Published February 19, 1998
Judith Roth
Services will be held Friday for Judith E. Roth, the associate editor
of the Record-Courier's About People department and executive director
of the Brimfield Area Chamber of Commerce.
Mrs. Roth, 56, died unexpectedly Monday at Akron General Hospital from
a sudden illness.
There will be no calling hours. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday
at Faith United Methodist Church, 1235 Tallmadge Road in Brimfield, with
the Rev. Richard Smith officiating. Burial will be in Restland Cemetery
in Brimfield.
Mrs. Roth's sudden death stunned her friends and associates, who paid
tribute to her as a conscientious and energetic person who was involved
in a host of projects.
A friendly person with a hearty laugh, she enjoyed helping people and
serving as a catalyst for community activities, but she shied away from
the spotlight and insisted on sharing credit for whatever she did.
"Judy loved writing and she loved people," said Record-Courier Editor
Roger J. Di Paolo. "She was a conscientious, hard-working employee who
set high standards for herself and did her job with enthusiasm. Her death
is a tremendous loss for us."
Mrs. Roth initially worked at the Record-Courier in the 1960s while
attending Kent State University, where she studied journalism. She returned
to the paper in 1989 as a staff writer for the About People section, working
out of the Kent office.
In June 1997, she was named associate editor in the About People Department
and moved to the Ravenna office. She especially enjoyed writing her weekly
column, "The Good News," because it gave her to opportunity to draw attention
to positive accomplishments of area residents.
As executive secretary of the Brimfield Chamber of Commerce for more
than a decade, she was the driving force behind the annual styleshow fund-raiser,
which benefited students at Field High School, helped forge a link between
the chamber and the Brimfield Police Department and organized forums to
help inform township voters.
Rudy Tosenberger, the chamber's president, said it will be very difficult
for the chamber to fill the void Mrs. Roth's death has left in the community.
"She was the chamber," he said. "We were totally dependent on her.
Everything we did went through her."
Chamber member Sue Fields, a former Brimfield Township trustee, said
Mrs. Roth gave generously of her time and talents and "coordinated everything"
for the group. "Within the chamber, I looked at Judy as being the hub of
the wheel," she said.
"When I first met her, she came across as being real rough and tough
and crusty," she said, "but underneath all that was just one big giving
heart. She just adored her grandchildren and her children were her world.
I found her to be a dear friend."
As a longtime member of Faith United Methodist Church of Brimfield,
Mrs. Roth was involved in many activities including the church choir, the
bell choir, Bible study and the worship committee. A music lover, she also
served as a liturgist and played the piano.
The Rev. Richard Smith said Mrs. Roth was a very dedicated member of
the church who was devoted to her faith. She often sent cards of encouragement
to him and other members of the church to let her know she was thinking
of them.
"She was very bold, but honest ... she was able to be confrontational
in a loving way," he said. "It's been real special to have her as a member,
and I feel a loss because she was a special person. She contributed a lot
to make me feel encouraged."
One of her contributions to the church will become visible later this
year when a cross is placed atop its steeple.
Rev. Smith recalled that he mentioned he would like to see a cross
placed there, a costly project. Sometime after that, during a sermon on
being faithful servants, he distributed $10 bills to 20 members of the
congregation and asked them to invest the money to something with a purpose.
Mrs. Roth used her $10 to open a savings account to start a fund for
the steeple's cross. She mentioned the effort in "Around Brimfield" columns
in the R-C to generate interest in the project, and collected more than
$600.
The cross was purchased recently, and Mrs. Roth was to be part of the
committee to plan the dedication ceremony, he said.
Another close friend, Diane Bernish Walter, came to know Mrs. Roth
through their mutual involvement in the Portage County Executive Women's
Network and chamber activities.
"Judy's untimely death is a great personal loss to me and a loss for
our community," she said. "I came to know her and appreciate her as a dear
friend _ a person of impeccable integrity, high ideals and intense loyalty.
I will miss her wit and wisdom and the down-to-earth qualities she never
lost."
Mrs. Roth also was the owner of Portage Summit Secretarial Services,
which was based in Kent.
She was active in many community organizations, including the Salvation
Army and Portage County Easter Seal Association.
Survivors include her son, Albert M. of Brimfield; daughters, Mrs.
