Helen P. (Patrick) Tortorella
Apr 16, 2019
Helen P. Tortorella, 91, passed away Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at UH Portage Medical Center in Ravenna, Ohio. Helen was born in Hubbard, Ohio on March 11, 1928 to the late Thomas and Laura (Senerchia) Patrick. She spent most of her life in Ravenna where she worked for First National and Bank One as well as the Ravenna City...
Lee A. Hudecek
Apr 16, 2019
Lee A. Hudecek, 72 of Ravenna passed away Tuesday April 16, 2019 at his home. He was born Janaury 31, 1947 in Bedford, Ohio to the late Robert and Mary(Cvecko) Hudecek. Mr. Hudecek has lived in Ravenna most of his life and retired from Wgite Rubber where he worked as a foreman. Being a member of Huskie Muskie Club...
Linda E. (Foster) Taylor
Apr 14, 2019
Linda E. Taylor, 74 of Ravenna passed away on Sunday April 14, 2019 at her daughters house with her family by her side. She was born January 16, 1945 in Ravenna, Ohio to the late Brooks and Marian (Greenshields) Foster. Mrs. Taylor has lived in Ravenna all her and enjoyed playing bingo. In addition to her parents, she was...
Michael J. "Mike" Krakora
Apr 13, 2019
Michael J. "Mike" Krakora 56 of Streetsboro passed away Saturday, April 13, 2019. He was born January 29, 1963 in Cleveland, Ohio to John Fred and Ann (Turoski) Krakora. Mike was a member of St. Joan of Arc Church and was a truck driver for Sirna and Sons Produce. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother...
Marilyn R. (Kasprzyk) Rider
Apr 10, 2019
Marilyn R. Rider, 77, of Streetsboro passed away Wednesday, April 10, 2019, at UH Portage Medical Center in Ravenna, Ohio. She was born on September 27, 1941, in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Frank Kasprzyk, Sr. and Evelyn Chudzinski. Marilyn has lived in Streetsboro most of her life where she enjoyed her pets, indoor house plants and her family...
Phyllis Jean (Thomas) Shorts
Apr 6, 2019
Phyllis Jean Shorts, age 90, passed away April 6th, in Fort Myers, Florida.  She was born in Grove City, PA May 15th, 1928. The daughter of Arthur and Margaret (Cooper) Thomas, she graduated from Sharon High School in 1946 and was a recipient of a four-year scholarship to Youngstown University. She studied at Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern ...
Mary Jo (Tondiglia) Ryan
Apr 1, 2019
Mary Jo Ryan of Ravenna passed away Monday, April 1, 2019. She was born on March 1, 1950 to Vincent P. and Josephine (Iarussi) Tondiglia. Mary Jo was a lifelong Ravenna resident. During her time with us, she worked as a real estate agent and took active roles in the Ravenna and Portage Garden Clubs, the Portage County Board...
Mary Elizabeth (Kohl) Polumbo
Apr 1, 2019
Mary Elizabeth (Kohl) Polumbo 102 of Florida, formerly of Ravenna died April 1, 2019 in Dover, Florida. She was born May 23, 1916 in Ravenna to Joseph B. and Elizabeth (Kieffer) Kohl. Mary Elizabeth graduated from Ohio State University, College of Pharmacy, and was the first woman registered Pharmacist in Portage County, Ohio, where she practiced for over fifty(50)...
Douglas E. Elrod
Mar 31, 2019
Douglas E. Elrod, 65, of Ravenna passed away Sunday, March 31, 2019 at University Hospital in Cleveland. Douglas was born in Trenton, Michigan on January 17, 1954 to the late George and Nora (Coyne) Elrod. Douglas retired from Yellow Freight where he worked as a truck driver. He was a proud union member of the Teamsters, and enjoyed riding...
Terry Lee Korney
Mar 28, 2019
It is with great sadness that the family of Terry Lee Korney announces his passing on March 28, 2019. Terry will be lovingly remembered by his mother Dorothy (Brickle) Korney, his brother Randy, his children Lisa (Steve) and Paul. His loving companion Linda Miller and extended family Tracy, John, Ryan, Troy and Summer. Terry will be fondly remembered by...
