Edward Anthony Siciliano

After a long, beautiful life well lived, Edward Anthony Siciliano was called home to God on October 17, 2026 after a brief illness.

Ed was born in Kent, Ohio, on August 25, 1937 to Agostino and Carmela Siciliano, the youngest of ten children. He always said he had 12 parents, and couldn’t get away with anything at home. But they, along with his 40 nieces and nephews, all adored Uncle Eddie. He was the “fun uncle”!

After attending Kent Roosevelt High School, Ed served in the Army Reserves. A shy kid in school, Ed credits his time in the Reserves as a platoon leader with giving him confidence and building his self esteem. In fact, his classmates at Roosevelt didn’t recognize him after he returned!

He was a machinist by trade, and started his career at Acme Mold & Die in Cuyahoga Falls.

On October 26, 1962, Ed married his wife, Agnes (Smrdel) and they moved to Tallmadge, Ohio. There they raised their children, Beth, Carol, Debbie and Eddie, and were active in many different community organizations. 

In 1966, Ed, along with three of his brothers, started their own tool and die company in Kent, Ohio, Custom Mold and Machine. Eventually, Ed and his brother, Adolph, bought out the other two brothers and built a successful business serving both the auto and pharmaceutical industries.

Almost twenty years later, Ed and his brother split their business and he moved the shop in 1984 to Tallmadge, calling it, Circle Mold & Machine. It was a true family business, with the addition of his son, Eddie, daughter, Carol, and son-in-law, Marty Haueter, eventually joining him. The business remained in Tallmadge for over 40 years, and Ed never really fully-retired until it closed in 2026.

But it wasn’t all work and no play for Ed. Weekends were spent with his family at their small cottage at Lake Mohawk (which he built himself). They taught themselves how to waterski by trial and many, many errors, belting out songs as they skied around the lake! They also traveled each summer to Myrtle Beach, where he would ride the waves with his kids, and made up silly games in the water. He always told his children that he loved growing up with them.

Unfortunately, Ed discovered that he had a congenital liver disorder, and needed a transplant. After more than a year's wait, he received the gift of life in 1996 from the Cleveland Clinic by Dr. David Vogt, who to this day remains a close friend. This lifesaving surgery allowed him to have an additional 30 years to enjoy his 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Family was everything to Ed. He loved his children, their spouses (who he considered his own), grandchildren and recently, great grandchildren immensely. Nothing made him happier than being with them, watching their many sporting events, and spoiling them rotten.

After the kids grew up, Ed and his wife Aggie, maintained a rich life of travel with friends, trips to casinos, and stays in Florida to escape the winter. Ed hated being cold! He also took on the task of restoring a 1957 Plymouth Fury - which was the first car he bought after high school. He loved driving it around town, and entered it into many local car shows.

Ed was truly a family man, and had a deep sense of community. He was a charter member of the Tallmadge Foundation, a founding donator of the Tallmadge Recreation Center, and belonged to the Knights of Columbus, the Italian American Businessmen's Club, the Golden Fin Society, K.S.K.J. Lodge and the Tallmadge Chamber of Commerce. 

He was a member of Our Lady of Victory Church since 1964 and served as a Eucharistic Minister. He also was on the fundraising committee to build the new Parish Center Hall, and was always available to lend a helping hand in any way he could, including helping his wife assemble Christmas trees for the altar during the holiday season.

Ed was preceded in death by parents, his sisters, Anna, Pauline, and Elda, brothers, Ralph, Victor, Italo, Attilio, Adolph and Oreste.

He is survived by wife, Agnes; daughters, Beth (Scott) Cevasco of Lewis Center, Carol (Tom) Kilway of Tallmadge, Debbie (Martin) Haueter of North Canton; son, Eddie (Kristi) Siciliano of Green; grandchildren, Zachary, Jacob (Elizabeth Kalal), Dominic (Molly Duncan), Benjamin (Karly), Natalie, and Nicholas Cevasco: Dr.’s Courtney (Matthew) Kluever, Amanda (Marc Ochoa) Kilway, Tommy Kilway, Carmella Haueter, and Anthony Siciliano; great grandchildren, Leo and Callahan Kluever; and many nieces, nephews, and friends.

Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Friday, October 23, 2026, at the Donovan Funeral Home, 17 Southwest Ave., Tallmadge (on The Historic Tallmadge Circle).

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, October 24, 2026 at Our Lady of Victory Church, 73 North Ave., Tallmadge with Father John Hengle and Father G. Michael Williamson officiating.

Interment will follow at Tallmadge Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Our Lady of Victory Church, NewDirections.co, or St. Jude's Hospital.