Judy L Speicher
May 14, 2026
Judy L Speicher, 53, of Streetsboro passed away suddenly on Thursday, May 14, 2026. She was born April 5, 1973 in Fort Benning, GA. She is preceded in death by her father, Lewis Speicher. Judy is survived by her mother, Norma Speicher; two uncles, Wilson Veck and Gary Veck. In honoring Judy's wishes she will be cremated and there will...
Frances E Swaney
May 12, 2026
Frances E. Swaney, 82, of Ravenna, passed away on Tuesday May 12, 2026 at her home, surrounded by her family. Being a lifelong Ravenna resident, she was born in Ravenna to the late Claude W. and Marjorie (Valarinos) Shaffer on April 24, 1944. She retired from Kent City Schools where she worked as a custodian and was a member of...
Betty Lou (Vojtkofsky) Michelli
May 9, 2026
Betsy passed away peacefully at her home on May 9, 2026. She was born in Brownsville, Pennsylvania and was the youngest girl of eight children. She was the daughter of a coal miner and mother that worked at Kent State University, they did not have much growing up, but what they did have was family and she loved her brothers...
Joan C. Banister
May 9, 2026
Joan C. Banister passed away peacefully on May 9, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. Joan was born in Cleveland on August 20, 1938.
Joan was raised in Cleveland. She spent several years raising her family in Bedford. In 1976, Joan designed and built her dream home in Aurora. She spent the next fifty years there creating cherished memories with her...
Allyson C. Zuponcic
May 7, 2026
Heaven has gained a precious angel, Allyson has lost her fight with pancreatic cancer. Allyson was a vibrant young lady who loved her longtime partner Natasha! She loved her nieces, nephews and especially her great niece. Allyson was a streetsboro high school graduate. She went off to school for dental assisting and cleaned houses on the side. Allyson loved frogs...
Betty A. Tirpak
May 6, 2026
Betty A. Tirpak, 89 of Ravenna, passed away Wednesday May 6, 2026 at Boulder Crossing Health and Rehab in Streetsboro, Ohio. On August 3, 1936, she was born in Hells Kitchen, New York to the late Albert and Katherine E. (Dankovich) Oktela. Mrs. Tirpak has lived in Ravenna since 1960 and had worked for the Portage County Title Bureau and...
Carol "Sue" Koerber
May 4, 2026
Carol “Sue” Koerber, 83, of Ravenna, passed away Monday May 4, 2026 at the UH Portage Medical Center. She was born on September 28, 1942 in Cairo, West Virginia. Sue lived in Ravenna the past 15 years with her companion, Ernie Papp. She formerly resided in Parma Hts. as well as Strongsville, where she raised her family. In 2009 she...
Lois C. Eckmeyer Sapp
May 3, 2026
Lois C. Eckmeyer Sapp, 79, of Kent, Ohio passed away on Sunday, May 3, 2026. She was born June 6, 1946 in Akron, Ohio to the late Virgil and Mary Archer.
Lois found joy in attending church and was a faithful member of the Kent Church of the Nazarene. Her greatest joy in life was spending time with her four boys...
Michael Lawrence Johnson
May 3, 2026
Michael L. Johnson, 83 of Ravenna, went to be with the Lord Sunday, May 3, 2026, at UH Portage Medical Center in Ravenna. He was born on October 5, 1942, in Ravenna to Charles "Chick" and Mary Nina (Twitt) Johnson.
Married for 65 years to his high school sweetheart, Shirley, they shared a deep love of nature. They enjoyed tending to...
Peggy Ann Sangston
May 2, 2026
Peggy A. Sangston 80 of Ravenna passed away Saturday, May 2, 2026 at her home. She was born January 18, 1946 in Georges Township, Pennsylvania to John R. and Bessie (McKenzie) Bartko. Peggy was the owner of Peg's Country Cafe in Ravenna. She was a member of the New Testament Baptist Church in Ravenna and had volunteered at UH Portage...
