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Eleanor Louise (Mcknight) Griffith
Jul 15, 2020
Eleanor Louise (McKnight) Griffith passed away peacefully, Wednesday, July 15, 2020. She was born December 5, 1928 in Dawson, PA to Leroy and Sarah (Newell) McKnight. Eleanor was married to Thomas Griffith for 41 years prior to his death in 2000. She was a longtime resident of Portage County and retired from Vale Edge Sparkle Market in Ravenna. Eleanor...
Frances L. L (Mizenko) "Butchie" Homer
Jul 15, 2020
Frances L. "Butchie" Homer, 83 of Streetsboro, passed away Wednesday July 15, 2020 at Kensington Care Center in Aurora, Ohio. On November 13, 1936, she was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey to the late John and Frances (Gall) Mizenko. She has lived in Streetsboro since 1992 and was formerly of Twinsburg, where she was a member of St....
William G Messer
Jul 11, 2020
William G. Messer, 62 of Paris passed away Saturday July 11, 2020 at UH Portage Medical Center in Ravenna, Ohio. He was born on September 12, 1957 in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Robert H. and Doris A (Hendryx) Campbell. Mr. Messer was a career man serving and retiring from the US Navy. He has lived in Paris the...
Karen J (Tauber) Ferrell
Jul 9, 2020
Karen J. Ferrell, 65 of Ravenna passed away Thursday July 9, 2020 at her home with with her family at her side. She was born February 4, 1955 in Detroit, Michigan to the late Robert and Marilyn (Ball) Tauber. Karen has lived in Ravenna the past 30 years and was a retired Registered Nurse from Robinson Memorial Hospital which...
Bonnie M (Blair) Case
Jul 8, 2020
Bonnie M. Case, 89 of Ravenna passed away Thursday July 9, 2020 at UH Portage Medical Center in Ravenna, Ohio. Â She was born on December 25, 1930 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to the late Ralph and Clara (Poshek) Blair. Â Mrs. Case was a graduate of Stivers high school in Dayton, Ohio and graduated from the Dayton Art Institute with earned...
Charles E. Connelly, Iii
Jul 8, 2020
Charles Connelly Ravenna-There are a lot of words to describe Charles (Charlie to most) Connelly; irascible, irreverent, sometimes even irritating, but at the top of the list would have to be irreplaceable friend.  A banterer extraordinaire, Charlie loved life, the outdoors, the mountains of Pennsylvania (where he had a second home) and people.  (Not necessarily in that order.) He...
Aiden M Robinson
Jul 6, 2020
Aiden M. Robinson, 14, of Ravenna passed away on Monday, July 6, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family. On June 7, 2006 Aiden was born in Akron, Ohio. He was a proud member of the Davey School family in Kent, was a member of Jeep clubs and loved spending time with his family playing video games, going...
Frank Denzinger, Jr.
Jul 6, 2020
Frank "Bud" Denzinger, Jr., 98 of Palmyra Twp., passed away Monday July 6, 2020 at the Louis Stokes VA Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio. He was born July 22, 1921 in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio to the late Frank and Nellie (Wade) Denzinger, Sr. Mr. Denzinger has lived in Palmyra the past 50 something years where he was a member...
Joanne A (Anderson) Curran
Jul 6, 2020
Joanne A. Curran, 85 of Streetsboro passed away on Monday July 6, 2020 at Uh Portage Medical Center in Ravenna, Ohio. On September 14, 1934, she was born to the late Herbert and Alice (Fallon) Anderson in Steubenville, Ohio. Mrs. Curran has lived most of her life in Streetsboro where she was a member of the St. Joan of...
Charles B. "Chuck" Sherman
Jul 5, 2020
Charles B. "Chuck" Sherman, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, July 5, 2020. Chuck was born on February 14, 1928 to the late Donald B. and Gladys (Wierman) Sherman in Syracuse, New York. He has lived in Ravenna since 2006 and was formerly of Elkhart, Indiana for 30 years. Chuck was the owner of the Sherman Company...
