Beth M. Williams of Cortland, OH
Beth M. Williams, 82, passed away Saturday, April 11, 2020, at Trumbull Regional Medical Center, after a short illness. She was born April 19, 1937. She grew up in Freedom, graduating from James A. Garfield in 1955, where, while in school, she participated in musicals and plays. She married Kenneth Williams on Aug. 26, 1957; they shared 59 years of marriage...
Hazel C. Boone of Freedom Twp., OH
Hazel C. Boone (nee Dean), 90, of Freedom Township passed away at home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born August 1, 1929 in Gassaway, WV to Okey and Sarah Belle (nee Singleton) Dean. She was a member of the Freedom Congregational Church, and the Ravenna American Legion. Hazels favorite times were spent crocheting and being with her family...
Noah Lee Adkins of Garrettsville, OH
Noah Lee Adkins, 95, of Garrettsville, passed away on Sunday, April 12, 2020. He was born September 24, 1924, in Ethel, West Virginia to Scott and Aquilla (nee Jackson) Adkins. He was proud to have served his country in the United States Army during WWII serving in France. Lee was also a member for over forty years of The Bristolville...
Lavada Marie Farris of Garrettsville, OH
Lavada Marie Farris (nee Fobes), passed away on April 16, 2020 as a result of the Coronavirus. She was born April 17, 1941 in Northfield, Ohio to LeRoy and Bertha (Temple) Fobes. She loved to sew and make crafts. You could see Lavada all around town chatting with everyone each day. She was a proud member of the Windham Bible...
Richard W. Spencer of Hiram, OH
With the passing of Richard W. Spencer, an era in the Hiram community has passed. Member of a long-time Hiram community family, he was active in the Hiram Christian Church, a staunch supporter of Hiram College, a generous donor (with wife Evelynne Troyer Spencer, whom he married in 1939) to socially-responsible causes, a participant in numerous local sports activities,...
Charles William Ratcliff of Garrettsville, OH
Charles William Ratcliff, 89, of Garrettsville, passed away on Saturday, April 4, 2020. He was born in Weston, West Virginia to Jason and Anna Elizabeth (Johnson) Ratcliff. He grew up in a small farm house with his brothers and sisters; Virginia (John) Engle, Clarence (Dale), Ellen (John) Howes, Robert (Jean), Anna (Bernard) Zickefoose, James (Mildred and Elizabeth), Paul (Joyce). Charles met...
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...
Matthew Lincoln Rios of Nelson Twp., OH
Matthew Lincoln Rios, age 49, passed away unexpectedly on March 8, 2020. Born on January 18, 1971, Matt lived in Nelson, Ohio for 23 years and worked as a carpenter by trade for more than 25 years. When he wasn’t working to perfect his craft, Matt enjoyed hunting, fishing and shooting his rifle and was loved by many, as he...
Matthew A. Chionchio of Ravenna, OH
Matthew “Matt the Hat” A. Chionchio, age 91, of Ravenna, died on Saturday, January 25, 2020 in Summa Akron City Hospital Hospice. Matthew was born August 16, 1928 in Ravenna, Ohio to Joseph and Leta (Naturale) Chionchio. Matt was a first generation American, his parents having emigrated from Vieste, Italy. Mr. Chionchio was an active sales agent with Jack Kohl Realty...
Sandra J. Wilson of Garrettsville, OH
Sandra J. Wilson (nee Walker), passed away on Saturday, January 25, 2020 and was reunited with her husband Dennis Wilson, Sr. She was born in Warren, Ohio on June 25, 1947 to Alexander and Virginia (Timlin) Walker. She graduated in 1965 from Warren G. Harding High School in Warren, Ohio. She loved sports, holidays, and playing the slots. Over the...
Alan McLeish Donley of Hiram
Alan McLeish Donley was born January 21, 1937 in Cleveland, Ohio, the third child of Donald McLeish Donley and Alice Reeve Gwendolyn Skidmore (Gwen) Donley, Al grew up in Cleveland Heights, Ohio and graduated from Hiram College, majoring in math and physics. He met his future wife, Carol Cram, at a church dance in the basement of St. Paul’s Episcopal...
