Erna L. Atkins

Erna L. Atkins nee Bicker, age 95, of Canton, Ohio, passed away peacefully on November 3, 2025. She was born on August 21, 1930, in Cleveland, Ohio.

Erna retired from Meals on Wheels in 1996 after 15 years of dedicated service. A faithful member of Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church, she enjoyed spending time with the O-Hi-Lo Camping Club and AARP. She enjoyed reading and traveling in United States and abroad.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband David V. Atkins; her son Kenneth Atkins, and one brother.

Those left to cherish her memory include her son and daughter-in-law, Glenn and Jane Atkins of North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; two daughters and sons-in-law, Nancy Buchholz of Citrus Heights, California, and Joyce and Steve Walker of Massillon, Ohio; along with six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren who will miss her dearly.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, December 6, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. at Peace Lutheran Church, 3828 Cleveland Ave SW, Canton, OH 44707. Friends will be received one hour prior to the service, on Saturday from 12:00–1:00 p.m. She will be laid to rest beside her beloved husband at Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery at a later date.

Arrangements are entrusted to Kreighbaum-Sanders Funeral Home, 4041 Cleveland Ave S., Canton, Ohio 44707. Family and friends may offer condolences and share memories at:

www.sandersfuneralhomes.com 

(330) 484-2525