Sunday, February 01, 2009

Nana’s funeral arrangements

To those who have inquired and to our out-of-town friends and family who may have missed it, you may view my Nana's obituary here. Here is a direct link to her guestbook, and if you want to take a second to say something, it would mean the world to all of us, especially my Poppop.

The obituary contains the funeral arrangement information. The calling hours and ceremony will be held at The Newcomer Funeral Home, located at 131 North Canton Road in Akron. (Map) I will not be posting a sympathy card address as I believe that is a compromise of my family's privacy and safety.

Thank you so much to everyone who has shown our family an outpouring of love during this painful time. Every word touches our heart, every hug gives us strength, and every prayer gives us the strength to go a few more steps. We are so grateful to all of you.

If you need further help with directions, here is information directly from the funeral home:

Newcomer Funeral Home, 131 N. Canton Rd., Akron OH 44305
We are located in the city of Akron in the neighborhood of Ellet. We are near Goodyear Heights. Our address on North Canton Rd. is 131 N. Canton Rd. At the end of our property begins Darrow Rd. Important note: N. Canton Road only runs from Mogadore Road to the end of our property. What is commonly known as Canton Road is south of Mogadore Road. Canton Rd./N. Canton Rd./Darrow Rd. is also Route 91. The building used to be the Tallmadge Buffet. We are just south of Duffy's Restaurant and the I.G.A. on the same side of the street. 2 blocks south of Newton St. We are almost to the corner of Gilchrist Rd. and N. Canton Rd. The funeral home sits on a hill across from Petit's Car Wash and next door to Akron Burial Vault. Northeast Furniture warehouse is diagonal to us. We're 2.6 miles north of Rt. 224 and approximately 2 miles south of the Tallmadge Circle. Two lights north of where E. Market St. and Canton Rd. intersect. Just north of "dead man's curve."

From the North Using I-77
Cleveland, Medina, Montrose, Fairlawn, Bath, West Akron, Copley, Richfield
Travel I-77 South to I-76 East toward Youngstown. Get off at Exit 27 - Gilchrist Rd./Canton Rd./Rt. 91. Turn left off of the exit ramp and go to the first light which is N. Canton Rd. Turn right and the funeral home is immediately on the right.

From the South Using I-77
Canton, Green, Massillon, New Philadelphia
Travel I-77 North to I-76 East toward Youngstown. Get off at Exit 27 - Gilchrist Rd./Canton Rd./Rt. 91. Turn left off of the exit ramp and go to the first light which is N. Canton Rd. Turn right and the funeral home is immediately on the right.

From the North Using Rt. 8
From Cuyahoga Falls, North Hill, Hudson, Stow, Twinsburg, Macedonia, Northfield, Boston Heights
Travel Rt. 8. South to I-76 East toward Youngstown. Get off at Exit 27 - Gilchrist Rd./Canton Rd./Rt. 91. Turn left off of the exit ramp and go to the first light which is N. Canton Rd. Turn right and the funeral home is immediately on the right.

From the East Using I-76
Brimfield, Kent, Suffield, Rootstown, Ravenna, Youngstown, Lake Milton, Newton Falls, Berlin Lake, Pennsylvania
Travel I-76 West toward Akron. Get off at Exit 27 - Gilchrist Rd./Canton Rd./Rt. 91. Turn right off of the exit ramp and go to the first light which is N. Canton Rd. Turn right and the funeral home is immediately on the right.

From the West Using Rt. 224 and I-76
Barberton, Norton, Wadsworth, Lodi, Seville, Orville, Dalton, Wooster
Travel I-76/224 East. Get off at Exit 27 - Gilchrist Rd./Canton Rd./Rt. 91. Turn left off of the exit ramp and go to the first light which is N. Canton Rd. Turn right and the funeral home is immediately on the right.

Take Canton Rd. north toward Tallmadge. We're 2.6 miles north of 224. 1.5 miles north of Triplett Blvd. and Canton Rd. 1 mile north of Eastgate Plaza. Just north of where Gilchrist Road intersects 91.

Uniontown, Hartville, North Canton
Take Cleveland Ave. north toward Akron - it becomes Canton Rd. Stay on Canton Rd. after crossing 224. We're 2.6 miles north of 224. 1.5 miles north of Triplett Blvd. and Canton Rd. 1 mile north of Eastgate Plaza. Just north of where Gilchrist Road intersects 91.

Tallmadge, Stow, Hudson, Twinsburg
Take 91/Darrow Rd. south toward Akron. At the Tallmadge Circle, continue south on 91 for about 2 miles. The funeral home is on the left two blocks past Newton St.

Firestone Park, Portage Lakes, Kenmore
Take Wilbeth to Arlington Rd. Arlington Rd. to Triplett Blvd. Triplett Blvd. to Canton Rd. Left on Canton Rd. The funeral home will be on the right hand side in about 1.5 miles.

Canal Fulton, Manchester, Portage Lakes, Coventry
Take Manchester Rd./93 north to 224. Turn right onto 224 and take to Canton Rd. Turn left onto Canton Rd./91. Funeral home will be on the right in 2.6 miles.