Thomas G Criswell
Feb 24, 2022
Thomas G. Criswell, 89 of Ravenna, passed away peacefully Thursday, February 24, 2022 at the UH Portage Medical Center surrounded by his family. He was born on July 17, 1932 in New Castle, Pennsylvania to the late Charles G. and Hazel Pettitt Criswell. Thomas was a Highway Engineer retiring from the City of Akron in 1995. He served as...
Frederick J. Haney, Jr.
Feb 19, 2022
Fred J. Haney, Jr. 75 of Streetsboro, passed away Saturday February 19, 2022 at Select Specialty Hospitals in Akron, Ohio.  On February 5, 1947 Fred was born in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Frederick J. and Isabelle (McVeigh) Haney, Sr.  Living in Streetsboro most of his life, Fred had attended St Joan of Arc Church in Streetsboro and retired...
Linda C (Mccutcheon) Wince
Feb 19, 2022
Linda C. Wince, 71 of Streetsboro passed away Saturday February 19, 2022. On November 24, 1950 she was born in Benttree, West Virginia to the late Arnold and Virginia (King) McCutcheon. She has been a resident of Streetsboro most of her life and had retired as a secretary from Harrison Plastics in Aurora, Ohio. In addition to her parents,...
Kenneth "Freddie" F Nicely, Jr
Feb 17, 2022
Kenneth "Freddie" Nicely, Jr. 64 of Macedonia, passed away Thursday February 17, 2022 at the Cleveland Clinic. He was born February 27, 1957 in Ligonier, PA to the late Kenneth and Pauline (Chappell) Nicely, Sr. Freddie has lived in Macedonia the past 5 years and was formerly of the Streetsboro and Ravenna areas. He was a charter member of...
Jacqueline "Jackie" (Ortman) Blunk
Feb 16, 2022
Jacqueline "Jackie" Blunk 64 of Streetsboro passed away Wednesday February 16, 2022 at her home with her family by her side. On March 26, 1957, she was born in Aurora, Ohio to the late Russell and Mildred (Todorovich) Ortman. She has been a lifelong Portage County resident living in Streetsboro since 2009. In addition to her parents, she was...
Harold "Hal" Deane Timberlake, Jr
Feb 14, 2022
Harold Deane Timberlake Jr., born June 4th 1943 in Akron, Ohio to Harold Sr. and Isabelle Timberlake, passed away on the morning of February 14th 2022. More than the patriarch of the Timberlake family, he was a mentor, a teacher, a brother, father and a grandfather and he has left behind enough treasured memories to fill his now 32-acre...
Jean M. (Ferguson) Martin
Feb 14, 2022
Jean M. Martin, 88, of Mantua passed away Monday, February 14, 2022. She was born March 16, 1933 in Ravenna, Ohio to Raymond and Hazel (Coit) Ferguson. Jean married Donald Martin, who preceded her in death in 2019, following 64 years of marriage. Together, they enjoyed their involvement in the Crestwood Lions Club, traveling to numerous Lions conventions in...
Jackquelyne M (Fortson) Hill
Feb 13, 2022
Jackquelyne M. "Jackie"  Fortson-Hill, 56 of Ravenna passed away unexpectedly Sunday February 13, 2022 at UH Portage Medical Center in Ravenna, Ohio.  Being a lifelong Ravenna resident, she was born in Ravenna on August 30, 1965 to Luther and Marie C. (Putnam) Fortson, Sr.  She was employed at Parker Hannifin in Ravenna and was a member of the Winfield...
Michael Ryan Baird
Feb 11, 2022
Michael Ryan Baird, 30, passed away Friday, February 11, 2022 at his home. Michael was born on July 14, 1991 in Ravenna to his mother, Christina (Swonger) Snider. He had worked for himself doing home renovations. Michael loved spending time with his son. He enjoyed fishing and being outdoors as much as he could. Michael is preceded in death...
Thomas Daniel Buxton
Feb 8, 2022
Thomas Daniel Buxton, 71, passed away Tuesday February 8, 2022 at Akron General Hospital. On October 19, 1950 Thomas was born in Akron, Ohio to the late James R. and Mary Sue (Hulen) Buxton. After living in Texas for 20 years he returned to Streetsboro in 2001 to take care of his mother. He has been at the Kent...
