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Lilly S (Cline) Cline
Feb 21, 2016
Lilly S. Cline 17 of Shalersville died suddenly on Sunday February 21, 2016 at her home. She was born in Shao Yang, China and is the daughter of Dr. Michael S. and Wendy S. (Shanower) Cline. Lilly attended the Heart4the City Church in Akron, was a wonderful artist, musician and was very passionate about gaming. Survivors include her parents, Dr....
Russell J. "Russ" Brode
Feb 19, 2016
Russell J. Brode, “Russ,” went home to be with the Lord while surrounded by his family on February 19, 2016. He was born April 11, 1935 in Ravenna where he lived his entire life. Russ was preceded in death by his parents, Ralph W. and Beulah A. (Sprotbery) Brode. He is survived by his bride of sixty years, Sandra (Winkler)...
Evelyn V. (Seibert) Booth
Feb 17, 2016
Evelyn V. Booth 95 of Ravenna died Wednesday, February 17, 2016. She was born March 31, 1920 in Cambridge, Ohio to John and Hazel (Moffatt) Seibert. Evelyn has been a Ravenna resident since 1948, enjoyed her flower gardens and attended the Ravenna First United Methodist Church. Survivors include her daughter Shirley Booth of Eustis, FL, son John Booth of Ravenna...
Richard D. Higgs
Feb 16, 2016
Richard D. Higgs 75 of Ravenna passed away Tuesday February 16, 2016 at his residence. He was born May 11, 1940 in Akron, Ohio to the late John and Lucille (Craig) Higgs. Mr. Higgs has lived in Portage County most of his life and was the owner of Triple T Pilot Car services. He was a veteran of the US...
Dale B. Jones
Feb 16, 2016
Dale B. Jones 88 of Ravenna died Tuesday, February 16, 2016. He was born March 1, 1927 in Sardis, Ohio to Fred W. and Eva Mae "Kate" (Hayes) Jones. Mr. Jones proudly served his country in the US Army in WWII. He retired from Lamson and Sessions in Kent where he was a parts packer. Survivors include his wife of...
Eva M. (Duszynski) Lysyj
Feb 15, 2016
Eva M. Lysyj 88 formerly of Ravenna, passed away peacefully, Monday February 15, 2016 at the Sanctuary Nursing Home in Wadsworth, Ohio. She was born May 23, 1927 in Kostopol, Poland to Wladyslaw and Helena (Zareba) Duszynski. Her life journey took her to the Ukraine, Siberia, Iran, Africa and Wales before meeting her husband of 50 years Ostap "Rex" Lysyj...
Denise R. (Goodmote) Senters
Feb 11, 2016
Denise R. Senters 61 of Ravenna passed away Thursday February 11, 2016 at her residence. She was born June 5, 1954 in Olean, New York to the late James and Margaret (Geer) Goodmote, Sr. Mrs. Senters has lived in Ravenna the past 33 years, was a very devoted mother and grandmother and had worked at Technicare in Twinsburg and Davies...
Patsy L. (Mcfarland) Eady
Feb 8, 2016
Patsy L. Eady 76 of Bristolville, passed away Monday February 8, 2016 at the Cortland Healthcare Center following a short illness surrounded by her family. She was born February 19, 1939 in Indianapolis, Indiana to the late Fred and Ruby (Cosby) McFarland. She retired from St. Joseph Riverside Hospital in Warren after 32 years of service and enjoyed bowling, traveling,...
Dave E. Beal
Feb 7, 2016
Dave E. Beal II 29 of Brimfield passed away Sunday February 7, 2016 at the Akron General Hospital. He was born December 5, 1986 in Akron, Ohio to Dave and Sharon (Ford) Beal. Dave has lived in Brimfield most of his life and in 2009 graduated from Ravenna high School He is currently employed with Portage Industries and one of...
Karen Sue (Lamb) Osborne
Feb 5, 2016
Karen Sue (Lamb) Osborne 53 of Rootstown died Friday, February 5, 2016 at her residence. She was born October 2, 1962 in Ravenna to David and Audrey (Davis) Lamb. Karen was a member of the Ravenna Assembly of God where she started and was active in God's Love in Action. She had been a case manager for Portage County Child...
