James H. Freechack, Jr.
Apr 29, 2026
James H. Freechack, Jr., 79, of Aurora, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at Wade Park VA Medical Center in Cleveland.
He was born on September 29, 1946, in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, to James H. Freechack, Sr. and Marianne (Trimbath) Freechack. James proudly served in the United States Navy and worked as a skilled carpenter, specializing in...
Rosaltha June Neff
Apr 24, 2026
Rosaltha June Neff, 92, of Ravenna, passed away Friday April 24, 2026 at Meridia South Pointe Hospital in Warrensville Hts., Ohio. She was born June 11, 1933 in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio to the late Purl and Roseltha (Groomes) Stonestreet. Mrs. Neff has lived in the Ravenna area most of her life and had retired from Kent State University where she...
Dwight E. Hall
Apr 22, 2026
Dwight E. Hall, 88, of Newbury, passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at Chardon Woods Facility in Chardon. He was born February 18, 1938 in Mount Vernon, Ohio to the late Earnest and Eva (Blair) Hall. Dwight lived in Newbury for the past 50 years with his beloved wife. Dwight had a strong work ethic throughout his life. He worked...
Rita T. Kuchta
Apr 22, 2026
Rita T. Kuchta, 95, of Streetsboro, passed away Wednesday April 22, 2026 at the UH Portage Medical Center in Ravenna, Ohio. She was born October 11, 1930 in Cleveland, Ohio to the late James C. and Mary A. (Jandik) Knize. Mrs. Kuchta has lived in Streetsboro since 2011 and was formerly of Cleveland, where she worked as a cashier for...
Charles O. Parkinson
Apr 17, 2026
Charles O. Parkinson, 95, of Ravenna, Ohio, passed away on Friday, April 17, 2026. He was born on June 25, 1930, in Bellaire, Ohio to the late E.W. and Clarissa (Strahl) Parkinson.
Chuck proudly served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War as a hospital corpsman aboard the USS General A.E. Anderson. After the Navy he enrolled in Pharmacy School...
Ralph W. Laubert
Apr 14, 2026
Ralph W. Laubert of Ravenna, Ohio passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2026, peacefully at home. He was 95 years old. Born on June 8, 1930, to the late Lester and Cecile Laubert, Ralph was raised in Atwater, Ohio. After graduating from Atwater High School, he served in the US Army for 2 years, deployed to Germany during the Korean War.
He...
Richard L. Grund
Apr 14, 2026
Richard L. "Dick" Grund 90 of Charlestown Township passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at UH Portage Medical Center in Ravenna. He was born July 9, 1935 in Brimfield, Ohio to Meral and Lucille (Fox) Grund. Dick has lived in Charlestown since 1959, retired from Chrysler Corporation where he was a machine operator, served 30 years as Charlestown Township Road...
Coleman H. Waite
Apr 11, 2026
"Together Again" Coleman H. Waite 93 of Streetsboro passed away Saturday 7:30PM, April 11, 2026 at his residence. He was born December 28, 1932 in Erie, PA to Henry C. and Adele (Kelly) Waite. He graduated from Academy High School in Erie, and then Fenn College in Cleveland. He was married to his wife Shirley for 71 years until her...
Belva Marie Centrich
Apr 10, 2026
Belva Marie Centrich, 83 of Ravenna, passed away Friday, April 10, 2026 at the Reserve Care Hospice in Medina. Belva was born to her late parents Hollie R. and Helen M. Jarvis in Ravenna on February 25, 1943. Being a lifelong resident of Ravenna, she had worked as a tech for labor and delivery at the Robinson Memorial Hospital and...
Barbara A. Sizemore
Apr 7, 2026
Barbara A. Sizemore, 75, of Windham, passed away at her home on Tuesday April 7, 2026. She was born November 26, 1950 in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Ancil Douglas and Lydia E. (Rains) Lambdin. Mrs. Sizemore has lived in Windham the past 26 years and was formerly of Maple Hts., Ohio. She had retired from the GE Plant in...