James H. Willson, Jr.
Feb 8, 2022
James H. Willson 77 of Aurora passed away Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at UH Portage Medical Center. He was born October 17, 1944 in Cleveland, Ohio to James H. Sr. and Emily M. (Charek) Willson. James worked as a sale representative for Part Source, served in the National Guard and was a member of the Aurora VFW. He loved...
Stacey Louise (Arbogast) Geib
Feb 4, 2022
Stacey Louise Geib, 49 of Ravenna, passed away Friday February 4, 2022 at her home. On November 12, 1972, Stacey was born in Ravenna, Ohio to Larry Arbogast and Kathy (Engler) Gambone. She has lived in Ravenna most of her life and had worked at Rite Aid as a grievance Coordinator. One of her favorite things to do was...
Carolyn (Evans) Upshaw
Feb 4, 2022
Carolyn Upshaw, 86 of Ravenna, passed away Friday February 4, 2022 at her home. She was born in Columbus, Georgia on March 25, 1935 to the late James E. and Mary Bell (Colbert) Evans. Carolyn has lived in Ravenna since 1956, was a member of the New Mount Calvary Baptist Church in Ravenna and retired in 1997 from Uh...
Robert E. "Bob" Langham
Feb 3, 2022
Robert E. "Bob" Langham 82 of Mantua Township passed away Thursday, February 3, 2022. He was born June 19, 1939 and had worked for the Streetsboro Service Department and served as the Service Director for many years. Survivors include his children Paul (Daniele) Langham, Michael (Johnna) Langham and Jennifer (James) Natale-Page, grandchildren Paul, Tricia, Ryan, Sydney, Madison, Brittani, CJ,...
Ruth A. "Penny" (Moore) Unger
Feb 1, 2022
Ruth A. "Penny" Unger, 84 of Akron passed away Tuesday February 1, 2022 at the Akron General Hospital.  She was born in Akron, Ohio to the late Edward and  Ellen (Crofoot) Moore on November 30, 1937.  Penny has lived in Akron most of her life and had worked at Juzo in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.  She was a founding member...
George F. Backus
Jan 30, 2022
George F. Backus 80 of Mantua passed away Sunday, January 30, 2022 at the Woodlands Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born December 17, 1941 in Waterloo, NY to Frank and Twyla (Swarthout) Backus. George was a saw operator for Norman Dow Lumber Company for 40 years and attended the Freedom Assembly of God. Survivors include his children Lynn...
Samantha Jo (Fisher) Lewicki
Jan 30, 2022
Samantha Jo Lewicki 38 of Southington passed away Sunday, January 30, 2022. She was born July 14, 1983 in Unionville, Missouri to the late Larry W. and Catherine Fisher. She was lovingly raised by her grandparents, Clarence and Betty K. Fisher. She was a graduate of Crestwood High School in 2002. Samantha had a kind heart and would do...
David E Tipton
Jan 30, 2022
David E. Tipton, 61 of Ravenna passed away Sunday January 30, 2022 at Canal Point Nursing Home in Akron, Ohio. On December 13, 1960, David was born in Ravenna, Ohio to the late Harold and Shirley (Lohr) Tipton. Living in Ravenna most of his life, he had worked an an extrusion operator for several companies. In addition to his...
Jody A. Dever
Jan 29, 2022
Jody A. Dever 49 of Streetsboro passed away Saturday, January 29, 2022 at UH Portage Medical Center. He was born May 9, 1972 in Bedford, Ohio to Carl and Ruby (Pak) Dever. Jody was a factory and warehouse worker. Survivors include his parents Carl and Ruby Dever, children Jacob Dever and Nicole Dever and siblings Janice and John Dever....
Tonya Marie Dukes
Jan 29, 2022
Tonya Marie Dukes, 41 of Ravenna passed away Saturday January 29, 2022. She was born on February 20, 1980 in Ravenna, Ohio to Darrell and Denise (Harris) Dukes. She was a lifelong Ravenna resident and was a member of the Tabernacle of God Church in Ravenna. Survivors include her children Ty-Shawn J. Dukes, Jenaya S. Dukes, Tyana M. Dukes,...
