Stephen L. McCoy of Garrettsville, OH
Stephen L. McCoy, 65, of Garrettsville passed away on Monday, February 20, 2023. He was born February 12, 1958, in Logan, West Virginia to his mother, Barbara McCoy Robinson. He was a student at James A. Garfield High School. Steve was a talented sketcher and made many beautiful drawings. He was a notorious jokester and always had an ornery smile...
Judy Joan Webb of Hiram Rapids, OH
Judy Joan Webb, 78 years of age, of Hiram Rapids, passed away Sunday, July 17, 2022. Judy was born on January 18, 1944 in Ravenna, Ohio, the daughter of the late Otto and Emilie (Krausear) Kieselbach. She was a lifetime resident of Hiram Rapids, where she was a member of the Hiram Rapids Church, and the RCCA. Judy had...
Anna M. Novak of Mantua Twp., OH
Anna M. Novak, 98, of Mantua Twp., went home to her Lord and Savior on Thursday, March 2, 2023. She was born on July 7, 1924, in Lamberton, PA, to the late Andrew and Anna (Quartek) Swetz, who were immigrants from Russia and Czechoslovakia. She was proud to serve as a nurse for 45 years for the Veteran Affairs Hospitals...
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...
LaVerne Lynne Mapes Johns of Garrettsville, OH
LaVerne Lynn Mapes Johns, 81, of Garrettsville, passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2023. She was born February 21, 1941, in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Clell and Ann (nee Lohf) Mapes. She was resident of Mantua since 1948 and was a graduate of the class of 1959 at Crestwood High School, where she had enjoyed being a majorette. LaVerne...
Robert “Bobby” Gerald Mullenax
Robert “Bobby” Gerald Mullenax, affectionately named after the President Gerald Ford, went home to his Lord and Savior April 2, 2023, into the loving arms of his Angelic wife of sixty years who passed December 3, 2022. Bobby left this world a much better place because of Passion and Amazing love for his friends and family. He departs his sister...
Thomas E. Collins of Garrettsville, OH
Thomas E Collins of Garrettsville passed away January 26, 2022. Tom was notoriously late for just about everything, but his time on earth ended too early. He was born June 3rd, 1964 in Warren, Ohio to Shirley (Marsh) and Charles Collins Jr. Number 7 of 9 siblings. In 1986 he married the love of his life, Sherri (Seals) Collins. They...
Russell J. Pokorny of Windham, OH
Russell J. “Russ” Pokorny, 70, of Windham, passed away at home on Monday, April 4, 2022. He was born on July 4, 1951, in Cleveland, to the late Robert & Mary (Nee Mancini) Pokorny. He was the president of Die Hard Trucking, where he was an owner/operator for many years. Russ was an avid Harley rider and was known for...
Bonnie Ralph Louk of Garrettsville, OH
Bonnie Ralph Louk, 84, of Garrettsville, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, August 22, 2022. He was born December 20th, 1937, in Huttonsville, W.V., to the late Howard and Nora (Bennett) Louk. He moved to Garrettsville in 1956 where he was employed by Polson Rubber Products before joining the U.S. Air Force later that year. Bonnie was assigned to the 95th...
Edward Victor Stemnock, Jr. of Hiram, OH
Edward Victor Stemnock, Jr. passed away peacefully at home Sunday, August 28, 2022; he was 86 years old. Born October 30, 1935, Edward was the son of the late Edward and Barbara Stemnock of Rices Landing, PA. A devoted husband, married for 65 years to Marian (Kochis) Stemnock. The couple lived and raised their family in Hiram, OH for 46...
Joyce A. Owens of Manchester, NH
Joyce A. Owen, 80, of Manchester died Friday August 26, 2022 at RiverWoods Manchester after a period of declining health. Born August 19, 1942 in Warren, OH, she was the daughter of Michael and Virginia Mohan. She grew up in Paris, Ohio and graduated from Southeast High School. She moved to New Hampshire in 2010. She retired from her job...
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...
Roy A. Orefice of Garrettsville, OH
Roy A. Orefice, of Garrettsville, passed away February 21,2022. He was born May 19, 1945, in Cleveland to the late Frank and Cecelia (nee Valore) Orefice. He was very proud he served in the United States Marine Corps. Roy was a member of the Teamsters Local #507. He retired from Giant Eagle after 30 years of service, working in the...
Denise Bly of Garrettsville, OH
Denise Bly, 61, of Garrettsville, Ohio, previously of Newbury, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, December 15, 2021, due to complications from Covid 19. She was born December 2, 1960, in Cleveland, OH to William and Mary (Dowling) Williams. She was best known for writing articles for The Weekly Villager newspaper and helping plan Garrettsville Idol for Garrettsville Summerfest. Denise will be...
Roberta Jo “Bobbi Jo” Johnson of Brookfield, OH
Roberta Jo “Bobbi Jo” Johnson, 69, of Brookfield, passed away peacefully surround with family at her bedside on Monday, December 26, 2022. She was born on August 10, 1953, in Warren, to the late Charles and Barbara (nee Leedom) Johnson. She attended the Fairhaven School in Niles until she was 21 years old, where she enjoyed going to dances. Bobbi...
