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Roger Sherman Obituary
Services will be held 10 a.m. TUESDAY at the Billow FAIRLAWN Chapel, 85 N. Miller Rd., with Rev. Fr. Gordon A. Yahner officiating. Private burial at Rose Hill Burial Park. Friends may call at the funeral home MONDAY from 3 to 7 p.m. The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Sumner on Ridgewood, Health Center Activities, 970 Sumner Parkway, Copley, OH 44321-1693, or In-House Hospice Foundation, 30400 Telegraph Road, Suite 334, Bingham Farms, MI 48025.
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Memories and Condolences
for Roger Sherman
Jeannie Warner
May 15, 2019
One of the best people I've known.
Jeannie Rae & Grace Warner
March 31, 2012
We sang in church choir together, he got us involved in the zoo, and Grace calls it Roger's Hospital. He had so many ideas and so much he wanted to do. We will miss him so.
Pete Markwald
May 26, 2011
To the Sherman Family. Your dad was a great role model as a father. As a young neighbor he was always very friendly to us kids and even forgiving when we broke a window playing ball in your side yard. One night when some of us boys were suppose to be camping out in the backyard he caught us sneaking back late and handled it with tender care when he could have called our parents. Bill hope to see you at our 50th reunion in September
Nick Cistone
May 26, 2011
Family of Roger Sherman,
I was sorry to hear of the death of Roger. I knew him from Children's Hospital; but also from the fact that he was our neighbor in Canada. They owned a cottage a few hundred feet from us. My sister Connie knew him best, from the functions and trips that the Hospital was involved in.
She describes him as a disciplinarian, but a fair, honest, and good man.
He was a real asset to the community and will be missed!
God Bless Him and all of You!
Connie and Nick Cistone
Christopher Kovacevich
May 25, 2011
Jason,
I am so sorry to hear about your dad. I still remember him coaching our little league team and trying to keep us in line at the house on Granger.
Barbara Kerch
May 23, 2011
Roger and I were friends many years at the Akron Zoo. Volunteeriing has always been a big part of my life and the hours spent at the Zoo and Zoo Board meetings with Roger were always "Beary" special. Akron Zoo is much bigger and better due to time and love invested in it. God Bless America and Roger Sherman. Barbie Kerch
Jay and Wendy Earley
May 23, 2011
Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Linda Keller
May 23, 2011
Roger was a wonderful asset to both Children's hospital and the Akron Zoo and I had the pleasure of knowing him well in both roles. I worked with him at Akron Children's in my teens and volunteered with him at the zoo for many, many years. I always think of Roger when I enter the atrium at the zoo and remember him as he handed out his wonderful pennies. He soothed many tears and tantrums by offering his stamps and pennies to thousands of little children. My favorite memories are of him as the wizard for Boo at the Zoo. I was never allowed to let anyone else be the wizard because that belonged to Roger! The kids loved his magic light and he so enjoyed seeing all of the costumes and talking to the families. He will be missed and his legacy will be a very difficult one to ever match. Rest in peace my friend.
Christine Ternosky Akron Children's Hospital
May 23, 2011
Dear Sherman Family:
I remember meeting Mr. Sherman in 1979 when I first started working at Akron Children's Hospital. What an incredible individual! His memory will live on in every single person he met!
May 23, 2011
it was a true pleasure to care for mr. sherman. my thoughts and prayers are with you all.
jackie johnson
CB
May 22, 2011
I remember him in our younger days when he went to Ghent christian Church and always had gum for all the kids afer they got out of sunday school. When we got a little older, I remember him to be a very out spoken but gentle man with compasion his heart. He was great friend to our family.
God Blessed you Roger,
Thank You for your friendship.
The Staff of Billow Funeral Homes
May 23, 2011
Offering our deepest condolences during this time.
Sue Hamilton
May 22, 2011
My sincerest sympathy to the family of Roger. I loved seeing him daily at the Akron Zoo during the summer. I will miss hearing him talk about his love for the Zoo, the children, and the visitors. He didn't just give money. He gave his time to help make the Zoo what it is today. I will miss him.
Sheryl 'Godwin' Morin
May 22, 2011
My sympathy goes out to the family of Roger Sherman. My first job as a young teenager was working as a co-op in the Administrative Dept. at Akron Children's Hospital and this is how I met Mr. Sherman. I remember him as a very dedicated man who was very well respected and he will surely be missed by all who knew him. RIP Mr. Sherman
Rebecca Sherman Hurless
May 22, 2011
RIP Grandpa. Thank you for such a wonderful family.
May 21, 2011
My condolences on the loss of your husband and father. I certainly enjoyed his taste in houses. Marti Rafal (Bunin) Jenkins
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