All Obituaries

HIRAM Travis Lee Hays, 25 years of age, passed away Wednesday October 16, 2019. Travis was born in Ravenna, Ohio on July 29, 1994, the son of Jeff A. and Glenna (Debevec) Hays. A lifetime Hiram resident, he had attended Crestwood Schools. Travis prided himself with his weight lifting abilities, and also enjoyed hunting, baseball, and loved fishing. He liked to listen to many styles of Country music. He is survived by his loving parents Jeff and Glenna Hays; dear siblings Kyle and Jeff Hays...

MANTUA David E. Whaley, 79 years of age, passed away Friday October 11, 2019 in Friant, California. Arrangements will be announced by the Green Family Funeral Home & Crematory Service in Mantua, where his complete obituary will be available at www.greenfamilyfunealhome.com.

MANTUA Casella C. Stamm, 98 years of age, became Our Gift to God on Monday October 7, 2019 at Aurora, Ohio. Mrs. Stamm was God’s Gift to Us on September 10, 1921 in Chicago, Illinois. Her teaching career began after graduation from Dennison University with a degree in Education, and spanned a lifetime of education with several school districts. A resident of Mantua for over 75 years, she had been employed at Crestwood High School until her retirement. Mrs. Stamm was a very active...

SHALERSVILLE Russell E. “Rusty” Griffin, 57 years of age, passed away Sunday, October 6, 2019. Born in Ravenna, Ohio on January 2, 1962, he was the son of the late James “Cecil” and Vashti (Kirkbride) Griffin. A lifetime Shalersville resident, Rusty was a 1980 graduate of Crestwood High School. He had been employed by Shalersville Township as road supervisor and cemetery sexton from 1981 until retiring in 2002. He currently was employed at Performance Elastomers...

MANTUA Jacqueline Sue Antonetti, 64 years of age, passed away Sunday October 6, 2019 at UH-Portage Medical Center in Ravenna, Ohio. Born in Geneva, Ohio on June 6, 1955, she was the daughter of the late Leon and Doris (Wood) Cross. She was a longtime Geneva resident and a graduate of Geneva High School. A resident of Mantua the past 5 years, she had been employed as a supervisor at Verizon from where she retired. Being outdoors and spending time with her husband cooking out were her...

WINDHAM-GARRETTSVILLE Patricia Ann Winemiller, 72 years of age, passed away Friday October 4, 2019 at University Hospital-Portage Medical Center in Ravenna. She was born in Detroit, Michigan on April 8, 1947. A resident of Garrettsville since 1992, Pat had been a longtime resident of Windham, where she graduated from Windham High School in 1964. Pat was well known as the Police Dispatcher starting her career at Windham Police Department, then service at the Portage County Sheriff’s...

MANTUA Joanne C. Wotring, 66 years of age, passed away Friday September 27, 2019 at University Hospital- Geauga Medical Center in Claridon Township, Ohio. Born in Cleveland, Ohio on February 3, 1953, she was the daughter of  Warren T. and Helen ( Butz ) Wotring. Formerly of Euclid, Ohio,  where she was a graduate of Euclid High School in 1971, she had resided in the Mantua area the past 30 years. Joanne was a dedicated employee at Swagelok for 32 years, retiring in 2014. She...

RAVENNA-SHALERSVILLE Agnes Marie Basel, 99 years of age, became Our Gift to God Sunday September 22, 2019 in Ravenna, Ohio. Mrs. Basel was God’s Gift to Us in Cleveland, Ohio on March 14, 1920, the daughter of the late Joseph and Gabriela (Homolka) Anderle. Formerly of Garfield Hts., Agnes had been a Ravenna-Shalersville resident since 1998. Agnes was dedicated to the in home care of individuals ,and of children which she dearly enjoyed doing for many years. An avid gardener she took...

MANTUA Joyce A. Tosi, 55 years of age, passed away Thursday September 19, 2019 with her loving family by her side. Born in Ravenna, Ohio on March 24, 1964, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Irene (Rybka) Grudowski. A homemaker and lifetime Mantua resident, Joyce was a 1982 graduate of Crestwood High School, and a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Mantua. She enjoyed selling on E-Bay, gardening, gambling, and being outdoors mowing the grass. On June 22, 1985, she...

GARRETTSVILLE Barbara Ann Simmons, 82 years of age, became Our Gift to God on Saturday September 14, 2019 at her residence. Mrs. Simmons was God’s Gift to Us on August 16, 1937 at Junior, West Virginia, the daughter of the late Franklin and Blanche (Hymes) Pingley, Sr. A resident of Windham from 1953, she then moved to the Garrettsville area in 2013. A 1956 graduate of Windham High School, she was a homemaker, and a longtime member of Faith Evangelical Free Church in Garrettsville. An...