Lawyer and Judge. Son of Francis and Catherine (Rusher) Ake. Married Anna M. Brush on 23 May 1899. Father of Sherwood and Theodore.
Seventy-fifth Grand Master of Masons in Ohio - 1931-1932.
VETERAN ATTORNEY HARVEY F. AKE DIES
Harvey F. Ake, a former Common Pleas Court judge and the first judge of the Court of Domestic Relations, is dead.
The 83-year-old barrister, who had more than 50 years legal experience, died Tuesday in the Mary Grove rest home. Until being taken recently to the rest home, he had made his home at 1621 Vassar Ave. N.W.
The last public appearance of Judge Ake was on March 23 when he was one of the older barristers honored at a luncheon of the Stark County Bar Assn.
Although he was the senior member of the law firm of Ake & Dreyer, he had not been actively engaged in the practice of law for several years due to declining health. At the honor meeting by the bar association, the speaker was Luther Day, formerly of Canton, now a prominent attorney in Cleveland, and who, at one time, had been a law partner of Judge Ake.
As a result of his long period of public service on the Stark County bench, the former judge was well-known throughout Stark County.
Beginning his practice of law in Canton in 1898, soon after being admitted to the bar, Judge Ake was first associated with the late C.C. Bow, former probate judge, an arrangement that continued from 1900 to 1906. For the next four years, he practiced law with Mr. Day.
Judge Ake's career as a jurist started in 1913 when he turned his attention to politics and was elected judge of Common Pleas Court, assuming his place on the bench Feb. 9 of that year. Six years later he asked the voters for a second term and was re-elected.
After completing about four years of his second term, he resigned his position and returned to the private practice of law. Edwin Diehl of Alliance was appointed to fill the vacancy.
Returning to private practice, Judge Ake was associated with the late Oscar M. Abt under the firm name of Ake & Abt, and shortly thereafter was appointed U.S. referee in bankruptcy.
In 1923 when the state legislature adopted a special bill creating a Court of Domestic Relations for Stark County, Judge Ake again became actively interested in politics as was elected as the first judge of that court. He took his place on the bench on Jan. 1, 1929, Pleas Court, Division of Domestic Relations.
Under the leadership of Judge Ake, the new court became one of the most important institutions in the county. It immediately assumed jurisdiction of all domestic problems such as divorce, alimony and custody of minor children. Probation departments for boys and girls were established and the court also took up the task of administering mothers' pensions.
Always interested in the activities of youth, Judge Ake devoted much time to the problem of juvenile delinquency. He believed that the old saying that bad boys are good boys gone wrong was true and he was convinced that most boys and girls who came into his court on delinquency charges were entitled to a chance coupled with strict probationary regulations.
He was unusually severe in dealing with cases in which it was clearly shown that adults were contributing factors to juvenile delinquency and his heavy jail sentences imposed in such cases made him feared by the wrong-doer and respected by the decent residents of the community.
As a jurist, Judge Ake was regarded by the other members of his profession as fair and fearless.
On Jan. 1, 1935, he retired from the bench and returned to the private practice of law with offices in the Renkert Building.
Judge Ake, for many years, was a prominent Mason and rose to state prominence in that organization. A painting of the retired jurist was unveiled several years ago in the Masonic Temple at special ceremonies by William McKinley Lodge, F.&A.M. The portrait hangs in the lounge room of the lodge.
On this occasion Judge Ake was presented with a 50-year pin by James J. Harbage of Columbus for the Grand Lodge of Ohio. The portrait was presented by Richard P. Griffiths, master of McKinley Lodge. Sherwood Ake made the response for his father.
Judge Ake was the oldest past master of McKinley Lodge, having been named in 1906. He was a past master of Emeth Lodge of Perfection, past most wise master of Brenten Chapter Rose Croix, past district deputy grand master and was a 33rd degree Mason and past grand master of the Grand Lodge of Ohio.
