All Obituaries

SHALERSVILLE- MANTUA Ronald E. Haines, 75 years of age, passed away Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at Ravenna, Ohio. Born at Chesterhill, Ohio on December 19, 1945, he was the son of the late Hugh and Mona (Ewart) Haines. A longtime resident of the Mantua-Shalersville areas, Ron was a 1963 graduate of Crestwood High School, and a member of Portage Faith United Methodist Church. Ron proudly served in the U.S. Army during the Viet Nam Era, and was awarded 2 Purple Hearts, and Bronze Star, as a...

RAVENNA Helen K. Hahn, 88 years of age, passed away Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at UH-Portage Medical Center in Ravenna, Ohio. No calling hours or services. Cremation has been held. Arrangements are by the Green Family Funeral Home & Crematory Service in Mantua where condolences and memories may be viewed at www.greenfamilyfuneralhome.com.

WINDHAM Jerry E. Downey, 72, a lifelong resident of Windham, passed away peacefully on October 8, 2021 surrounded by his loving family.  He was born on February 17, 1949 in Detroit, MI to George W. Jr. and Beatrice (nee Daniels) Downey. Jerry married the love of his life, Nancy (nee Croft) Downey on June 7,1969. Jerry was a 1967 Windham High School graduate where he played football, basketball and baseball.  He was a member of the 1966 PCL Championship Football Team. After high...

GARRETTSVILLE Jeanne Louise Cates, 94, passed to eternal rest at the Woodlands in Ravenna on October 3, 2021, with family by her side. Jeanne was born in Garrettsville on May 14, 1927, a daughter of Willard Hiram and Annah Crites Bishop, and was a lifetime Garrettsville resident.  She married Dan Cates on September 29, 1946, enjoying many happy years with him until his passing in 1991. Jeanne grew up enjoying summers with her brothers at the family cottage at Lake Milton.  She...

  RAVENNA Katherine H. “Gabby” Jaynes, 67 years of age, passed away Thursday, September 30, 2021. Born in Norfolk, Virginia on December 29, 1953, she was the daughter of the late John and Dora (Titlow) Williams. Formerly of Mantua, she had resided in Ravenna the past 12 years. She had been a 1972 graduate of St. Albans High School in West Virginia, and had been employed as a home health aide for many years. A member of Faith Family Church in Canton, she could often be...

MANTUA Wanda J. Bender, 81 years of age, passed away Monday September 27, 2021. Born in Dial, Georgia on March 14, 1940, she was the daughter of the late John and Hazel (Bruce) Parker. Following graduation from Meadville High School in 1958, Wanda then attended, and was a 1962 graduate of Edinboro State Teachers College. Her teaching career included employment as an elementary school teacher in Erie, Pennsylvania. For many years, she and her husband were managers at several KOA campgrounds...

MANTUA Kenneth W. “Ken” DeYoung, 85 years of age, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 24, 2021, at the Cleveland Clinic Hospital. Ken was born Thanksgiving Day, November 28, 1935 in Ravenna, Ohio, the son of the late Gus and Lina (Harris) DeYoung. Ken had  been employed for the Erie Lackawanna Railroad, The Buckeye Pipeline, and Kent State University before becoming a self- employed carpenter and handyman until his retirement. Ken loved to talk about his passion of...

MANTUA Victoria M. Toothman, 67 years of age, passed away Monday September 20, 2021 at UH-Portage Medical Center in Ravenna, Ohio. Born in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania on February 17, 1954, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Helen (Ardelji) Sobona. A 1972 graduate of Maple Hts. High School, Mrs. Toothman then moved to the Mantua area where she has resided the past 44 years. She presently had been employed as a retail merchandiser for Crossmark. She was a member of St. Joseph’s...

HIRAM Marie Wilma Piecuch, 90 years of age, passed away Thursday, September 16, 2021. Born in Cleveland, Ohio on May 7, 1931, she was the daughter of the late John and Wilma (Bublawek) Virovec. A resident of the Hiram area the past 15 years, Mrs. Piecuch  had been employed in marketing at Manco Tape Company. Survivors include her daughter Lynn(Paul) Anundson of Plainville, Mass., her grandchildren, Karen ( Christopher Kevorkian),Erik Anundson, and James Dennis Piecuch. She was preceded...

  MANTUA Nancy M. Weber, 75 year of age, passed away Wednesday September 15, 2021 at the David Simpson Hospice in Cleveland, Ohio. Born in Akron, Ohio on January 29, 1946, she was the daughter of the late George and Alberta (Kiselus) Poluski. A graduate of St. Alexis School of Nursing, she had been a resident of the Mantua area the past 54 years, where she was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. A registered nurse at Robinson Memorial Hospital in Ravenna, following...