Teresa "Stephanie" Fletcher
Apr 7, 2026
Teresa “Stephanie” Fletcher, 71, of Hiram, Ohio passed away April, 7 2026, at UH Geauga Medical Center.
Stephanie was born on June 7, 1954 to the late Steven and Helen (Kepich) Vargo. She grew up in Willoughby, Ohio and later moved to Hiram, where she raised her daughters and lived for the past 45 years.
A homemaker in her early years, she...
Juanita Pearl Moore
Apr 4, 2026
Juanita Pearl Moore 49 of Ravenna passed away Saturday, April 4, 2026 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was born July 21, 1976 in Ravenna to James and Pearl (Roosa) Sands. Juanita worked at Technoform in the tool room. Survivors include her husband Robert, father James Sands, siblings Timothy Swauger, Faith Vanderpool, Richard Sands, Jesse Sands and...
Danny M. Morris
Apr 2, 2026
Danny M. Morris, 79, of Ravenna, passed away on Thursday, April 2, 2026, at University Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio.
He was born on December 2, 1946, in Akron, Ohio, to the late James and Mallie (Adams) Morris. Dan grew up in Randolph and later made his home in Ravenna, where he spent most of his life. A proud Vietnam veteran, he...
Earl L "The Duke" Lovejoy
Mar 28, 2026
Earl L. Lovejoy “The Duke”, 78, of Ravenna, was surrounded by his family when he went home to be with the Lord on Saturday March 28, 2026 at the Louis Stokes VA Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio. On September 3, 1947, Earl was born in Montgomery West Virginia, (Powellton Hollow) to the late Harry and Emogene (Williams) Lovejoy. Earl has...
Lewis V. "Butch" Beeman
Mar 25, 2026
Lewis V. “Butch” Beeman, 75 of Warren, passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at the UH Portage Medical Center in Ravenna, Ohio. Lewis “Butch” Beeman was born on November 30, 1950 in Anderson, Indiana to the late Harry and Marjorie (Widener) Beeman. Lewis was a resident of Northeast Ohio since 1981. Lewis was a self-employed logger and in his later...
John B Burkey
Mar 24, 2026
John B. Burkey, 91, of Streetsboro, passed away Tuesday March 24, 2026 at the Arbors of Streetsboro. He was born April 15, 1934 in Lloydell, PA to the late John C. and Agnes (Tokarcik) Burkey. Mr. Burkey has lived in Streetsboro since 1993 and was formerly of Maple Hts. He was a veteran of the US Army, a member of...
Henry M Reedy
Mar 23, 2026
Henry M. Reedy, 88, of Streetsboro, passed away Monday March 23, 2026 at his daughter's home with his family by his side. On October 9, 1937, Mr. Reedy was born in Washington, PA to the late Arleigh and Viola (Chadwick) Reedy. He has lived in Streetsboro since 1966 and had retired from AM Castle Metals in Bedford Heights. Mr. Reedy...
Carolyn June Peppeard
Mar 21, 2026
Carolyn June Peppeard (née Cornett), born May 17, 1947, in Welch, West Virginia, passed away peacefully surrounded by the love of her family. At a young age Carolyn moved to Streetsboro, Ohio, where she attended school and later met Gale Peppeard Sr., whom she married. She went on to raise her family in Ravenna, Ohio, where she made her home...
Derrick P. Jones
Mar 20, 2026
Derrick P. Jones, 37 of Mantua, passed away Friday, March 20, 2026. Derrick was born in Logansport, Indiana on March 26, 1988 to his parents Michael Jones and Donna J. (Loudin) Grimes. He was working as a cook for the McDonald's in Mantua. Derrick is preceded in death by his wife Brenda Cotton Jones who passed away in July of...
Rebecca B McCardel
Mar 19, 2026
Rebecca B. Barrett McCardel 87 of Kent passed away Thursday, March 19, 2026 at Cleveland Clinic Akron General in Akron, Ohio. She was born December 20, 1938 in Chicago, IL to Carper and Harriett (Francis) Grimm. Rebecca was a member of St. Peter of the Fields Catholic Church St. John Neumann Parish in Rootstown and worked as a teacher's aide...
