In Memoriam: Diana L. Waldrop (Coffman) of Pembina, ND
Diana L. (Coffman) Waldrop, 50, of Pembina, ND passed away Friday, March 6, 2015 at the Pembina County Memorial Hospital, Cavalier, ND. Diana Lynn Coffman was born May 20, 1964 in Cleveland, OH to Donald E. and Sandra L. (Hathaway) Coffman. She grew up in Hiram, OH, graduated from Crestwood HS in 1982. She worked at Parker-Hannifin and Eaton Corp. She married John McGhee of Chagrin Falls, OH and they had two children, Sara and Dillon. She Married Daniel Waldrop and moved to Pembina, ND, where she worked at Norman Jenson Brokerage. Survivors include her children: Sara and Dillon McGhee. Both of Pembina, ND; mother Sandy Coffman, Hiram, OH; siblings: Deb Coffman, Ravenna, OH – Don (Cyndi) Coffman, Northport, FL – Dan Coffman, Northfield, OH – Kathleen Miller, Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Sheryl (Joe) Dufey, Warren, OH – Jude (Curt) Thomas, Grand Junction, CO – Sue Holm, Marietta, GA; several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father, Donald. Diana was able to give the gift of sight to someone, by donating her eyes upon her death. A memorial service will be held at Hiram Christian Church in the near future. A time of fellowship will follow at the church.
Ruth A. Brown of Windham, OH
Ruth A. Brown, 93 years of age, became Our Gift to God on Sunday August 29, 2021. She was God’s Gift to Us at the family home in Windham, on September 7, 1927, the daughter of the late Joe and Annette (Wharton) Pinney. A longtime resident of Windham, Ruth had been a 1945 graduate of Windham High School, and...
Kenneth “Ron” Ronald Ellenberger of Hiram, OH
Kenneth “Ron” Ronald Ellenberger, 82, of Hiram passed away on Tuesday May 15, 2018 at Briar Hill Nursing Home in Middlefield. Ron was born on August 8, 1935 in Hiram, Ohio, the son of Kenneth Walter and Alta Mildred Rood Ellenberger. Ron and Joanne Shaffer Ellenberger were united in marriage on October 6, 1956 at Troy Baptist Church where they...
In Memoriam: James D. Carpenter of Garrettsville
James D. Carpenter, 86, of Garrettsville, passed away on Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at his residence. He was born October 1, 1928 in Braxton County, WV to Floyd and Iva Lee (Howes) Carpenter. James married Elva on November 2, 1953. He proudly served in the United States Army. James was a member of the First Baptist Church of Garrettsville. ...
Audley V. Zuver, III of Hiram, OH
Audley V. Zuver,III, 70 years of age, passed away unexpectedly Saturday October 10, 2020. Born in Warren, Ohio on June 4, 1950, he was the son of the late Brownlee and Gladys (Brewster) Zuver. A lifetime area resident, he graduated in 1968 from Crestwood High School, following which he attended and graduated in 1972 from Ohio University with a...
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...
In Memoriam: Alice Skiles of Windham, OH
Alice Skiles, 92, of Windham, passed away on Friday, March 20, 2015 at her residence, with her family by her side. She was born November 8, 1922 in Little Summit, PA to Sebastian and Elsie (Marx) Seese. Alice was a member of the Windham United Methodist Church and enjoyed cleaning house. She is survived by her son, Harry (Lowella) Skiles of Windham; grandchildren, Tracy Roper, Scott and Harry Skiles; great-grandchildren, Jimmy, Teva, Haley, Hanna and Sophie. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Charles Nelson Skiles; brothers, Harry, John, Alvin and Charles; sister, Mary Elizabeth; grandchild, Denise and great-grandchild Jason. Burial will be at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Laurel Hill, PA.
Ronald J. Simsa, Sr. of Hiram Twp.