Born on a farm near Mapleton, he was a son of Francis and Catherine Rusher Ake and his early education was received in the country schools of Stark County, after which he entered Mt. Union College, graduating in 1895.
Three years later he had completed his law course in the law school of the University of Michigan, and the same year was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio.
On May 23, 1899, he was married to Anna M. Brush. She died on March 20, 1941. He is survived by two sons, Sherwood Ake, a member of the law firm of Ake & Dreyer, and Theodore Ake of Canton; his twin sister, Mrs. Irving Elsen of Canton; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Judge Ake was a member of First Methodist Church where services will be held Friday at 1:30 p.m., Rev. Roland G. Hohn will officiate. Burial will be in North Lawn Cemetery.
The body is at the Spiker funeral home where friends may call tonight from 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. There will be a Masonic service Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
Members of the Stark County Bar Assn. will hold a memorial service Friday at 11 a.m. in Courtroom No. 1. The committee drafting the resolution is James L. Amerman, Loren E. Souers, Wendell Herbruck, William R. Quinn and Ben Dreyer.
(Copied from the Canton Repository, Vol. 141, No. 22, Wednesday, April 20, 1955)
Seventy-fifth Grand Master of Masons in Ohio - 1931-1932.
VETERAN ATTORNEY HARVEY F. AKE DIES
Harvey F. Ake, a former Common Pleas Court judge and the first judge of the Court of Domestic Relations, is dead.
The 83-year-old barrister, who had more than 50 years legal experience, died Tuesday in the Mary Grove rest home. Until being taken recently to the rest home, he had made his home at 1621 Vassar Ave. N.W.
The last public appearance of Judge Ake was on March 23 when he was one of the older barristers honored at a luncheon of the Stark County Bar Assn.
Although he was the senior member of the law firm of Ake & Dreyer, he had not been actively engaged in the practice of law for several years due to declining health. At the honor meeting by the bar association, the speaker was Luther Day, formerly of Canton, now a prominent attorney in Cleveland, and who, at one time, had been a law partner of Judge Ake.
As a result of his long period of public service on the Stark County bench, the former judge was well-known throughout Stark County.
Beginning his practice of law in Canton in 1898, soon after being admitted to the bar, Judge Ake was first associated with the late C.C. Bow, former probate judge, an arrangement that continued from 1900 to 1906. For the next four years, he practiced law with Mr. Day.
Judge Ake's career as a jurist started in 1913 when he turned his attention to politics and was elected judge of Common Pleas Court, assuming his place on the bench Feb. 9 of that year. Six years later he asked the voters for a second term and was re-elected.
After completing about four years of his second term, he resigned his position and returned to the private practice of law. Edwin Diehl of Alliance was appointed to fill the vacancy.
Returning to private practice, Judge Ake was associated with the late Oscar M. Abt under the firm name of Ake & Abt, and shortly thereafter was appointed U.S. referee in bankruptcy.
In 1923 when the state legislature adopted a special bill creating a Court of Domestic Relations for Stark County, Judge Ake again became actively interested in politics as was elected as the first judge of that court. He took his place on the bench on Jan. 1, 1929, Pleas Court, Division of Domestic Relations.
Under the leadership of Judge Ake, the new court became one of the most important institutions in the county. It immediately assumed jurisdiction of all domestic problems such as divorce, alimony and custody of minor children. Probation departments for boys and girls were established and the court also took up the task of administering mothers' pensions.
Always interested in the activities of youth, Judge Ake devoted much time to the problem of juvenile delinquency. He believed that the old saying that bad boys are good boys gone wrong was true and he was convinced that most boys and girls who came into his court on delinquency charges were entitled to a chance coupled with strict probationary regulations.
He was unusually severe in dealing with cases in which it was clearly shown that adults were contributing factors to juvenile delinquency and his heavy jail sentences imposed in such cases made him feared by the wrong-doer and respected by the decent residents of the community.
As a jurist, Judge Ake was regarded by the other members of his profession as fair and fearless.
On Jan. 1, 1935, he retired from the bench and returned to the private practice of law with offices in the Renkert Building.