Beatrice Louise Bossow of Garrettsville
Beatrice Louise Bossow, 93 years old, of Garrettsville, Ohio, passed into eternity with her Savior, Jesus Christ, on April 17, 2023. Beatrice (Bee) was borne to Narvie and Naomi (King) Moss, on December 26, 1929. They preceded her in death. Family was important to her. She is survived by her loving husband of 71 years, Robert Bossow. She was...
Sally F. Everett of Garrettsville, OH
Sally F. Everett, 65, of Garrettsville, passed away on Friday, May 6, 2022. She was born October 1, 1956, in Ravenna. to Robert J. & Jean (Russell) Farley. She grew up in Cortland and graduated from Lakeview High school in 1975. After high school, Sally went to the Deaconess School of Nursing in Cincinnati and graduated with a degree to...
Oberta A. Slotterbeck Baker of Aurora, OH
Oberta A. (Obie) Slotterbeck Baker, 85 years of age, passed away Friday, November 19, 2021 in Aurora, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, OH on July 3, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Ober and Lealia (Gilbert) Slotterbeck. She grew up and attended high school in Union County, NJ. After receiving her B.S. in History and Psychology in 1958...
Peggy J. Long of Windham Twp., OH
Peggy J. Long, 82, of Windham Township, went home to her Lord and Savior on Sunday, February 12, 2023. She was born on July 22, 1940, in Hampton, TN, to the late Daniel Hicks and Mabel (nee White) Hicks-Matthews, who both lovingly raised Peggy with Mabel’s husband, John Matthews. She moved to Windham in the 4th grade, and was a...
William D. Hecky of Garrettsville, OH
William D. “Bill” Hecky, 91, of Garrettsville, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, January 2, 2023. He was born in Akron on March 21, 1931, to the late Henry and Rose Hecky, Sr. He graduated at Garrettsville High School in Garrettsville, then attended the Ohio State University and Hiram College, studying Animal Husbandry. Bill worked for his...
Michael C. Lawrence of Garrettsville, OH
Michael C. Lawrence, “Mike”, known as “Squeak” to many friends, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on December 22, 2022. Mike was a lifelong resident of Garrettsville, Ohio. He was born on November 12, 1955 in Greenville, Pa to the late Patricia Medzie (Horne), and leaves behind “Dad”, Ralph Clark. Mike was a semi-truck driver for most...
Jeffrey A. Lysiak of Akron, OH
Jeffrey A. Lysiak, 38, passed away December 24, 2022. Jeff would like you to know that his work is now complete. He was a tireless worker, and if you are reading this, Jeff’s work touched you at some point along your journey. Jeff grew up in the Portage Lakes and graduated from Coventry High School in 2003. He attended Kent State...
John D. Hyden of Garrettsville, OH
John D. Hyden, born April 24, 1934, passed into eternal life on December 28, 2022.A proud Marine/Navy Corpsman, John served on the U.S.S. Siboney, with the 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean, and was awarded the National Defense Service Medal and the Navy Occupation Medal/Europe. On leaving the service, he obtained his bachelor’s degree while working for the B&O Railroad...
Stephen A. Hrobak of Southington
Stephen A. Hrobak, 81, of Southington, formerly of Garrettsville, went home to his Lord and Savior Friday, April 28, 2023, at home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born February 6, 1942, in Ravenna, to the late Steve and Genevieve (nee Hojnowski) Hrobak. He grew up in the quiet streets of Garrettsville. Steve was a proud veteran of the...
Richard P. “Dick” Davis, of Garrettsville
Richard P. “Dick” Davis, 96, of Garrettsville, passed away with his loving family by his side on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. He was born January 2, 1927, in Alliance, to the late Earl and Mildred (Groat) Davis. He was a proud WWII Navy veteran, who served in the Pacific as a Radioman, Second Class. Dick married the love of his...
Larry McManus of Howland, OH
Larry McManus, 88 years old, of Howland died on March 7, 2022. Born January 29, 1934 in Windham Ohio , the son of the late Claude and Hazel McManus. He graduated in 1951 from Windham High School, and graduated from Kent State University in 1955. A US navy veteran. Mr. McManus is a past president of the northeast Ohio hospital...
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...
Daniel David Roshong of Canton, OH
Daniel David Roshong, 53 of Canton passed away December 25, 2022. He was born September 3, 1969 to the late Eugene “Skip” and Christina Roshong. Daniel is survived by his wife, Michele (Haverfield) Roshong, twin daughters Lexus and Danielle Roshong, mother Christina Roshong, sisters Christina Canale (Mark), Melissa Howell, brother Joseph Roshong (Kristin), sister Amy Ruvolo (Ryan), mother-in-Law, Chris...
Louie F. “Joe” Layer, III of New Albany, IN
Louie F. “Joe” Layer, III of New Albany, IN, formerly of Campbellsville, KY passed away at 7:39am on Saturday, August 27, 2022 in New Albany, IN. Joe, the son of the late Louie F. Layer, II and Jeanne M. Layer, was born in Garrettsville, OH on August 24, 1939. Besides his parents, he was also preceded in death by his...
James W. Kerr of Garrettsville, OH
James W. “Jim” Kerr, 101, of Garrettsville, passed away on Monday, January 24, 2022, to be reunited again with his dear wife, Goldie. He was born October 13, 1920, in Cadiz, OH, to the late Wesley and Susan (nee Perry) Kerr. He was a U.S. Air Corps WWII veteran, who was enlisted 1942-1945, and was a Staff Sergeant with the...