Trent (Alisha) Southworth of Dublin, Mrs. Jeff (Tina) Taiclet of Randolph
and Lexia Roth of Suffield; grandchildren, Cole, Elaina, Paul and Kara
Nicole; father, John Molnar of Fairborn, Ohio; brothers, James Molnar of
Ashley, Jonathan Molnar of Fairborn, Jerrold Molnar of Lighthouse Point,
Fla., and Joseph Molnar of Whitehall; and sister, Janice Fitzgerald of
Lynnwood, Wash.
Arrangements were handled by the Kucko-Anthony-Kertesz Funeral Home
in Akron.
Memorials may be made to the Faith United Methodist Church or the Kent
Free Library.
Mary Stoneking
Mary Helen Stoneking, 81, formerly of Silver Oaks and a Kent resident
for more than 40 years, died Monday at Hutton II in Salem.
Born April 14, 1916 in Glenville, W.Va., she was the daughter of Okey
W. and Gertrude (Jackson) Gochenour.
Mrs. Stoneking enjoyed poetry, gardening, sewing, collecting antiques
and being with her family. She was an avid supporter of Kent Hot Stove
Baseball.
Survivors include her sons, Charles (Virginia) of Winter Haven, Fla.;
Michael (Helen) of Akron; daughters, Marie (Ford) Smith of North Ridgeville,
Betty (Blair) Cruise of Ravenna and JoAnne (John) Popa of Salem; 19 grandchildren;
34 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Her husband,
Jennings, died in 1976. Her brothers, Wayne, Charles and James, sisters,
Betty Darrin and Lucille Earney, one grandchild and one great-grandchild
also died previously.
Calling hours will be held from 1 p.m. until services at 2 p.m. Saturday
at Bissler & Sons Funeral Home in Kent. The Rev. Jane Ann Clarke will
officiate. Burial will be in Standing Rock Cemetery in Kent.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Valley, 2020 E. State St. Suite
D, Salem 44460.
Barbara Mangino
STREETSBORO _ Barbara W. Mangino, 79, died Tuesday at Robinson Memorial
Hospital in Ravenna.
Born May 23, 1919 in Jackson, Mich., she was the daughter of Murray
and Maraway Curfman. She had lived in Streetsboro for the past 40 years.
Mrs. Mangino retired as assistant librarian at the north branch of
the Akron-Summit County Public Library.
Survivors include her husband, William Sr.; son William Jr. of Streetsboro;
and sisters, Joann Kurlock of Jackson, Mich. and Maraway Ligenfelter of
Brooklyn, Mich.
Calling hours will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Shorts Funeral
Home, Streetsboro Chapel, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday,
with the Rev. J.W. Adkins officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery
in Streetsboro.
Michael Masiello
Michael Joseph Masiello, the 5-day-old son of Dan and Jodi (Teter)
Masiello of Shalersville, died Monday at Rainbow Babies and Children's
Hospital of University Hospitals in Cleveland.
Michael was born Feb. 11 in Claridon.
In addition to his parents, survivors include his grandparents, Louis
and Susan Adoryan of Twinsburg, Joseph and Marsha Masiello of Cambridge
and Richard and Karen Teter of Mantua; and great-grandparents, Gabor and
Betty Gonczy of Mantua.
A private funeral was held, with the Rev. Thomas McCarthy officiating.
Green's Funeral Home in Mantua handled arrangements.
Memorials may be made to the Michael Joseph Masiello Memorial Fund,
NICU of Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital of University Hospitals,
11100 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, 44106.
Stanley Savitts
Stanley S. Savitts Sr., 83, of Hiram Rapids, died Wednesday at his
home after a period of failing health.
Born June 15, 1914 in Saxton, Pa., he was the son of John C. and Sarah
(Burksdresser) Savitts. He grew up in Pennsylvania, where he farmed for
many years. He had been a Hiram Rapids resident since 1954.
Mr. Savitts worked for 25 years as a crane assembler at Cleveland Crane
and Engineering, retiring in 1976. He also farmed for many years in the
Hiram Rapids area.
