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Frank James Tekavec
Oct 21, 2010
Frank James Tekavec, 75, of Streetsboro, passed away on Thursday, October 21, 2010 in his home. He was born on April 29, 1935 in Crucible, Pennsylvania to the late, Frank A. and Annie (Pribula) Tekavec. Frank resided in Streetsboro for most of his life and was a plant supervisor for R&T Fence Inc. He is survived by his loving wife...
Alice Mary (Mitkowski) Trimmer
Oct 19, 2010
Alice Mary Trimmer 92 of Streetsboro died Tuesday, October 19, 2010. She was born January 29, 1918 in Erie, PA to the late Jacob and Helen (Maciukiewicz) Mitkowski. Survivors include her daughter Mary Alice Trimmer of Streetsboro, sons Earl (Linda) Trimmer Jr. of Sommerville, FL and Charles (Marla) Trimmer of Mentor, 4 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren and sister Dorothy Sansone...
Virginia (Denison) Hutchison
Oct 18, 2010
Virginia Hutchison, age 95 of Hamilton passed away on Monday, October 18, 2010 at Westover Retirement Community, where she had resided for the past seven years. She was born on May 25, 1915 in Durbin, West Virginia, the daughter of Howard D. and Icie (Little) Denison. On October 28, 1940 she was united in marriage to Alan C. Hutchison, in...
Wanda Smith
Oct 17, 2010
Wanda Jean Smith 49 of Akron, formerly of Ravenna, passed away Sunday, October 17, 2010 at her home.  She was born July 4, 1961 in Warren, Ohio to the late Kenneth and Velma (Bell) Smith.  Wanda lived in Akron for the past 10 years coming from Ravenna where she was an Nurses Aid at Alter Care of Ravenna.  Survivors include...
Russell W. Biener
Oct 17, 2010
Russell W. Biener 93, of Ravenna passed away Sunday October 17, 2010 at Robinson Memorial Hospital in Ravenna, Ohio. He was born April 14, 1917 in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Phillip and Olga (Schroeder) Biener and has lived in Ravenna since 1957. Mr. Biener was a six year veteran of the US Army serving in WW II, where he...
Elmon Short
Oct 15, 2010
Elmon Short, Sr.  88 of Ravenna passed away Friday October 15, 2010 at the Akron General Medical Center. He was born February 18, 1922 in Hindman, KY to the late Robert and Ora (Slone) Short and has lived in Ravenna since 1961. Mr. Short was a veteran of the US Army serving in WW II, a member of the...
Anna D Samich
Oct 14, 2010
Anna D. Samich 86 of Ravenna passed away Thursday October 14, 2010 at the Long Meadow Care Center in Ravenna, Ohio. She was born July 6, 1924 in Fitzberry, PA to the late Frank and Frances (Hribar) Samich and has lived in Ravenna most of her life. She retired from Weston West Photography in Parma where she restored photos...
Diana Servidio
Oct 14, 2010
Diana Servidio 47 of Akron, formerly of Ravenna, passed away Thursday, October 14, 2010 at Kent Health Care. She was born February 15, 1963 in Bronx, NY to the late Valentio and Mabel (Vandenburg) Servidio. She was a manager at Denny's Restaurant. Survivors included her daughter, Tiffany Schneider of Akron, sons, Ray McCullom of Akron, Shawn Sexton of MI,...
Richard A. Jones
Oct 14, 2010
Richard A. Jones 79 of Ravenna passed away Thursday October 14, 2010 at the Long Meadow Care Center in Ravenna, Ohio. He was born March 6, 1931 in Ravenna, Ohio to the late Ernest and Winifred (Williams) Jones. Mr. Jones was a lifelong Ravenna resident, he was a member of the Ravenna American Legion, VFW of Kent and the Ravenna...
Angela L (Lacivita) Polando
Oct 11, 2010
Angela L. Polando 82 of Ravenna passed away Monday October 11, 2010 at Regency Hospital Ravenna, Ohio. She was born September 19, 1928 in Ravenna to the late Kelly and Mary (Delano) LaCivita. Angela was a lifelong resident of Ravenna where she was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, worked as a cook for Edie's restaurant, a machinist...
Craig M Kitts Sr.
