Austin L. Muster
Jan 6, 2020
Austin L. Muster 83 of Ravenna passed away Monday, January 6, 2020. He was born July 11, 1936 in Thompson, OH to the late Herschel and Leona (Spencer) Muster. He was preceded in death by his younger brother Leon Muster. Survivors include his older brother Earl Muster of Uniontown, OH, his sisters Naomi and Carol Muster of Ravenna, son...
Carolyn J (Corley) Newrones
Jan 1, 2020
Carolyn J. Newrones, 78 of Mantua passed away Wednesday January 1, 2020 at Longmeadow Care Center in Ravenna, Ohio. On Spetember 21, 1941 she was born in Fairmnt, West Virginia to the late Charles and Ellen (Lewis) Corley. Carolyn has lived in Mantua the past 15 years and was formery of Kent. Survivors include her children Patrick A. Newromes,...
Henry Daniel King
Jan 1, 2020
Henry Daniel King, 84 of Charlestown Township, Ohio has gone home to be with his Lord on January 1, 2020 following an illness. He was born March 18, 1935 in Brownsville, PA to Raymond and Ruth (Bane) King. Henry lived in Fredericktown, PA before moving to Ravenna, Ohio in 1958. He was a member of the Charlestown United Methodist...
Ruth K (Willyard) Hawkinberry
Dec 31, 2019
Ruth K. Hawkinberry, 76 of Ravenna, passed away Tuesday December 31, 2019 at the Woodlands Health and Rehab. She was born February 21, 1943 in Ravenna, Ohio to the late William and Flora (Utley) Willyard. Being a lifelong Ravenna resident, Ruth was a homemaker and loved cooking, music and spending time with her family. Survivors include her daughters Connie...
Bonnie J. (Havens) King
Dec 31, 2019
Our beloved Bonnie was called home on Tuesday, December 31st in the early morning hours after a tough battle with cancer after being placed on hospice at Robinson Memorial Hospital. A loving mom, a dedicated wife, selfless caregiver... sister, daughter, aunt, niece, she was loved by so many.
Bonnie resided in Ravenna with her husband, William, and...
Barbara A. "Barb" (Brooks) Hillis
Dec 29, 2019
Barbara A. "Barb" Hillis, 69 of Paris Twp., passed away Sunday December 29, 2019 at UH Portage Medical Center in Ravenna, Ohio. On June 28, 1950 Barb was born in Welch, WVA to the late William L. and Minnie Louise (White) Brooks. She has lived in Paris Twp. since 1986 and was formerly of Ravenna. She retired from Empire...
Jesse "Ray" Nicholas
Dec 27, 2019
Jesse Ray Nicholas, 83, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, December 27, 2019. He was born May 30, 1936, in Shock, West Virginia, to the late John and Elsie (Cottrill) Nicholas. He has been a resident of Freedom Township since 1959.
Left to cherish his memory is his wife Rosemary (Puleo) Nicholas, who he married June...
Margaret "Peggy" (Gadd) Nutter
Dec 26, 2019
Margaret "Peggy" Nutter, 88 of Ravenna passed away Thursday, December 26, 2019. She was born February 13, 1931 in Akron, Ohio to Lester and Velve (Blevins) Gadd. Peggy was a lifelong Portage County resident and had attended the Edinburg First Church of God. Survivors include her children Sandra (Phil) Stevens and James L. (Tina) Nutter, 10 grandchildren, 9 great...
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...