Mr. Savitts was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret (O'Donnell), whom he married June
19, 1946; sons, Stanley M. (Debbie) of Pennsylvania, Leroy (Judy) of Hiram,
Stanley S. Jr. (Debbie) of Garrettsville, and Walter of Windham; daughters,
Shirley Goss of Vermont, Sandra Himes, Charlotte Wagner and Alice Marie,
all of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Jim (Sara Jane) Bostic of Warren, Mrs. Wayne
(Molly) of Garrettsville, Margaret Hill of Rock Creek, Mrs. Mark (Arlene)
Thompson of Akron, Mrs. Glenn (Esther Mae) Martin of Hiram, Mrs. Paul (Susan)
Sindledecker of Braceville, and Beverly of Middlefield; 31 grandchildren;
29 great-grandchildren; brothers, John and Paul of Pennsylvania and Kenneth
of Louisiana; and sister, Betty Shaw of Pennsylvania. His sons, Calvin
and John D.; brother, Glenn; and sister, Martha Maloney.
Calling hours will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Green's Funeral
Home in Mantua, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, with the
Rev. John Ryan officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery in Hiram.
James Basile
Former Kent resident James "Mitch" Basile, 71, died Jan. 19 in Orlando,
Fla.
Mr. Basile was born in Kent and lived there many years before moving
to Florida.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy of Florida; son, James (Joyce)
of Akron; daughters, Mrs. Wayne (Linda) Meier of Akron and Mrs. Gregory
(Joan) Melloy of Suffield; three grandchildren; one great-grandchild; brother,
Alfred of Kent, and sister, Frances Myers of Cuyahoga Falls.
Published February 20, 1998
Rev. Harry Headley
Former Mantua and Hiram resident, the Rev. Harry W. Headley, 72, died
Saturday at Mansfield General Hospital of heart failure due to complications
of Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome.
Born Jan. 6, 1926 in Wellsville, he was the son of Fred J. and Agnes
E. (Garner) Headley.
He was a minister of First Christ Churches in Randolph; Oxford, Ind.;
Hammond, Ind.; and Mantua before moving to Bucyrus in 1965, where he was
minister of First Christ Church from 1965 to 1974. He served as county
home administrator from 1974 to 1992, then retired.
An Eagle Scout and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, Rev. Headley
was a lifetime member of the American Legion. He attended the First Presbyterian
Church the past few years. He was past president and a very active member
of the Kiwanis Club for over 30 years. Rev. Headley was also a member of
CONTACT, Triad, Wellsville Alumni Association, Hiram Alumni Association
and the Christian Theological Seminary Alumni Association.
Survivors include his wife, Sue (McCall) Dever Headley, whom he married
Jan. 6 1978; daughter Kathy Weiland of Trout Run, Pa.; sons John of Memphis,
Tenn. and James of Delaware; stepdaughter Deb (Dever) Idleman of Green
Mountain Falls, Colo.; six grandchildren and a brother, Paul R. Headley
of Wellsville. His parents, Fred and Agnes, preceded him in death.
Funeral services were held Wednesday at 11 a.m. in the First Presbyterian
Church. Pastors Bob Taylor, Brad Smith, and Mike Wiechers officiated. Burial
was in Glendale Cemetery, Cardington.
Lucille Hlatky
Lucille M. Hlatky, 59, of Cleveland died Thursday at her daughter's
residence in Hiram Township following a battle with cancer.
Born Dec. 14, 1938 in Masontown, Pa., she was the daughter of Steve
and Jeanette Yoskovich.
Mrs. Hlatky was a Cleveland resident for 37 years. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, John of Cleveland, whom she married
July 4, 1959; son, John Jr. of Cleveland; daughter, Judy Seneff of Hiram
Township; two grandchildren; mother of Long Island, N.Y.; brother, Steven
Yoskovich of Long Island; sisters, Mary Ann and Janet of Long Island and
Cecelia of Florida. Her father, and a brother, Johnny, died previously.
Calling hours will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Mallory-DeHaven-Carlson
Funeral Home, Garrettsville, where services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday.
Published February 21, 1998
Kenneth Kingsbury
Kenneth Dean Kingsbury, 72, of Ravenna Township, died Thursday at the
Portage County Nursing Home in Shalersville.
Born March 25, 1925 in Ravenna, he was the son of Albert and Gertrude
(Jones) Kingsbury. He was a life resident of Ravenna Township.
Mr. Kingsbury was a general foreman for Horvitz Construction in Cleveland
until he retired in 1989.