Jesse Ray Nicholas of Freedom Twp., OH
Jesse Ray Nicholas, 83, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, December 27, 2019. He was born May 30, 1936, in Shock, West Virginia, to the late John and Elsie (Cottrill) Nicholas. He has been a resident of Freedom Township since 1959. Left to cherish his memory is his wife Rosemary (Puleo) Nicholas, who he married June 8, 1963;...
Rita Shea of Garrettsville, OH
Rita Shea passed away peacefully on January 13, 2020. She was born on August 27, 1933 to Ira Shiplett and Mary (Hansen) Shiplett. She is survived by her sister Jane; nieces, Marcia, Becky, Jeanette, Loretta, Brenda, Linda, Diana, Beth, Amy, and Linda; nephews, Jimmy, Frankie, Mark, Larry, Tim, and Mike. She was preceded in death by her parents, brother Raymond,...
Vesta Ryder Clarke of Hiram, OH
Vesta Ryder Clarke, a life-long resident of Hiram, peacefully passed away at home on January 9, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. She was born January 29, 1926 in Hiram and was the daughter of Arthur C. and Doris (Messenger) Ryder. She is a descendant of several of the very early settlers of Hiram and Mantua Townships. Mrs. Clarke...
David W. Read of Garrettsville, OH
Life-long resident of Garrettsville, David W. Read, 64, passed away on December 9, 2019 at the Louis Stokes VA Medical Center in Cleveland after a long illness. He was born December 29, 1954, in Ravenna, Ohio to Wayne D. and Velma (Judge) Read. A 1973 graduate of James A. Garfield High School, he was proud to have served his country...
Robert N. Garner of Windham, OH
Robert N. Garner, 85, of Windham, passed away with his loving family at his side on Wednesday November 20, 2019. He was born March 15, 1934, in Masontown, West Virginia to the late Vernon and Ruth (Michael) Garner. He loved to fish and work in his yard and garden. Bob was employed as a truck driver for Anchor Motor freight...
Anna L. Olson of Windham, OH
Anna L. Olson, 89, of Windham, passed away November 20, 2019, with her loving family by her side. Anna was born December 3, 1929, in Holliday, Texas to Leo and Gladys (Ruth) Bradley. She was married on August 20, 1949, to John J. Olson, who she met while he was stationed at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls,...
Dorothy (Kephart) Watson of Akron, OH
Dorothy (Kephart) Watson, 98, of Akron, formerly of Garrettsville, joined her Lord and Saviour on Saturday, November 9, 2019. She was born May 23, 1921, in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania to the late Harry and Mabel (nee Kauffman) Kephart. She was a resident of Garrettsville since 1963. Dorothy was a proud member of the Garrettsville United Methodist Church where she participated in...
Evelyn Jeanette Rinearson-Kent of Mansfield, OH
Evelyn Jeanette Rinearson-Kent (nee Cooper), age 99, of Mansfield, passed away on September 30, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. She was born on May 23, 1920 in Akron, OH to Arthur Victor Cooper (from England) and Bertha Fay (Ayers) Cooper, from Pasadena, California. She graduated from Garrettsville School System in 1938 and went on to graduate from St Lukes...
Denver D. “Denny” Hinzman of Nelson Twp., OH
Denver D. “Denny” Hinzman, 73 years of age, passed away Tuesday September 3, 2019 at University Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio surrounded by his immediate family. Mr. Hinzman’s passing resulted from injuries due to an automobile accident on Saturday August 31, 2019. Born in Fairmont, West Virginia on February 1, 1946, he was the son of the...
