All Obituaries

GARRETTSVILLE David A. Sheller, 83 years of age, became Our Gift to God on Tuesday June 11, 2019 at Aurora, Ohio. Mr. Sheller was God’s Gift to Us on December 11, 1935 at the family home in Garrettsville, the son of the late Ray L. and Dorothy (Andrews) Sheller. A lifetime Garrettsville resident, he was a 1955 graduate of James A. Garfield High School, and active member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church. Mr. Sheller began driving truck for his father at Sheller Trucking, and then...

MANTUA-HIRAM James "Jimmy" Lougen, 36 years of age, passed away Monday June 10, 2019. Born in Ravenna, Ohio on June 1, 1983, he was the son of John and Kelly (Lougen) Ober. A lifetime resident of the Mantua and Hiram areas, James was a graduate of Crestwood High School. He had been employed in the construction business for many years. Fishing, camping, the outdoors, canoeing and sitting around a warm bonfire will always be remembered of how he enjoyed life by his loving family and...

HIRAM Rudolph A. “Rudy” Gall, 87 years of age, passed away Sunday June 9, 2019 in Middlefield, Ohio. Born in Chagrin Falls, Ohio on September 25, 1931, he was the son of the late Anton and Anna (Gyokeres) Belanszky. Rudy grew up in Auburn where he graduated from Auburn High School in 1949. During the Korean Conflict, he served his country in the U.S. Navy. Rudy was employed at Kennametal as a tool and die maker from where he retired. Active in numerous community affairs, he held...

MANTUA Virginia C. “Ginny” Dunkin, 73 years of age, became Out Gift to God on Sunday June 9, 2019 at Macedonia, Ohio. She was God’s Gift to Us on July 12, 1945 at the family home in North Madison, Ohio, the daughter of the late Delford and Carolyn (Fuller) Behm. Ginny grew up in Lake County, Ohio, where she was a graduate of Madison High School, and was employed for many years as a dental assistant in Lake County. A homemaker, she had been a Mantua area resident since...

AURORA Walter K. Hensse, Jr., 82 years of age, passed away Friday June 7, 2019 in Aurora, Ohio. Born in Cleveland, Ohio on November 15, 1936, he was the son of the late Walter K. and Henrietta (Waszkowski) Hensse, Sr. A lifetime Aurora resident, Mr. Hensse had been employed at Ford Motor Company, Walton Hills as a tool and die maker retiring in 2001 after over 25 years of service. He enjoyed golfing, fishing, sailing and was an avid reader. Survivors include his  sister Nancy...

MANTUA Rebecca C. Stone, 69 years of age, passed away Friday June 7, 2019 at her residence. Born in Cleveland, Ohio on October 24, 1949, she was the daughter of the late James and Virginia (Borling) Dvorak.  A homemaker, she had been a lifetime Mantua resident. Mrs. Stone enjoyed collecting Native American Dolls, and will be remembered for her special stuffed Buffalo, “Buff”. On July 20, 1983, she married Randall Stone who preceded her in death in 2014. Survivors include...

STREETSBORO-SHALERSVILLE Willamay Harmon, 83 years of age, passed away Thursday June 6, 2019 in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. Born in East Cleveland, Ohio on February 19, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Willard and May (Bailey) Inman. Prior to moving to Cuyahoga Falls in 2016, Mrs. Harmon had resided in the Streetsboro, Mantua and Shalersville areas for many years, and attended Christian Missionary & Alliance Church in Shalersville. Traveling with her late husband in their motorhome, and...

MANTUA Mary “ Daisy “ Schmotzer, 89 years of age, became Our Gift to God on Wednesday June 5, 2019 at Compassionate Care Center in Canton, Ohio. Mary was God’s Gift to Us on November 10, 1929 in Cleveland, Ohio, the daughter of the late Francis and Hilda (Janek) Gavit. She grew up in Cleveland where she graduated from St. Frances High School. Mrs. Schmotzer was a homemaker, and had been a resident of Mantua since 1960, and attended Our Lady Of Perpetual Help Church....

MANTUA Victoria Landen Hammond, 64 years of age, passed away Monday June 3, 2019 in Aurora, Ohio. Born in Chelsea, Massachusetts on April 25, 1955, she was the daughter of  Harry R. and Constance (Landen) Hammond.She had been employed by J.P.Morgan Chase Bank, and had been a Mantua area resident since 2009. Survivors include her son Eric Jones of Columbus, Ohio, mother Constance Hammond and sister Elizabeth Hammond both of Mantua. She was preceded in death by her father, and the love...

STREETSBORO Linda M. Burton, 72 years of age, passed away Thursday May 30, 2019 at Ahuja Medical Center in Beachwood, Ohio. Born in Akron, Ohio on April 12, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Violet (Miller) Naska. A graduate of Ellet High School, Linda had been a resident of Streetsboro since 1999. She had been employed in software sales at Agilysys in Solon for over 30 years, retiring in 2016. Linda enjoyed reading, casinos, watching  Days of Our Lives, “A Good...