Patricia K. "Patty" Spencer
Sep 27, 2026
Patricia K. “Patty” Spencer, 64, of Ravenna, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 27, 2026, at University Hospitals in Cleveland, Ohio. Patty was born on October 30, 1961, in Grafton, West Virginia.
Patty was preceded in death by her parents, Charles Duckworth and Thelma Jean McKinney; her stepfather, Bill Beall, who raised her and was a father to her in every...
Stuart C Pruitt
Sep 24, 2026
Stuart C. Pruitt, 75 of Ravenna, passed away Thursday September 24, 2026 at the UH Portage Medical Center in Ravenna, Ohio. Stuart was born September 1, 1951 in Youngstown, Ohio to the late Daniel H. and Olive M. Copland. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother Vance M. Pruitt and he is survived by...
Carlene Elsie Patterson
Sep 21, 2026
Carlene Elsie (Lebold) Patterson, 89, passed peacefully on September 21, 2026, surrounded by her family. Carlene was born in 1937 in Zoarville, Ohio, and graduated from Dover High School. As a child, she developed a lifelong love of animals. She cared for horses, dairy cattle, chickens, and pigs on the family farm, and the depth of her care was legendary....
Mary Ann Prejna
Sep 21, 2026
Mary Ann (Hibbard) Prejna, 83, of Streetsboro, peacefully departed this world on Monday, September 21, 2026, following a brief illness. Mary Ann was born in Lackawanna, NY, on February 10, 1943, the second of Vincent and Margaret Hibbard’s four daughters. After graduating from Baker-Victory High School in 1960 she embarked on a career in bookkeeping. In 1962 she met Arthur...
Malayah Leigh Jones
Sep 19, 2026
Malayah Leigh Jones made an early arrival to this world September 18,2026, at Akron Summa Hospital and departed this earth September 19, 2026, at just 23 weeks. Malayah was transferred to Akron Children’s Hospital in the care of their NICU. From the beginning to the end Malayah showed she was a fighter.
September 19, 2026 after being able to sleep in...
Truman J Roberts
Sep 18, 2026
Truman J. "TJ" Roberts, 56, passed away Friday, September 18, 2026 at the Akron General Hospital. TJ was born on February 24, 1970 in Cleveland, Ohio to his parents Truman Joseph, Sr., and Marian (Gerlich) Roberts. Truman was a painter for Mr. T's Painting and Sandblasting in Bedford, Ohio. TJ is survived by his children Courtney, Zach (Andria) and Joseph...
Daniel K Depto
Sep 15, 2026
Daniel K. Depto, of Ravenna, OH passed away on September 15, 2026 at the age of 61. He was born on May 10, 1965, the son of the late Ronald and Mary Ann (Malenick) Depto of Northern Cambria, PA. He is survived by his brothers Ronald, husband of Mary (Dunchuck) of Northern Cambria, PA; Daron, husband of the late Darlene...
Marian Estelle Hall
Sep 14, 2026
Marian Estelle Hall, 92, of Rootstown, passed away peacefully with her family, Monday September 14, 2026 at University Hospital Portage Medical Center in Ravenna, Ohio. She was born December 29, 1933 in Akron, Ohio to the late Irvin and Estelle (Forsche) Nichols. Mrs. Hall has been a lifelong Rootstown resident and was a teacher and homemaker who enjoyed antiquing and...
Rick Scott Kristoff
Sep 13, 2026
Rick Scott Kristoff, 59, of Ravenna, passed away Sunday September 13, 2026 at his home. Being a lifelong Ravenna resident, Rick was born July 4, 1967 in Ravenna to the late John Joseph and Mary Elizabeth (Chainey) Kristoff. He went to Epic Independence in 1986 and graduated from Happy Day School in 1989 and also was employed at Portage Industries....
Marie Dent
Sep 12, 2026
Marie Dent, 62 of Ravenna passed away Saturday, September 12, 2026 at her residence. She was born January 25, 1964 in Ravenna to Olin and Agnes (Price) Porter. Marie had worked for Hardee’s and McDonalds. Marie was also a stay at home mom. Survivors include her children; Teresa Worley of Akron, Agnes Dent (Kyle Peck) of Cleveland, Terri Lynn Ferris...