Phillip R. Hedrick
Mar 28, 2019
Phillip R. Hedrick, 66 of Ravenna, passed away Thursday March 28, 2019 at the Hospice of Medina County. He was born April 8, 1952 in Elkins, West Virginia to the late Burley and Tacie (Snyder) Hedrick. Phillip has lived in Ravenna most of his life, was the owner of Road Runner Trike in Ravenna , a member of the...
Jo Ann (Ramey) Carr
Mar 25, 2019
Jo Ann Carr, 85, of Ravenna, passed away Monday March 25, 2019 at UH Portage Medical Center in Ravenna, Ohio. She was born in Akron, Ohio on December 29, 1933 to the late Harry and Viola ( Balthis) Ramey.  She has lived in Ravenna the past 24 years and was a member of the Ravenna First Church of the...
William J Fowler
Mar 23, 2019
William J. Fowler, 75, of Streetsboro passed away Saturday, March 23, 2019 at Aurora Manor Nursing Home. William was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on September 19, 1943 to the late William and Rebecca (McLaughlin) Fowler. William served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War. He retired from Commercial Turf Products in 2008 where he worked as a...
Diane G. Gilliland
Mar 20, 2019
Diane G. Gilliland, 76, of Streetsboro passed away at her home on Wednesday, March 20, 2019. Diane was born April 4, 1942 in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Vernon and Georgia (White) Dorsey. Diane worked as a housekeeper at the Knights Inn in Kent and was also a Nursing Assistant in nursing homes. She attended Riverwood Community Chapel in...
Rivers Jones
Mar 20, 2019
Halley Rivers Jones, 90, of Ravenna passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at the Louis Stokes VA Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Rivers was born in Duplin County, North Carolina on April 16, 1928 to the late Luther Ed and Ressie Mae Jones. Rivers was a veteran of the United States Army. He had lived in Ravenna since 1953...
Mary Ruth Slaughter
Mar 18, 2019
Mary Ruth Slaughter, 69 of Kent passed away Monday March 18, 2019 at her home in Kent. She was born January 28, 1950 in Norton, Virginia to the late Tony and Ruth (Williams) Slaughter. Mary has lived in Kent the past six months and was formerly of Ravenna. She enjoyed doing ceramics, crafts, crocheting and reading. In addition to...
Dan J. Barringer
Mar 15, 2019
Dan J Barringer 63 of Streetsboro died Friday, March 15, 2019. He was born September 17, 1955. Survivors include his father Wayne Barringer, children Lindsay and James Barringer, Sisters Connie(Lynn) Semonin and Sandy(Jeff) Clark, Brother in law John (Priscilla) Sheffield, and sisters in laws Kathleen Sheffield and Rosalind Sheffield. He was proceeded in death by his mother Caroline (Hegidus)...
Deborah Lynn (Jenkins) Edwards
Mar 15, 2019
Deborah Lynn Edwards 67 of Atwater passed away Friday, March 15, 2019 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born September 18, 1951 in Akron to Earl and Betty Jenkins. Deborah worked as a waitress for Ries' Village Inn in Atwater. Survivors include her husband of 50 years Roger, children Roger J. (Carrie) Edwards and Rhonda...
Nancy L. (Clegg) Zavara
Mar 13, 2019
Nancy L. (Clegg) Zavara 76 of Edinburg entered into heaven on Wednesday, March 13, 2019. Nancy was born December 15, 1942 in Ravenna, Ohio to Orval and Margaret (Cunningham) Clegg. She was a wife, mother, grandmother and homemaker.  She attended Wayland Community Church. Survivors include her husband of 55 years Alexander M., son Alexander (Mike) Zavara, Jr. (Lisa), grandchildren...
Bettyann (Johnson) Ataman
Mar 11, 2019
Bettyann Ataman 79 of Streetsboro passed away Monday, March 11, 2019. She was born January 5, 1940 in Johnstown, PA to James C. and Mayme V. (Piper) Johnson. Bettyann retired from Zircoa after 30 years, where she was the shipping and receiving manager. She was a master at knitting, crocheting, macrame and enjoyed playing bingo. Survivors include her children...