Georgia “Alice” Miller of Garrettsville, OH
Georgia “Alice” Miller, 83, of Garrettsville, passed away on September 9, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. She was born on May 13, 1936 in Ravenna, Ohio to Roger and Alice “Fern” (nee Yonker) Knowlton. She enjoyed reading, watching Cash Explosion and golf, Jeopardy, and the Cleveland Indians. Alice was a member of the Red Hats. She retired after...
Gregory A. Williams of Windham, OH
Gregory A. Williams, 58, of Windham, passed away on August 29, 2019 at his home. He was born on May 19, 1961 in Ravenna, Ohio to James and Dorothy (nee Craig) Williams. He always put his family first and loved spending time with his family and close friends. Greg graduated from Windham High School where he was a sports...
Joseph Eugene Branch of Newton Falls, OH
Joseph Eugene Branch, 67, of Newton Falls, passed away on August 20, 2019. He was born on November 6, 1951, in Greenville, PA to Robert E. Branch and JoAnn Grate. He enjoyed woodworking, traveling, bowling, fishing, fellowship with family and friends. Joseph is survived by his partner, Margaret Keach for 16 years; mother, JoAnn Grate; children, Tracie Allen, Brian Peck, Robin...
Dr. James E. Pesicek of Garrettsville, OH
Dr. James E. Pesicek, a lifelong resident of Garrettsville, passed away on August 23, 2019. Jim was born on December 13, 1934 to the late James J. Pesicek and France M. Gheen in Shalersville. His family moved to Freedom Station where he grew up with his brother Jerry Pesicek. Jim loved sports, music and was especially fond of polkas. He...
Helen Anne Bertrand, Ph.D of Green Valley, AZ
Helen Anne Bertrand, Ph.D. died in Hospice care at Green Valley, Az. on July 24, 2019 of metastatic liver cancer. She was born on November 24, 1939 at Wilmington, Delaware to parents Louis Bertrand (deceased 2002) and Anne Lysle Robertson Bertrand (deceased 1984). Helen attended Wilmington’s Mt Pleasant schools and later was an Honor Roll Society Member graduating in 1957...
Local Community Experiences Loss
Garrettsville - The Garrettsville community was saddened by the recent loss Dale Gillespie, owner of the Save 4 Store, who passed unexpectedly at his home on July 17th. According to Pam Kelley, who worked with Dale for 38 years at the Save 4 Store, Dale was, “very generous to the community, and tried to help everyone who asked.” Kelley...
David Eugene Heckert, Sr., 68, of Garrettsville, OH
David Eugene Heckert, Sr., age 68 of Garrettsville, passed away Thursday, May 9, 2019, at Akron City Hospital. He was born September 27, 1950, in Ravenna, Ohio, to parents Denzil Harlan and June Patricia (Heeter) Heckert. David worked in the restaurant industry, mostly with Cal’s in Garrettsville for over 27 years. He also enjoyed playing poker and was an avid...
Maxine McCumber of Windham, OH
Maxine McCumber, 89, of Windham, passed away on Sunday April 7, 2019 with her loving family at her side. She was born June 28, 1929 in Calhoun County, West Virginia to Peter and Mary (Metz) Helmick. She loved to go camping, travel and work in her garden. Her favorite pasttime was spending time with her family, which...
Harold J. Morrison of Houston, TX?
On Tuesday, February 5, 2019, Harold J. Morrison passed away at age 67. Harold was born April 26, 1951 in Ravenna, OH to Cyrus and Dorothy (Houser) Morrison. He enjoyed Farming, Truck driving, Carnie, and his retired life in Houston, TX. He has two children, Amanda (Akron) and Steven Morrison (Freedom) and three grandchildren Cyrus, Aurelius & Maximus. He is survived...
Alvine R. Pridemore of Garrettsville, OH
Alvin R. Pridemore, 64, of Garrettsville, passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2019, with his loving family by his side. He was born on June 20, 1954, in Detroit, Michigan to Carl and Virginia (Hiebert) Pridemore. He was a Garrettsville resident for most of his life. Alvin started his career as a certified welder at Stock Equipment. He later opened...
