Edward J. Gemind

1925 - 2017

Edward J. Gemind

Edward Joseph Gemind, 92 years old, passed peacefully from this life on July 7th. Edward, known to friends as Ed, was born in 1925 to Adam and Helen (Esson) Gemind in Akron, Ohio. He spent his first 67 years living in Akron and Cuyahoga Falls before moving to Clearwater, Florida in 1989 with his wife, Mary Jean. He returned to the Akron area in 2013 to be closer to family and friends.

Ed attended St. Sebastian Grade School and St. Vincent High School. Following graduation in 1943 he enlisted in the Army Air Force where he began his military career in the pilot training program. He left the service in February of 1946 having been honorably discharged and began a long, illustrious career with the hometown newspaper, the Akron Beacon Journal. Ed retired 41 years later in 1987 having spent all of his time at the Beacon Journal in the Circulation Department.

Edward was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Jean (Crossland); his youngest son, John; his sisters and brothers-in-law, Helen Therese and Paul McCann, Margaret and Charles Mosher, Dorothy and James Hyland; sister-in-law, Thomasine Hyland and nephew, Mark Hyland. Also, his mother-in-law, Ruth Crossland; and in-laws, Robert and JoAnn Crossland, Eileen and Lee Milne and nephew Lee Milne, Jr.

He is survived by his children and their spouses, Edward and Linda Gemind of Lancaster, Pa., Karen Ann Gemind of Jacksonville, Fla., Phillip Gemind of Cherry Valley, Calif. and Patty and Wayne Weber of Copley, Ohio; grandchildren, Amanda and Jeff McCrary, Melisa and Bill Gibb, Adam and Ashley Weber, and Maggie and David Strickland and Sara and Anna Gemind; eight great-grandchildren; and twenty-two nieces and nephews.

Ed was a devout Roman Catholic and he and his wife were charter members of Immaculate Heart of Mary parish in Cuyahoga Falls. He also enjoyed playing cards, especially bridge and poker, bingo, golf, coin collecting and most all sports - in particular baseball. His passion in life, beside his family, was rooting for the New York Yankees and taking great enjoyment in the numerous world championships they won during his lifetime.

Mass of Christian Burial will be Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at 11 a.m. at St. Hilary Catholic Church, 2750 W. Market St. A private family interment of ashes will take place at a later date in Holy Cross Cemetery. Friends may call at Hummel Funeral Home COPLEY, 3475 Copley Rd. on Monday, from 4 to 7 p.m. Memorials may be made in Ed's name to St. Vincent St. Mary High School, 15 N. Maple St., Akron, OH 44303.