In Memory: Leo A. “Lee” Scerba of Freedom Township, OH
Leo A. “Lee” Scerba, 77, of Freedom Township, passed away on October 12, 2015, surrounded by his family. He was born on February 23, 1938, to Adam and Joann (Meus) Scerba. Lee married the love of his life, Carol Zimmer, on October 6, 1976. Lee was honored to serve as a Sentinel of the Old Guard at the Tomb of...
Justin A. Brady of Garrettsville, OH
Justin A. Brady, 32, of Garrettsville, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, June 8, 2021, in Ravenna. He was born November 22, 1988, in Akron, Ohio to Mark and Tammie (Barna) Brady. Music was his passion. If lyrics touched his soul, it didn’t matter what genre the music was, to Justin, it was good music. He often...
Clinton L. Steerman of Garrettsville, OH
Clinton L. Steerman age 86 of Garrettsville went home to be with the Lord unexpectedly on Monday Oct. 31, 2022 at his residence. He was born on Aug. 2, 1936 in Junior, WV the son of the late Brewer B. Steerman and Clara Neva (Regester) Steerman. Clinton married Gladys L. Burkhart on Oct. 16, 1958 and they have enjoyed...
Bert A. Reynolds of Garrettsville, OH
Bert A. Reynolds, 80, of Garrettsville, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 21, 2023. Bert was born in Ravenna on August 7, 1942, to the late Harold and Hanna (Rahz) Reynolds. He was a 1960 graduate of James A. Garfield High School. Bert retired from the Twinsburg Chrysler Stamping Plant after 30 years. He also proudly worked alongside his father...
Don Carley, Jr. of Garrettville, OH
Don Carley, Jr., 73, veteran of the Vietnam War and longtime resident of Garrettsville, passed away on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. He was born April 2, 1949, in Providence, RI, to the late Don Carley, Sr. and Charlotte Dickerson (nee Stump). He was raised in Bainbridge, and he always had fond memories of Lake Lucerne. Don then enlisted in the...
Stanley S. Savitts of Garrettsville, OH
Stanley S. Savitts, Jr., 54, of Garrettsville, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on May 10, 2017. He was born on September 11, 1962 to Stanley and Margaret (O’Donnell) Savitts, Sr. in Ravenna, Ohio. He enjoyed farming, hunting and fishing. Stanley was a skilled butcher and was known for his annual pig...
Paul E. Dickey of Warren
Paul E. Dickey, 52 of Warren, Ohio passed away suddenly in his home on September 26, 2023. Paul was born January 6, 1971 in Ravenna, Ohio. Paul was a hard working family man. He worked as a foreman for Asplundh Tree Services for 18+ years until 2007, when he was injured on the job. A few years later Paul went...
Charmanie L. Upole of Warren, OH
Our dear sister Cherie went to be with her Lord and Savior on December 31, 2018 at her home in Warren, OH. She was born to Richard and Constance Kramer on August 23, 1958. A graduate of Windham High School in 1971, she attended Hiram College and Youngstown University for social work. She had a great faith in God, quick...
Bernice Smith of Ravenna, OH
Bernice Smith, 87, of Ravenna, passed away peacefully on April 27, 2018 surrounded by her loving family. She was born on March 28, 1931 in Freedom Township to Raymond and Rose (Dvorak) Koran. She married the love of her life, Gerald Smith, on July 11, 1954 whom she had met while working at the Farm Bureau. She graduated from Charlestown...
Mary B. Booth of Garrettsville, OH
Mary B. Booth, 59, of Garrettsville, went home to her Lord and Savior on Friday, March 17, 2023, with her loving family by her side after a courageous 6-year battle with stage 4 Lung Cancer. She was born in Ravenna, OH, on January 24, 1964, to the late Ralph and Mary Lee (nee Hickman) Lewis. She worked for Mantaline Corporation...
Alice Mae Cain of Garrettsville, OH
Alice Mae Cain, 91, of Garrettsville, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Monday, February 20, 2023. She was born May 21, 1931, in Exchange, WV, to the late Jake and Laverna (nee Dean) Conard. She moved to Freedom, OH, where she met her late husband, Clyde Cain. Together, they opened Cain & Sons Garage, which ran for many...
Beverley J (Metz) Guy of Ravenna, OH
Beverley J (Metz) Guy 68 years of age went to be with her Lord and savior Monday April 20, 2020. Beverley was born April 18, 1952 in Weston, West Virginia. She graduated James A Garfield High School in 1971. On March 4, 1972 she married the love of her life Danny Guy. Beverly was a homemaker and loved to craft! Bev...
Christine Ann Gerez of Garrettsville
Our mother, Christine Ann Dumnich, was born June 7th 1962, to parents Dorothy Gydosh and George Dumnich. She was born and raised in the West Side of Cleveland. A very bright and independent child, she loved sharing her culinary skills at an early age with various concoctions of baked goods and unique sandwiches she would present to her parents,...
Courtney Leigh Vance of Richmond, VA
Courtney Leigh Vance, 48, formerly of Mantua, passed away surrounded by loving family on January 19, 2023 in Richmond, Virginia where she was living. She was born April 3, 1974 in Bedford, Ohio, to parents Carol (Fejedelem) Corbett, currently of Mantua and Mitchell Vance, currently of Bismarck, ND. A graduate of Crestwood High School, Class of 1992, she enjoyed participation in...
Edward J. Hrobak of Garrettsville, OH
Edward J. Hrobak, 87, of Garrettsville, gained his heavenly reward on Wednesday September 12th 2018. He was born November 3, 1930 in Nelson, Ohio to Mike and Mary (Soltis) Hrobak. Ed married the love of his life, Dorothy Rose (Porada) Hrobak, on July 7, 1956. Ed (affectionately known as Uncle Eddy to everyone) was a self-employed truck driver for 45...
