All Obituaries

  AURORA Mary Jo O’Connor, 69 years of age, passed away Wednesday July 21, 2021 at University Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. Born in Syracuse, New York on April 1, 1952, she was the daughter of Daniel and Mary E. (Henneberry) O’Connor. She grew up in Syracuse, and was a graduate of North Syracuse Central High School. A resident of Aurora since 1971, Mary Jo was a former member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Aurora. An avid reader, Mary Jo donated many of...

GARRETTSVILLE Janice Darleen Seigerst, 81 years of age, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 13, 2021 after a prolonged illness. Born in Cleveland, Ohio on March 30, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Wilber and Juanita (Delong) Thompson. A graduate of Windham High School, Mrs. Seigerst had then been a Garrettsville resident for over 40 years. She had been a dedicated employee at ODOT as a secretary from where she then retired. Mrs. Seigerst was a longtime member of Christ Lutheran...

HIRAM Nancy A. Gall, 89 years of age, passed away Sunday July 11, 2021. Born in Burton, Ohio on June 7, 1932, she was the daughter of the late August and Edith (Yoder) Krause. Mrs. Gall grew up in Geauga County, and was a 1950 graduate of Auburn High School. Upon moving to the Hiram area with her husband Rudy, she became a member of the Hiram Christian Church, taking great pride in becoming a Deacon at her church. In addition to being a homemaker, Mrs. Gall was employed by the Portage...

NEWBURY Donna Ann Kuchenbecker, 86 years of age, became Our Gift to God on Friday July 9, 2021. Donna was God’s Gift to Us on August 24, 1934 in Cleveland, Ohio, the daughter of the late George and Ann (Stevenson) Hamrich. A 1952 graduate of Euclid High School, she presently had been a resident of Newbury for the past 10 years. Mrs. Kuchenbecker had been employed at the Metzenbaum Center in Chesterland, and was a faithful member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Chesterland. An...

HIRAM Jean Blazek, 85 years of age, passed away Wednesday June 30, 2021 at Ravenna, Ohio. Born on December 26, 1935 in Grant Township, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Nay Ward and Viola Mae (Buterbaugh) Burns. Mrs. Blazek graduated from Marian Center High School in Pennsylvania, and had resided in Aurora, moving to the Hiram-Mantua area in 1958. She had been employed for many years with Crestwood School District in various positions, and also was a home health caretaker for numerous...

MANTUA Kathy M. Maynard, 64 years of age, passed away Tuesday June 29, 2021 at Cleveland Clinic Hospital. Born in Cleveland on February 2, 1957, she was the daughter of the late Patrick and Trudy (Helmick) Ross. A homemaker, she had been a resident of the Mantua area since 2004. Kathy had many interests including ceramics, her dogs, the cruises she and Ricky took, and she especially enjoyed going to eat at Wendy’s for their country style chicken sandwiches, and at Master Pizza with...

PARIS TWP. Julius A. Toth, 75 years of age, passed away Thursday June 24, 2021. Born in Frankfurt, Germany on September 26, 1945, he was the son of the late  Julius and Anna (Lazslo) Toth, Sr. He had been a longtime resident of Cuyahoga County, living in Portage County the past 15 years. Mr. Toth had been employed as a mechanic for the City of Rocky River for over 20 years, from where he then retired. He was very proud to have served his country with honor in the U.S. Coast Guard. He...

SOLON Silvio Michael Rone, III, ended his earthly journey on June 24, 2021, at Cleveland, Ohio. Silvio was born in Toledo, Ohio on August 1, 1976, the loving son of Silvio and Carole Rone, Jr. He was a resident of the Hattie Larlham Center for Children with disabilities until age sixteen, at which time he moved to the Larlham Group Home in Solon. Silvio attended Green Road Developmental Center, Southwest Adult Activity Center, and most recently, Constant Companions of Bedford Heights where...

SHALERSVILLE George Mordue, 72, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday June 23, 2021 at UH Cleveland surrounded by family. He was born Aug. 9, 1948 in Cleveland, OH to the late Thomas and Florence (Fenn) Mordue. Our dad was a truly devoted husband to his loving and exceptional wife of 54 years, Dorothy (Guy) and an incredible father. He was an avid reader, which fed his love of learning, he enjoyed old radio shows. Growing up, he would play basketball with us and our friends in the driveway for...

GARRETTSVILLE Judith Karren McDowell, 73 years of age, passed away peacefully on Wednesday June 23, 2021. She was born on November 15, 1947, in Elkins, West Virginia, the daughter of the late Wade and Brycie (Lambert) Hartman. She married the love of her life Lynn E. McDowell, Sr., on January 4, 1965. They were blessed with 51 years of marriage until he passed away on September 5, 2016. She loved being with her family and her Loving dogs. She attended Ravenna Assembly of God Church. ...