All Obituaries

RAVENNA Sarah Mary Hornyak, 95 years of age, passed away Sunday October 25, 2020 at her residence with her family by her side. Born in New Castle, Pennsylvania on December 30, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Romolo and Rosalia (Sapienza) Pandolfi. A lifetime resident of Ravenna, Mrs. Hornyak was a 1943 graduate of Ravenna High School. Mrs. Hornyak failed first grade of school , as she had yet to learn how to speak English, keeping the Italian heritage of her early years in the daily...

MANTUA Daniel R. Baumbick, 79 years of age, passed away Sunday October 18, 2020 at University Hospital-Portage Medical Center in Ravenna. Born in Cleveland, Ohio on September 12, 1941, he was the son of the late John J. and Victoria (Hrovat) Baumbich. Dan grew up in Cleveland, and was a graduate of Saint Benedictine High School in 1958. He was employed as sales manager at Safiers Inc. in Cleveland, from where he retired following a very successful career in sales management. A faithful...

  SHALERSVILLE Aaron J. Meager, 33 years of age, passed away Saturday October 17, 2020 in Ravenna, Ohio. Born in Springfield, Ohio on April 21, 1987, he had resided the past 18 years at the Hattie Larlham Center in Shalersville. Aaron loved listening to music, and bouncing ball. He is survived by his father and step-mother Donald and Lisa Meager of Dalton, Ohio; his mother Pamela JoAnne (Dennis-deceased) Brown of Barberton; brothers Donnie Meager of Dalton, Alex Meager and Rob (Alex)...

MANTUA Victor “Vic” J. Magyarics, 84 years of age, went for a walk with his Heavenly Father on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 surrounded by his family. Born in Akron, Ohio on January 5, 1936, he was the son of the late Victor and Rose (Eihinger) Magyarics. Vic is survived by his loving wife Patricia (King) Magyarics, with whom he shared 64 wonderful years of marriage; his five beloved children Ruth Anne (Frank) Ruehr, Jr. of Shalersville, Paul (Carol) Magyarics of Chagrin Falls,...

AUBURN TWP. Ralph Brown, 77 years of age, passed away Wednesday October 14, 2020 at University Hospital-Geauga Medical Center. Born in Bedford, Ohio on November 3, 1942, he was the son of the late Elmer and Marguerite (Cox) Brown. A lifetime Auburn Township resident, he was a 1963 graduate of Kenston High School. Mr. Brown, with his wife, were the owners-operators of JoRal Stable in Auburn. He served his country with honor in the U.S. Army. Mr. Brown held memberships in the Arabian Horse...

HIRAM 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 degree in Business Management. Audley then joined his father in the operation of Zuver Contracting Corporation and at the passing of his...

MANTUA-SHALERSVILLE Clarence B. Bennett, Jr., 71 years of age, passed away Thursday October 8, 2020 in Ravenna, Ohio. Born on January 19, 1949 in East Cleveland, Ohio, he was the son of the late Clarence and Alice (Clem) Bennett. A lifetime area resident, Clarence was a graduate of Crestwood High School. He had been employed as a truck driver for many years at Stamm Construction, then at the Village of Mantua service department. He is survived by his siblings Donald (Gaye) Bennett, William...

AURORA Carol R. Repella, 92 years of age, passed away Saturday October 3, 2020. Born in Fostoria, Ohio on October 2, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Ellsworth B. and Kathrina (Otten) Hart. Carol was proud of her civic work helping make Aurora a better place to live through the tree commission, Co-coordinator of Special Events, such as Sunny Lake Appreciation Day, July 4th festivities and other city events. Carol loved caring for abandoned cats and was a collector of over 1100 teddy...

HIRAM Marilyn K. St. Hilaire, Bus No. 35, made her final run on Friday September 25, 2020. Marilyn was born in Ravenna,  Ohio on May 2, 1964, the daughter of the late Andrew J. and Hilda Jean (Belknap) Breznai. A lifetime Mantua-Hiram area resident, she was a 1982 graduate of Crestwood High School. Marilyn had been employed as a bus driver since 1986 for Crestwood Schools. Driving bus was much more than a job to Marilyn, as she took her responsibilities of helping children both on the...

MANTUA Donald E. “Mr. Don” Zeigler, 72 years of age, passed away Thursday September 17, 2020 at University Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. Born in Cleveland, Ohio on December 26, 1947, he was the son of the late Robert and Alice (McCune) Zeigler. A resident of the Mantua area the past 50 years, Don was a licensed cosmetologist having operated Mr. Don’s Beauty Shop, and then employed at Dee’s Klip Joint in Mantua for 50 plus years. Over the years, Don was active in...