Oct 11, 2010
Craig M. Kitts Sr. 45 of Akron, formerly of Ravenna passed away October 11, 2010. He was born 10-8-1965 in Ravenna to Danny and Connie (Reed) Kitts. Craig was an owner/Operator of RWR Roofing Company. Survivors include his daughters, Alexis Marie Kitts of Smithville, OH, Brittany Ann Kitts of Columbus,OH, son, Craig Michael Kitts Jr, of Ravenna, granddaughter, Zoey...
Maurice K. Near
Oct 11, 2010
Maurice K. Near 87 of Ravenna died Monday, October 11, 2010. He was born April 11, 1923 in Hart, MI to the late Marriott and Vesta (Crofe) Near. A US Army veteran of WWII , he has lived in Portage County since 1964 and worked in maintenance at Kent State University . Survivors include in daughters Carol Gould of...
Daniel M. Morway
Oct 10, 2010
Daniel M. Morway 46 of Aurora died Sunday October 10, 2010. He was born July 28, 1964 in Cleveland, Ohio to Peter P. and Martha (George) Morway. Daniel was a self-employed truck mechanic and enjoyed fishing. Survivors include his father Peter P. Morway, daughter Melanie M. Morway and brother Dave Morway all of Aurora and his former wife Annette...
Gerald Jerry Taylor
Oct 9, 2010
Gerald "The Camera Man" Jerry Taylor 66 of Ravenna passed away Saturday October 9, 2010 at the Cleveland Clinic. He was born March 23, 1944 in Ravenna to the late Earl and Hattie Mae (Hicks) Taylor. He has been a lifelong Ravenna resident, attended New Mount Calvary Baptist Church in Ravenna and was a veteran of the US Army serving...
Joanne (Hoover) Burns
Oct 7, 2010
"Together Again" Joanne Burns , 79, of Streetsboro, passed away on Thursday, October 7, 2010 in her home. She was born on March 1, 1931 in Alliance to the late, Herbert and Esther (Zyrd) Hoover. Joanne lived in Streetsboro since 1980 and had a passion for gardening. She loved flowers and making crafts, and was a great cook. Joanne...
Claude W Steigerwalt
Oct 5, 2010
Claude W. "Ben" Steigerwalt, 93, of Ravenna, passed away on Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at Robinson Memorial Hospital. He was born on January 26, 1917 in West Penn, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania to the late Albert and Mable (Zenner) Steigerwalt. Ben came to the Ravenna Arsenal from Atlas Powder Company in Pennsylvania in 1941. He was a load line Superintendent....
Bernice M. (Earick) Sullivan
Oct 5, 2010
Bernice M. Sullivan 84 of Streetsboro died Tuesday, October 5, 2010. She was born April 12, 1926 in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Charles R. and Ida M. (Hill) Earick. Bernice was a charter member of St. Joan of Arc Church and a 30 year member of the Streetsboro American Legion Auxiliary #685 . She was an assembler for...
Paul J. Postlethwaite
Oct 4, 2010
Paul J. Postlethwaite 91 of Ravenna died Monday, October 4, 2010. He was born June 24, 1919 in Wileyville, WV to the late Arvil E. and Grace B. (Yoho) Postlethwaite. Formerly of Mantua, he has lived in Ravenna since 1959 and was a member of Grace Episcopal Church and the Ravenna Elks. Paul was a US Army veteran of...
Dixie L (Maffo) Wolf
Oct 1, 2010
Dixie L. Wolf, 74 died Friday, October 1, 2010 in Akron, OH. She was born on Sept. 23, 1936 in Cleveland to the late Peter P. & Dorothy I. (Blunk) Maffo. The second of six children, Dixie grew up in Cleveland and married the late Robert B. Malcolm. They had six children and divorced in 1973. She then married...
John Harcourt Miles
Oct 1, 2010
John Harcourt Miles Jr. 86 of Ravenna passed away Friday, October 1, 2010 at Robinson Memorial Hospital . He was born July 1, 1924 in Akron to the late John Harcourt Miles Sr. and Bertha L. (Morgan) Miles. He spent all but 10 years of his life in Ravenna. John graduated from R.H.S and enlisted in the U.S.Navy in...
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