Obituary Listing

Sep 8, 2013

Sissy Thornhill-Strong 38 of Ravenna passed away Sunday September 8, 2013 at her residence surrounded by her family. She was born September 4, 1975 in Herrin, Illinois to Donald Taylor and Paula Thornhill. Survivors include her husband Jeremy, her mother Paula Thornhill of Ravenna, her children Jeremy Strong, Ashley Kellar, Brittany Thornhill, Caitlyn Thornhill and her sisters Donna Thornhill,...

Sep 8, 2013

Pauline M. Liston 80 of Ravenna died Sunday, September 8, 2013. She was born January 25, 1933 in Ravenna, Ohio to Ross and Josephine  (Capogreco) Policano. Pauline was a lifelong Ravenna resident and  a member of Immaculate Conception Church. Survivors include her daughter Brenda Brown of Ravenna, sons Jack "Jim" (Beth) Liston of Texas, David Liston of Ravenna and...

Sep 7, 2013

Deanna Marie (Legg) Miller  30 of Brimfield passed away at her home Saturday, September 7, 2013. She was born October 2, 1982 in Akron to Richard Byron and Diana Lynn (Green) Legg. Deanna was a lifelong resident of Brimfield where she worked as beautician. She will be sadly missed by her parents, children, Tyler Matthew, Dominick and Chloe Lynn...

Sep 4, 2013

William P. Nichols 95 of Ravenna died Wednesday, September 4, 2013. He was born September 9, 1917 in Ravenna to Gerald and Flora (Parker) Nichols. A US Army veteran of WWII, he was a farmer and retired from Paeco Rubber in Ravenna where he spent 30 years as a rubber worker and foreman. He spent his entire life on...

Sep 2, 2013

E. Gary Kingery 77 of Ravenna died Monday, September 2, 2013. He was born November 28, 1935 in Ironton, Ohio to John and Birdie (Higgins) Kingery. A Ravenna resident since the 1960's, he was a US Army veteran of the Korean War, worked for Oak Rubber, the Ravenna Arsenal and GFS and was a member of the Italian American...

Sep 2, 2013

Aaron Jacob Pasko was born on Monday September 2, 2013 at 7:29 AM and passed away peacefully in his family's arms on Monday at 8:05 AM at Akron General Hospital. He was the loving son of James Pasko and Rachel (Bujak) Manista, the loving brother to Skyler Pasko, Daniel Manista and Gabriel Pasko, also the loving grandson of Jeff...

Sep 2, 2013

Harold L. Tennant 61 of Diamond died Monday, September 2, 2013. He was born March 17, 1952 in Ravenna, OH to Coy W. and Beulah (Angotti) Tennant. Harold has lived in Palmyra since 1977 and was a truck driver for Warwick Trucking in Wadsworth. Survivors include his wife of 26 years Judy (Cullinan), mother Beulah Tennant of Ravenna, daughters...

Sep 1, 2013

Josephine "Jo" Wood, of Ravenna, passed away suddenly on her 86th birthday, September 1, 2013. Jo was born in Vonda, Saskatchewan, Canada. She moved to Ohio in 1952, after her marriage to George Wood. She retired in the late 1980's from Duracote Corp. in Ravenna. After retirement, her greatest joy was spending time with family, especially her 21 grandchildren and...

Aug 31, 2013

Margery L. (Proctor) Hudson 92 of Ravenna died Saturday, August 31, 2013. She was born April 26, 1921 in Ravenna, OH to George and Ethel Mae (Lacey) Proctor. She was a member of Oakwood AME Church in Ravenna. Survivors include daughter Tammy Hudson of Georgia, sons Robert of Ravenna and Donnie of California, grandchildren Kimberly Rice, Natasha (John) Henderson, Dane...

Aug 29, 2013

Sandra Joan Clark 63 of Rootstown passed away Thursday, August 29, 2013 at Robinson Memorial Hospital. She was born January 19, 1950 in Cleveland to the late Rosco and Melvina (Wolfenbarger) Van Dyke. She worked as an  Assistant Manager for several Dairy Mart stores in both Portage and Geauga Counties.  Sandra enjoyed camping, traveling and spending time with her...

Aug 28, 2013

Judith Johns 93 of Ravenna passed away Thursday, August 29, 2013 at the Woodland at Robinson. She was born October 26, 1919 in Ravenna to the late Dominick and Carmella (Farina) Sorboro. She worked in the shipping department for Colonial Rubber till she retired. Judith was a member of Immaculate Conception Church. She enjoyed traveling with her late husband,...

Aug 25, 2013

Shirley J. Adkins 78 of Ravenna died Sunday, August 25, 2013 at Robinson Memorial Hospital . She was born September 12, 1934 in Rosemont WV to William R. and Gertrude (Garner) Brown. Shirley has lived in Ravenna since 1951, was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church and retired in 1999 after 25 years of service from Robinson Memorial...

Aug 24, 2013

Doris E. Wilcox 90 of Kent, formerly of Streetsboro, died Saturday, August 24, 2013. She was born December 23, 1922 in Ravenna, Ohio to Frank P. and Emma Susan (Workman) Cunningham. Doris was a member of the Streetsboro United Methodist Church and had been the secretary to the superintendent at Streetsboro City Schools . Survivors include her daughters Sheryl...

Aug 24, 2013

Donald N. Kleinsmith 83 of Ravenna died Saturday, August 24, 2013. He was born July 13, 1930 in Cleveland, Ohio to Charles and Josephine Kleinsmith. He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Ravenna, the Ravenna Moose #1234, Ravenna VFW #1055 and retired from RB & W in Kent where he was a tapper. He was a...

Aug 16, 2013

Nicole Lea "Nicci" Salgado 35 of Charletown Twp. passed away at her home Friday, August 16, 2013. She was  a  graduate from Southeast High School and Maplewood  Career Center and  after graduation she worked in her home for her family.  Nicci enjoyed staying  in contact with friends and loved ones through her Facebook postings  and she had a love...

Aug 10, 2013

Arleta J. Goddard 80 of Ravenna passed away Saturday, August 10, 2013. She was born July 17, 1933 in Ashtabula to the late John E. and Irma C. (Wahlstoln) Stenroos. Arleta was a member of the Aux. American Legion Post #331 in Ravenna, OH. Survivors included her loving husband, Charles E. Goddard Jr. whom she married July 8, 1972,...

Aug 10, 2013

Edward E. Sexton 81 of Streetsboro passed away August 10, 2013 at Robinson Memorial Hospital. He was born February 16, 1932 in Cunard, WV to the late Edward Vincent and Nellie Martha (Chapman) Sexton. He served in the US Army for 16 years eight enlisted & 8 as an officer. Saw combat in Korea & in Viet Nam. His...

Aug 10, 2013

Mark Allen Jacobs 72, of Ravenna, formerly of Mantua, died Saturday, August 10, 2013. He was born September 16, 1940 in Cleveland, Ohio to Randolph and Blanche (Schreiber) Jacobs. Mr. Jacobs was a US Army veteran, member of the Assembly of God in Ravenna, and retired from Kent State University where he was a boilerman. He was a 1958...

Aug 8, 2013

Aug 7, 2013

Gordon R. West 89 of Ravenna died Wednesday, August 7, 2013. He was born July 11, 1924 in Galesville, Wisconsin to Robert and Idell West. A Ravenna resident since 1962, he was a self employed Realtor and Auctioneer, a member of the Kent Presbyterian Church and enjoyed painting. Survivors include his daughter Kathleen (Dennis) Rockhold of Atwater and her...