Funeral Homes in Akron, Ohio

16 funeral homes in Akron, Ohio (Summit County), a community of approximately 197,542 residents— 16 publish obituaries online (100%).

These funeral homes are among the primary sources of obituaries in Akron, Ohio. Families typically publish obituaries through funeral home websites or third-party memorial platforms. Because each funeral home uses a different source, finding them often requires checking multiple sites — or using a monitoring service that checks them automatically.

Obituaries are published by funeral homes, newspapers, and online obituary platforms, and there is no single national obituary database. If you're trying to locate an obituary or confirm whether someone has passed away, see our guides on how to find an obituary, how to know if someone died, and how long after death an obituary is posted. You can also review our obituary statistics and publishing guide to understand where obituaries are published and how the process works. For alerts when a notice appears online, see obituary monitoring.

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How to Find Obituaries in Akron

Families in Akron typically publish obituaries in two ways: on the funeral home’s own website or on a third-party platform (such as Legacy.com or Tribute Archive) that the funeral home uses. The 16 funeral homes listed below serve Akron and surrounding Summit County communities; each may use a different obituary publisher, so there’s no single place to search.

Timing varies: obituaries often appear 24–72 hours after death, once arrangements are confirmed. Some funeral homes post sooner; others later. Checking each site by hand is slow and easy to miss new postings.

ObituaryMonitor tracks obituary pages from all 16 funeral homes in Akron and sends an instant email alert when a name you’re watching appears — so you don’t have to check multiple sites manually.

Guides for finding obituaries in Akron, Ohio

These walk through search strategy, death verification, publication timing, and ongoing monitoring—useful whether you are browsing Akron funeral homes below or tracking a specific name.

Funeral Homes in Akron, Ohio

How to Find Obituaries in Akron

Guides for finding obituaries in Akron, Ohio

Anthony Family Funeral Homes

Billow Fairlawn Chapel

Hennessy Funeral Home

Eckard-Baldwin Funeral Home & Chapel

Hummel Funeral Homes & Crematory

Prentice Funeral Home

Schlup-Pucak Funeral Home

Hopkins Lawver Funeral Home

Marco Sommerville Funeral Services

Adams-Mason Memorial Chapel

Schermesser Funeral Home

Gordon-Flury Memorial Home

House of Eberhardt Funeral Home

Rhoden Memorial Home

Stewart & Calhoun Funeral Home

Catavolos Funeral Home/ Rose Hill Burial Park

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