Virginia Coy, 89, dies. Worked at BJ.

CUYAHOGA FALLS -Virginia A. Coy, 89, passed away August 21, 2011.

Mrs. Coy was born in Akron and had resided in Cuyahoga Falls the past 65 years. She had worked as Secretary to the Superintendent of the Akron Board of Education and later worked for the Akron Beacon Journal and retired from Lawson Milk Co. She was a 60 year member of Riverside Alliance Church, had volunteered at Haven of Rest, was a member of Akron Baptist Temple Golden Agers. She loved crossword puzzles, was the scrabble queen and was an 89 year old Facebooker.

Preceded in death by her husband, Albert Olin Coy, she is survived by her sons and daughters, Dan (Denise) Coy of Perrysville, Ohio, Cindy (John) Casper of Cuyahoga Falls, Don (Pam) Coy of Norton and Linda (Greg) Kolat of Fort Mill, S.C.; 11 grandchildren, eight great-grand-children; and sister-in-law, Helen Coy of Cuyahoga Falls.

The family would like to express special thanks to Hospice of Summa and their exceptional caregivers as well as to her loving and attentive neighbor Michele.

Friends may call one hour prior to an 11 a.m. memorial service Saturday, August 27 in Riverside Alliance Church, 2433 S. Main St., Akron, OH 44319, Pastor Les Sutherland and Pastor Nevin Weist officiating. Final resting place, Rose Hill Burial Park. In lieu of other remembrances, memorials may be made to Hospice of Summa, 444 N. Main St., Akron, OH 44398-6153 or Haven of Rest Ministries, P.O. Box 547, Akron, OH 44309-0547 or Riverside Alliance.


Virginia's late husband, Al Coy, and BJ newsroom retiree John Olesky were on the Cuyahoga Falls Amateur Baseball Association board of directors together in the 1970s. Al Coy's sister, the late Helen Coy, was administrative secretary to editor Paul Poorman. Helen retired in 1989. Virginia and Al's son, Don Coy, is married to retired printer Al Hunsicker's daughter, Pam.