Vietnam War. Survivors include sisters, Diana Tucker and her husband, Phillip, of Hollister, Meredith Krenzel and her husband, John, of St. Louis, uncle, James Sanford of Wildwood, numerous nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be conducted at 11 a.m.

Saturday, July 17, 1999, at H. D. Oliver Funeral Apartments, 1501 Colonial Norfolk, VA 23517. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Boys Town, USA, or National Kidney Foundation, 291 Independence Suite 232, Virginia Beach, VA 23462. Reverend Edward J.

Szabo STOW The Reverend Edward J. Szabo, Pastor, Holy Family Parish, Stow, passed away July 12, 1999. The Mass of Christian Burial will take place Friday, July 16, at 11 a.m., at Holy Family Church. Auxiliary Bishop A. Edward Pevac will be the principal celebrant, and Father Richard J.

Bober will be the homilist. Burial will take place at Stow Cemetery, across from the church. Memorials may be made to the Holy Family Capital Campaign. (Dunn-Quigley, Ciriello Can-, Stow Chapel, 688-3866.) Jack Tasker Jack Tasker, 71, of Cuyahoga Falls, died July 13, 1999, after a lengthy illness. A memorial service will be held TODAY, 2 p.m., at the Dunn-Quigley, Ciriello Cart Falls Chapel, 810 Portage Trail.

Private inurnment at Oak-wood Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to your favorite charity or the Paridise Club, 1710 Front Cuyahoga Falls 44221. (Dunn-Quigley, Ciriello Carr, Falls Chapel, 253-8121.) William Wynn William Wynn, 65, died July 15, 1999. Announcements later. (Marco Sommerville, 836-2725.) Karen Currington Stupar Romo WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.

Karen Currington Stupar Romo, 56, formerly of Akron, died July 14, 1999. Funeral arrangements to be announced later. (Schlup-Pucak Funeral Home, 745-3131.) Charles E. Russell DOYLESTOWN Charies E. Russell, 72, died unexpectedly July 15, 1999.

Funeral arrangements later. (Zak-Monbarren, 658-2211.) Joseph Scharra Joseph Scharra, 73, passed away July 14, 1999, at Akron General Medical Center. He was bom in Bellaire, Ohio, and lived most of his life in Akron. He graduated from Buchtel High School, at age 18 fought with the 8th Infantry Division in Europe during World War II, then attended Kent State University. He retired from B.F.

Goodrich with 42 years of service, and was a member of in the Akron area. He was employed by Firestone Country Club for 37 years, retiring in 1981. He was also a farmer all of his life, and served during World War II in the U.S. Army. He is survived by his loving wife of 50 years, Juanita; daughters, Linda (Bruce) Lombardi of Manchester, Christine (Danny) Beck of Canal Fulton, Gayle (Joe) Semansky of Barberton, and Judy Kiefl of Green; grandson, Corey David Beck of Canal Fulton.

He will also be missed by many loving relatives and friends. Funeral services will be Monday, July 19, 1999, at 11 a.m., at the Schermesser Funeral Home, City of Green Chapel, 600 E. Turkeyfoot Lake Rd. (Route 619). Calling hours will be Sunday, 6 to 9 p.m.

Cremation to follow. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1900 W. Market SL, Akron 44313. (Schermesser, Green Chapel, 724-9351.) juiy 14, iyyy, af ter a courageousl Dattie with cancer. He was bom in 1 i Ft.

Multry. S.C. on Oct. 9, 1924, to the late James and Emilie (Vogel) a a- 1 mhis. He had re tired from the I Babcock Wilcox' Edward A.

Gorney Edward A. Gorney, 83, passed away July 14, 1999. He was bom in Akron, where he Co. as senior estimator in piane crasn in Roy, Utah. Bom in Akron, he was raised in Munroe Falls, attended Twin Falls Methodist Church, and graduated from Stow High School in 1983.

iiveo an or nis lire. He served with the Air Force during World War II, flying 49 combat mis-l where he was an Jjt I sions over Burma as a taileunner on fX 1 outstanding member of the baseball a B-24 bomber, fij He was a member I Ji of V.F.W. Fire-1 stone post, and retired after 25 Sigmund Linberger Jr. Sigmund Linberger beloved father of Kyle Linberger; beloved son of Angela Zivkovich and Sigmund Linberger beloved brother of George Linberger (Angel) and Lorenza Grooms (Jackie); grandson of John and Eva Linberger, and the late George and Mary Zivkovich; uncle of Ariel Linberger; former husband of Denise and Alish, passed away Tuesday, July 13. Services will be at the BUSCH FAMILY CHAPEL, 4334 Pearl Saturday, July 17, at 8 p.m.

Cremation by Busch Crematory. Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, and 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday. (1-216-741-7700.) vears of sprvire fnr woodland United Methodist Church.

