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Amy S (Losh) Peebles
Sep 15, 2010
Amy S. Peebles 58 of Brimfield passed away Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at Akron City Hospital. She was born March 10, 1952 in Ravenna to the late Lawson Losh and Josephine (Gajdos) Searle. Amy has lived at Altercare Nursing Home for many years where she served as President of the Residents Council. She was a former member of the...
Eleanor L (Hinderliter) Schomer
Sep 14, 2010
Eleanor Schomer 80 of Ravenna passed away Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at Robinson Memorial Hospital. She was born May 15, 1930 in Connellsville, PA to the late Daniel and Margret (Neil) Hinderliter. Eleanor worked for Robinson Memorial Hospital as a Nurses Aid and was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church. Surviors include her daughter, Anna (Butch) Schomer-Farley of...
Willard W. Burbridge, Jr.
Sep 14, 2010
Willard "JR" W. Burbridge, Jr. 46 of Ravenna, passed away suddenly on Tuesday September 14, 2010 at Robinson Memorial Hospital in Ravenna,Ohio. He was born February 28, 1964 in Weirton, WVA to the late Willard W. and Donna L. (Bailey) Burbridge, Sr. JR has lived in Ravenna since graduating from James A. Garfield High School in 1982 and had...
Robert R. Earick
Sep 12, 2010
Robert R. Earick 86 of Streetsboro formerly of Cleveland died Sunday, September 12, 2010. He was born June 27, 1924 in Cleveland, OH to Raymond and Ida (Hill) Earick. Mr. Earick was a US Navy Veteran of WWII , a member of St. Joan of Arc Church in Streetsboro, the Streetsboro American Legion #685 and the Streetsboro VFW. He...
Ruth E. (Marden) Woodward
Sep 10, 2010
Ruth Woodward Ruth E. Woodward, formerly of Mantua, Hiram, and Ravenna passed away on September 10th, after a short illness. She had been living in Minnesota the past several years. She is survived by her daughter, Susan (Bruce) Ahrens of Rootstown, and her son Richard (Teresa) Woodward of Plymouth, Minnesota. Ruth has a sister Eleanor (John) Brega living in East...
Geraldine M (Long) Richards
Sep 10, 2010
Geraldine M. “Gerry” (Long) Richards of Ravenna, Ohio, age 81 passed away Friday, September 10, 2010 at her home with her family at her side. She was born November 12, 1928 in Custis, West Virginia to Luther & Bertha (Cutlip) Long who preceded her in death. She leaves her wonderful husband of 60+ years, Albert D. Richards. son: Larry...
Pauline L. (Chappell) Nicely
Sep 8, 2010
Pauline L. Nicely 73 of Ravenna died Wednesday, September 8, 2010. She was born February 22, 1937 in Latrobe, PA to the late Samuel and Margaret (Weimer) Chappell. Pauline was a member of St. Thomas Lutheran Church in Streetsboro and the Beebe Rebecca Lodge in Ravenna. Survivors include her husband of 54 years Fred K. Nicely, daughter Debra (Jeff) Greenwood...
Wade T. Batton
Sep 7, 2010
Wade T. Batton, 96, of Ravenna, formerly of Streetsboro, passed away on Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at Longmeadow Care Center. He was born on October 17, 1913 in Kinchelo, West Virginia to the late Dorsey and Hettie (Grouchnour) Batton. Wade was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in WWII, where he earned 2 Bronze Stars. He was also a ...
Jamerson Francis Svejkovsky
Sep 6, 2010
Jamerson Francis Jewell-Svejkovsky was born August 31, 2010 in Akron and died September 6, 2010 at Akron Childrens Hospital. He was the son of James Svejkovsky and Tiffany Jewell. Besides his parents of Mantua, survivors include his brothers Kaiden and Dominick and grandparents Cindy and Mark Svejkovsky and Kathy and Francis Jewell all of Mantua. Private family services have been...
Glenn C. Rutan
Sep 6, 2010
Glenn C. Rutan, 90, passed away at home on Monday, September 6. Born December 19, 1919 in Washington, Pa. to Gretta Belle and J. Frank Rutan, he was the youngest of 4 girls and 3 boys. Glenn was a graduate of Muskingum College, where he met his wife of 64 years, Marybelle. He later received his Masters Degree from Kent...
