Roy Edward Riggar
Mar 25, 2017
Roy Edward Riggar Sr., 84, died Saturday, March 25, 2017, at UH Portage Medical Center in Ravenna. He was born May 13, 1932, to William R. Riggar and Fannie E. Swaney at Georges Township, (Fayette County) Pennsylvania. Mr. Riggar graduated on May 25, 1950, from Georges Township High School in York Run, Pa. He served with United States Army...
Eddy L. Long
Mar 25, 2017
Eddy L. Long 79 of Mantua died Saturday, March 25, 2017. He was born May 9, 1937 in New Castle, VA to the late Roby C. and Elsie (Riddle) Long. Mr. Long was a US Navy veteran and had worked construction for Donley Construction in Cleveland and was a member of Local 310 and Local 404 Concrete Masons. He...
Lonnie F. "The Tin Man" Rossow
Mar 25, 2017
Lonnie "The Tin Man" Rossow 81 of Ravenna passed away Saturday, March 25, 2017 after a long battle with Alzheimers. He was born October 14, 1935 in Clarington, Ohio to Sam and Martha (Reed) Coe and he was later adopted by Charles Rossow. Lonnie moved to the Ravenna area at the age of 5 and graduated from Ravenna High...
Ginger L. (Chilson) Rotunda
Mar 22, 2017
Ginger L. Rotunda 60 of Ravenna passed away Wednesday March 22, 2017 at UH Portage Medical Center in Ravenna, Ohio. She was born May 13, 1956 in Geneva, New York to the late Willis Chilson and Beth (Andrews) Backus. She had worked as a STNA for Home Health Care. Survivors include her children John (Melissa) McCarthy of Miamisburg, OH,...
Bill Karaffa
Mar 21, 2017
Bill Karaffa, age 67, passed away on March 21, 2017 of natural causes at his home in Twinsburg, OH. Born on December 27, 1949 in Ravenna, OH, Bill graduated from Ravenna High School, Class of 1968, and Kent State University. Bill was preceded in death by his parents, William and Mary Zavortink Karaffa. Bill is survived by his sister,...
Zella Irene (Simmons) Kester
Mar 20, 2017
Zella I. Kester 82 of Ravenna , passed away Monday March 20, 2017 at Akron City Hospital. She was born June 23, 1934 in Harrington Township, Illinois to the late Newton and Gladys E. (McKinney) Simmons. Mrs. Kester retired from Craft Supply where she had worked in the warehouse. She was a member of God's Church in Blackhorse. Survivors...
Maryjane (Smyth) Hood
Mar 16, 2017
…”They shall run and not grow weary, they shall walk and not be faint”…Maryjane Hood, 78, went home to be with our Lord on March 16, 2017. Maryjane grew up in Alliance, OH, for the last 20 plus years she has resided in the senior villa in Rootstown, OH. She was an LPN and also served in the United...
Sheila J (Jones) Calo
Mar 16, 2017
Sheila J. Calo 69 of Streetsboro passed away Thursday March 16, 2017 at the Ahuja Medical Center in Beachwood . She was born April 21, 1947 in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Robert and Eva (Geer) Jones. Mrs. Calo has lived in Streetsboro since 1971 and was a member of St Joan of Arc Church in Streetsboro. She leaves...
Mary Frances (Agnes) Wolf
Mar 14, 2017
Mary Frances Agnes-Wolf 33 of Aurora passed away suddenly on Tuesday March 14, 2017 at UH Portage Medical Center in Ravenna, Ohio. She was born June 3, 1983 in Warrensville Hts. to Robert and Mary E. (Megyesi) Agnes and has lived most of her life in Aurora. She was a 2001 graduate from Crestwood High School and a member...
William John Fahl
Mar 14, 2017
William John Fahl, 64 of Cleveland went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday March 14, 2017 at Parma Community Hospital. He was born January 19, 1953 in Ravenna, Ohio to the late Charles and Mary (Kovach) Fahl. Mr. Fahl had worked for IBEW Local 38 for over 30 years. Survivors include his siblings Barbara Fahl-Allender-Parkersburg, WVA, Priscella...
