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Joseph J. Stacey
Nov 19, 2018
Joseph J. Stacey 76 of Atwater died Monday November 19, 2018. He was born May 19, 1942 in German, PA to Joseph and Thelma (Moore) Stacey. Joseph was a welder and metal fabricator and a member of the Ravenna Eagles. Survivors include his wife of 37 years Mary (White), son Aaron Stacey, grandchildren Lucas and River Stacey and siblings...
Andrea N (Nichols+-) Heiney
Nov 18, 2018
Andrea N. Heiney, 61 of Ravenna passed away on Sunday November 18, 2018 at her home with her family by her side. Being a lifelong Ravenna resident, she was born June 1, 1957 in Ravenna to the late Bill and Pauline (Moss) Nichols. Andrea had worked as an assembler for Tomlinson Industry and was a 1976 graduate from Ravenna...
Arlene May (Brown) Keen
Nov 18, 2018
Arlene May (Brown) Keen 82 of Randolph died Sunday, November 18, 2018. She was born June 6, 1936 in Akron, Ohio to Frank E. and Lena (Ebersole) Brown. Arlene was a member of Grace Church in Rootstown. Survivors include her husband of 63 years Richard D. Keen, children Suzanne Keen, Richard Keen Jr and wife Jacqueline (Everson) Keen and...
Jay A Robison
Nov 17, 2018
Jay A. Robison, 71 of Streetsboro passed away Saturday November 17, 2018 at UH Portage Medical Center in Ravenna, Ohio. He was born in Van Wert, Ohio to the late Paul and Olga (Reidenbach) Robison on March 16, 1947. Mr. Robison had been a Streetsboro resident since 1969 and was very active in the Streetsboro United Methodist Church. He...
Donald Timothy Newman
Nov 16, 2018
Donald T. Newman, 58, passed away Friday, November 16, 2018 at the Hospice of Western Reserve in Medina. Donald was born in Cleveland, Ohio December 12, 1959 to the late Gerald T. and Carlene F. (Adams) Newman. Donald worked in the transportation field as a truck driver. He is survived by his siblings Nicholas (Linda) Newman, Dorothy (Russell) Ebling,...
Kenneth J. Kalinoff
Nov 13, 2018
Kenneth J. Kalinoff 74 of Streetsboro died Tuesday, November 13, 2018. He was born November 24, 1943 in Cleveland, Ohio to John and Theresa (Szoka) Kalinoff. Kenneth was a US Navy veteran, worked for Tom Collins doing painting and landscaping and was a member of the Hungarian Club. Survivors include his wife of 27 years Marlene (Sullivan), son Kenneth...
James P Arbeznik
Nov 13, 2018
James P. Arbeznik 50 of Akron, formerly of Streetsboro, died Tuesday, November 13, 2018. He was born July 30, 1968 in Willowick, OH to Leo J. and Gayle A. (Schmitz) Arbeznik. He was a member of AA and a self employed mechanic and had worked for Tires and More in Kent. Survivors include his wife of 30 years Nikki...
Chester S. Grabowski
Nov 13, 2018
Chester S. Grabowski, 91, passed away Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at Longmeadow Care Center in Ravenna, Ohio. Chester was born February 15, 1927 in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Walter and Helen (Urbanski) Grabowski. He moved to Ravenna in 1968 and worked as a tool and die maker for the Ravenna Arsenal. He was a veteran of the United...
Susan Jean (Vanbeneden) Biggs
Nov 12, 2018
Susan Jean VanBeneden Biggs, 71, passed away suddenly Monday, November 12, 2018. Susan was born January 28, 1947 in Cleveland to the late Walter and Marjorie (Story) VanBeneden. She is survived by her former husband John Biggs, children Stacey (Logan) Eisenhart and Jennifer (Matthew) Shanholtzer, and grandchildren Madeline and Jonah. Susan was a graduate of Cleveland Heights High School,...
Terry E. Betts
Nov 12, 2018
Terry E. Betts 70 of Brimfield died Monday, November 12, 2018. She was born February 29, 1948 in Wheeling, WV to Betty Marie Feetterers and Al Branstein. Terry worked for Kent Elastomers as a custom dipper. Survivors include her children Lisa Marie Smith-Betts and William R. Betts II and 7 grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents,...