Richard L. "Dick" Spellman
Apr 30, 2026
Richard "Dick" Lee Spellman, 81, of Randolph, passed away Thursday, April 30, 2026. He was born on March 1, 1945 in Akron, Ohio to the late James and Alice (Newman) Spellman. Dick spent his childhood helping his parents and siblings work the family farm in Randolph, learning the value and importance of hard work and integrity from a young age....
Curtis N. Harris
Apr 29, 2026
Curtis N. Harris, 82, of Rootstown, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at his home with his family by his side. Curt was born on February 4, 1944, in Kimberly, West Virginia, to his late parents, C. Lucien and Ermal E. (Lowry) Harris. He built a life defined by hard work, devotion to family, and a deep sense...
Carrie M. Corona
Apr 29, 2026
Carrie M. Corona, 71 of Ravenna, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. She was born May 22, 1954 in Ravenna, Ohio.
Carrie attended Ravenna High School. She loved to travel and had a special passion for animals especially horses.
Carrie loved decorating hats with earrings and pins, she was a very talented artist. She also enjoyed gardening finding just as...
James H. Freechack, Jr.
Apr 29, 2026
James H. Freechack, Jr., 79, of Aurora, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at Wade Park VA Medical Center in Cleveland.
He was born on September 29, 1946, in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, to James H. Freechack, Sr. and Marianne (Trimbath) Freechack. James proudly served in the United States Navy and worked as a skilled carpenter, specializing in...
Rosaltha June Neff
Apr 24, 2026
Rosaltha June Neff, 92, of Ravenna, passed away Friday April 24, 2026 at Meridia South Pointe Hospital in Warrensville Hts., Ohio. She was born June 11, 1933 in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio to the late Purl and Roseltha (Groomes) Stonestreet. Mrs. Neff has lived in the Ravenna area most of her life and had retired from Kent State University where she...
Dwight E. Hall
Apr 22, 2026
Dwight E. Hall, 88, of Newbury, passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at Chardon Woods Facility in Chardon. He was born February 18, 1938 in Mount Vernon, Ohio to the late Earnest and Eva (Blair) Hall. Dwight lived in Newbury for the past 50 years with his beloved wife. Dwight had a strong work ethic throughout his life. He worked...
Rita T. Kuchta
Apr 22, 2026
Rita T. Kuchta, 95, of Streetsboro, passed away Wednesday April 22, 2026 at the UH Portage Medical Center in Ravenna, Ohio. She was born October 11, 1930 in Cleveland, Ohio to the late James C. and Mary A. (Jandik) Knize. Mrs. Kuchta has lived in Streetsboro since 2011 and was formerly of Cleveland, where she worked as a cashier for...
Charles O. Parkinson
Apr 17, 2026
Charles O. Parkinson, 95, of Ravenna, Ohio, passed away on Friday, April 17, 2026. He was born on June 25, 1930, in Bellaire, Ohio to the late E.W. and Clarissa (Strahl) Parkinson.
Chuck proudly served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War as a hospital corpsman aboard the USS General A.E. Anderson. After the Navy he enrolled in Pharmacy School...
Ralph W. Laubert
Apr 14, 2026
Ralph W. Laubert of Ravenna, Ohio passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2026, peacefully at home. He was 95 years old. Born on June 8, 1930, to the late Lester and Cecile Laubert, Ralph was raised in Atwater, Ohio. After graduating from Atwater High School, he served in the US Army for 2 years, deployed to Germany during the Korean War.
He...
Richard L. Grund
Apr 14, 2026
Richard L. "Dick" Grund 90 of Charlestown Township passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at UH Portage Medical Center in Ravenna. He was born July 9, 1935 in Brimfield, Ohio to Meral and Lucille (Fox) Grund. Dick has lived in Charlestown since 1959, retired from Chrysler Corporation where he was a machine operator, served 30 years as Charlestown Township Road...
