Granddaughter of late Sol Shwartz dies at 17

Sarah Elizabeth Shwartz, 17, passed away unexpectedly in Akron on August 3, 2008.

Born in Akron in 1991, Sarah had been a lifetime area resident. She was a 2008 graduate of Garfield High School and was set to start her first semester at the Cleveland Institute of Art in the fall. She was a scholarship recipient of the 2-10 Foundation and had also received a grant from the Cleveland Institute of Art. Sarah was an incredibly talented artist, whose passion was photography. Sarah worked on the Lock 3 project and the art that she helped create there with others, is on display at the main branch library in Akron.

Sarah was preceded in death by her grandparents, Barbara and Sol Shwartz and Hugh and Bernice Feller. She is survived by her loving parents, Leonard and Karen Shwartz of Akron; brothers, Lee and Joseph also of Akron; grandmother, Frieda Gerin; aunts and uncles, Roberta and Phillip Hittner, Yong and Peter Shwartz, Larry and Barbara Evans, and Doyle Feller; niece, Megan; and nephews, Devin and Zach; cousins, Libby and Lily; special friends, Ashley Dowd and Carol Carter.

The family will receive friends Friday from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Anthony Funeral Home Kucko-Anthony-Kertesz Chapel, 1990 S. Main St., where funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. Interment Rose Hill Burial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Akron Art Museum, 1 South High Street, Akron, Ohio 44308, or to the charity of one's choice. (Kucko-Anthony-Kertesz, www.kakfh.com, 330-724-1281) ANTHONY FUNERAL HOME
[Beacon Journal, Akron, OH,Wednesday, August 6, 2008, page B5, col. 4]