Shirley Jean (Gaston) Hogle
Nov 10, 2018
Shirley Jean Hogle 83 of Rootstown died Saturday, November 10, 2018 at UH Portage Medical Center. She was born July 9, 1935 in Punxsutawney, PA to Howard Edward and Edna LaRue (Baun) Gaston. Shirley had worked at Hogle Motors, was a Deputy Registrar at the License Bureau and worked at the Title Bureau. She was a volunteer spending countless...
Anna J. (Bowen) Ciacchi
Nov 9, 2018
Anna J. Ciacchi 75 of Streetsboro died Friday, November 9, 2018. She was born August 23, 1943 in Switzer, WV to Ernest and Belle (Mullins) Bowen. Anna worked in the deli at Mazzulo's Supermarket. Survivors include her children Jimmy Sabo and Sherri Sabo, grandsons Jonathan Sabo and Matthew Sabo-Merino and siblings Susie Bowen, Bob Bowen, Brenda Kelly and Terry...
Duane P. Payne
Nov 9, 2018
Duane P. Payne, 89, of Ravenna, Ohio passed away Friday November 9, 2018 at Green View Assisted Living in Green, Ohio. Duane was born July 19, 1929 in Aurora to the late Pierre and Esther (Howard) Payne. He was a lifelong resident of Portage County and worked as a teacher & administrator in Randolph, Ravenna and at James A....
Paul R. Bozak
Nov 6, 2018
Paul R. Bozak of Streetsboro died Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at the Arbors of Streetsboro. He was born October 3, 1926 in South Union PA to John and Veronica (Cudjillo) Bozak. Paul was a US Army Veteran of WWll, a member of the VA and American Legion Post #685. He was an Iron Worker for Local # 17. Survivors...
Charles M Condley
Nov 5, 2018
Charles M. Condley, 73, of Ravenna, died Monday, Nov. 5, 2018. He was born in Ravenna on March 29, 1945, and was the son of Meredith and Katherine (Kistler) Condley. He graduated from Theodore Roosevelt High School in Kent and earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Kent State University. Chuck was a U.S. Army veteran, serving in Vietnam....
Ruby M (Kidd) Solitro
Nov 4, 2018
Ruby Mae Solitro of Ravenna, Ohio passed away at her home on Sunday, November 4, 2018 at the age of eighty-nine. Her final moments were spent with her family at her side. She was born in Ravenna to the late Herbert and Jamime (LeMasters) Kidd. Mrs. Solitro has been a lifelong Portage County resident and retired in 1998 from...
Sherry L (Bell) Baldwin
Nov 1, 2018
Sherry L. Baldwin, 61, of Charlestown Township passed away Thursday November 1, 2018 at The Woodlands Health and Rehabilitation Center in Ravenna. Sherry was born May 12, 1957 in Akron, Ohio to the late Beecher and Jeanettie (Welch) Bell. Sherry and her husband, William Baldwin, married May 16, 1980 and moved to Charlestown Township in 1984. Sherry was a...
Frances M (Polichena) Hutchinson
Nov 1, 2018
Frances M. Hutchinson, 79, of Kent, Ohio passed away Thursday, November 1, 2018 at University Hospital in Cleveland. Frances was born April 7, 1939 in Ravenna, Ohio to the late Rocco and Frances (Lafatch) Polichena. She worked as an Inspector at Evenflo in Ravenna, a hostess at Cracker Barrel and retired from Sheetz and was a member of Immaculate...
Mildred I (Eakin) Kotkowski
Oct 27, 2018
Mildred I. Kotkowski 96 of Shalersville died Saturday, October 27, 2018 in her home. She was born April 1, 1922 in Allegheny Township, PA to Neil and Mary (Heglaw) Eakin. Mildred was a member of the Mantua Center Christian Church and had lived in Shalersville for the past 65 years. Survivors include her children James “Jim” and Sandra (Hahn)...
Evelyn J. Wiley
Oct 23, 2018
Evelyn J. Wiley 88 of Kent died Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at her home. She was born November 3, 1929 in Ravenna to Alvin E. and Florence J. (Roth) Wiley. Evelyn was a 1947 graduate of Kent State High School, worked as a switchboard operator for Ohio Bell, KSU and retired from Ohio Edison in 1994. Survivors include her...
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