Shirley (Mullins) Whitted
Apr 27, 2020
Shirley Whitted, 85 of Rootstown, passed away Monday April 27, 2020 at Altarcare of Alliance. She was born on March 31, 1935 in Tallmadge, Ohio to the late Elmo and Murial (Smith) Mullins. Being a lifelong Portage county resident, Shirley retired from NEOUCOM on March 31, 1995 and was a member of the First Congregational Church in Ravenna. In...
Evelyn M. (Gardner) Earls
Apr 26, 2020
Evelyn M. Earls 86 of Streetsboro passed away Sunday, April 26, 2020 at The Avenue at Macedonia. She was born May 7, 1933 in Mather, PA to William H. and Violet (Clausner) Gardner. Evelyn spent most of her life in Streetsboro and was a member of Faith Baptist Church in Streetsboro. She loved sports especially watching the Cleveland Indians...
Linda G. Graves
Apr 25, 2020
Linda G. Graves 61 of Ravenna went home to be with her Lord on Saturday, April 25, 2020 at UH Portage Medical Center in Ravenna. Linda was a resident of the Woodlands. She was born January 18, 1959 in Spencer, WV to William C. and Donna Jean (Wyers) Graves. Linda loved holidays, spending time with family and she enjoyed...
Carl D. "Popeye" Large
Apr 23, 2020
Carl D. "Popeye" Large 82 of Ravenna passed away Thursday, April 23, 2020 at UH Portage Medical Center In Ravenna. He was born September 1, 1937 in Montcoal, WV to Earnest and Addie (Price) Large. Carl was a US Air Force veteran and worked as a foreman at LTV Steel. Survivors include his children Carl "Del" (Kathleen) Large, Jr.,...
Russell J. Polichena
Apr 21, 2020
Russell J. Polichena 86 of Rootstown passed away Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at University Hospital in Cleveland. He was born July 4, 1933 in Ravenna to Rocco and Francis (LaFatch) Polichena. He was a US Army veteran, former owner of the Red Parrot Bar in Ravenna and spent most of his time as a self employed horse trainer. Russ...
Jack E. Hogue Ii
Apr 20, 2020
Jack E. Hogue II, 62, of Kent, formerly of Deerfield, passed away Monday, April 20, 2020 at the Gardens at Liberty Park in Streetsboro. He was born December 27, 1957 in Akron Ohio. Jack was a US Army veteran and worked as the Central Maintenance Manager for the City of Kent until his retirement. Survivors include his wife of...
Ronald L Prunty, Sr.
Apr 13, 2020
Ronald L. Prunty, Sr., 73 of Ravenna passed away Monday April 13, 2020 at his home with his family by his side. He was born on September 12, 1946 in Fairmont, West Virginia to the late Argle and Pauline (Edgell) Prunty. Mr. Prunty has lived in Ravenna the past 46 years and had retired as driver for the White...
Evelyn I (Walz) Phoenix
Apr 13, 2020
Evelyn I. Phoenix, 91 of Ravenna, passed away on Monday April 13, 2020 at the Woodlands Health and Rehab in Ravenna, Ohio. On January 11, 1929, she was born in Holyoke, MA to the late Harold and Eva (Trudell) Walz. Mrs. phoenix has lived in Ravenna the past 17 years and was formerly of Wesfield, MA. She was a...
Thelma Lucille (Thompson) Knipper
Apr 12, 2020
Thelma (Thompson) Knipper has gone to live with the Lord on Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020. She was born March 12, 1923 in Freedom Township to Floyd and Mary (Hunt) Thompson. Thelma lived in Freedom all her life and that is where she met and married her beloved husband of 74 years Robert Knipper. She helped work their farm...
Virginia M (Griffith) Christensen
Apr 11, 2020
Virginia M. Christensen, 93, passed away on Saturday April 11, 2020 at the Aurora Manor Nursing Home in Aurora, Ohio. She was born on December 27, 1926 in Johnstown, PA to the late Warren T. and Emma (Gloor) Griffith, Sr. She retired from Little Sisters of the Poor, where she worked many years as an L.P.N. In addition to...
