Barberton, Ohio
Goldie Marie Racz Kamenar
1921 — 2019
BARBERTON--Goldie Marie Kamenar (nee Racz), age 98, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, November 4 with her loving family at her side. Goldie was born in Johnstown, PA, January 19, 1921, the only child of Hungarian immigrant parents. She grew up in Akron, OH where she learned to be a proficient pianist and played at an Akron radio station featuring Hungarian programming. In 1938, Goldie won the "Queen of All Nations" trophy at the annual festival of various nationalities held at Summit Beach Park in Akron. She was dressed in a traditional Hungarian costume. She met her future husband, Frank Edward Kamenar, also of Hungarian immigrant parents, at his family's picnic grounds in...