John Schwarzinger

On Wednesday, May 28, 2025, John Schwarzinger surrendered his years-long battle against

cancer. John was born on July 18, 1957 to Emilie and John Schwarzinger. He grew up in Stow

and lived his whole adult life in Akron, Ohio. John worked as a Physical Therapist at Altercare

where “everybody loves John” for over 20 years after a long run as a foreman at Jones

Chemical Plant. He was also on the board and heavily involved in bar management at Akron

German Family Society.

John Schwarzinger was a family man, leaving behind his wife of 49 years, Janice Schwarzinger

as well as two adult children Jaime Gibson and James (Jimmy) Schwarzinger. He has four

grandchildren: Jessica, Noelle, Raine, and Colten. He also leaves behind his sister, Sylvia and

her two children Trista and Amanda as well as brother-in-law John Zidan (Deborah). He was

longtime family friends with the Leuenberger family, and he will be reuniting with his best friends

Bob and Dave. John was an involved father and grandfather, and was always full of love for his

family. He loved to man the grill and have all of the family over for picnics in the back yard,

which was always meticulously cared for. He was a reliable and safe adult for all of the

neighborhood kids, especially when his own children were growing up.

There will be calling hours from 5:00-8:00 on June 5th, 2025 at Northampton Town Hall 851 W.

Bath Road, Cuyahoga Falls and a funeral service, June 6th starting 10:30 am at St. Matthew

Parish 2603 Benton Ave., Akron. Internment is in Holy Cross Cemetery.

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