Pauline Toots (White) Lott
May 15, 2016
Pauline "Toots" Lott of Ravenna, 78, went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, May 15, 2016, after a courageous fight with a long-term illness. She was born November 12, 1937 in Elberton, Georgia to Isaac and Clara Ann (Fortson) White. She moved to Ohio when she was a teenager and lived the rest of her life there....
Madonna S. (Drago) Griffiths
May 14, 2016
Madonna S. Griffiths, 81, of Ravenna passed away Saturday May 14, 2016 at her home with her family by her side. Being a lifelong Ravenna resident, she was born in Ravenna, Ohio on September 5, 1934 to the late John and Esther (Knapp) Drago. Mrs. Griffiths retired from Leland Gifford and also had worked for H&R Block as an...
Fae Stutzman
May 13, 2016
Fae Stutzman 92 of Shalersville died Friday, May 13, 2016. She was born August 19, 1923 in Aurora, Ohio to Abner and Alma (Hostetler) Stutzman. She was a member of the Aurora Mennonite Church and had worked at Fashion 220, the Aurora Inn and for Treadway Cosmetic Company. Survivors include her brothers Richard of Florida, Gordon of Aurora and...
Georgia H. (Lawrence) Harris
May 12, 2016
Georgia H. Harris 84 of Brimfield died Thursday, May 12, 2016. She was born October 30, 1931 in Johnson City, NY to the late George and Elizabeth (Lesko) Lawrence. Survivors include her husband Kenneth C. Harris, daughters Annette (David) Repass and Evelyn Sell, sons William, Jack (Connie) and Kevin Harris, 12 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren, sister Evelyn Palmatier and...
Kathleen M. (Eyman) Smith
May 12, 2016
Kathleen M. Smith 54 of Streetsboro, formerly of Bedford, died Thursday, May 12, 2016. She was born April 25, 1962 in Cleveland, Ohio to Dale E. and Carol J. (Haag) Eyman. Kathleen was a member of the First Baptist Church in Streetsboro, the F.O. P. and was in charge of the Streetsboro Shop with a Cop for many years....
Flora Ann (Pot) Coltman
May 11, 2016
Flora Ann Coltman 88 of Mantua passed away Wednesday May 11, 2016 at the Cleveland Clinic in Twinsburg. She was born on March 3, 1928 in Chesterland, Ohio to the late Julian and Margorie (Mills) Pot. Mrs. Coltman has lived most of her life in Mantua and was a member of the Mantua Country Baptist Church. God was first...
Lois E. (Conaway) Myers
May 9, 2016
Lois E. Myers 83 of Ravenna went to be with the Lord on Monday, May 9, 2016. She was born June 20, 1932 in Kent to Carl and Doris (Russell) Conaway. Mrs. Myers attended Portage Community Chapel and was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star in Kent. She served as the bookkeeper for Myers Appliance. Survivors...
Joyce M. (Sliter) Sliter
May 8, 2016
Joyce M. Sliter, 91 of Streetsboro passed away Sunday May 8, 2016 at the Kent Care Center. She was born April 7, 1925 in Brooklyn, New York too the late Richard E. and Lavina (Madtse) Sliter, Sr. Ms. Sliter was a member of St. Joan of Arc Church in Streetsboro. She was preceded in death by her parents and...
Eleanor E. (Davis) Fosnight
May 6, 2016
Eleanor E. Fosnight, 92, of Ravenna passed away Friday May 6, 2016 at the Alpine House in Ravenna. She was born in Ravenna, Ohio on June 16, 1923 to the late Walter and Anita (Theiss) Davis. Mrs. Fosnight lived most of her life in Ravenna and had worked as a secretary for Samuel Moore and Company. She attended the...
Donald R. Mcelravy
May 6, 2016
Donald R. McElravy 74 of Streetsboro passed away Friday May 6, 2016 at UH Portage Medical Center in Ravenna, Ohio . He was born November 25, 1941 in Akron, Ohio to the late Herbert and Ruby (Drown) McElravy. Donald has lived in Streetsboro since 1946 and was the owner and operator of Don's Dozer Service. Survivor's include his children...
