All Obituaries

Ronald “Dean” McDonough Jr., 66, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Thursday, May 23, 2019.Dean was born October 19, 1952 in Barberton, Ohio and was a graduate of Barberton High School, Class of 1971.He was employed by Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems for 37 years.Dean loved spending time with family, cooking and astronomy.  Preceded in death by his parents, Ronald Sr. and Luella.Survived by his wife of 46 years, Linda (nee Raybuck); son, Matthew (Marte);...

Elizabeth A. Reeves (nee Hyduk), 97, passed away Friday, May 17, 2019.She was born in The Plains, Ohio on October 26, 1921 to the late John and Susan Hyduk and grew up in Edwardsville, PA, where she graduated from high school.  Elizabeth was a resident of Norton, since 1960.  She was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and after her time of service worked as a “Rosie the Riviter” at Babcock & Wilcox and also was a Red Cross volunteer.  Elizabeth retired from...

Cheryl L. Stormer, 68, passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2019.Born in Barberton on December 23, 1950, she was a graduate of Wadsworth High School, Class of 1969.  Cheryl was a resident of Barberton for the last 20 years.Preceded in death by her father, Larry Eagon; mother and step-father, Phyllis and Robert Masters and brother, Gary Eagon.Cheryl is survived by her husband, Dennis Stormer; children, Charles Bates (Barbara Barrett), Troy (Melissa) Bates and LaShell (Marc) Long; grandchildren,...

David Hites Blough, 78, passed away Monday, May 6, 2019.Dave graduated a Barberton Magic, Class of ‘59.  He went on to earn his Bachelor degree from the University of Akron and Master’s degree from Baldwin Wallace.  He retired from Babcock and Wilcox after over 50 years of service.He was preceded in death by his parents, Clayton and Doris (Hites) Blough, in-laws, Edward and Marjorie Rector, his much older sister, Jackie (John) Mihelich and nephew, Dennis Braman. Dave is...

John Frederick Wittibschlager, born April 16, 1928 in Galion, Ohio, son of Frederick Christian and Marjorie Mae Wittibschlager (Young) died Monday, May 6, 2019.John graduated from Cuyahoga Falls High School in January of 1946 and served in the U.S. Navy from June of 1946 until April of 1948.  He then graduated from the University of Akron in 1952 with a Bachelor’s of Science in Electrical Engineering and in 1962 with a Master’s of Science in Engineering.  John was...

Richard A. McKinney, 71, passed away Saturday, May 4, 2019.Born in Clinton, TN on February 16, 1948, he resided in Akron, Ohio all of his life.  Richard retired from Babcock and Wilcox Co. in Barberton, Ohio after 30 years of service.He then retired from the Akron Public Schools after 13 years of service.  His hobbies included reading, going to swap meets and going to Cruise-Ins with his 1947 Plymouth, which he restored. Richard was a member of Shoreline Community Church, a Past...

James Joseph Harris, 96 years old, of Barberton, passed away peacefully on the evening of Friday, May 3, 2019 in the presence of family and friends. He was born on Christmas Day in 1922 in Columbus, Georgia and moved to Akron, Ohio as a child. After retirement, he moved to Monroe Country where he worked on his farm raising beef cattle in Beallsville, Ohio. He returned to Akron and then moved to Barberton where he resided the remainder of his life. Jim is survived by Della Emma Harris, his...

Susan R. Harbour (nee Rafferty), 68, passed away Thursday, May 2, 2019.Born in Barberton on May 26, 1950.  She was a graduate of Norton High School, Class of 1968.  Susan was a resident of Doylestown for the past 10 years.Survived by her husband, Dennis; children, Tom Rafferty (Davene LoVaglio), Sarah (Bret) Woods and Richie (Martha) Harbour; brothers, Tim and Mark Rafferty; along with other relatives and friends.Susan’s funeral service will be held Tuesday, May 7th at 11...

James R. Tindel-Lisle, 46, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 24, 2019. He was a life resident of the Barberton/Akron area. Survived by his children, Autumn, Sommer, Jesse, David and Nathan; brothers, George (Pamela) and Harry; sister, Tina; three grandchildren; along with many other relatives and friends. Jim-Bob’s family will receive friends on Friday, May 3rd from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Campfield-Hickman-Collier Funeral Home, 566 W. Park Ave, Barberton 44203. In lieu of...

Harold, 93, passed away Saturday, April 27, 2019 to be with his wife, Stephanie; his son, Richard; mother, Rena and father, Fred Murray.He was born on March 6, 1926 in Marion, N. Carolina.  Harold graduated from Marion High School in April, 1943 an enlisted in the Navy in June at the age of 17.  He served his country proudly in the Pacific area and was discharged in April 1946.Harold moved to Akron where he met his wife, Stephanie.  They were married for 63 years and were...