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...
Sharon Harris of Shalersville, OH
Sharon Harris, 64, of Shalersville, passed away peacefully on March 29, 2019. She was born on March 8, 1955 in Freedom, Ohio to Ottis and Doris Harris. She worked for Mopar in Streetsboro for over 20 years. Sharon enjoyed watching movies, crocheting and word puzzles. Sharon is survived by her sons, Jason, Travis and Bradley Harris and brother, Mike...
Mildred Nina “Millie” Fellenstein, 93, of Warren, OH
Mildred Nina “Millie” Fellenstein, 93, of Warren (formerly of Garrettsville), passed away peacefully on March 5, 2019. She was born on March 23, 1925 in Garrettsville, Ohio to Russel and Maida (Sperry) Harris. Mildred went to school in Garrettsville, graduated in the class of 1943 and was a graduate of Bohecker’s Business College. One of Millie’s first jobs was...
James J. Piecuch, 56, of Freedom Twp., OH
James J. Piecuch, 56, of Freedom Township died unexpectedly February 28, 2019 while working. He was the loving son of John and Marie (Virovec) Piecuch; dad to James “Jimmy” Piecuch; dear friend of Shelby (Berzinskas) brother of Lynn (Paul) Anundson. He worked for Just for Fun Honda in Middlefield for 15 years and was passionate about Moto-Cross...
C. Leroy Mannon, 88, of Southington, OH
C. Leroy Mannon, 88, of Southington, passed away peacefully on March 2, 2019. He was born on January 24, 1931 in Michigan. He graduated from Case Western Reserve University. Leroy was research scientist for Nela Park, pilot, ham radio operator, test car driver, former customs agent and owned car washes. Leroy was a proud...
Evelyn Marie Perry, 79, of Windham, OH
Evelyn Marie Perry, 79, of Windham, passed away on Saturday February 23, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Cleveland Ohio to Herman and Martha (Bluementhal) Fiedler on January 23, 1940. She was a member of St. Thomas Lutheran Church in Streetsboro. Eve loved gambling and going to casinos with her husband. Eve will be missed by her...
Charlotte Ann Pertz, 80, of Freedom Twp., OH
Charlotte Ann Pertz, 80, of Freedom Township, passed away into eternal life on February 13, 2019. She was the daughter of the late William and Ann (Antal) Pertz. Born in Cleveland, Ohio on October 31, 1938. Charlotte was a lifelong resident of Ohio. Survivors include her sister, Donna Dross; nephew, David Dross and niece, Dawn Shenk. Please join Charlotte’s family for...
Lauretta Alma Stevens, 78, of Garrettsville, OH
Lauretta Alma Stevens, 78, of Garrettsville, passed away peacefully on January 31, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. She was born on September 30, 1940 in Ravenna, Ohio to Fred and Helen Michael, Jr. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting, crafting and reading. Lauretta loved her family dearly, especially spending time with her grandchildren. Lauretta is survived by her children, Gary A. (Stephanie)...
John (Jack) Silvis of Garrettsville, OH
John (Jack) Silvis died on January 25, 2019. Jack was born April 4, 1954 in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, the son of Ronald V. and Reita M. Silvis. He was a retired Ohio police sergeant and proudly served in the United States Air Force until the time of his Air Force retirement. Jack flew as an aircrew member aboard C-130 aircraft and...
Ruth G. Oakford, 90, Garrettsville, OH
Ruth G. Oakford, 90, of Garrettsville, passed away on Tuesday, January 15, 2019. She was born on June 25, 1928 in Fayette County, PA to James & Margaret Race. She retired from Perlmutter Printing in Cleveland, Ohio. Ruth enjoyed gardening and loved to travel. Ruth is survived by her son, Kenneth Gearing; daughters, Diane Perotti, Patricia Gearing and Sandra Crow; sisters,...
Ronald A. Rabatin, 77, of Nelson Twp., OH
Ronald A. Rabatin 77 years of age passed away January 16, 2019 at Longmeadow Care Center. Ron was born to the late Andy and Wilma Rabatin on September 18, 1941. He was a lifetime Nelson Township resident. In his youth he enjoyed hunting fishing and tinkering with anything that had a motor. He was a crane operator for Penn Glass...
Barbara Ann Polley, 76, of Ravenna, OH
Barbara Ann Polley, 76, of Ravenna, went to her Heavenly home to be with her Savior and Lord on January 18, 2019, after a long illness, She was born on October 24, 1942 in Detroit, Michigan to Arthur and Helen (Bydlowski) Heasley. She enjoyed spending time with her family, crocheting, scrapbooking, NASCAR and traveling. Her favorite places to travel were...
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...
Margaret Simon, 95, Middlefield, OH
Margaret Simon, 95, of Middlefield, passed away peacefully on January 2, 2019. She was born on November 7, 1923 in Homestead, PA to Micheal and Anna (Lacko) Guydosh. Marge married the love of her life, George W. Simon on October 1, 1944. She worked as a bookkeeper right out of high school. Marge...
Elizabeth “Betty” Gole, 92, Rittman, OH
Elizabeth “Betty” Gole, 92 years of age, passed away on December 30, 2018. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred. They were married for 60 years. She is survived by her sons, Kenneth Gole, Thomas Gole, and daughter, Nancy Brunton (nee Gole); grandchildren, Andrew Gole, Daniel Gole, Michael Gole, and Kelly Gole. Cremation has...
Eugene Szigeti, Jr., 70, of Tarpon Springs, FL
Eugene Szigeti, Jr., 70, of Tarpon Springs, Florida, passed away Nov. 23, 2018. He is survived by his beloved wife Cindy Buell Szigeti; son Kyle Szigeti and his wife Courtney of Orlando, FL; granddaughter, Evie Kate Szigeti of Orlando, FL; and by two sisters, Dr. Elvira Szigeti of Richmond, Virginia and Virginia Szigeti of The Villages, Florida. ...
Hubert “Dale” Hoard, 81, of Freedom Twp., OH
Hubert “Dale” Hoard, age 81, of Freedom Twp., Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on January 15, 1937 in Flatwoods, WV to Springer “Frank” and Faye (Westfall) Hoard. A graduate of Sutton (WV) High School in 1957. He was a member of the Naval Reserves, and...