Mary E. (Sias) Polichena
Mar 14, 2017
Mary E. Polichena 66 of Ravenna died Tuesday, March 14, 2107. She was born October 2, 1950 in West Hamlin, WV to Okie and Willia (Adkins) Sias. Mary was a member of Immaculate Conception Church in Ravenna and was co-owner of Polichena Motors with her late husband Jeff. She leaves behind her loving children Lissa (Tim) Reedy and Carrie...
Barbara R. (Ansel) Allen
Mar 14, 2017
Barbara R. Allen, age 91, of Charlestown passed into the arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on March 14, 2017. Barbara was born on January 12, 1926 in Bearfield Township, Ohio to Walter and Mary Ansel (Lemity). She was the sixth of eight children. Barbara graduated from McCluney High School in Crooksville, OH. On December 21, 1942...
Edwin D. Leiendecker
Mar 13, 2017
Edwin D. Leiendecker 88 of Ravenna passed away peacefully at his home on Monday March 13, 2017 with his family by his side. He was born October 23, 1928 in Hiram Rapids, Ohio to the late John and Nettie (Odell) Leiendecker. Mr. Leiendecker has lived in Ravenna since 1954 and had retired from the Ravenna US Post office where...
Tiffany Ann (Collins) Shearer
Mar 10, 2017
Tiffany Ann Shearer 36 of Mantua died Friday, March 10, 2017. She was born July 7, 1980 in Geneva, OH to Carl and Kimberly (Brewster) Collins. She leaves behind her parents Carl and Kimberly Collins, husband Edward Shearer, children Halie, Austin, Brook and Blake Collins and a sister Danielle Collins. Cremation has taken place. A celebration of life fund...
Ronald J. Eureka
Mar 10, 2017
Ronald J. Eureka 51 of Shalersville died Friday, March 10, 2017. He was born March 19, 1965 in Garfield Heights to the late Ronald R. and Joanne C. (Herman) Eureka. Ron was a US Navy veteran and worked for Medical Mutual as a computer data analyst. Survivors include his wife of 30 years Lora (Miller), children Sarah Eureka and...
Charles H. Hively
Mar 6, 2017
Charles H. Hively (Charlie boy) 52 of Suffield Township died Monday, March 6, 2017. He was born October 19, 1964 in Amma Ridge, WV to Charles and Edna Lena (Workman) Lafferty. Charles was a self employed roofing contractor all of his life, and as of late worked doing building maintenance. He enjoyed the outdoors, hunting and fishing, and was...
Irene Gail Sandlin
Mar 6, 2017
Irene “Gail” Sandlin, age 70, of Ravenna passed away on March 6, 2017. Irene was born on October 29, 1946 in Chicago, IL, she then moved to Ravenna. Irene retired from GE, after 20 years of service. She enjoyed gardening, and was known for having the most beautiful yard in the neighborhood. She was preceded in death by her...
Helene S. (Zirhut) Nething
Mar 4, 2017
Helene S. Nething 93 of Stow died Saturday, March 4, 2017. She was born May 29, 1923 in Vienna, Austria to Franz and Anna (Hurban) Zirhut. Helene has lived in Stow since 1958, was a former member of the Ravenna First Christian Church, the Kent American Legion, the Independent Order of Foresters and the German Family Society. Survivors include...
Maria M. (Schutten) Jenkins
Mar 2, 2017
Maria M. Jenkins 81 of Ravenna died Thursday, March 2, 2017. She was born November 7, 1935 in Amsterdam, Holland to Marten and Guurt (VanAlderen) Schutten. Before moving to America she was a professional singer performing with her band, The Three Hearts, throughout Europe and USO venues. Maria enjoyed working as a babysitter providing child care for others. Maria...
Janet L. (Long) Cottrill
Mar 1, 2017
Janet L. Cottrill, age 80, of Ravenna, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on March 1, 2017. Janet was born on August 27, 1936 in Uhrichsville, OH to the late Floyd “Curly” Long and Margaret “Jean” Quick nee Rhoads. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, James Long. Janet is...
