Matthew Christopher Matulka
Dec 31, 2021
Matthew Christopher Matulka, 47, born in Ravenna on February 8, 1974 to Michael and Bonnie (Reed) Matulka, passed away on December 31, 2021 at UH Cleveland surrounded by his family after a long battle from complications of Covid. During his life, Matt enjoyed racing BMX bikes, earning many awards and trophies. He also enjoyed anything outdoors including fishing, hunting...
Jay Alan Grow
Dec 31, 2021
Jay Alan Grow 55 of Ravenna passed away Friday, December 31, 2021 at UH Portage Medical Center. He was born July 18, 1966 in Ravenna to Donald Ray and Mary Ann (Cramblett) Grow. Jay was a landscaper and did tree service. He enjoyed the outdoors, golfing, a good food buffet and music, especially Led Zeppelin. Jay cared very deeply...
P. Douglas Boyer
Dec 30, 2021
P. Douglas Boyer, 66 of Stow passed away Thursday December 30, 2021 at his home with his family by his side. On January 4, 1955 he was born in Butler, Pennsylvania to P. Daniel and Bonnie (Hilliard) Boyer. Doug has lived in Stow the past 32 years and was formerly of Macedonia. He had worked in sales for the...
Dianna L (Smith) Fortuna
Dec 29, 2021
Dianna L. Fortuna, 72, of Mantua passed away Wednesday, December 29, 2021. She was born March 14, 1949 in New Kensington, PA to Gerland and Vivian (Hutchison) Smith. Dianna was a member of the First Baptist Church in Streetsboro. Survivors include her loving husband of 54 years Andrew Fortuna, children Valorie (Brian) Conaway, Veronica (Tim) Lewis and Duane Fortuna,...
Michael Keith Corpe
Dec 27, 2021
Michael Keith Corpe 59 of Ravenna passed away Monday, December 27, 2021. He was born April 29, 1962 in Massillon, Ohio. Michael worked hard and well at various jobs throughout his career. Survivors include his son Nickalaus and Casey (Lukas) Corpe, his parents Manuel and Elaine (Murphy) Corpe, Danny and MaryJane (Kienzle) Stacy and siblings Angela Baker and Jennifer...
Rose Mary (Robbins) Platt
Dec 25, 2021
On Saturday, December 25, 2021, Rose Mary Platt, loving wife and mother of two children passed away at age 67. Rose was born on October 25,1954 in Melvindale, MI. She graduated from Melvindale High School in 1972 and worked as an administrative assistant and executive administrator. On November 3, 1975, Rose married Dennis Michael Platt and together raised a...
Michael John Robitaille
Dec 24, 2021
Michael John Robitaille, age 44. Sadness poured over us as Michael lost his battle with Covid. Michael was fully vaccinated, but because of a weakened immune system, he could not ultimately beat the virus. Michael was an intervention specialist at Scioto School, Columbus City Schools. He specialized in working with at-risk students. Michael graduated from Streetsboro High School in...
Joseph James Beck
Dec 24, 2021
Joseph James Beck, 90 of Edinburg, passed away on Friday December 24, 2021 at his home.  On March 5, 1931 in Sandstone, West Virginia Joseph was born  to the late Carl and Alice (O'Conner) Beck.  Living in Edinburg since 1967 , Joseph was a retired Iron Worker out of Iron Workers Local 17 and was a member of Immaculate...
Barbara G. (Mccourt) Hanning
Dec 23, 2021
Barbara G. Hanning, 77 of Mantua, passed away Thursday, December 23, 2021 at  UH Portage Medical Center in Ravenna following a 25 year battle with Parkinson's Disease. Barbara was born on July 31, 1944 in Webster Springs, WV to the late Noah and Mildred (Giles) McCourt. She had worked as a Journeyman Roofer for the Morgan Daugherty Roofing company...
Maryann (Paliwoda) Torowski
Dec 22, 2021
MaryAnn Torowski, 84 of Streetsboro, passed away Wednesday December 22, 2021 at her home with her family by her side. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Kasmer and Wanda (Mikulski) Paliwoda on July 13, 1937. MaryAnn has lived in Streetsboro since 2005 and was formerly of Solon. She was a member of St. Joan of Arc...