Ronald J. Simsa, Sr., 84, of Hiram Twp., passed away Monday, August 21, 2023. He was born May 1, 1939, in Cleveland, to the late Frank and Mary (Senold) Simsa. He was a proud veteran of the U.S. Army. Ron retired after 45 years of service as an Engineer at Johnson Plastics. He enjoyed being with his grandchildren, fishing, and...
William James Wilson of Nelson Twp., OH
William James (“Bill”) Wilson, born on July 20, 1945 in Warren, Ohio took his last breath in the presence of his loving wife, Johanna Wilson, on the morning of June 1, 2020. In the weeks leading up to his passing, countless family members and friends visited his home to share fond memories, inspire hope, and wish for an everlasting...
Maxwell Dennis May of Windham
Maxwell (Max) Dennis May, 18, of Windham, Ohio, peacefully passed away on June 6, 2023 after living with a glioblastoma for the past three years. Born to Mike and Stephanie May on July 10, 2004, Max began his love for athletics early with swim lessons and T-ball. Throughout his early years, he participated in baseball, basketball and football. Although basketball...
Becky Moser, 71, of Garrettsville
Becky Moser, 71, passed away on October 16, 2018. Born on March 22, 1947, in Painesville, Ohio, to David and Charlene Hill, Becky grew up on Fairport Harbor beach surrounded by family and friends. She proudly attended The Ohio State University. In fact, in 1998, Becky was spotted rushing the field after a victory over TTUN in the ‘Shoe’....
Fred G. Browning Jr. of Newton Falls, OH
Fred G. Browning Jr. age 48 of Newton Falls passed away peacefully at his home in Warren on Tuesday April 20, 2021. He was born on Aug. 29, 1972 in Summerville, SC the son of the late Minerva R. Browning. Fred has lived in Newton Falls for most of his life, and graduated from Newton Falls High School in...
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...
Retired Captain Ricky G. Neal, Sr. 60
Retired Captain Ricky G. Neal, Sr. 60 passed away Saturday, May 16, 2020 at UH Portage Medical Center in Ravenna. He was born June 3, 1959 in Ravenna to Joseph W. and Anna Mae (Jones) Neal. Ricky served on the Garrettsville Police Department for 23 years with 11 of them as chief of police and then became the jail...
Margaret “Peggy” Kristoff-Gancs of Garrettsville, OH
Margaret “Peggy” Kristoff-Gancs, 63, of Garrettsville went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, December 20, 2020. She was born May 7, 1957 in Ravenna, Ohio to the late Francis “Andy” and Evelyn (Price) Metz. She graduated from James A Garfield High School in 1976. Peggy worked at Delta Systems in Streetsboro, OH for many years. Upon her...
Catherine “Cathy” Ann Angel of Garrettsville, OH
Catherine “Cathy” Ann Angel, 68 passed away on September 26, 2017. She died peacefully after a brief battle with cancer. Her beloved family was able to spend time with her prior to passing. Her family takes ease in knowing she is free of pain now. Cathy was born in Parsons, WV. During her childhood her family...
Reverend Dorothy Jean Carpenter of Newton Falls, OH
Reverend Dorothy Jean Carpenter, 76, of Newton Falls was called home to be with her Savior and Lord on Sunday, July 15, 2018. She was born on November 14, 1941 in Confluence, Pa to Lloyd and Betty (Lytle) McPherson. Dorothy married the love of her life, Clarence “Russ” Carpenter, on July 18, 1966. She lived a full and...
Barbara Grafton of Freedom Twp., OH
Barbara Grafton, 88, of Freedom Township, passed away Thursday, February 18, 2021. Born on the family farm in Freedom, Portage Co., OH, daughter of the late D. Daniel and Mildred (Peppeard) Strawman and grandaughter of David S. and Beulah (Lamale) Strawman; and Neal and Laurel (Rathbun) Peppeard. After 12 years of schooling in the Freedom School District, she went on...
