11/04/2022

Obituary for Bruce C. Redmon

Retired Funeral Director and Founder, Father of Keith Redmon, both of Redmon Funeral Home, Inc.

On November 1, 2022, Bruce C. Redmon, surrounded by his family, finished the race set before him. (2 Timothy 4:7)

Born in Urbana, Illinois, on October 10, 1940, he was raised in Syracuse, New York and moved to Silver Lake in 1955. A graduate in the "Class of '57" from Cuyahoga Falls High School, he served on its reunion committee through the 60th reunion in 2017. Bruce was also a 1961 graduate of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science. On November 4, 1961, Bruce married Lou-Ann, his wife of 61 years. Fulfilling a desire to serve grieving families in "his way", Bruce and Lou-Ann established Redmon Funeral Home in February of 1968.

Over the many years, he was a member of Stow Men's Garden Club, Stow Masonic Lodge, Summit County Funeral Directors Association (past president), Ohio Funeral Directors Association, National Funeral Directors Association, and Stow Munroe Falls Chamber of Commerce (past president). Bruce was also active as a sponsor/coach in Stow Boys' Baseball, as a member of Stow Munroe Falls Rotary Club (Paul Harris Fellow), and was a founding member of the Stow Schools Foundation.

Because of his love for Stow, in the 1970s Bruce was the originator and chairman of Pride Week in Stow held during the week of July 4th, sponsored by the Stow Munroe Falls Chamber of Commerce. He also established the Presidents Club Scholarship Fund through the Chamber of Commerce to support scholarships for high school graduating seniors of Chamber members.

His community involvement resulted in many recognitions, including the Distinguished Service Award by the Stow Jaycees, the very first Small Businessman's Award by the Stow Sentry, and along with his wife, Lou-Ann, was elected a grand marshal for the 4th of July Parade. A longtime active member of The Chapel in Akron, Bruce had more recently been attending Christ Community Chapel in Hudson.

The Redmon family would like to express their deepest thanks to Serenity Hospice for their short-term care of Bruce and each of us.

Preceded in death by his parents, Carl F. and Ihleen L. Redmon, and sister, Dianne Kinslow, he is survived by his wife, Lou-Ann; sons and daughters-in-law, Kevin and Pam of Lawrenceville, Georgia; Keith and Catherine of Stow; grandchildren, Alyssa (Todd) Slagle of Atlanta, Georgia, Jacob of Stow, Craig (Katie) of Hoschton, Georgia, and Sydney (Ryan) Roush of Fairborn, Ohio; great-grandchildren, Allison and Harper Redmon, Connor Slagle, and Jackson Roush.

All are invited to join in stories, laughs, tears, and pay tribute to Bruce on Friday, November 4, 2022, from 2 to 7 PM at Redmon Funeral Home, 3633 Darrow Road, Stow 44224. Pastor Joe Coffey will conduct the funeral service Saturday, November 5, 2022, at 12 noon at Christ Community Chapel, 750 W. Streetsboro Street, Hudson 44236. Burial will follow at Silver Springs Cemetery in Stow.

For those desiring, memorials in Bruce's memory may be made to Christ Community Chapel, 750 W. Streetsboro Street, Hudson 44236, (ccchapel.com), The GriefCare Place, 4499 Darrow Road, Stow 44224, (thegriefcareplace.org), or Tunnel to Towers Foundation, 2361 Hylan Boulevard, Staten Island, New York 10306 (t2t.org)