Ortun Gauthier of Sarasota, FL
Ortrun came into this world on October 8, 1936, in Hanover, Germany. She left this world on March 17, 2020 is Sarasota, Florida at the age of 83. She was predeceased by her parents in Germany manyyear ago, and also a sister, Renate. She leaves behind her companion, Mary Jane Ellison; her former husband, George Gauthier of Garrettsville; her son...
David Richard Harrington
David Richard Harrington, 1953 – 2024, David was born in Chardon, Ohio and resided in Middlefield his entire childhood and part of his adult life, until relocating to Garrettsville, Ohio, when he married the love of his life, Rebecca (Dean). David lost his year plus fight with cancer where most never knew he was sick, on Saturday, April 13,...
Constance Mae Leedom
Constance (Connie) Mae Leedom, 80, of Mantua peacefully returned to her heavenly home on Monday, October 30, 2023. A long-time resident of Mantua, Connie was born on October 7, 1943, to Bernice (Smeltzer) Kraft and Werner B. Kraft in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. She was raised by her mother Bernice, and stepfather, Harry C. Sweet in Garrettsville, Ohio. Connie attended James A....
Phyllis Jahn Smith Evans of Newton Falls
Phyllis Jahn Smith Evans, born October 22, 1935 in Troy Township, Ohio and is flying high with her daughter, Kristen Evans upon her death, August 24, 2023. She was a resident of Newton Falls, Ohio since 2012. She was the daughter of Otto Jahn and Calla Chidsey of Troy Township. Her father passed away when she was a baby, and...
Henry Hecky Jr.
Henry Hecky Jr., 88, of Garrettsville, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 14, 2015. He was born on December 21st, 1926 in Akron, OH, the second child of Henry and Rose E. (Seifert) Hecky. In April of 1927 the family moved to Garrettsville where Henry Sr. purchased the Ford agency from Paine and Quirk who...
Clara Louise Shay
Clara “Cookie” Louise (Claar) Shay, age 74, a longtime resident of Windham, Ohio, after a sudden decline in health, passed away peacefully at home on April 3, 2024, surrounded by family. Cookie was born in Windber, PA on September 15, 1949 to her parents James Albert Claar and Margaret (Latchney) Claar, both who preceded her in death. She graduated from Windham...
John Krejci of Kent, OH
John Krejci, 81, of Kent, formerly of Garrettsville, passed away on Saturday June 3, 2017. He was born October 1, 1935 to John Krejci Sr., and Frieda (Wisniewski) Krejci in Cleveland, Ohio. He was a lover of adventure and was known widely with his ability to fix anything from the smallest of watches to the biggest machine. John was a...
Judith Ann Blair Fry of Garrettsville
Judith Ann Blair Fry of Garrettsville, Ohio (formerly of Franklin, Pennsylvania) passed away on Saturday, July 8, 2023 at her daughter’s home where she has resided for the past several years. Born in Franklin, Pennsylvania on November 8, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Donald Burnett Blair and Ruth Helen Kiskadden Blair. She graduated from Franklin High School in...
Charles B. Sharp, Jr. of Garrettsville, OH
Charles B. Sharp, Jr., passed away peacefully on April 30, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. He was born on January 27, 1936 to Charlie and Irene (Crouse) Sharp in Anthony, Ks. He was a United States Navy Veteran, a member of the American Legion post # 674 and the Garrettsville VFW. Charles was a 1st degree Mason. He loved...
Patsy I. Sharp of Garrettsville, OH
Patsy I. Sharp, 81, of Garrettsville, passed away on Saturday February 10, 2018 at home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born January 20, 1937 in Wichita, Kansas to William and Ester (nee’ Linebach) Banks. She was a proud member of the Eastern Star, American Legion Post #694 and the VFW. Patsy was also a member of the Civil...
William C. Isler
William C. Isler passed away at his home on Saturday, February 10, 2024 with his family by his side. Bill was born, August 27, 1941, in Warren, Ohio the son of Payton and Charlotte Isler. He was a 1959 graduate of Windham High School. He earned a Bachelor’s degree from Hiram College and a Master’s degree from Kent State...
Nual G. Peoples of Garrettsville, OH
Nual G. Peoples, 86, of Garrettsville, went home to his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. He was born in Greenwood, AR on January 30, 1937, to the late Odis and Ruth (nee Been) Peoples. He was raised in Greenwood, AR, and graduated from Greenwood High School. Nual went on to Ouachita Baptist University, in Arkadelphia, AR, then...
Donald G. Havener of Hiram, OH
Donald G. Havener, born March 23, 1939 in Somerset County , Pennsylvania, the son of the late Clarence G. and Betty (Snyder) Havener. While Don was in elementary school the family moved to Ohio. After a brief stay in Cleveland, they became part of the Crestwood Local School District when Don was in the 7th grade; Don- then known as...
Marie B. Etling of Bainbridge Twp., Ohio
Marie B. Etling (nee Hall), age 78, of Bainbridge Township. Beloved wife of Robert D.; loving mother of Keith (Tracy) Etling, Rebecca (Christopher) Papp and Bruce (Sierra Fletcher-Etling) Etling; dearest grandmother of Devyn Etling and Ian Fletcher-Etling; dear sister of Ruth Simon, Allen Hall and the late Fred Hall. Marie retired from Care Corporation in Chardon...
Mary M. Sterpka of Windham, OH
Mary M. Sterpka, 96, of Windham, passed away on Friday, June 16, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. She was born April 7, 1927, in Cleveland, to the late Martin and Ann (nee Timko) Kralik. She was a proud member of St. Michael Church in Windham, where she was the organist for more than 50 years. Mary worked as a...
