Obituaries

Richard M. Taylor, age 75 of Ravenna died Friday in the Metro Health Medical Center in Cleveland. He was born Jan. 28, 1933 in Plain City to Thompson and Josephine (McGill)...  Read

Samuel Wayne Bombarger 86 of Kent passed away Thursday, May 8, 2008 at Robinson Memorial Hospital. He was born June 28, 1921 in Ravenna to the late Emmett E. and Ethel (Brockett)...  Read

Joyce Sabrezno, 69 years of age of Cleveland, passed away Monday, May 5, 2008 at Lakewood Hospital. Born January 13, 1939 in Cleveland, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Grace (Bichsel) Huckvale. A homemaker, she was a lifetime Cleveland...  Read

Josephine Lewis, age 85 of Rootstown, passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2008, at Longmeadow Care Center. Born October 13, 1922, in Clarksburg, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Joseph and Maggie (Henline) Hornor, Josephine always enjoyed spending time with her...  Read

WINDHAM TWP - Jack L. Ellet, 96 years of age of Windham Township, passed away Wednesday May 7, 2008 at Anna Maria of Aurora. Born in Akron, Ohio on December 17, 1911, he was the son of the late Charles and Kathryn (Hill)...  Read

SHALERSVILLE Harvey A. Green, 74 years of age, of Shalersville, passed away Saturday April 26, 2008 in Ravenna. Harvey was born in Burton, Ohio on March 21, 1934 the son of the late Lyle and Tilly (Coe)...  Read

Donald Thomas MacLearie, age 65, of Shalersville, passed away on Thursday, May 8, 2008 in his home. He was born in Ravenna on August 26, 1942, a son of the late, Donald P. and Verna (Dowler) MacLearie. He lived in Portage County all his life and was very active in the Crestwood community. Don was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam...  Read

"Together Again" Daymond Bill Brannon, age 78 of Randolph, passed away Saturday, May 10, 2008, at his home. Born March 1, 1930, in Calhoun County, West Virginia, a son of the late William and Effie Brannon, Bill now joins his wife Barbara Lee (nee Kennedy) Brannon, who passed away August 7,...  Read

Angela V. Wright 45 beautiful daughter, sister, granddaughter, cousin, niece and friend, made her transition May 3, 2008 at Robinson Memorial Hospital CCU. Angela was born March 13, 1963 in...  Read

Thomas Micheal Cline of Kent, infant son of Thomas Robert and Theresa Marie (Adolph) Cline, died Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at Akron City Hospital Medical...  Read

Samuel Wayne Bombarger 86 of Ravenna passed away Thursday, May 8, 2008. Arrangements pending with Shorts Funeral Home Ravenna Chapel. Donations can be made to donors favorite charity. (Shorts, Ravenna (330) 296-6858 RC...  Read

Evelyn J. (Harper) Frame 90 of Ravenna died Thursday, May 8, 2008 at Robinson Memorial Hospital in Ravenna. She was born May 3, 1918 in Fillmore, NY to the late William and Leona (Hill) Selover. Mrs. Frame retired from the housekeeping department at Robinson Memorial Hospital in 1974 and has lived in Ravenna and Lady Lake,...  Read

Blanche Ellen Mills, 80, of Kent, died Thursday, May 8, 2008 at her home. She was born November 8, 1927, in New Orleans, Louisiana to William H. and Beatrice (Stouff) Egan. This picture shows what was the cornerstone of Blanche Mills life: her children and later her...  Read

William Bill E. Hallock, age 90 of Ravenna, passed away Thursday, May 8, 2008, at Kent Healthcare. Born January 4, 1918, in Atwater, Ohio, a son of the late Earl and Gladys (Kump) Hallock, Bill was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Ravenna and the Masonic Charity Lodge #530 in...  Read

Wayne "Frank" Franklin Wright Sr., age 73 of Diamond, formerly of Streetsboro, can proudly say I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course; swing wide the heavenly gates Im coming home. Mr. Wright passed away Wednesday, May 7, 2008, at Robinson Memorial...  Read

Jean Louise Echelberry, age 84 of Newton Falls, passed into eternal life at 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at Allan Dell Assisted Living of natural causes. On March 15, 1924, in Lordstown, OH, John & Helen (Lyntz) Davis were blessed with the birth of their daughter,...  Read

Angela Vanessa Wright, 45 of Ravenna died Saturday, May 3, 2008. Arrangements will be announced later by Shorts Funeral Home Ravenna Chapel. (Shorts Funeral Home- Ravenna Chapel 330-296-6858 RC...  Read

Willie Lippy Lee Watts She was born December 26, 1925, to Upshaw and Ossie Wood Head in Kent, Ohio. Preceding her in death were her parents and her older sister Anna Kinds Thomas. She graduated from Kent Roosevelt High School in...  Read

Wayne "Frank" Franklin Wright Sr., age 73 of Diamond, formerly of Streetsboro, can proudly say I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course; swing wide the heavenly gates Im coming home. Mr. Wright passed away Wednesday, May 7, 2008, at Robinson Memorial...  Read

Eileen G. Baum, 77, of Carrollton, died Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at Aultman Hospital in Canton. She was born August 8, 1930, in Moundsville, West Virginia to William and Emma (Henry) Burkhart. She was a retired seamstress for Euclid Garment in Kent .She loved and enjoyed bowling and fishing, and was a member of Jesus Revival...  Read