All Obituaries

FREEDOM TWP. Erma Louise Dluhos, 69 years of age, became Our Gift to God on Thursday August 9, 2018 at Ravenna, Ohio. Erma was God’s Gift to Us on November 25, 1948 in New Madrid, Missouri, the daughter of the late Roy L. and Louise (Robinson) Richardson.  A homemaker, she had been a longtime resident of Freedom Township. Mrs. Dluhos enjoyed all animals big and small, doing crafts and crossword puzzles as hobbies. A private lady, she will forever be remembered as a very religious...

MANTUA Charles C. “Charlie” Simons, Jr., 75 years of age, passed away Friday August 3, 2018 at his residence. Born in Youngstown, Ohio on March 25, 1943, he was the son of the late Charles and Elizabeth (Masbacher) Simons. A 1961 graduate of Cardinal Mooney High School in Youngstown, Charlie then attended and graduated from Youngstown State University in 1970 with a degree in Education. Charlie was a Mantua area resident for over 50 years where he was employed by the Crestwood...

STOW James Kenneth Rayl, 54 years of age, passed away Saturday July 28, 2018 at Akron City Hospital. James was born on September 14, 1963 in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, the son of James and Kathlyn (Ludick) Rayl. Jim never met a stranger and was loving and giving to everyone. His interests in later life were electronics and computer programing. He never turned down a challenge on a pool table. A BBQ grill and cook offs always excited him, rain or shine. He was preceded in death by his father...

WINDHAM Judith “Judy” Heppes, 74 years of age, passed away Saturday July 28, 2018 at Trumbull Memorial Hospital in Warren, Ohio.  Born in Claridon Township, Ohio on May 16, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Hattie (Klies) Gardner.   A homemaker, Judy was a graduate of Berkshire High School in Burton, following which she resided in Windham, moving to the Warren area the past 20 years. She is survived by her devoted children Rhonda Heppes and...

MANTUA Candace Marie “Candy” Young, 68 years of age, passed away Friday July 27, 2018 at UH-Portage Medical Center in Ravenna, Ohio. Candy was born in Cleveland, Ohio on September 19, 1949, the daughter of Robert and Lois (Hampton) Cline. A lifetime Mantua resident, Candy was a 1968 graduate of Crestwood High School where she was Head Majorette, and had participated with the Mohawks in competition twirling 2 Fire Batons. She was the owner-operator for many years of the...

SHALERSVILLE David C. Koffroth, 71 years of age, passed away Thursday July 26, 2018 at his residence. Born in Akron, Ohio on February 8, 1947, he was the son of the late Edward L. and Helen L. (Hall) Koffroth. A lifetime Shalersville area resident, he had been employed as an engineer for 20 years at Furon Industries, then at ILPEA Industries in Aurora for 15 years retiring in 2018. David served with honor in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam Era. He was a member of St. Joseph’s...

AURORA Carolyn Sue Byerley, 71 years of age, passed away Wednesday July 25, 2018 in Aurora, Ohio. Born November 26, 1946 in Widen, West Virginia, she resided in West Virginia most of her life moving to Ohio in 2015. She had been employed as a clerical assistant at Mountain Cap in Buckhannon, West Virginia. Survivors include her daughter Angela Pike of Phoenix, Arizona, brother Randy (Robin) Donohue of Elkins, West Virginia, 4 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild, and her cousins...

MANTUA Opal L. Miner, 89 years of age, passed away Monday July 23, 2018 at Aurora, Ohio. Born in Ravenna, Ohio on November 30, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Leo J. and Lois D. (Rogers) Gless. Mrs. Miner was a lifetime resident of the Mantua area, and a graduate of Shalersville High School. She was the bookkeeper and ran the family farm with her husband John Thomas Miner until retirement. A longtime member of the Annevar Garden Club, she enjoyed cooking, travel, casino trips, and an...

SOLON Donald L. Nemeth, 86 years of age, passed away Monday July 23, 2018 at his residence. Born in Cleveland, Ohio on February 22, 1932, he was the son of the late Louis S. and Helen (McGraw) Nemeth. A graduate of John Adams High School, Mr. Nemeth was a longtime resident of Solon where he was employed by the City of Solon as an electrician until his retirement. He honorably  served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict, and was a member of the American Legion. Don...

MANTUA Marian P. Fleck, 90 years of age, became Our Gift to God on Tuesday July 17, 2018 in Aurora, Ohio. Mrs. Fleck was God’s Gift to Us on May 2, 1928 in Bedford, Ohio, the daughter of the late Charles and Mary (Hustack) Dvorak. Mrs. Fleck grew up in Bedford, and was a graduate of Bedford High School. A homemaker, she had been a Mantua area resident since 1963. Her many talents included cooking Hungarian food,  baking, cake decorating, gardening, and  hosting the family...