Henry Walter Boardwine
Dec 21, 2021
Henry Walter Boardwine of Streetsboro passed away Tuesday, December 21st, surrounded by his family at the Hudson Grande in Hudson, Ohio. Born in 1941 in Carlyle, West Virginia to Henry George Boardwine and Kathleen (Foster), Henry worked faithfully as a Switchman at the Cuyahoga Valley Railroad in Cleveland for 37 years, from 1964 until his retirement in 2001. He...
Jennifer E (Kittle) Grafton
Dec 21, 2021
Jennifer E. Grafton, 68 of Streetsboro, passed away Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at the UH Portage Medical Center in Ravenna. Jennifer was born on September 27, 1953 in Anchorage, Alaska to the late Norman and Joan (Vanscoy) Kittle. She was raised in northeast Ohio and was a member of the Ravenna High School Class of 1972. For most of...
William Jerry Chambers
Dec 20, 2021
William J. "Bill" Chambers, 66 of Deerfield passed away Monday December 20, 2021 at his home. Bill was born June 12, 1955 in Ravenna, Ohio to the late Floyd and Yvonne (MacFarland) Chambers. He has lived in Deerfield the past 32 years and was a self employed handy man. In addition to his to his parents, he was preceded...
Sharon M (Dollison) Sprague
Dec 19, 2021
Sharon M. Sprague, 72 of Windham, passed away on Sunday, December 19, 2021 at the UH Portage Medical Center in Ravenna. Sharon was born on October 10, 1949 to the late Charles and Ruth (Goss) Dollison. She had worked as a packer machinist shipper for Machine Tek in Garrettsville, retiring in 2016. She was a member of Windham Bible...
Thomas Scibiur
Dec 19, 2021
Thomas Scibiur 65 of Ravenna passed away Sunday, December 19, 2021 at UH Portage Medical Center. He was born March 27, 1956 in Brownsville, PA to Thomas and Irene (Magayna) Scibiur. Thomas was a member of Portage Community Chapel, where he was a deacon and Sunday school teacher. He was active with Promise Keepers. He was an Optometrist at...
Betty Jean (Sturm) Caponi
Dec 19, 2021
Betty Jean Caponi 64 of North Ridgeville passed away peacefully Sunday, December 19, 2021 at UH Elyria Medical Center. She was born May 14, 1957 in Ravenna, Ohio to the late Robert and Jean (Bower) Sturm. Betty was a graduate of Rootstown High School. She held many titles over the years, including administrative assistant for multiple insurance companies. Betty...
Ellen A (Hites) Post
Dec 18, 2021
Ellen A. Post, 87, passed away peacefully on December 18th at the Hospice of the Western Reserve in Cleveland. Born at home in Cuyahoga Falls on February 4th, 1934, she was a lifelong resident of Northeast Ohio. A majorette at Stow High School, she went on to marry her late husband Raymond Post in 1951 and started a family....
Joseph Edward Horwath
Dec 17, 2021
Joseph Edward Horwath 85 of Streetsboro passed away Friday, December 17, 2021 at UH Portage Medical Center. He was born August 14, 1936 in Carmichaels, PA to Peter and Mary (Sabol) Horwath. Joseph was a US Air Force veteran and a member of St. Joan of Arc Church in Streetsboro. He worked as a Die Cast Operator for Accurate...
Josephine A. "Nellie" Polichena
Dec 17, 2021
Josephine A. (Nellie) Polichena, 97, a lifelong Ravenna resident, passed away Friday, December 17, 2021 at UH Portage Medical Center, with family by her side. Nellie was born September 21, 1924 in Ravenna to Anthony and Mary (Gregoli) Favazzo. A member of the Greatest Generation, her resilience, kindness, and sense of humor will be dearly missed by those who...
Gerald Lee Varney
Dec 16, 2021
Gerald Lee Varney 64 of Mantua passed away Thursday, December 16, 2021 at his residence. He was born July 30, 1957 in Waterville, MA to Raymond Edward and Marcia Ellen (Gifford) McAleer. He was a member of Parkside Church, a US Coast Guard veteran and worked as a shipping manager for Intigral Glass. He valued God, attending church, helping...