Patsy M (Morris) Vance
Feb 3, 2016
Patsy M. Vance 64 of Ravenna, passed away Wednesday February 3, 2016 at the Hillcrest Hospital in Mayfield Hts., Ohio. She was born November 14, 1951 in Suffolk, Virginia to the late Robert and Mary (Lilley) Morris. Mrs. Vance has lived in Ravenna since 1980. She retired from the Euclid School System in 2007 as a reading teacher and also...
Terry G. "Tj" Moore
Feb 3, 2016
Terry G. Moore, Jr. 40 of Streetsboro died Wednesday, February 3, 2016. He was born April 13, 1975 in Chardon to Terry and Donna (Brock) Moore. Terry has been a Streetsboro resident for most of his life. Survivors include his mother Donna, sister Kelley South and brothers Richard and Dennis Moore all of Streetsboro and a son Michael Moore of...
Rebecca Ellen (Ramsey) Davis
Jan 30, 2016
Rebecca Ellen Davis 30 of Shalersville died Saturday, January 30, 2016. She was born April 9, 1985 iin Mayfield, Ohio to Mark William and Patricia Ann (Gregorek) Ramsey. Survivors include her parents of Shalersville, sons Alexander M. Davis and Aizik M. Davis, sister Jennifer K. Gregorek of Shalersville, grandmother Eleanor S. Bryan of Bainbridge and grandfather Floyd E. Ramsey of...
Darren D May
Jan 27, 2016
Darren D. May 23 of Ravenna passed away Wednesday January 27, 2016. He was born August 18, 1992 in Ravenna to Raymond Priester and Debbie May. Darren was a self employed mechanic. Survivors include his wife Ashley (Lupton) may whom he married March 5, 2015, his children Reagan, Londyn, Chase, his father Raymond (Aundi) Priester, his mother Debbie (Kevin Jones) ...
Sarah E. Vanaman
Jan 27, 2016
Sarabeth Vanaman, 41 went home to be in the arms of Jesus, on Wednesday January 27, 2016 at Akron General Hospital after fighting a courageous 18 year battle with neurofibromatosis. She was born September 22, 1974 in Salem, Ohio to Donald L. and Sarah E. (Reynolds) Vanaman. She has lived most of her life in Rootstown. She graduated from Rootstown...
Anne C. (Chervenak) Chebra
Jan 24, 2016
Anne C. Chebra 94 of Streetsboro died Sunday, January 24, 2016. She was born in Vermilion, Ohio to Andrew and Katherine (Chervenak). Anne was a member of St. Joan of Arc Church in Streetsboro. Survivors include her daughter Janet Huter of Mantua, sons Michael (Janice) Chebra, Jr. of Kent and Mark Chebra of Bedford, grandchildren Nicole (David Opfer) of Dayton,...
Brenda K (Reaser) Johnson
Jan 23, 2016
Brenda K. Johnson 55 of Twinsburg passed away Saturday January 23, 2016 at the Cleveland Clinic. She was born in Davisville, Rhode Island on July 4, 1960 to Gene and Marie (Miller) Reaser. She has lived in Twinsburg the past two years and was formerly of the Kent area. Brenda is a member of the Ravenna Assembly of God Church. ...
Cheryl J. (Gillespie) Varney
Jan 22, 2016
Cheryl J. Varney 65 of Streetsboro, formerly of Gallipolis, died Friday, January 22, 2016. She was born October 19, 1950 in Gallipolis to the late Samuel and Verda (Daniels) Gillespie. Cheryl was a self-employed dog trainer and agility judge. Survivorsinclude her daughter Andrea (William) Holshoy, son Chris, sister Holly James and brother Brian Gillespie. There will be no calling hours...
Rodney P. Diezman
Jan 22, 2016
Rodney P. Diezman 70 of Ravenna died Friday, January 22, 2016. He was born May 27, 1945 in Ravenna to Howard and Margaret Diezman. Rodney was veteran of the Vietnam war serving with the U.S. Air Force, 45th MMS. Rod was an honest, hard worker at Filmco for over 40 years. He was a member of the Columbus VFW and...
Charles E. "Chuck" Snowberger
Jan 21, 2016
Charles E. "Chuck" Snowberger 87 of Ravenna died Thursday, January 21, 2016. He was born November 7, 1928 in Altoona, PA to Charles and Helen (Hudson) Snowberger. Chuck was a member of the First Christian Church in Ravenna, had worked at Shorts Funeral Home, for the railroad as a switch operator and spent most of his time as a Ravenna...
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