Edward Allen Vanhorn of Garrettsville, OH
Edward Allen (Eddie) Vanhorn, 65, of Garrettsville, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, January 8, 2022, with his devoted wife at his side. He was born February 17, 1956, in Ravenna, to the late Edsel and Wilda (nee Cress) Vanhorn. He remained a lifelong resident of Garrettsville. Eddie graduated from James A. Garfield High School in 1974, where he was a...
Jimmie (James) L. Stanley of Windham, OH
Jimmie (James) L. Stanley, 80, of Windham, passed away Tuesday, January 4, 2022. He was born in Freedom Twp. on April 26, 1941, to Frank and Amy (nee Alderman) Stanley. He worked as a farm hand for many years. Jim liked to fish, farm, and he enjoyed spending time with family. Jim will be deeply missed by his children, Dave (Sue)...
Gary L. Curkendall of Garrettsville, OH
Gary L. Curkendall, 68, of Garrettsville, passed away on January 1, 2022, at his home after a battle with cancer. He was born in Akron on September 21, 1953, to the late Arthur and Mary Lou (nee Schweitzer) Curkendall. He is survived by his daughters, Crys Draconi and Shannon (Jeremy) Dieringer; grandchildren, Zachary Fitzgerald, Katie Fitzgerald, and Nicolette Hummel, and...
Jeanne Marie Nemeth of Euclid, OH
Jeanne Marie Nemeth (nee Fickes) died 12/24/2021, the very day after she celebrated her 95th birthday. Born in Steubenville, OH on 12/23/1926 she was the firstborn of four children of Herbert Gray Fickes & Mary Maud Fickes (nee Holroyd). The family’s children, all deceased, were Jeanne, Elizabeth, Herbert K., and Frank. She spent most of her growing years in...
John “Jack” Paul Barstow of Garrettsville, OH
John “Jack” Paul Barstow, Age 74, of Garrettsville OH, passed away peacefully at his home on January 1, 2022. He born May 17, 1947 in Chester Twp to Thomas and Helen (nee: Sampson) Barstow. John was an avid drag car racer and loved to garden in his spare time. He served in the Air Force in the early 60s....
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...
Joe E. Lutz of Windham, OH
Joe E. Lutz, 76, of Windham, passed away on Tuesday December 7, 2021. He was born in Parkersburg, W.V. on September 29, 1945, to the late John and Lottie (Campbell) Lutz.Joe was a lifelong resident of Windham, Ohio. He was an active member in the community, taking position on the town council and running for Mayor. He graduated from Windham...
Eugene C. Spade of Warren, OH
Eugene C. Spade, 90, of Warren, passed away surrounded by his loving family, late Saturday evening, December 4th, at his residence. “Sam Spade” or “Jimmy”, as he was affectionately known, was born December 11, 1930 in Freedom, OH. the son of the late Christopher and Nella (Dutter) Spade. He was a 1948 graduate of Freedom High School and was employed as...
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...
Gerald J. Goodnight of Garrettsville, OH
Gerald J. Goodnight, Jr., 69, of Garrettsville, went home to his Lord and Savior on Friday, November 12, 2021. He was born in Cleveland on May 22, 1952, to the late Gerald J., Sr., and Nancy (nee Roby) Goodnight. He married the love of his life, Diane (nee Helmondollar), on November 25, 1970. Jerry was a beloved Papaw to his...
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...
Dorothy E. “Liz” Davidson of Windham Twp., OH
Dorothy E. (“Liz”) Davidson, 86, long-time resident of Windham Twp., passed away on Sunday, July 11, 2021, in the arms of her son who loves her dearly. Mom was born July 29, 1934, near Mapletown, PA., the daughter of Dan and Agnes McNatt. She and her husband Roger, relocated to the Windham neighborhood in the late 1950’s. Liz was an...
Donald D. Buckely of Hayward, WI
Donald D. Buckley, born April 6,1934, a longtime resident of Rubidoux, California, passed away on June 25, 2021, in Hayward, Wisconsin. The love of his life, Joan, preceded him in death. They had three sons, Robert, Donald, and William. The family grew into 7 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren, and 3 great-great-grandchildren. Don was born and raised in Ohio, where he worked...
