Thomas H. Seese, Sr.
Dec 18, 2015
Thomas H. Seese, Sr. 89 of Brimfield passed away Friday December 18, 2015 at his residence with his wife by his side.  He was born January 10, 1926 in Reedsville, PA to the late Walter and Nancy (King) Seese.  Mr. Seese has lived in Brimfield the past 47 years and  in 1991 he retired from the Ford Motor Company in...
Troy W. Smith
Dec 15, 2015
Troy W. Smith 85, of Streetsboro, passed away Tuesday December 15, 2015, at UH Portage Medical Center in Ravenna, Ohio.  He was born September 8, 1930, in Pikeville, Kentucky, to the late Thomas E. and Flora H. Smith.  Mr. Smith has lived in Streetsboro since 1957 and was a member of the Kent Freewill Baptist Church.  He retired in 1985...
Charles A. "Charlie" Hostetler
Dec 12, 2015
Charles A. "Charlie" Hostetler II 22 of Charlestown died Saturday, December 12, 2015 as a result of an automobile accident. He was born September 28, 1993 in Akron, Ohio to Charles A. and Diane M. (Brown) Hostetler. Charlie worked as a line worker for Performance Elastomers and attended the New Baltimore Community Church. He graduated in 2012 from Southeast High...
Kathleen L. Coyle
Dec 10, 2015
Kathleen L. Coyle 66 of Streetsboro died Thursday, December 10, 2015. She was born October 6, 1949 in Mansfield, Ohio to the late Joseph L. and Irene A. (Temme) Coyle. Kathleen worked for Automated Packaging in the payroll commissions department. She is survived by her brother Rodney L. Coyle and cousin Elaine Stover. There will be no calling hours or...
Bryan D. Hathaway
Dec 10, 2015
Bryan D. Hathaway 47 of Ravenna passed away suddenly on Thursday December 10, 2015.  Bryan was born May 10, 1968 in Barberton to Robert and Shirley (Hamby) Hathaway and has lived in Ravenna most of his life.  Bryan was a sports connoisseur who loved his sports.  He was a die hard number one Browns fan and also loved the Cleveland...
Joseph D. Roach
Dec 8, 2015
Joseph D. Roach 37 of Shalersville died Tuesday, December 8, 2015. He was born July 9, 1978 in Akron, Ohio to Joe and Terri (Woods) Roach. Joseph was a carpenter working for Modern Kitchen & Bath in Warren. He leaves behind his parents of Shalersville, sisters Kimberly Roach of Warren and Melissa (Fred) Rice of Streetsboro, brother Jason (Carolina) Roach...
Carolyn R. (Colton) Kale
Dec 7, 2015
Carolyn R. Kale 77 of Ravenna died Monday, December 7, 2015. She was born October 14, 1938 in Akron, Ohio to Cyril and Madeline (Rankin) Colton. Carolyn was a member of the First Christian Church in Ravenna, the D.A.R. and the Portage County Historical Society. She retired from the GE Plant in Ravenna. Survivors include her sons Robert C. Kale...
Patricia A. (Medhurst) Fedor
Dec 6, 2015
Patricia A. Fedor 60 of Aurora, passed away peacefully on Sunday December 6, 2015 at her home surrounded by her family.  She was born November 28, 1955 in Cleveland to William and Patricia (Sailor) Medhurst.  Patricia has lived in Aurora most of her life. She also lived in Ravenna and had adventures in Texas. Patty loved reading. She primarily loved...
Mark W. Taylor
Dec 4, 2015
Mark W. Taylor 57 of Homosassa, Florida and formerly of Champion passed away Friday December 4, 2015 following an automobile accident.  He was born June 18, 1958 in Clarksburg, WVA. to the late Carl "Dickie" and Winona (Crislip) Taylor.  Mark graduated from Champion High School  and was a veteran of the US Army.  Survivors include his children Vince (Crystal )...
Martha M. (Morgan) Morgan-Terry
Dec 3, 2015
Martha M. Morgan-Terry, 48, passed away Dec. 3 at Akron General Medical Center after a short illness.  Martha was born July 24, 1967 to Martha Rose (Morgan) and Daniel Morgan in Canton, Ohio and has lived in Ravenna most of her life.  She was full of laughter and brought joy and happiness to all around her. A natural caretaker, Martha...
