Firefighters: Remembering firefighters who have died
Roy Edward Kommel, age 78 of Rootstown, passed away Tuesday, February 24, 2015. He was born July 2, 1936, in Alliance, Ohio, to parents Robert J. and Gertrude (Hoover) Kommel. Roy retired from the Rootstown Township Road Department after 34 years of service. While there, he went by the CB handle "Graderman." Roy was also a fireman for the Rootstown Fire Department for 22 years. He enjoyed bowling, hunting, fishing, and camping at Tucaway Lake for 40 years. Roy also liked to garden and tend...