Judge Ake, for many years, was a prominent Mason and rose to state prominence in that organization. A painting of the retired jurist was unveiled several years ago in the Masonic Temple at special ceremonies by William McKinley Lodge, F.&A.M. The portrait hangs in the lounge room of the lodge.
On this occasion Judge Ake was presented with a 50-year pin by James J. Harbage of Columbus for the Grand Lodge of Ohio. The portrait was presented by Richard P. Griffiths, master of McKinley Lodge. Sherwood Ake made the response for his father.
Judge Ake was the oldest past master of McKinley Lodge, having been named in 1906. He was a past master of Emeth Lodge of Perfection, past most wise master of Brenten Chapter Rose Croix, past district deputy grand master and was a 33rd degree Mason and past grand master of the Grand Lodge of Ohio.
Born on a farm near Mapleton, he was a son of Francis and Catherine Rusher Ake and his early education was received in the country schools of Stark County, after which he entered Mt. Union College, graduating in 1895.
Three years later he had completed his law course in the law school of the University of Michigan, and the same year was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio.
On May 23, 1899, he was married to Anna M. Brush. She died on March 20, 1941. He is survived by two sons, Sherwood Ake, a member of the law firm of Ake & Dreyer, and Theodore Ake of Canton; his twin sister, Mrs. Irving Elsen of Canton; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Judge Ake was a member of First Methodist Church where services will be held Friday at 1:30 p.m., Rev. Roland G. Hohn will officiate. Burial will be in North Lawn Cemetery.
The body is at the Spiker funeral home where friends may call tonight from 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. There will be a Masonic service Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
Members of the Stark County Bar Assn. will hold a memorial service Friday at 11 a.m. in Courtroom No. 1. The committee drafting the resolution is James L. Amerman, Loren E. Souers, Wendell Herbruck, William R. Quinn and Ben Dreyer.
(Copied from the Canton Repository, Vol. 141, No. 22, Wednesday, April 20, 1955)
Lawyer and Judge. Son of Francis and Catherine (Rusher) Ake. Married Anna M. Brush on 23 May 1899. Father of Sherwood and Theodore.
Seventy-fifth Grand Master of Masons in Ohio - 1931-1932.
VETERAN ATTORNEY HARVEY F. AKE DIES
Harvey F. Ake, a former Common Pleas Court judge and the first judge of the Court of Domestic Relations, is dead.
The 83-year-old barrister, who had more than 50 years legal experience, died Tuesday in the Mary Grove rest home. Until being taken recently to the rest home, he had made his home at 1621 Vassar Ave. N.W.
The last public appearance of Judge Ake was on March 23 when he was one of the older barristers honored at a luncheon of the Stark County Bar Assn.
Although he was the senior member of the law firm of Ake & Dreyer, he had not been actively engaged in the practice of law for several years due to declining health. At the honor meeting by the bar association, the speaker was Luther Day, formerly of Canton, now a prominent attorney in Cleveland, and who, at one time, had been a law partner of Judge Ake.
As a result of his long period of public service on the Stark County bench, the former judge was well-known throughout Stark County.
Beginning his practice of law in Canton in 1898, soon after being admitted to the bar, Judge Ake was first associated with the late C.C. Bow, former probate judge, an arrangement that continued from 1900 to 1906. For the next four years, he practiced law with Mr. Day.
Judge Ake's career as a jurist started in 1913 when he turned his attention to politics and was elected judge of Common Pleas Court, assuming his place on the bench Feb. 9 of that year. Six years later he asked the voters for a second term and was re-elected.
After completing about four years of his second term, he resigned his position and returned to the private practice of law. Edwin Diehl of Alliance was appointed to fill the vacancy.
Returning to private practice, Judge Ake was associated with the late Oscar M. Abt under the firm name of Ake & Abt, and shortly thereafter was appointed U.S. referee in bankruptcy.