Patrick Sanford
May 5, 2016
Patrick Sanford, 74, of Ravenna and formerly of Akron, passed away May 5, 2016 after a brave battle with cancer. He was born June 20, 1941 in Tiffin, Ohio to the late Edward and Dorothy Sanford. Pat enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. Nothing brought “Papa” more joy than spending time with his grandchildren, whether it was...
Christine Jo (Negley) Hench
May 4, 2016
Christine Jo "Chris" Hench 51 of Deerfield died Wednesday, May 4, 2016. She was born September 15, 1964 in Ravenna to James and Connie (Earnest) Negley. Chris was an active volunteer with 4H and the Deerfield United Methodist Church. Survivors include her parents James and Connie Negley, husband Darren, daughters Heather and Ashley, sister Kim Negley and numerous cousins...
Donald L. Konkle
May 4, 2016
Donald L. Konkle 52 of Kent passed away Wednesday May 4, 2016 at his residence. Don was born on May 17, 1963 in Ravenna, Ohio to Ervin Konkle and Florence Baker. He has lived in Kent the past six years and was formerly of Ravenna. Don was a graduate from Ravenna high School in 1981 and in his younger...
George Edward Kellums
May 4, 2016
George Edward Kellums 67 of Streetsboro, passed away Wednesday May 4, 2016 at UH Portage Medical Center in Ravenna, Ohio. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio on February 9, 1949 to the late Carl Edward Joseph and Shirley (Hovey) Kellums. George has lived in Streetsboro most of his life and was the sales manager for Ganley Dodge in Bedford....
Catherine M (Lister) Hanacek
May 3, 2016
Catherine M. Hanacek, 96 of Streetsboro and formerly of Ravenna passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at the Gardens of the Western Reserve in Streetsboro. She was born in Watsonville, California on May 23, 1919 to the late Vitt and Louise (Zadjelovich) Lister. Catherine has been a long time member of Immaculate Conception Church in Ravenna where she was...
John P. Faddis
May 3, 2016
Lt. John P. Faddis 56 of Rootstown, formerly of Ravenna and Streetsboro, died Tuesday, May 3, 2016. He was born October 9, 1959 in Waynesburg, PA to John S. and Janet (Phillips) Faddis. John retired from the Portage County Sheriff's Office and was a member of the Charity Masonic Lodge in Deerfield and the Scottish Rite. Survivors include his...
Brenda Sue (Hurd) Thomas
Apr 30, 2016
Brenda Sue Thomas 49 of Diamond died Saturday April 30, 2016. She was born February 28, 1967 in Ravenna to Everett V Jr and Nancy (Blakeley) Hurd. She was a member of Edinburg United Church and worked in jewelry sales for Picciones, Sydmor’s and Zales. Survivors include her husband of 26 years Donald Thomas, daughters Julia Thomas at home...
Janet K. (Hannum) Dunlap
Apr 30, 2016
Janet K. (Hannum) Dunlap, age 92, passed away on April 30, 2016. She was much loved and brought happiness to many. A lifelong resident of Streetsboro she was born to Otis Ray and Edith Hannum on September 20, 1923. She graduated from Streetsboro High School in 1941 and began to study at business school, but took a job at...
Anna Vivian Klag
Apr 29, 2016
Anna Vivian Klag ,"Viv" 78 of Ravenna, formerly of Rootstown, passed away Friday, April 29, 2016. She was born November 25, 1937 in Kent, Ohio to the late Bernard "Pete" and Laura (Gindlesperger) Moors. Vivian was an avid bowler and coached Portage County summer league softball in Suffield for three years and Rootstown for six years. Viv worked for...
Rita M (Paulus) Kotkowski
Apr 28, 2016
Rita M. Kotkowski, 87 of Shalersville passed away on Thursday April 28, 2016 at her home with her loving family by her side. She was born May 9, 1928 in Akron, Ohio to the late Urban and Anna Mae (Rider) Paulus. Mrs. Kotkowski has lived in Shalersville since 1952 and was formerly from St. Joseph's Community in Randolph. She...
