All Obituaries

GARRETTSVILLE Robert J. Farley, 92 years of age, passed away Saturday April 20, 2019. Born in Freedom Township, Ohio on April 3, 1927, he was the son of the late Ray and Bessie M. (Davis) Farley. Bob was a 1945 graduate of Freedom High School, following which he served in the U.S. Army during World War II  under McArthur. A lifetime Garrettsville resident, Bob was the owner-operator of Farley-Ellerhorst  Insurance  from 1979 until retiring in 1995. He served on the...

HIRAM Richard A. McCollum, 77 years of age, passed away Wednesday April 17, 2019 at UH-Portage Medical Center in Ravenna, Ohio. Born in Cleveland, Ohio on November 5, 1941, he was the son of the late Raymond and Viola (Tucker) McCollum. Richard grew up in Hiram, and graduated from Hiram High School in 1959, where he was a star basketball player and a member of the All County Championship  Team. Formerly a resident of Parma for 34 years, he had presently lived in Hiram the past 17 years...

MANTUA TOWNSHIP Anita F. Dobos, 82 years of age, became Our Gift to God on Saturday April 13, 2019 at her residence. Anita was God’s gift to us on June 4, 1936 in Reading, Pennsylvania, the daughter of the late Fredrick and Lucy (Schaffer) Seyfert. Formerly of Brunswick, Anita had been a Mantua area resident since 1980. She had been employed as an LPN for several years, working at Reading, Pennsylvania Hospital. A member of His Ministry, Anita devoted herself to the Lord, and was...

STREETSBORO Margaret E. Manning, 71 years of age, passed away Thursday April 11, 2019. All services private. Arrangements by the Green Family Funeral Home & Crematory Service in Mantua.

SHREVE-TROY, OHIO David William Schrecengost, 62 years of age, passed away unexpectedly Friday April 5, 2019 in Grand Blanc, Michigan. David was born in Ravenna, Ohio on February 3, 1957, the son of Bill and Gloria (Miller) Schrecengost. He was a Streetsboro High School graduate in 1975, and had resided in Shreve, Ohio the past 13 years, formerly living in Troy, Ohio. He had been employed as an environmental driller all of his life, and the past 5 years at Cascade Drilling. David enjoyed...

HIRAM Ruth Norma Sitko, 97 years of age, passed away Wednesday April 3, 2019 at her residence. Born in Cleveland, Ohio on December 13, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Curt and Wilhelmena (Apel) Meichsner. She grew up in Cleveland and was a graduate of Lincoln High School. During World War she was employed as “ Rosie the Riveter “ at the Old Bomber Plant, which is now the IX Center, working on B-29 bomber’s. A longtime resident of Hiram, she was a member of Christ...

Tevfik Manav, 85 years of age, passed away Monday April 1, 2019 at his residence. A longtime resident of Macedonia, he had been employed at LTV Steel, retiring after 30 years of service. Mr. Manav enjoyed gardening and his German Shepherds. On May 10, 1967, he married his loving and devoted wife Sehriban who mourns his passing at their home. He is also survived by his cherished children Ali ( Kimberly Gallucci) Manav of Aurora, Eser ( Lori ) Manav of Mantua, and Yildiz Ganzhorn of Aurora....

WINDHAM William “Joe Bell” Barnes, 80 years of age, passed away Saturday March 30, 2019 at his residence. Born in Rose Hill, Virginia on August 23, 1938, he was the son of the late William R. and Georgia M. Barnes. A resident of the Windham area for 60 years, he had been a self-employed drywaller. Joe Bell enjoyed watching western movies, country western music, horse shoes, playing cornhole and out in this shed always fixing things. “His Babies” will always remember...

AURORA Henry W. “Johnny” Flint, 82 years of age, passed away Thursday March 21, 2019 at Ravenna, Ohio. Born in Exchange, West Virginia on November 28, 1936, he was the son of the late James A. and Mary A. (Cutlip) Flint. Mr. Flint was a graduate of Sutton High School in West Virginia, where he lettered in football and baseball. A resident of Aurora the past 60 years, he had been employed at Container Corporation of America retiring in 1998 after over 40 years of service. Mr....

MANTUA Vada M. Freemont, 71 years of age, passed away Tuesday March 19, 2019 at her home. Born in Burton Township, Ohio on May 11, 1949, she was the daughter of the late Bruce and Martha (Fowler) McCoy. A longtime Mantua-Shalersville area resident, Vada had been a graduate of James A. Garfield High School, and then from Hiram College. She had been employed for over 20 years at Nestle USA in Solon. Vada enjoyed traveling in her spare time. She is survived by her daughter Danielle Freemont of...