Seth T. Preston
Dec 26, 2019
Seth T. Preston, 37 of Ravenna passed away on Tuesday November 26, 2019. He was born in Akron, Ohio on December 10, 1981 to Mitchell Preston and Phyllis (Ford) Stacy. Seth was working as a roofer . Survivors include his mother and step father Phyllis and Lonnie Stacy of Ravenna, his daughters Abby Johsnton, Trinity Preston and his sister...
Pearl J (Roosa) Sands
Dec 25, 2019
Pearl J. Sands, 76 of Ravenna passed away Wednesday December 25, 2019 at her daughters home in Charlestown Twp. She was born in Ravenna, Ohio on November 15, 1943 to the late Leonard J. and Adella M. (Shumm) Roosa. Pearl had retired from Anderson Window where she worked as a fabricator. In her younger days she enjoyed camping, was...
Glenn D Francis
Dec 24, 2019
Glenn D. Francis, 91 of Ravenna, passed away Tuesday December 24, 2019 at the Ohio Veterans Home in Sandusky, Ohio. He was born May 9, 1928 in Akron, Ohio to the late John and Nettie (Stalnaker) Francis. Mr. Francis has lived in Ravenna since 1956 and was a member of the First Christian Church. In 1990 he retired from...
Donald J. Martin
Dec 24, 2019
Donald J. Martin, 85, of Mantua passed away Tuesday, December 24, 2019. He was born January 8, 1934 in Round Bottom, Ohio to Clarence and Elsie (Riggenbach) Martin. Don served in the U.S. Army, and in 1964, started Martin Electric and worked for over 45 years throughout Portage County. Don’s true enjoyment was working with the Lions Club. He...
David L Desimio
Dec 24, 2019
David L. DeSimio, 72 of Atwater, passed away Tuesday December 24, 2019 at the Woodlands Health and Rehab in Ravenna, Ohio. He was born December 27, 1946 in Ravenna, Ohio to the late Louis and Marion (Sampson) DeSimio. David has lived in Atwater since 1978 and retired from Parker Hannifin where he works as a maintenance man. He at...
Walter J. "Bud" Graham
Dec 24, 2019
Walter J. "Bud" Graham, passed away Tuesday, December 24, 2019, at his home with his family by his side. He was born April 15, 1926 in Delphos, Ohio, to the late Walter J. Graham and Helen Dunifon. living in Raenna at his home previously. He has resided with his daughter, under her lovong care, for 8 years in Rootstown...
Constance A. "Connie" (Copac) Cherry
Dec 23, 2019
Constance Ann (Copac) Cherry, 80 years old, passed away Monday, December 23, 2019 with her family at her side. Connie was born, October 6, 1939 to Frank and Ann (Dudek) Copac. She was a lifelong Ravenna resident, with a long career and many roles in the Ravenna School system. Connie and her late husband Don were active parishioners of...
Juanita Irene Lallemand
Dec 20, 2019
J. Irene Lallemand, 70 of Ravenna, passed away on Friday December 20, 2019 at UH Portage Medical Center in Ravenna, Ohio. Irene was born on March 18, 1949 in Ravenna to the late William E. and Margaret E. (Fields) Zwilling, Sr. Being a lifelong Ravenna and Charlestown Twp resident, she was very proud of being a homemaker raising her...
Edward B. Osborn
Dec 20, 2019
Edward B. Osborn 83 of Ravenna, Formerly of Sandusky and Middlefield, passed away Friday, December 20, 2019. He was born September 28, 1936 in Cleveland, Ohio to Edward B. and Alma (Harwood) Osborn. A US Army veteran during the Korean War, he was also a Telephone Equipment Engineer for various companies including Ohio Bell and Midwest Telephone. Survivors include...
Doreen J. List
Dec 19, 2019
Doreen J. List, 79, passed away on Thursday, December 19, 2019 at the UH Portage Medical Center in Ravenna, Ohio. She was born on January 18, 1940 to Henry A. and Josephine (Mehic) Christenson. She had lived in Akron since the late 80s, formerly of Mantua. She worked in retail as a clerk for Clarkins in Kent, Ohio and...