Roy W. Morgan
Jul 3, 2020
Roy W. Morgan 83 of Ravenna passed away Friday, July 3, 2020 at UH Parma Medical Center after suffering a head injury in a fall. He was born June 28, 1937 in Newton Falls, Ohio to Lawrence and Marguerite (Rufener) Morgan. Roy was a loving and much loved husband, father and friend.  He excelled in athletics in high school...
Myrtle Patricia Spiker
Jul 1, 2020
Myrtle Patricia ‘Patty’ Spiker, 76, of Ravenna, passed away early Wednesday morning, July 1st. Born on March 12, 1944. She attended Washington High School in Massillon. Her parents were Albert Lower and Myrtle Marie Hunter. She was preceded in death by her husband of 40 years, William ‘Bill’ Spiker. She is survived by her brother-in-law David (Janice) Spiker of...
Charlene A Luke
Jun 28, 2020
Charlene A. Luke, 73 of Ravenna passed away Sunday June 28, 2020 at the Woodlands Health and Rehab Center in Ravenna, Ohio. She was born on  December 23, 1946  in Ravenna, Ohio to the late George and Charlotte "Effie" (James) Luke. Charlene  graduated from Ravenna High School and worked at Vale Edge Sparkle Market for many years  and most...
Robert William Moser
Jun 27, 2020
Robert(Bob) William Moser, a life long resident of Rootstown passed away on Saturday June 27, 2020. He was born in Ravenna Ohio on February 27, 1935 to William and Pearl (Booth) Moser. Bob married Dolores (Gossett) on February 21, 1954 and was happily married 66 years. Bob graduated from Ravenna Township in 1953 where he excelled in Football, Basketball,...
Shirley L. (Lohr) Tipton
Jun 25, 2020
Shirley L. Tipton completed her Baptism Thursday, June 25, 2020 surrounded by her family. She was born September 3, 1931 in Johnstown, PA. She married the love of her life, Harold Tipton, on August 5, 1953. Shirley moved to Ravenna in 1957, where she worked side by side with Harold at the family business, Tipton's T.V., for 43 years....
Benedict J. "Ben" Dusek, Jr.
Jun 23, 2020
Benedict J. "Ben" Dusek, Jr. 70 of Ravenna, passed away Tuesday June 23, 2020 at UH Portage Medical Center in Ravenna, Ohio. On August 14, 1949, Ben was born in Ravenna, Ohio to the late Benedict J. and Margaret V. (Slama) Dusek. Being a lifelong Ravenna resident, he was a retired mechanic who had worked for B&B Auto wrecking...
Heidi S (Speck) Tipton
Jun 21, 2020
Heidi S. Tipton, 59 of Kent passed away Sunday June 21, 2020 at Longmeadow Care Center in Ravenna, Ohio. On September 3, 1960 she was born in Ravenna, Ohio to the late Boyd and Hope Speck. Heidi was a homemaker who had lived most of her life in Ravenna before moving to Kent. She was a member of the...
Janet L Wendl
Jun 21, 2020
Janet L. Wendl 70 of Streetsboro passed away Sunday, June 21, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born December 16, 1949 in Ravenna, Ohio to the late Louis and Dorothy (Gilbert) Weinkauf. Janet was a customer service representative for Gander Mountain. Survivors include her husband of 51 years Michael Wendl, sons Joshua, Jesse and Nicholas...
Richard A Taylor
Jun 19, 2020
Richard A. Taylor, 67, of Streetsboro passed away Friday, June 19, 2020 at UH Portage Medical Center. He was born November 8, 1952 in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Clifford and Beatrice (Frizek) Taylor. Richard was a member of the Streetsboro United Methodist Church and a warehouse distributor for Emery Electric. Survivors include his wife of 40 years Marianne...
Roy William Bremer
Jun 18, 2020
Roy William Bremer 67 of Streetsboro passed away Thursday, June 18, 2020 at University Hospital in Cleveland. He was born June 26, 1952 in West Virginia to Harry and Gertrude (Gray) Bremer. Roy was a US Navy veteran and worked as a mechanic in the airplane industry. Survivors include his wife Elizabeth (Dutcewitcz) and his children Julia (Justin) Treml...
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