In 1923 when the state legislature adopted a special bill creating a Court of Domestic Relations for Stark County, Judge Ake again became actively interested in politics as was elected as the first judge of that court. He took his place on the bench on Jan. 1, 1929, Pleas Court, Division of Domestic Relations.
Under the leadership of Judge Ake, the new court became one of the most important institutions in the county. It immediately assumed jurisdiction of all domestic problems such as divorce, alimony and custody of minor children. Probation departments for boys and girls were established and the court also took up the task of administering mothers' pensions.
Always interested in the activities of youth, Judge Ake devoted much time to the problem of juvenile delinquency. He believed that the old saying that bad boys are good boys gone wrong was true and he was convinced that most boys and girls who came into his court on delinquency charges were entitled to a chance coupled with strict probationary regulations.
He was unusually severe in dealing with cases in which it was clearly shown that adults were contributing factors to juvenile delinquency and his heavy jail sentences imposed in such cases made him feared by the wrong-doer and respected by the decent residents of the community.
As a jurist, Judge Ake was regarded by the other members of his profession as fair and fearless.
On Jan. 1, 1935, he retired from the bench and returned to the private practice of law with offices in the Renkert Building.
Judge Ake, for many years, was a prominent Mason and rose to state prominence in that organization. A painting of the retired jurist was unveiled several years ago in the Masonic Temple at special ceremonies by William McKinley Lodge, F.&A.M. The portrait hangs in the lounge room of the lodge.
On this occasion Judge Ake was presented with a 50-year pin by James J. Harbage of Columbus for the Grand Lodge of Ohio. The portrait was presented by Richard P. Griffiths, master of McKinley Lodge. Sherwood Ake made the response for his father.
Judge Ake was the oldest past master of McKinley Lodge, having been named in 1906. He was a past master of Emeth Lodge of Perfection, past most wise master of Brenten Chapter Rose Croix, past district deputy grand master and was a 33rd degree Mason and past grand master of the Grand Lodge of Ohio.
Born on a farm near Mapleton, he was a son of Francis and Catherine Rusher Ake and his early education was received in the country schools of Stark County, after which he entered Mt. Union College, graduating in 1895.
Three years later he had completed his law course in the law school of the University of Michigan, and the same year was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio.
On May 23, 1899, he was married to Anna M. Brush. She died on March 20, 1941. He is survived by two sons, Sherwood Ake, a member of the law firm of Ake & Dreyer, and Theodore Ake of Canton; his twin sister, Mrs. Irving Elsen of Canton; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Judge Ake was a member of First Methodist Church where services will be held Friday at 1:30 p.m., Rev. Roland G. Hohn will officiate. Burial will be in North Lawn Cemetery.
The body is at the Spiker funeral home where friends may call tonight from 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. There will be a Masonic service Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
Members of the Stark County Bar Assn. will hold a memorial service Friday at 11 a.m. in Courtroom No. 1. The committee drafting the resolution is James L. Amerman, Loren E. Souers, Wendell Herbruck, William R. Quinn and Ben Dreyer.
(Copied from the Canton Repository, Vol. 141, No. 22, Wednesday, April 20, 1955)
Seventy-fifth Grand Master of Masons in Ohio - 1931-1932.
VETERAN ATTORNEY HARVEY F. AKE DIES
Harvey F. Ake, a former Common Pleas Court judge and the first judge of the Court of Domestic Relations, is dead.
The 83-year-old barrister, who had more than 50 years legal experience, died Tuesday in the Mary Grove rest home. Until being taken recently to the rest home, he had made his home at 1621 Vassar Ave. N.W.
The last public appearance of Judge Ake was on March 23 when he was one of the older barristers honored at a luncheon of the Stark County Bar Assn.
Although he was the senior member of the law firm of Ake & Dreyer, he had not been actively engaged in the practice of law for several years due to declining health. At the honor meeting by the bar association, the speaker was Luther Day, formerly of Canton, now a prominent attorney in Cleveland, and who, at one time, had been a law partner of Judge Ake.