Howard Spencer of Windham, OH
Howard Spencer, 75, of Windham, passed away on Tuesday, May 4, 2021. He was born August 5, 1945 in Ravenna to the late Parley and Esther (nee Dudash) Spencer. He retired from BASF as a Tow Motor Operator after 38 years of service. Howard really enjoyed sitting outside watching the world and was an avid Windham Bombers fan. He was...
Arlene Apple, 93, of Bradenton, FL
Arlene Apple, 93, of Bradenton Florida, previously of Garrettsville, passed away on Friday November 2, 2018. She was born on March 3, 1925 in Fletcher, Ohio to Alva and Mabel (Kirk) Hilliard. Those left to miss her are her children, Gerald “Jay” Apple Jr., Kent Apple, Beth (Ray) Maynard, Bev (Denny) Musgrove and Mark (Tammi) Apple; grandchildren, Ross, Kirk and...
Mary Kathleen “Kathy” Kearney of Garrettsville, OH
Mary Kathleen “Kathy” Kearney, 69, of Garrettsville, was called to her eternal resting place on June 26, 2017 surrounded by her family. She entered this world on August 13, 1947 in Lakewood, Oh, born to Faber and Mary (Gall) Kearney. She was the oldest of 6 and is survived by her siblings, Patricia (Richard) Strainer, Janet Kearney, Rusty (Darlene) Kearney,...
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...
Thomas E. Bosma, 73, of Hiram, OH
Thomas E. Bosma, 73 years of age, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday October 23, 2018 at his residence. Tom was born on August 20, 1945 in Nelson Township, Ohio the son of the late Wybe and Gerda (Visser) Bosma. A lifetime Portage County resident, he grew up in Nelson Township, and was a graduate of James A. Garfield High School....
Katherine Ann Kothera of Hiram, OH
Katherine Ann Kothera, 95, of Hiram, passed away on January 20, 2017 surrounded by her loving family. She was born on February 25, 1921 to Joseph and Catherine (Greicar) Skiba in Cleveland, Ohio. She spent most of her adult life living in Hiram. She graduated from John Marshall High School in Cleveland in 1939, and after graduation she...
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...
Mark A. Brunn of Freedom Twp., OH
Mark A. Brunn 77 of Freedom Township passed away Thursday, February 25, 2021 at his home. He was born June 9, 1943 in Ravenna, Ohio to Guy and Carolyn (Sprafka) Brunn. Mark was a 1961 graduate of James A. Garfield High School, served as a US Army medic at Fort Knox, KY and worked in maintenance for Alsides Aluminum in...
Thomas John Sevc
Thomas John Sevc, 58 years of age, passed away Saturday February 21, 2015 at University Hospitals-Geauga Regional Medical Center in Claridon Township, Ohio. Born in Garfield Hts., Ohio on March 8, 1956, he was the son of Steve J. and Rose Mary (Mahoney) Sevc,Sr. A graduate of Maple Hts. High School in 1974, Tommy had resided in the Shalersville...
Jacqueline “Jackie” Janka of Garrettsville, OH
Jacqueline “Jackie” Janka, at the age of 83, passed away on June 18, 2018. Jackie was born on January 30, 1935 to Hazel and Gerald (Jiggs) Edick, Sr., of Garrettsville, Ohio. She worked for many years in the travel industry. She is survived by loving nieces and their families. Inturnment will take place in Garrettsville, Ohio at the Park...
In Memoriam: Daniel Eugene Miller of Freedom Township
Daniel Eugene Miller, 75 of Freedom Township passed away Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center. He was born February 12, 1940 in Bainbridge, Ohio to the late William Jennings Bryan Miller, Sr. and Elizabeth J. (Helmuth) Miller. Dan served in the Air Force from 1957 - 1976. He was stationed in Vietnam, French Morocco,...
Wanda “Meme” McMillan of Kent, OH
Wanda “Meme” McMillan, 84, of Kent, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021, at UH Portage Medical Center. Wanda was born on June 18, 1936 in Bell Town, TN. Wanda was a very loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was loved by many, a long standing member of Lake Brady United Methodist Church and an active member of the...