Joseph Dean Foster
Apr 11, 2020
Mr. Joseph Dean Foster, 89, of Charlestown, formerly of Bakerton, PA, passed away Saturday, April 11, 2020 after a period of declining health. Growing up in Bakerton he acquired the nickname "Satch". His family called him Dean and Ohioans knew him as Joe. When his children were young they couldn't figure out what his name was. Mr. Foster served...
Thelma Marie (Warnick) Hochkraut
Apr 9, 2020
Thelma Marie (Warnick) Hochkraut 90 of Ravenna passed away in her home after a brief period of declining health. Born at home on October 19, 1929 in Washington, PA to Robert Keirs Warnick and Jesse Lillian (Allen) Warnick. Raised in West End, she attended Wash High and worked at the Hazel-Atlas Glass Company. She married August Hochkraut on Nov...
Ida D. (Zabala) Kawa
Apr 7, 2020
Kawa, Ida D., 90, of Johnstown, passed away at Arbors Nursing Home, Streetsboro, Ohio, on April 7, 2020. She was born on February 2, 1930, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Preceded in death by parents, Henry and Mary Fiscus-Zabala, husband Benny A. Kawa, married for 69 years and who passed away January 12, 2019, first-born infant daughter Cecilia, sisters Jeannie Nugent,...
Danea (Summers) Burkhammer
Apr 7, 2020
Danea Burkhammer 83 of Ravenna, formerly of Stow, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at Longmeadow Care Center in Ravenna. She was born November 11, 1936 in Clarksburg, WV to the late John and Margorite (Slabaugh) Summers. Danea retired from Chrysler Corporation in Twinsburg as a spot welder and had been the dog warden for the City of Stow....
William H (Sr) Medhurst
Apr 3, 2020
William H. Medhurst, Sr., 97 of Aurora died peacefully on Friday April 3, 2020 of natural causes at his home surrounded by his family. He was born February 24, 1923 in Cleveland to the late Howard and Phyllis (Esterline) Medhurst. Mr. Medhurst was a US Army veteran serving in WWII, attaining the rank of E-7 Tech Sgt. in the...
Andrew David "Andy" Appleyard
Apr 3, 2020
Andrew David Appleyard (Andy), 77 passed on Friday April 3, 2020.
Andy was born June 18th 1942 in Lakewood, Ohio. He attended John Marshall High School, Cleveland, Ohio, graduating in 1960. Upon graduation he joined the United States Army, serving 1960-1963. Two years of his service was in Washington D.C. as a member of the White House...
Margaret A. (Boyer) Edwards
Apr 1, 2020
Margaret Ann Edwards, 85, of Streetsboro, Ohio, passed away the evening of April 1, 2020. She was born December 18, 1934 in Cedar Springs, VA to Claude and Mabel (Elliott) Boyer. She was fondly known to many as “Grandma Boots” as well. Margaret was a force to be reckoned with. Even at 85 years old, she was always busy,...
Harvey M Lawrence
Mar 31, 2020
Harvey M. Lawrence, 86 of Streetsboro passed away Tuesday March 31, 2020 at the Kent Health Care Center. He was born April 12, 1933 in Monroe, West Virginia to the late Walter and Nettie (Lucas) Lawrence. He had retired as an overhead crane operator having worked for several steel companies in the area. Mr. Lawrence was a US Army...
Joseph P Coia
Mar 30, 2020
Joseph P. Coia, 76 of Randolph passed away Monday March 30, 2020 at his home with his family by his side. Born and raised in Ravenna he started his family business, Coia Implement which he owned and operated for 40 years. He was married to his high school sweetheart, Regina (Stillion) for 58 years. They had two sons Vince...
Lavern F. "Bob" Ferrell
Mar 29, 2020
Lavern F. "Bob" Ferrell 90 of Ravenna passed away Sunday, March 29, 2020 at UH Portage Medical Center. He was born September 3, 1929 in Ravenna, Ohio to Clayton F. and Louella (Schrader) Ferrell. A lifelong Ravenna resident, Bob was a machine operator for AC Williams and Container Corporation. Survivors include his children Linda A. (“Bim”) Ramsey, Suzan M....
