All Obituaries

SHALERSVILLE David Richard Chenoweth, 89 years of age, passed away on Sunday May 20, 2018 at UH-Portage Medical Center in Ravenna, Ohio. Mr. Chenoweth was God’s Gift to Us on March 1, 1929 in Nicut, West Virginia, the son of the late Denver and Faye (Lamb) Chenoweth. Raised on the family farm in West Virginia, he was a 1947 graduate of Calhoun County High School. A resident of the Shalersville area for over 50 years,...

MANTUA Alexander R. Ferrell, 15 years of age, passed away Thursday May 17, 2018. Alex was born in Akron, Ohio on July 22, 2002, the son of James and Kendra (Holcomb) Ferrell. A lifetime resident of the Mantua-Shalersville areas, he was presently a 9th. Grade student at Crestwood High School. Alex loved being with his friends, and his unique personality included the ability to make everyone laugh. “I Look...

MANTUA Thelma M. Head, 84 years of age, passed away Wednesday May 16, 2018 at Arbors at Stow. Born February 11, 1934 in Birmingham. Alabama, she was the daughter of the late Clyde and Dessel (Weathers) Solomon. A  homemaker and lifetime Mantua area resident, Thelma enjoyed gardening and baking, and will forever be remembered for having raised and was the caregiver for many children who fondly called her “Mommy...

SHALERSVILLE-MANTUA Gregory Hall, 53 years of age, passed away Wednesday May 9, 2018 at University Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. Born in Ravenna, Ohio on November 30, 1964, he was the son of George and Virginia (Deskins) Hall. A lifetime area resident, Greg had been employed at Ford Motor Company in Walton Hills from where he retired. He enjoyed the outdoors that included bond fires, playing horse shoes, and being with...

FREEDOM  Mary Ruth Ray, 84 years of age, became Our Gift to God on Wednesday May 2, 2018 at her residence. Mrs. Ray was God’s Gift to Us  on September 4, 1933 in Eupora, Mississippi, the daughter of the late James B. and Ressabelle (Temple) Johnston, Sr. Following her early years in Mississippi, she enrolled at Blue Mountain College where she earned her BA,and then her MA at the University of North Carolina....

FREEDOM TOWNSHIP - MANTUA Daniel I. Norris, 49 years of age, passed away Saturday April 28, 2018 at UH-Portage Medical Center in Ravenna, Ohio. Born in Beckley, West Virginia on November 28, 1968, he was the son of John W. and Edra (Ogden) Norris. A lifetime Portage County resident, Daniel formerly resided in the Kent and Brimfield,  moving to the Mantua-Freedom area the past 4 years. He was a graduate of Southeast...

HIRAM Danielle L. Loader, 71 years of age, passed away Friday April 20, 2018 at Cleveland Clinic Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. Born in East Cleveland, Ohio on July 14, 1946. She was the daughter of the late Arnold and Marghurite (Getson) Guyette. A lifetime Hiram-Mantua area resident, she was a 1964 graduate of Crestwood Schools, following which she entered the U.S. Air Force serving during the Vietnam Era. It was while...

AUBURN TOWNSHIP John Wayne Vannoy, 81years of age, passed away Monday April 16, 2018 at UH-Geauga Regional Medical Center in Claridon Township, Ohio. Born in Boone Township, North Carolina on July 16, 1936, he was the son of the late Richard and Margarette (Baird) Vannoy. A resident of Auburn Township for over 55 years, John had been employed as a truck driver at Chester Sand & Gravel, and then at Morabito Trucking...

HIRAM Gerard “Joe” Robine, 82 years of age, passed away Monday April 16, 2018 following a period of failing health. Joe was born in Lilly, Pennsylvania on December 1, 1935, the son of the late John and Mildred (Bearer) Robine .He was a resident of the Hiram area the past 44 years. Joe had been employed at Ford Motor Company Walton Hills Stamping Plant, retiring in 1994 after 34 years of faithful service. While...

AURORA Joan T. Havel, 87 years of age, passed away Sunday April 15, 2018 at her residence. Born in Lorain, Ohio on December 5, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Arthur John and Julia T. (Laux) Marshall. Mrs. Havel grew up in Lorain, Ohio and was a 1950 graduate of Lorain High School. A resident of Aurora since 1978, she had been employed as a cook at Aurora High School, and was a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help...