Anthony "Tony" Mars

Anthony (Tony) Mars

Anthony (Tony) Mars passed away on April 24, 2012 at the very young age of 59. He was battling an illness that eventually took his life.

He now joins his wife, Margaret Mars in Heaven where they can be in each others loving arms again. Tony and Margaret were together for 27 blessed years. Tony lived in Akron, Ohio his entire life. He served in the United States Army for nine years as a pilot which allowed him to travel all over the world. Tony was an avid puzzle lover; he also enjoyed going to air shows and spending time with his family.

Tony leaves behind, one brother, Michael of Doylestown, Ohio; and one sister, Mary Lamm of Barberton, Ohio; sisters-in-law, Dorothy Robinson and Anna Baum; mother-in-law, Margaret Griffith; and many loving nieces and nephews.

The Dash Poem by Linda Ellis. –

I read of a man who stood to speak at the funeral of a friend.

He referred to the dates on her tombstone from the beginning to the end.

He noted that first came the date of her birth and spoke the following date with tears,

but he said what mattered most of all was the dash between those years.

For that dash represents all the time that she spent alive on earth.

And now only those who loved her know what that little line is worth.

For it matters not how much we own; the cars, the house, the cash.

What matters is how we live and love and how we spend our dash.

So think about this long and hard. Are there things you'd like to change?

For you never know how much time is left that can still be rearranged.

If we could just slow down enough to consider what's true and real

and always try to understand the way other people feel.

And be less quick to anger and show appreciation more

and love the people in our lives like we've never loved before.

If we treat each other with respect and more often wear a smile

remembering that this special dash might only last a little while.

So, when your eulogy is being read with your life's actions to rehash

would you be proud of the things they say about how you spent your dash.

Margaret and Tony filled the dash with Love.

The family will receive friends Sunday, 1 to 2 p.m. at the Anthony Funeral Home Kucko-Anthony-Kertesz Chapel, 1990 S. Main St. in Akron, where a Memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., Pastor John Mashek officiating. Private interment will be held at Hillside Memorial Park. (Anthony Funeral Homes, Akron, 330-724-1281, www.anthonyfh.com)