Ruth (King) Diezman
Dec 19, 2019
Ruth Diezman loving mother and wife went to join her husband George who passed in 1985 leaving behind two sons. Known as Mom to many she moved from East Detroit, MI to Streetsboro in 1948 to raise her family in the home she and her husband built.
After many years as a Cub Scout Leader and trainer...
George J. Newberger
Dec 17, 2019
George Newberger, 96, of Shalersville, passed beyond on December 17, 2019, joining his late wife Helen, who had pre-deceased him 2013.
He appreciated and enjoyed his long life, and recently declared there had been “so many best days ever”, not merely one. To him, though, “in life, as in sports, being last sucks”: he was the last...
James F. Nutter
Dec 14, 2019
James F. Nutter, 89, of Ravenna passed away Saturday, December 14, 2019. He was born September 5, 1930 in Enterprise, WV to Andrew and Sadie (Sirk) Nutter. James was a lifelong Portage County resident and a self-employed truck driver. He had attended the Edinburg First Church of God. Survivors include his wife of 71 years Margaret "Peggy" (Gadd), children,...
Scott Strunk
Dec 13, 2019
Scott Strunk 49 of Streetsboro passed away Friday, December 13, 2019 at his residence. He was born February 17, 1970 in Albany, GA to Paul and Rebecca (Auber) Strunk. Scott was contracted through K force on the expansion project for University Hospitals on the vision 2010 team. Some of his greatest accomplishments there were the coordination of the technology...
Jonathan W. Yenulonis
Dec 12, 2019
Jonathan W. Yenulonis 58 of Charlestown Township passed away Thursday, December 12, 2019. He was born March 7, 1961 in Cleveland, Ohio to Roger W. and Judy H. (Peppeard) Yenulonis. Jon was a Senior Technician at Access to Independence. He had served as president of the Riddlefield Foundation and former vice president of the Southeast Booster Club. Jon could...
Blanche Ruby (Manuel) Davis
Dec 12, 2019
This day our mother Blanche Ruby Davis, 91 departed to continue her eternal journey. She leaves us with a wonderful legacy of love and good will for her family and friends. Her heart and home were always open to those in need. While we mourn losing her, we will always see her spirit in the flowers she nurtured, the...
Ruth Ann (Buist) Saylor
Dec 11, 2019
Ruth Ann Saylor 79 of Ravenna passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2019. She was born August 1, 1940 in Grand Rapids, MI to George and Gertrude (Archer) Buist. Ruth was a member of Bethel Baptist Church and worked as an LPN for area nursing homes. Survivors include her children Joann (Gene) DellaTorre and Belinda (Mike) Porter, 11 grandchildren and...
Benjamin E Havens
Dec 8, 2019
Ben Havens peacefully joined his late wife, Betty Havens, in heaven after passing away in his sleep at the Woodlands in Ravenna. A longtime resident of Rootstown, Ohio, where Ben and Betty raised seven children— William (and Linda) Havens, Becky (and Paul) Smith, Tammy (and Dave) Finfrock, Jeffrey (and Ginger) Havens, Bonnie (and William) King, Benjamin Jr. (and JoAnn)...
Rickie A. Biltz
Dec 6, 2019
Rickie A. Biltz, 65 of Streetsboro, passed away Friday December 6, 2019 at Aurora Manor Nursing Home. Rickie was born June 18, 1954 in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio to the late Duane and Loeta (Scheffle) Biltz . He was a lifelong Streetsboro resident and had worked as a chef for Hamlet Village in Chagrin Falls. He was a very avid...
Susan G. Breznai
Dec 6, 2019
Susan G. Breznai, 56, of Ravenna, passed away Friday, December 6, 2019 at University Hospitals of Cleveland after a short battle with cancer. Susan was born in Ravenna on July 30, 1963 to the late Billy and Sophie (Bendenritter) Breznai. She was a senior payroll specialist for Carter Lumber. Susan is survived by numerous cousins, friends, coworkers, and her...
