J. Dennis Omlor

Dr. J. Dennis Omlor passed away peacefully on April 11, 2013 at the age of 68. He was a longtime resident of Berea, OH and also held residency in Brodhead, WI. He married K�rene Austin on June 24, 1967�at The Congregational Church in Manhassett, Long Island, NY. Dennis was born and raised in Yukon, PA. He graduated from South Huntington H.S. in 1961, received his BS degree from Westminster College, New Wilmington, PA in 1965, received his MS degree from Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH in 1971, and ultimately�received his Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University,�Cleveland, OH In 1978. He was a Computer Science professor at Cleveland State University and Cuyahoga Community College. He served the IT industry working at IBM, LTV Steel, and Omlor Data Systems. Dennis loved traveling, dining, gardening, gambling, golf, springer spaniels, politics, Civil War history, the Steelers football team, Sudoku, Genealogy, TV classics and westerns, and telling bad jokes. His humor and smile lifted our spirits and warmed our hearts. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, K�rene (nee Austin); a sister, Marcia (Robert) Wallhagen; aunt Ginny (late Joe Stangry);�uncle Mike (late Vera) Leon; nephew Eric Wallhagen; nieces Carol'Ann Wallhagen and Christa Dominico; "son� Scott Nimrod, and many wonderful cousins and close friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lawrence and Ann Omlor; grandparents, John and Mina Omlor; and Joseph and Katherine Stangry. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery in Brodhead, WI. Memorial contributions may be made to North Shore Animal League, 16 Lewyt Street, Port Washington, NY 11050 or Seidman Cancer Center - Southwest General Health Center, 18697 Bagley Road, Middleburg Heights, OH 44130. A special thank you to the doctors, nurses and staff on 2 West and 3 West, SICU and Seidman Cancer Center at Southwest General Health Center. In addition, a special thank you to the nurses and therapists at University Hospitals Home Care Services. We greatly appreciate the incredible care that was provided to Dennis.