Garfield High School Alumni Obituaries

Steven R. Culton was born on May 21 1959 in Troy Idaho to Virgil R. Culton and Sharon Stallman Culton. Steve found joy in the simple things good company good laughs and anything with an engine and water close by. He was quick with humor and happiest when life was moving at a good pace preferably wit...

Nancy Frieda Organiscak (nee Madeya), age 87, passed away on December 19, 2025. She was the beloved wife of John J.; loving mother of John M., Susan, Steven (Laurie), and Kari-Ellen; dear grandmother of Caitlin (Dalton), John Paul, Olivia, Chad, Marisa, and Matthew; special great grandmother to Loga...

Mary Ashley Mack Gustafson, a longtime resident of Willoughby, OH passed away peacefully in her home on Sunday, December 21, 2025. Ashley is survived by her four loving children: daughter Karen (Cam) of Bath, OH, Jim (Diane) of Farmington Hills, MI, Tom (Betsy) of Shaker Heights, OH, Tim ( Julie) of...

Azelene M. Bond 92 of Marysville died peacefully on Wednesday January 7 2026 at the Bluebird Retirement Community with her loving family by her side following an extended illness. On June 27 1933 Azelene was born in Akron Ohio the youngest of three children of the late Loys Beresford Hill and Bertha...

Frederick Francis Donovin 94 passed away in Lewiston Maine on November 23 2025 surrounded by his loving family. Frederick graduated from Garfield High School and enlisted in the United States Marines Corps. He was honorably discharged after serving as a Sargent in the Korean War. Following his disch...

Harvey Louis Wensel, aged 84, of Durham, North Carolina passed away on December 28, 2025. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him – his family, his neighbors, his students, his friends, all the people who came in contact with him regularly.Harvey was born in Columbus, Ohio, on February 15, 19...

William F. Bill Schuler passed away peacefully on November 19 2025 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania at the age of 97. Playful gentle kind and relentlessly optimistic Bill had the incisive mind of an engineer and the hands of a craftsman. For many years Bill worked as a prototype machinistmaking tools and ...

Renee Victoria German nee Vissa peacefully went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Wednesday September 24th at 945 pm. She was the beloved wife who was preceded by her first husband Andrew German and second husband Edward German. She is survived by her daughter Belinda and her children...

Michael Mike Piascik aged 103 passed away peacefully on January 9 2026 surrounded by his loved ones. Mike was born in Garfield NJ to Joseph and Sophie ne Dziadura on September 27 1922. He was the youngest of five sons Frank Lefty Theodore Alexander and Edward Spike and older brother to sister Emily ...

ObituaryRoberta Blanche HeatonJune 7, 1934 - January 8, 2026Roberta Blanche Heaton, 91 sadly passed away on January 8,2026 at the Worland Healthcare and Rehabilitation center. Roberta was born in Greybull, Wyoming to Bert Elmer Snyder and Nina Louise (Mosley) Snyder. She attended early elementary ...

Carol Anne Kraszewski 86 died peacefully at the Village of St. Edward in Fairlawn surrounded by her family on January 18 2025. She was born on October 22 1938 in Akron to the late William Bertha Davis Coburn and she lived all of her life in the area. Carol graduated from Akron Garfield High School ...