He was a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 1055
in Ravenna and Local 860 Laborers Union Heavy and Highway for 40 years.
He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Frances (Zizka) to whom he was married
for 49 years; son, Dennis Dean of Ravenna Township; and brother, Lyle of
Kent. His brothers, Paul and Bus; and sisters, Marjorie Sperry and Cecile
Laubert, all died previously.
Calling hours will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday, with VFW services
at 7:30 p.m., at Shorts Funeral Home, Ravenna Chapel. Graveside services
will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Maple Grove Cemetery in Ravenna, with
the Rev. Tom Poremba officiating.
Mildred Smith
Mildred G. (Hay) Smith, 86, of Ravenna, died Thursday at her home.
Born Feb. 2, 1912 in Crestline, she was the daughter of Charles C.
and Mae E. (Dennis) Wright. She had lived in Kent for most of her life
and had moved to Ravenna two years ago.
Mrs. Smith worked in the billing department at the Davey Tree Expert
Co. in Kent.
She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary in Kent.
Survivors include her husband, Frank, to whom she was married for 31
years; son, John (Billie) Hay of Columbia, Md.; daughters, Karol (Don)
Montgomery of Berea, Linda (Tom) DeWeese of Hudson, Becky (David) Calgos
of Brimfield and Sherri Smith of Ravenna; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren;
and sister, Eileen MacDonald of Lantana, Fla. Her first husband, Louis
Hay, died previously.
Calling hours will be held from 2 p.m. until services at 4 p.m. Sunday
at Shorts Funeral Home, Ravenna Chapel, where American Legion Auxiliary
services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in St. Mary's
Cemetery in Ravenna.
Memorials may be made to the Hospice of Greater Portage Area Visiting
Nurse Association.
Stanley Savitts
Services will be held at 11 a.m. today at Green's Funeral Home in Mantua
for Stanley S. Savitts Sr., 83, of Hiram Rapids, who died Wednesday at
his home after a period of failing health. Burial will be in Riverside
Cemetery in Hiram.
Born June 15, 1914 in Saxton, Pa., he was the son of John C. and Sarah
(Burksdresser) Savitts. He grew up in Pennsylvania, where he farmed for
many years. He had been a Hiram Rapids resident since 1954.
Mr. Savitts worked for 25 years as a crane assembler at Cleveland Crane
and Engineering, retiring in 1976. He also farmed for many years in the
Hiram Rapids area.
He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret (O'Donnell), whom he married June
19, 1946; sons, Stanley M. of Pennsylvania, Leroy (Judy) of Hiram, Stanley
S. Jr. (Debbie) of Garrettsville, and Walter of Windham; daughters, Shirley
Goss of Vermont, Sandra Himes, Charlotte Wagner and Alice Marie Savitts,
all of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Jim (Sara Jane) Bostic of Warren, Mrs. Wayne
(Molly) Stebner of Garrettsville, Margaret Hill of Rock Creek, Mrs. Mark
(Arlene) Thompson of Akron, Mrs. Glenn (Esther Mae) Martin of Hiram, Mrs.
Paul (Susan) Sindledecker of Braceville, and Beverly Savitts of Middlefield;
31 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; brothers, Paul and John of Pennsylvania
and Kenneth of Louisiana; and sister, Betty Shaw of Pennsylvania. His sons,
Calvin and John D.; brother, Glenn; and sister, Martha Maloney, all died
previously.
Janet Wagner
BRIMFIELD _ Janet Y. Wagner, 60, of North Beal Drive, died Thursday
at Akron General Medical Center.
Born July 14, 1937 in Ellet, she was the daughter of William and Hazel
(Parker) Dent.
Mrs. Wagner was a caregiver at Cuyahoga Falls Country Place and Anna
Maria Nursing Home in Aurora.
She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
and the Democratic Party of Portage County.
Survivors include her husband, Merlin; sons, Edward Gomez of Akron
and Michael of Cuyahoga Falls; daughters, Mrs. Donald (Yvonne) Phillips
of Akron, Mrs. Dennis (Zoe) Pasquale of Cleveland, Mrs. Eric (Kimberly)
Shaffer of Canal Fulton and Mrs. Kirk (Wendy) Nitzsche of Akron; seven
grandchildren; mother, Hazel Dent of Kent; brother, Jerry (Donna) Dent
of Akron; and sister, Phyllis Pierce of Akron.