Preceded in death by sisters, Mabel Jordan and Lucille Short; and brother, Michele, he was deeply devoted to his family, and will be sadly missed by his wife, Patricia; son, Michael (Sherry) Scharra of Sterling Heights, daughters, Judy (Earl) Baxtresser of Farmington Hills, Janice (Dave) Mclnally of Meadville, sisters, Lee Wickham of Akron, Mary Humble of Bolivar, Jeanne (Edward) Smith of Mic-co, Catherine Novacic of Las Vegas, special sister-in-law, Carol Ash of Akron; grandchildren, Todd, Chris, and Kaitlin Scharra, Amy, Sarah, and Bill Baxtresser, and Will and Susannah Mclnally; and many nieces and nephews. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Billow FAIRLAWN Chapel, 85 N. Miller with Rev. Raymond Kovach officiating.

Interment at Rose Hill Burial Park. Friends may call at the funeral home TONIGHT from 6 to 9. Should friends desire, memorials may be made to Woodland United Methodist Church, 444 N. Hawkins Akron 44313. (Billow FAIRLAWN Chapel, 867-4141.) Donald E.

Sickles Donald E. Sickles, 52, died Thursday, July 15, 1999, at Visiting Nurse Hospice Care Center. and had also been a realtor. Jim attended the Canton Baptist Temple, was a World War II Navy Air Corps veteran, and was a former councilman for the Village of Hartville. He is survived by his wife, Jean son, Donald of Phoenix; daughter, Tina Mill-Pfenninger of France; brother, Melvin of New York; and grandchildren, Jeremy Mills, Jacqueline and Etienne Pfenninger.

Friends may call Friday, 2 to 3 p.m., at the Arnold Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow at 3 p.m. at the funeral home, with Pastor Dave Ha-mon officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to Portage County Visiting NurseHospice. (Arnold, Hartville, 877-9364.) Henrietta R.

(Katie) Mitchell Henrietta R. (Katie) Mitchell, 84, passed away July 14, 1999, at Akron General Medical Center. Bom in McConnellsburg, Katie was a resident of Copley 40 years. Katie was a wonderful wife, mother, and homemaker. She loved life and especially caring for her flower gardens.

Henrietta is survived by her husband, Marshall; daughter and son-in-law, Mona and David Renninger of Sutter, son and daughter-in-law, Ralph and Barbara Mitchell of Akron; four grandchildren, and six greatgrandchildren. A memorial service will be held Saturday, 1 p.m., at the Hummel Funeral Home West, 3475 Copley Copley, Rev. Don Prather officiating. There will be no visitation. Memorials may be made to the Copley Pre and Rescue Squad.

(Hummel-West, Cop-ley-Fairlawn, a Golden Rule Funeral Home, 666-1138.) Ora Jean Myers Charles Lowrey Charles Lowrey, 82, passed away July 14, 1999. Bom Jan. 29, 1917, in Fort Smith, CARD OF THANKS Take a moment to thank those who helped and supported you during your loss. Place a Card of Thanks in the Beacon Journal. Call Ms.

Walker at the Shell Oil Co. and 13 years with Roadway Express. Preceded in death by sisters, Helen Miller and Cecelia Amelio; brothers, Stanley and Henry Gorney, he is survived by wife, Mary; son and daughter-in-law, Stanley and Sue Gorney of Mogadore; grandchildren, Jennifer and Timothy Gorney; sisters and brothers-in-law, Wanda Adam of Akron, Joan and Kenneth Kantner of Pennsylvania, Dolores and Marion Street of Florida, Virginia and Ed Wojtowicz of Cuyahoga Falls, Mary and Nick Bilowsky of Silver Lake; and special friends, Speedy and Helen Major of Akron. Funeral service of the Divine Liturgy will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of the Cedars Maronite Catholic Church, 507 S.

Cleveland-Massillon Fairlawn, Ohio (PROCESSION WILL FORM AT THE CHURCH), with Msgr. Michael Kail officiating. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery. Calling hours will be 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Hennessy-Bagnoli Funeral Home, 936 N.

Main Akron. Donations may be made to Our Lady of Cedars. (Hennessy-Bagnoli, AKRON, 376-4251.) team and marching band, and a member of the All-Star Bowling Team at Stow-Kent Lanes. An avid sports fan, he especially loved the Cleveland Browns and Cleveland Indians, and was currently on the Softball team at Keflavik, Iceland, Air Force Base. Steve was a 15-year veteran of the U.S.