As a result of his long period of public service on the Stark County bench, the former judge was well-known throughout Stark County.
Beginning his practice of law in Canton in 1898, soon after being admitted to the bar, Judge Ake was first associated with the late C.C. Bow, former probate judge, an arrangement that continued from 1900 to 1906. For the next four years, he practiced law with Mr. Day.
Judge Ake's career as a jurist started in 1913 when he turned his attention to politics and was elected judge of Common Pleas Court, assuming his place on the bench Feb. 9 of that year. Six years later he asked the voters for a second term and was re-elected.
After completing about four years of his second term, he resigned his position and returned to the private practice of law. Edwin Diehl of Alliance was appointed to fill the vacancy.
Returning to private practice, Judge Ake was associated with the late Oscar M. Abt under the firm name of Ake & Abt, and shortly thereafter was appointed U.S. referee in bankruptcy.
In 1923 when the state legislature adopted a special bill creating a Court of Domestic Relations for Stark County, Judge Ake again became actively interested in politics as was elected as the first judge of that court. He took his place on the bench on Jan. 1, 1929, Pleas Court, Division of Domestic Relations.
Under the leadership of Judge Ake, the new court became one of the most important institutions in the county. It immediately assumed jurisdiction of all domestic problems such as divorce, alimony and custody of minor children. Probation departments for boys and girls were established and the court also took up the task of administering mothers' pensions.
Always interested in the activities of youth, Judge Ake devoted much time to the problem of juvenile delinquency. He believed that the old saying that bad boys are good boys gone wrong was true and he was convinced that most boys and girls who came into his court on delinquency charges were entitled to a chance coupled with strict probationary regulations.
He was unusually severe in dealing with cases in which it was clearly shown that adults were contributing factors to juvenile delinquency and his heavy jail sentences imposed in such cases made him feared by the wrong-doer and respected by the decent residents of the community.
As a jurist, Judge Ake was regarded by the other members of his profession as fair and fearless.
On Jan. 1, 1935, he retired from the bench and returned to the private practice of law with offices in the Renkert Building.
Judge Ake, for many years, was a prominent Mason and rose to state prominence in that organization. A painting of the retired jurist was unveiled several years ago in the Masonic Temple at special ceremonies by William McKinley Lodge, F.&A.M. The portrait hangs in the lounge room of the lodge.
On this occasion Judge Ake was presented with a 50-year pin by James J. Harbage of Columbus for the Grand Lodge of Ohio. The portrait was presented by Richard P. Griffiths, master of McKinley Lodge. Sherwood Ake made the response for his father.
Judge Ake was the oldest past master of McKinley Lodge, having been named in 1906. He was a past master of Emeth Lodge of Perfection, past most wise master of Brenten Chapter Rose Croix, past district deputy grand master and was a 33rd degree Mason and past grand master of the Grand Lodge of Ohio.
Born on a farm near Mapleton, he was a son of Francis and Catherine Rusher Ake and his early education was received in the country schools of Stark County, after which he entered Mt. Union College, graduating in 1895.
Three years later he had completed his law course in the law school of the University of Michigan, and the same year was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio.
On May 23, 1899, he was married to Anna M. Brush. She died on March 20, 1941. He is survived by two sons, Sherwood Ake, a member of the law firm of Ake & Dreyer, and Theodore Ake of Canton; his twin sister, Mrs. Irving Elsen of Canton; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Judge Ake was a member of First Methodist Church where services will be held Friday at 1:30 p.m., Rev. Roland G. Hohn will officiate. Burial will be in North Lawn Cemetery.
The body is at the Spiker funeral home where friends may call tonight from 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. There will be a Masonic service Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
Members of the Stark County Bar Assn. will hold a memorial service Friday at 11 a.m. in Courtroom No. 1. The committee drafting the resolution is James L. Amerman, Loren E. Souers, Wendell Herbruck, William R. Quinn and Ben Dreyer.
(Copied from the Canton Repository, Vol. 141, No. 22, Wednesday, April 20, 1955)
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