Roberta E. (Phillips) Cooke
Dec 2, 2015
Roberta Elizabeth Cooke, 90, of Ravenna (formerly of Colebrook), died peacefully at her home on December 2, 2015. She was born on July 8, 1925 in Ider, Alabama to Ida and Emmett Phillips. She married Lawrence Cooke on February 16, 1947. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother and was cherished by her family. She loved animals and the...
Willard Lee Brannen
Nov 30, 2015
Willard Lee Brannen 74 of Ravenna died Monday, November 30, 2015. He was born November 29, 1941 in Ravenna to Willard G. and Elva (Hunt) Brannen. A Portage county resident for most of his life, he retired from the Shook Construction Company, formerly the Bay Construction Company and was a member of the Ravenna American Legion #331. Survivors include his...
Ronald H. Shriver
Nov 25, 2015
Ronald H. Shriver 81 of Ravenna died Wednesday, November 25, 2015. He was born March 7, 1934 in Ravenna to the late Howard and Beatrice (Lydick) Shriver. Ronald was a US Army veteran, worked as an Operator for the B & O Railroad and was a member of the F & AM Unity #12 Masonic Lodge. Survivors include his wife...
William J. "Willie" Pope
Nov 24, 2015
William J. "Willie" Pope 61 of Freedom, passed away Tuesday November 24, 2015 at his residence surrounded by his family.  He was born June 26, 1954 in Ravenna, Ohio to the late Phillip and Virginia (Butcher) Pope.  He has lived in Freedom since 1991 and was formerly of Ravenna.  Willie retired from GE in Ravenna after 39 years of  service...
Merrill C. "Barney" Barnard
Nov 23, 2015
Merrill C. "Barney" Barnard 89 of Streetsboro, a former longtime resident of Aurora, died Monday, November 23. 2015. He was born August 26, 1926 in Calais, Maine to Walter and Pauline (Minor) Barnard. Barney was a member of Our lady of Perpetual Help Church in Aurora for 50 years where he served both joyfully and faithfully as a Eucharistic Minister....
Betty Jane (Sturm) Miller
Nov 23, 2015
Betty Jane Miller 88 of Ravenna died Monday, November 23, 2015. She was born May 9, 1927 in Akron, Ohio to Frank and Alice (McElravy) Sturm. A resident of Ravenna for most of her life, she retired from food service at Kent State University. Survivors include her sons Robert (Carol) Miller of Freedom and Leo E. Miller, Jr. of Ravenna....
Theda R. (Hazlett) Burger
Nov 21, 2015
Theda R. Burger, 98, of Rootstown was born April 7, 1917 in Portage, PA., to the late Geogre and Annie (Over) Hazlett.  Theda passed away Saturday, November 21, 2015 at Altercare in Brimfield, OH.  She loved to garden, was a great cook and was very active in the church.  Devoted to her family, she is survived by her four children,...
Mildred R. (Paleit) Edmonds
Nov 20, 2015
Mildred R. Edmonds 88 of Ravenna  was born July 7, 1927 in Ashtabula, Ohio to the late Edward and Edna (Wichert) Paleit.  Mrs. Edmonds passed away Friday November 20, 2015 at her home in Ravenna.  She has been a resident of Ravenna since 1955 and was formerly of Ashtabula.  Mrs. Edmonds had retired from Ravenna City Schools system where she...
Sandra J. (Sowers) Simmons
Nov 18, 2015
Sandra J. Simmons 72 of Ravenna passed away Wednesday at UH Portage Medical Center in Ravenna, Ohio.  Mrs. Simons was born September 12, 1943 in Barberton, Ohio to the late Fred and Margaret (Bryan) Sowers and has lived in Ravenna most of her life.  For over 30 years she has worked as a nurses aide for several area facilities.  She...
Patricia A. (Sailor) Medhurst
Nov 17, 2015
Patricia Ann Medhurst (90), born March 13, 1925 to Gordon and Margaret Sailor, went to be with the Lord she dearly loved from her home November 17, 2015.  She was surrounded by her husband William (92) who was the love of her life, and many of her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Pat was an upbeat, enthusiastic, thankful person. Her...