Calling hours will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Bissler &
Sons Funeral Home, where services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, with Robert
McQuillen officiating. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Park in Ravenna.
Robert Young
Robert F. Young, 77, of Kent, a former member of the Kent Board of
Education who was active in Masonic affairs, died Thursday at Kent Quality
Care Center.
Born July 20, 1920 in Akron, he was the son of Jason and Orpha (Wymer)
Young. A Kent resident all of his life, he was a graduate of Theodore Roosevelt
High School.
Mr. Young retired from the Ohio Department of Transportation District
4 office, where he had been the superintendent. Prior to working at ODOT,
he was employed for 25 years as the parts and service manager at Gifford
Buick in Kent. He also had been an announcer at the Barberton Speedway.
He was a Master Mason of Rockton Masonic Lodge No. 316 in Kent, a member
of the Kent Chapter No. 192 Royal Arch Masons., 32nd-degree Scottish Rite,
Valley of Akron, Tadmor Shrine of Akron and Olive Chapter No. 53 Order
of the Eastern Star. He also was a driver for the Tri County Transportation
Unit which transports children to the Shriners Hospital in Erie, Pa.
He served on the Kent Board of Education from 1956 to 1963. He also
served on the Kent Parks and Recreation Board for more than 10 years.
He was active in the Republican Party and the United Methodist Church
of Kent. He also was an honorary Girl Scout.
Survivors include his wife, June G., to whom he had been married for
37 years; daughters, Donna J. (Ray) Dietz of Kent; Marsha L. (Joseph) Olesky
of Kent and Patricia A. (Larry) Kline of Sarasota, Fla; 13 grandchildren;
and 12 great-grandchildren. His daughter, Gloria J. Lucks, died previously.
A Masonic service will be held at 5:45 p.m. Sunday at Wood-Kortright
Funeral Home, Kent Chapel, where calling hours will be held from 6 to 8:30
Sunday. Friends also will be received one hour prior to the 11 a.m. Monday
services at the United Methodist Church of Kent. The Rev. David Palmer
and the Rev. Kay Dunlap will officiate. Burial will be in Standing Rock
Cemetery in Kent.
Memorials may be made to the United Methodist Church of Kent, Tri County
Transportation in care of Jack Harvey, 2700 Broad Blvd., Cuyahoga Falls,
44223, or Parkinson Support Groups of Portage and Summit Counties.
Georgia Noe
BRADY LAKE _ Georgia L. Noe, 65, died Friday at Robinson Memorial Hospital
in Ravenna.
Born Dec. 18, 1932, in Steeles, W.Va., she was the daughter of Joseph
and Mary (Lester) England. She had lived in Brady Lake for 32 years.
Mrs. Noe had worked as an attendant for the Tree City Laundry Co. in
Kent.
Survivors include her son, Todd of Brady Lake; one grandchild; brother,
Bill England of West Virginia; and sister, Ruth Payne of Nashville, Tenn.
Her husband, Willis, died in 1990. Her brothers, Herbert, Boston, Walton
and Theodore; and sisters, Pari Lee Hall, Aretta Jones, and Kansas Walker,
died previously.
Calling hours will be held from 6 to 8 tonight at Shorts Funeral Home,
Ravenna Chapel and from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger,
W.Va., where services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at The Fanning Funeral
Home. Burial will be in Emily Green Cemetery in Pads Fork, W.Va. Arrangements
were handled by Shorts Funeral Home, Ravenna Chapel.
Ananias Jackson
Ananias Jackson, 44, died Wednesday at Akron General Medical Center
following a long illness.
Born March, 19, 1953 in Sunflower County, Miss., he was the son of
Willie and Edna Jackson. He had lived in the Akron area since 1983.
Mr. Jackson worked as a supervisor for the O.E.M. Miller Corp. for
21 years until he retired in 1997.
He was a member of God's Way Church in Kent.