Earl J. Van Valkenberg Jr.
Sep 11, 2026
"Together Again" Earl J. Van Valkenberg, Jr., 88, of Ravenna, passed away Friday September 11, 2026 at the Medina Hospital. He was born in Cranberry Twp., PA. to the late Earl J. and Lillian M. (Puleo) Van Valkenberg, Sr. Earl has lived in Ravenna the past 45 years, was a veteran of the US Army. He was a truck driver...
Paul J. Becht
Sep 10, 2026
Paul J. Becht, 66, of Streetsboro, passed away Thursday, September 10, 2026, at his residence surrounded by love. He was born August 25, 1960, in Lorain, Ohio, to James T. and Martha (Ibosh) Becht. Paul was a finish carpenter and cabinet builder.
Paul found joy in the simple things in life and in the hobbies that allowed him to spend time...
Sarah B Montigney
Sep 9, 2026
Sarah Montigney, 92, of Ravenna, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 9, 2026. She was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Alfred (Al) Montigney who passed away in 2015.
Sarah was born in Clay, West Virginia, to parents Nicodemus and Lottie (Clark) Arbogast, the third youngest of eight children, and the last survivor of her siblings Frank, Ray,...
Jane E Bernhard
Sep 8, 2026
Jane Ellen Bernhard, 81 of Brimfield, passed away Tuesday, September 8, 2026 at the Summit Corners Assisted Living in Macedonia. Jane was born on December 19, 1944 in Cleveland to her late parents Frank and Monica (Smith) Hayes. She was the owner of several day cares in Streetsboro and Brimfield, sold real estate and was the owner of an Art...
Tammy A. Havens-Finfrock
Sep 3, 2026
Tammy (Havens) Finfrock
Tammy left us unexpectedly on Thursday, September 3, 2026, following complications related to a lifelong illness. While her passing leaves an immeasurable emptiness in the hearts of those who loved her, her memory will live on through the many lives she touched. Tammy leaves behind her beloved husband, Dave Finfrock; her two children, Jessica (Josh) Lynch and Dylen...
June Marie (Bedard) Kerrigan
Aug 31, 2026
June Marie (Bedard) Kerrigan, age 99, of Ravenna (formerly of Akron) passed away peacefully on August 31, 2026. Born June 7, 1927, in Suffield to Albert and Catherine (Kiefer) Bedard. June met the love of her life, Eugene “Irish” Kerrigan while working at Allstates Freight. The married and were together for 55 years, until his passing in 2010. She was...
Daniel L Heasley
Aug 29, 2026
Daniel L. Heasley, 70, of Edinburg, Ohio, passed away Saturday, August 29, 2026, with his wife and daughter at his bedside.
Dan was born August 4, 1956, in Youngstown, Ohio, to Daniel D. and Sandra L. (Sholler) Heasley.
He is survived by his wife, Dolores Heasley; daughter Rosemary Bulman and son-in-law Ben Bulman; and his greatest joys, his grandsons Oliver J. Bulman...
James Harry Goodmote, Jr
Aug 29, 2026
James Harry Goodmote, Jr., 73 of Rootstown, passed away Saturday, August 29, 2026. James was born in West Point, New York on May 27, 1953 to his late parents James H. Goodmote, Sr., and Margaret A. (Geer) Goodmote. He graduated from Streetsboro High School in 1971 and had worked as a truck driver, retiring from Kaplan Trucking Company in Cleveland...
Oliver Lee Allen, Sr.
Aug 28, 2026
A Legend and the Original American Picker
Oliver passed away peacefully at 6:27 p.m. on August 28, 2026, at Cleveland Clinic Cardiology Center, at the age of 91 years and eight months, with his wife, Gloria, and his daughter, Rhonda, by his side.
Long before "picking" had a name, and long before television made it popular, Oliver Lee Allen, Sr. was already...
Bryan K Hamrick
Aug 27, 2026
Bryan K. Hamrick, 67 of Brimfield, passed away Thursday, August 27, 2026 at the UH Ahuja Medical Center. Bryan was born on January 13, 1959 in Ravenna to his late parents Charles R. and Dorothy J. (Holtsclaw) Hamrick. He has worked as a plasma cutter, retiring from East End Welding in Brimfield. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...