Air Force stationed at Hill Air Force Base, Ogden, Utah, as an air traffic controller with the 729th Squadron. He was on a one-year assignment in Iceland and had returned home July 4th for a three-week leave. Preceded in death by grandfather, Gormon Dale Richards; and stepbrother, Frank Grezlik he is survived by children, whom he loved with all his heart, son, Steven daughter, Courtney Rae Richards, and stepdaughter, Shanda Aleiwe; father, Dar-rill Richards of Akron; mother and stepfather, Shirley and Frank Grezlik of Fairfield, Ohio; grandmother, Mildred Richards of Akron; brother, Scott Richards of Crooksville, Ohio; sister, Shauna (Jody) Hurst of Hamilton, Ohio; stepbrothers, Terry Grezlik of Duluth, Tim Grezlik of Carrollton, stepsister, Kathy Bohley of Norton; nieces, Allison Hurst and Stacy Richards; nephew, Scott Richards and other family members and friends. Friends may call from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 18, 1999, at Redmon Funeral Home.

Funeral services at 1 p.m. Monday at Oakfield Baptist Church in Oakfield, Ohio. Burial will follow at Oakfield Cemetery, with full military honors. (REDMON, STOW, 688-6631.) ne was tnei son of Charles and Lillie (Ross) Lo 996-3333. He was bom in Jackson, Ohio, and lived in Akron since 1968.

He was a ft. wrey. He was a member of the I AARP and the member of the Akron Baptist Temple, National Lodge 568 and was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, serving Green AARP. He retired as sales manager from Sack's Electrical I Supply with 38 ounng ine Vietnam War era. Mr.

Sickles was em- LJV Li years of He was a veteran 1 I I yiuyeu uy nrviui! Standard Meats fc- for 13 years, and 1 t4 was the ownerop- 1 I erator of -A Roofine since iil 1986. I He was preced- 1 A No. Chnja Bwlir I Motv.lst on. lijtnLt 964 Ofuwo St. SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP Ora Jean (Abrams) Myers, 64, passed away July 14, 1999.

Bom in ipaa 'JKlf- of World War II as a Quartermaster on 1ST 586. He was also a member of the Church of the Master, United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife, Kathleen (Carruthers) Lowrey; daughters, Barbara (Earl) Goettel and Susan Moffett; grandchildren, Wendy (Mark) Schweter of Akron, James (Julie) Kasburg of Doylestown, Cindy (James) Berenyi of Canal Fulton, Judy (James) Slisik of Las Vegas, Michelle Moffett of Uniontown, and Michael Moffett of Phoenix, nine great-grandchildren; brother, Burrell (Georgia Lou) Lowrey; sisters, Selma Smith of South Carolina and Beulah (Alvin) Deason of Kansas City, Mo. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 17, at Church of the Master United Methodist Church, where the family will receive friends one hour prior to services.

Rev. Bruce Batchelor-Glader will be conducting services. Burial at the convenience of the family, with graveside military rites at Rose Hill Burial Park. Memorials can be made to the Church of the Master, United Methodist Church, 800 E. Market Akron.

(ADAMS-MASON, 535-9186.) gler, she lived most of her life in Akron, and en- inuAd hnwlino with Woodrow D. Haney Woodrow D. Haney, 86, went home to be with the Lord on July 14, 1999. Friends may call at the Bacher Funeral Home, 3326 Manchester one hour prior to the service TODAY at 11 a.m., Pastor Bill Lee officiating. Interment at Hillside Memorial Park.

(Bacher, 644-0024.) Lois Moore Hoffman FLORIDA Lois Moore Hoffman, 70, of FL Myers, died July 11 after a brief illness. She was a graduate of Washington High School and Massillon Community Hospital School of Nursing. She is survived by daughters, Mrs. Donald (Linda) Prosser of Port St. Lucie, and Diane Hoffman of Canton, Ohio; son, Scott Hoffman of Port SL Lucie, seven grandchildren; and sister, Mrs.

Anthony (Leah) Sacco of Massillon. A memorial service was held in Ft Myers. Donations may be made to Hope Hospice, 9470 Health Park Circle, FL Myers, Fla. 33902. Dewey Richter Dewey Richter, 90, of Manchester, formerly of Akron and Piedmont, Ohio, died Wednesday, July 14, 1999.

He is survived by sisters, Roxie Shepard and Lucy Huff; brother, Hur-less T. Richter; nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be Saturday, 11 a.m. at the Swigart-Easterling Funeral Home in Canal Fulton, where friends may call one hour prior to service. Burial at Manchester Cemetery.