Jeffrey Wayne Dragovich of Nelson Twp., OH
Jeffrey “Whitey” Wayne Dragovich, 56, of Nelson Township, passed away on Monday, June 14, 2021. He was born April 21, 1965, in Warren to Paul Dragovich and Barbara Bennett. He was a James A. Garfield graduate in 1983 where he lettered in wrestling during his high school years. Jeff was employed with Tri County Painting in Brecksville, Ohio, where he...
John C. Gutherie of Garrettsville, OH
John C. Gutherie, of Garrettsville, OH, passed away Tuesday, June 15, 2021. He was born May 26, 1932, in Sugar Creek Township, PA to Heugh L. and Lillie J. (nee Snyder) Gutherie. He served in the U.S. Army, and retired as a welder from Chrysler in Twinsburg, OH after 38 years of service. John loved to play horseshoes and was...
Edith M. Nevinski of Braceville, OH
Edith M. Nevinski age 94 of Braceville passed away peacefully into eternal rest on Sunday morning June 13, 2021 with her loving family by her side. She was born on Sept. 8, 1926 in Braceville, OH the daughter of the late James R. Farr and Bertha E. (Brobst) Farr. Edith married the love of her life, John Joseph Nevinski...
William R. Long of Twinsburg, OH
William R. Long, age 88, of Twinsburg, passed away on June 8, 2021. He was born on October 18, 1932, in Northfield to General Earl and Hazel (nee Dye) Long. He married Grace Ann Andrews and they raised five children. He retired on January 31, 1970, after 20 years of service with the U.S. Army as a crypto technician. After...
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...
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...
George Leslie Macek of Garrettsville, OH
George Leslie Macek 78, died peacefully in his sleep at home on June 5, 2021. He was born on October 3, 1942, to George and Ann Macek. As a native of Garrettsville, he was an extraordinary man who touched the lives of his family, friends, and community. He was an entrepreneur, with his career beginning in the construction business before...
Conchita Sue Denvir of Windham, OH
Conchita Sue “Connie” Denvir, 81 years of age, passed away Thursday May 27, 2021 at her residence. Born in New Lexington, Ohio on December 13, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Florence (Flowers) Nutter. She was a member of St. Michael’s Catholic Church, and had been employed for 24 years as a medical secretary at...
Norma J. Walters of Streetsboro, OH
Norma J. Walters, 83, of Streetsboro, formerly of Freedom Township, passed away on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. She was born February 1, 1938 in Windham, to the late Frank and Amy Alderman. She loved to bake, dance especially to polka music and care for many family and friends. You never left her house without a full heart and a full...
William Ruffing of Garrettsville, OH
William Ruffing, 82, of Garrettsville, joined his Lord and Savior as he passed peacefully at home Friday, May 7th, 2021, surrounded by his loving family. He was born April 20, 1939 in Garrettsville to Herman and Leeta (nee Wright) Ruffing. Living to the age of 82 his life was filled with the work of his hands that he loved, farming...
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...
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...
James D. Baldwin of Garrettsville, OH
James D. Baldwin, 90 years of age, passed away Thursday, April 15, 2021 at his residence in Garrettsville. Born on September 25, 1930 in Hartford, Ohio, he was the son of the late George and Lucille Baldwin. He was a graduate of Hartford High School, and was a resident of Garrettsville since 1969. Mr. Baldwin was a member of...
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...
Jennie B. Wilson of Garrettsville, OH
Jennie B. Wilson, 91, passed away Friday, March 12, 2021 at her home in Garrettsville, OH surrounded by her family. Jennie was born March 3, 1930 in Clarksburg, West Virginia to the late Raymond and Lela Bee (nee Barker). Jennie was married to Billy D. Wilson (deceased) for 49 years. Preceding her in death were Jennie’s siblings, Kenneth Bee (Lovina),...
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...
Phyllis I. Ellenberger of Hiram, OH
Phyllis I. Ellenberger, 89 years of age, passed away Tuesday, February 23, 2021. Born in Lake Milton, Ohio on April 21, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Van and Garnet (McLeod) Simpson, Sr. A graduate of Windham High School, she then became a longtime Hiram area resident and a member of the Hiram Christian Church. Phyllis loved...