Dorothy W. (Wright) Hanft
Sep 5, 2010
Dorothy W. Hanft 84 of Rootstown passed away Sunday, September 5, 2010 at Robinson Memorial Hospital. She was born January 2, 1926 in Somerset County, PA to the late Harvey and Prema (Argenbright) Wright. Coming from Pennsylvania, Dorothy has lived in the Rootstown area since 1956 where she was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church. She began working...
Ralph K. Roderick
Sep 1, 2010
Ralph K. Roderick 77 of Shalersville passed away Wednesday September 1, 2010 at Robinson Memorial Hospital. He was born August 30, 1933 in Morgantown, WV to the late Ezra and Evelyn (Mason) Roderick. Ralph has lived in Shalersville since 1965 where he worked for the Ford Motor Company, was a member of the New Apostilic Church. He enjoyed watching movies,...
Pauline (Cutshall) Bogle
Aug 31, 2010
Pauline Bogle 86 of Ravenna died Tuesday, August 31, 2010 in Ravenna, Ohio. She was born March 23, 1924 in Madison County, NC to the late Flenor and Lottie(Treadway) Cutshall. Mrs. Bogle had lived in Asheville, NC, Washington DC, Austell and Augusta, GA, Rogers, AR, Toledo, OH, Cleveland, OH and Freedom Township, OH before retiring to Ravenna, OH 11 years...
Frederick W Ackerman
Aug 31, 2010
Frederick W. Ackerman, 65, of Ravenna passed away Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at Regency Hospital in Ravenna. He was born January 5, 1945 in Ravenna to the late Frank and India (Brown) Ackerman . Fred enjoyed fishing, woodworking, cooking and spending time with his grandchildren. We will miss his great sense of humor, disarming personality, and spontaneity. He is...
Barbara J. (Matta) Powell
Aug 30, 2010
Barbara J. Powell 47 of Ravenna passed away Monday August 30, 2010 at her residence. She was born June 12, 1963 in Ravenna, Ohio to the late Steve and Wanda (Lawson) Matta. She has lived in Streetsboro the past 16 years and had worked for Robinson Memorial Hospital in Ravenna for 29 and 1/2 years. Survivors include her husband of...
Darrell T. Cowan
Aug 29, 2010
Darrell T. Cowan 90 of Streetsboro died Sunday, August 29, 2010. He was born June 26, 1920 in Cuyahoga Falls to the late Robert and Muriel (Bolender) Cowan. Mr. Cowan was the owner of Smith and Cowan Ready Mix and Building Supply Company and he and his brothers operated Cowan Brothers Christmas Trees for over 70 years. He was...
Betty (Armstrong) Caniglia
Aug 29, 2010
Betty Caniglia 79, of Kent, formerly of Ravenna , passed away Sunday, August 29, 2010. She was born November 21, 1930 in McCorkle to the late Okey and Ocie (Armstrong) Canterbury . She was a member of Ravenna Church of Christ , retired from Portage County where she worked for as a housekeeper in the Court House . Betty...
Robert G. Wyers
Aug 29, 2010
Robert G. "Bob" Wyers, age 68 of Ravenna, passed away on Sunday, August 29, 2010 at Akron General Hospital with Linda, his wife of 40 years at his bedside. He was born on December 3, 1941 in Meigs County, Ohio to the late Albert and Edith (Baldeson) Wyers. Robert lived most of his life in Ravenna. He retired from...
Katie M. (Werchelsky) Werchelsky
Aug 28, 2010
Katie M. Werchelsky 22 of Ravenna passed away Saturday August 28, 2010 at her residence. She was born August 25, 1988 in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio to John Werchelsky and Kris (Hinchman) Werchelsky. Katie grew up in Mantua graduating in 2006 from Crestwood High School. She enjoyed life touching many, she loved to swim, dance and spend time in the park. ...
Katie M Werchelsky
Aug 28, 2010
Katie M. Werchelsky 22 of Ravenna passed away Saturday August 28, 2010 at her residence. She was born August 25, 1988 in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio to John Werchelsky and Kris (Hinchman) Werchelsky. Katie grew up in Mantua graduating in 2006 from Crestwood High School. She enjoyed life touching many, she loved to swim, dance and spend time in the park. ...
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