(Swigart-Easterling, 854-2356.) Marsha Roberts Marsha Roberts, 56, joined heaven's angels after a long and courageous battle with cancer. her family. 1 I ICCUCU III death by her husband, Mervin ed in death by Tf mother, Wilma1 Sickles, and is survived by wife, Donna of Akron; father, Orie of Jackson, Ohio; daughter, Diana Sickles of Akron; stepson, David Hykes of Akron; stepdaughter, Dana Hykes of Akron; brothers, Orie (Sherleen) Sickles and William (Terri) Sickles, all of Jackson, Ohio; sister, Shirley (Jim) Shepherd of McArthur.Ohio; father and mother-in-law, Hiram and Evelyn Wilkinson of Akron; brothers and sisters-in-law, Virgil (Marlene) Wilkinson, Charles Wilkinson, all of Akron, Terry (Jan) Wilkinson of Norton, and Susan (Keenan) Baker of Akron; many nieces and nephews; and special friends, Dick Kyser, Dennis Vanke, and Brad Butler. Special thanks to Dr. Petrus, Connie, Lori, and all of the staff at the Cancer Treatment Center, and to Hospice nurses Susan Fogel and Jenny McCormick.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, 11 a.m., at the Kucko-Anthony-Kertesz Funeral Home, 95 W. Waterloo Rev. Ernie Kemppel officiating. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery in Jackson, Ohio. The family will receive friends TONIGHT, 6 to 8, at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Visiting Nurse Hospice Care Center, 3340 Ridgewood Fairlawn 44333. she is survived by a. son, Mervin jr. (Cathy); daugh- Many hearts were touched throughout her life Dy her kindness, I 1 cJHERN'SVFLORISTS Serving You For 85 Years! Q1? OOHC All Credit Cards I OwO- I Accepted generosity, and wonderful bhe was preceded in death by I ters, Denise Myers, Beverly (John) Zu-shin, and Vicki Harris; grandchildren, Janene, Troy, John Billie Jo, Nicole, John Mervin, Jacob, Tammy, and Jerry; great-grandchildren, Tony, Kellie, Sabrina, and Dillon; brothers, Windy, Mozz, Ducky, Jap, Jerry, Andy, and Jack; twin sister, Wilb Homage; sisters, Nancy Olenchick, Chita Sable, Fidge Sarnescky; many nieces and nephews, and a host of friends. Funeral services will be Saturday, 12:30 p.m., at the Hopkins Lawver Funeral Home, 547 Canton Rd.

(Route 91), Akron, with Rev. G. Rod Taylor officiating. Burial at Hillside Memorial Park. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

TODAY. (Hopkins Lawver, Akron, 733-6271.) DONT MOVE OUT, MOVE UP WITH A CONCORD ACCESSIBILITY LIFT ner parents, Rev. I I I and Mrs. Robert! E. Roop; and daughter, Hilaurie' (Kucko-Anthony-Kertesz, 724-1281.) 1 A Amalia Macchio "Molly" Amalia Macchio "Molly," 84, of Hudson, dear wife of the late William John Macchio; beloved mother of Victoria Maher of Hudson, Michael (Pamela) Macchio of Richmond Hills, and the late Anne Macchio; loving grandmother of Dean, Gary, Karen, Shannon, and Kerry; beloved great-grandmother of Michael, Blake, Kayla, and Hannah; dear sister of Rose Tur-co, Rita Bove, and the late Augustine Amicucci; sister-in-law of Joseph Macchio and Grace Pergola; and loving aunt of many, died Wednesday.

A memorial Mass will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, July 16, at Mother of Sorrows Catholic Church, 6034 S. Locust Peninsula 44264. The family suggests that memorial contributions may be made to the Mother of Sorrows Ladies Guild. Arrangements by Johnson-Romito, a Golden Rule Funeral Home, Hudson, Ohio.

(330-650-4181.) CARD OF THANKS Take a moment to thank those who helped and supported you during your loss. Place a Card of Thanks in the Beacon Journal. Call Ms. Walker at 996-3333. John Allen Price Esta.

She was the beloved wife of Larry; dear mother of Heather Roberts of Barberton, Heidi (Cory) Grzelak of Findlay, and Candace Roberts of Akron; loving grandmother of Catherine, Hilaurie, Cody, Gabrielle, Jennifer, Richard, Anthony, Emily, and Nicole; cherished sister of Roberta (Melvin) Hawk and Charles Roop. She leaves numerous other family and friends. Friends may call Friday from 4 to 8 p.m. at Calvary Temple, 3045 Albrecht Akron, where funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m., Rev. Lindsey Hayes officiating.

Interment at Union Cemetery in Canal Fulton. (NEWCOMER-FARLEY FUNERAL HOME, 784-3334.) Monday thru Friday 8 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Call 996-3333 NORTON John Allen Price, 63, passed away July id, 1999. Easy-to-use, Liberty carries you safely and reliably up both curved or straight stairways.

Financing Available Funeral services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at the Bacher Funeral Home, 3250 Greenwich Rd. Interment at Western Star Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Heart Association. (Bacher, 825-3633.) 753-8600 2023 Romig Rd..