All Obituaries

Ronald (Ron) Warner Wilson passed away peacefully at his home on April 12, 2021, after several years of fighting cancer.  His wife of nearly 65 years, Eileen E. (Klemm) Wilson, preceded him in death in 2015. Ron was born on July 8, 1928, the second son of Paul M. and Melva Belle (Culler) Wilson.  He was a lifelong Ravenna resident and civic supporter.  After graduating from Ravenna High School in 1946, he spent his entire professional career as a commercial banker at the First...

Lloyd F. Harless, Sr. 76 of Charlestown Township passed away Sunday, April 11, 2021. He was born February 1, 1945 in Ridgeview, WV to John Sexton and Lennie Maxine Harless. Lloyd retired from GM in Lordstown. Survivors include his wife of 56 years Goldie (Albert), children Mary King (Greg), Kimberly Heath (Jeff), Lloyd Harless, Jr. (Amy), 9 Grandchildren, Daniel (Monica), Michael, Heather (Zack), Hailey, Dylan, Nicholas, Kailin, Makenna and Zander. 3 great grandchildren, Charlie, Milo and...

Jerry L. Atwood 66 of Lake Milton passed away Friday, April 9, 2021 at his residence. He was born November 12, 1954 in York, PA to John E. and Lorraine C. (Grimm) Atwood. Jerry was a US Army veteran and a factory worker for RW Stamping and Falls Stamping. Survivors include his wife of 24 years Mary (Dolin), mother Lorraine C. Rumple, children Rebecca and Melissa, step children Paul and Scott Combs, 8 grandchildren, stepsisters Marsha Shackelford and Lynn Tonty and stepbrother James Rumple. A...

Cortez Robert Law, Jr. of Stow, Ohio made his entrance into Heaven on April 9, 2021 at 1:25 a.m. Cortez, age 79 was born March 8, 1942 in Roanoke, Virginia but moved to Washington, D.C. at an early age.  He attended McKinley High School in Washington, D.C. following which, he became an employee of Fox Jones Office Supply Company. Later he became a professional barber employed by Johnny’s Barber Shop, Washington, D.C.  When he relocated to Ravenna, Ohio with his...

Sandra Lynn Friend 73 of Richfield, formerly of Ravenna, passed away Tuesday, April 6, 2021. She was born September 15, 1947 in Ravenna, Ohio to Dale and Marietta (Boles) Gray. Sandra had attended the Ravenna Church of God and worked at Longmeadow Care Center. Survivors include her children Raymond (Dawn Harvey) Long, Jeff (Jen) Friend, Jared Friend and Tonya Friend, 11 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Frederick H....

Albert Matas, age 88, of Niles, Ohio went to be home with the Lord on April 5, 2021. Albert was born in Johnstown, PA on September 16, 1932. His parents were Karol and Mary (Rusnak) Matas and he was the sixth child of sixteen. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers John, Carl, Joseph and David and his sisters Mary Fabry and Mildred Burda. He retired from Packard Electric/Delphi in Warren, Ohio where he worked for 35 years. He is a veteran of the U.S Army...

Larry E. Hearrell, 52 of Alliance, formerly of Ravenna, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, April 4, 2021. He was born January 5, 1969 in Ravenna, Ohio to Raphael A. and Wilma W. (Wymer) Hearrell. Larry attended the Shepherd's Hill Nazarene Church. He held various jobs throughout his life, but his most important jobs were caring for his parents and working with children at local church camps. He had two passions in life: helping others and caring for animals. He dreamed of a simple life...

Jeremy A. Kiser 31 of Atwater passed away Saturday, April 3, 2021. He was born September 22, 1989 in Bedford, Ohio to Johnny and Deborah (Todd) Kiser. Jeremy worked in landscaping. Survivors include his father Johnny Kiser, mother Debbie Kiser, children Timothy and Rex, and siblings Johnny Kiser, Jr., David (Helen) Kiser and Sarah (Bill) Downey. Calling hours will be from 11 AM to time of funeral service at 1 PM Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at Shorts Spicer Crislip Funeral Home Ravenna Chapel...

Donna A. Irvine, 87, of Streetsboro passed away Saturday April 3, 2021. Donna was born in Youngstown, Ohio on August 23, 1933 to the late Ellis and Ida (Driver) Lehman.  She lived in the Ravenna/Streetsboro area and also spent time in Vienna, West Virginia. Donna performed computer data entry for Ametec Lamb and was an LPN at Worthington Manor which is where she ultimately retired from. She was a member of the Wayside Methodist Church and in her spare time enjoyed knitting, crocheting,...

Billie E. White, 86 of Shalersville passed away Saturday April 3, 2021 at is home with his family by his side.  On May 11, 1934 he was born in Scott Town, Ohio to the late Chauncey and Nellie (Miller) White.  Mr. White has lived in Shalersville the past 61 years and  in 1993 he retired as a supervisor for Universal Steel Company.  He was a veteran of the US Army serving from 1953 to 1956.  Survivors include his wife of 65 years Estell I. (Galloway) White whom he...