STOW - Carla A. Ringer, 76, died December 7, 2025.
Born in Charleston, WV, she loved GOD, her family, cooking and baking. She spent most of her days at the park walking her beloved dog, Gracie, as well as talking with her good friends.
Preceded in death by her husband, Harry, and her parents, Carl and Stella (nee Gebhart) Ballard, she is survived by her son, Charles, and her grandchildren, Clay and Chloe.
Pastor John Corsi will conduct services on Thursday, December 18, 2025, at 2:45 PM, at Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery, 10175 Rawiga Road, Seville, OH 44273. Following the services, friends are invited back to St. Stephen Lutheran Church, 3725 Kent Road, Stow, Ohio 44224, for a time of fellowship and refreshments.
Should friends desire, in lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Stephen Lutheran Church.

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