Bigelow calling hours July 12

Calling hours for Lloyd Bigelow, who passed away June 14, will be 5-8 p.m. Thursday, July 12 at Redmon Funeral Home in Stow.

Lloyd Bigelow

Lloyd and wife Claudine Syx Bigelow were among the 45 retired BJ printers and 5 Guild retirees who won the 2012 healthcare lawsuit against the BJ. The lawsuit began with a $2,500 check from the late Composing chief David White to an attorney/friend he met on a Siesta Key beach.

Lloyd retired from the BJ in 1992. Like a lot of BJ printers, he often vacationed on Siesta Key in former BJ printer Bill Gorrell’s vacation rental across the street from the beach. So did my late wife, Monnie, and I when we ran into the late BJ printer Hugh Downing and his wife, Sharon. In recent years, Paula and I got together with Hugh and Sharon in The Villages, Florida, where Sharon still lives.

Lloyd’s siblings were Elmer Bigelow, Homer Bigelow, Marilyn Bigelow and Lois Bigelow McDonald. His children are Becky Bigelow Hermann of Stow and Candy Bigelow Hale of Akron.

Lloyd’s obituary:

Lloyd L. Bigelow

STOW -- Lloyd Bigelow, age 97, of Stow, passed away on June 14, 2018 at home surrounded by family. He was born in Akron, Ohio to the late Homer and Elsie (Schumacher) Bigelow.

He was a World War II Veteran, served in the Army. He was a member of Bethany United Church of Christ in Cuyahoga Falls for 63 years. He retired from the Akron Beacon Journal. His greatest joy in life was his family.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, Claudine (Syx) Bigelow; parents; brothers, Elmer Bigelow and Homer Bigelow; sisters, Marilyn Bigelow and Lois McDonald; son-in-law, Randy Jonas and great grandson, Cyle Lorentz. He is survived by his daughters, Becky (Tim) Hermann of Stow, Candy (Bill) Hale of Akron; five grandchildren, Amanda (Shawn) Lorentz, Abigail (Dominic) Boull’t, Matilda (Patrick) McKelvey, Marshall (Sheena) Jonas and Keith Jonas; nine great grandchildren, Lloyd, Isabella, Sage, Eliza, Audrey, Kyrie, Cora, Elsie, and Julius; seven brothers and one sister; 42 nieces and nephews; step grandchildren, Matthew (Lori) Hale, Daniel Hale, Rebekah Hale; stepgreat grandchildren, Nolan and Lincoln Hale.

Family and friends visitation will be Thursday, July 12, 2018 from 5 to 8 p.m; Memorial Service on Friday, July 13, 2018 at 10:30 a.m., with calling hours 30 minutes prior, both at Redmon Funeral Home in Stow. Interment to follow at Mount Peace Cemetery with Military Honors. Memorials may be made to Bethany United Church of Christ in Cuyahoga Falls or to Claudine’s Clan Team for Walk to End Alzheimer’s, act.alz.org/goto/team_claudine . A special thank you to Summa Hospice and all the wonderful people that came to help us daily. (REDMON, STOW, 330-688-6631)