Survivors include his son, Damien Hill of Kent; daughters, Natasha
Jackson and Talana McPherson, both of Chicago, Ill., and Octaria Matthew
of Kent; mother, Edna Jackson of Inverness, Miss.; father, Willie Jackson
of Chicago, Ill.; brothers, Tommie, Willie, Henry, Billy, Charles and Bill,
all of Chicago, Ill., Charles Brooks of Kent, and Donnie Ray of Moosehead,
Miss.; and sisters, Dorothy Bush, Irene Jackson and Precice Baymon, all
of Isola, Miss., Edna Jean Redmond and Lynda Jackson, both of Inverness,
Miss., Cornelius Anderson of North Carolina, Katherine Scott, Tracy Scott
and Shirley Scott, all of Chicago, Ill.; and Sheila Matthew of Kent.
Calling hours will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday at God's Way Church
in Kent, with Pastor Gilbert Carter officiating. Burial will be in Bellwood
Cemetery in Belzoni, Miss. Arrangements are being handled by Stewart &
Calhoun Funeral Home in Akron.
Condolences may be sent to 1222 Dean Court, Kent 44240.
Ethel Mayer
Ethel Frances (Jones) Mayer, 88, of Alliance, died Thursday at Alliance
Community Hospital.
Born Sept. 23, 1909 in Rootstown, she was the daughter of Eli Fay and
Mable (Diezman) Jones. She had lived most of her life in Alliance.
Mrs. Mayer was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Alliance and
was the Saxon Club, Branch 8.
Survivors include her husband, John; son, John E. of Alliance; three
grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and
sister, Hazel Weaver of Ravenna. Her brother, Raymond, died previously.
Calling hours will be held from 10 a.m. until services at 11 a.m. Monday
at Sharer-Stirling-Skivolocke Funeral Home in Alliance, with the Rev. Frank
Gross Jr. officiating. Burial will be in Highland Memorial Park in Beloit.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1515 Portage
St. N.W., Canton 44720.
Published February 22, 1998
Dorolene Pyles
ATWATER _ Dorolene E. "Dorie" Pyles, 70, died Friday at the Maplewood
Care Center in Streetsboro following an extended illness.
Born Aug. 6, 1927, in Sardis, Ohio, she was the daughter of Sherman
and Lula (Stein) Tubaugh. Formerly of Rootstown, she had lived in Atwater
for the past eight years.
Mrs. Pyles was a homemaker.
She was a member of the Ravenna Church of Christ where she taught Bible
school. She was also a member of the Stepping Stones, the New Roots Garden
Club and Tuesday Homemakers.
Survivors include her husband, Wayne, to whom she had been married
for 51 years; daughters, Linda Pyles of Kent, Connie (John) King of Rootstown,
Gail (Michael) Pangborn of Michigan, and Tina (Ed) Koslosky of Ravenna;
nine grandchildren; mother, Lula of St. Clairesville, Ohio; brothers, Virgil
and Willard Tubaugh, both of Bridgeport, Ohio, and Larry Tubaugh of Lansing,
Ohio; and sisters, Ila Nagy and Wilda Sambuco, both of Lansing, Ohio. Two
brothers and one sister died previously.
Calling hours will be held from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Shorts
Funeral Home, Ravenna Chapel, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday
with the Rev. Terry Smith officiating. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial
Park in Ravenna.
Memorials may be made to the Ravenna Church of Christ.
James Mann
James Mann, 74, of Huron, died Thursday at his home following a brief
illness.
Born Sept. 12, 1923, in Ravenna, he was the son of Wallace and Katherine
(Wilson) Mann. He had lived in Ravenna until moving to Huron, where he
lived for the past 34 years.
Mr. Mann worked for the Ford Motor Company in Sandusky for 25 years
until he retired in 1987.
A graduate of Mount Union College in Alliance, he was a member of Sigma
Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and
a member of the United Methodist Church in Huron, where he was a member
of the choir. He belonged to the Order of the Eastern Star Chapter No.
171 and was a Past Worthy Patron. He also belonged to the Mark's Masonic
Lodge No. 359 of Huron, where he was past Master of the Lodge, the Ohio
Association of Railroad Passengers and the Thunderbird Golf League.
Survivors include his wife, Leona (Hart), to whom he had been married
for 42 years; daughter, Colleen Mann of Huron; and brother Neil W. Mann
of Ravenna. Son Kevin Hart Mann died in 1972.
Calling hours will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday
at the Foster Funeral Home, 410 Main Street, Huron. Masonic services will
be held at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Mark's Masonic Lodge in Huron. The body
will lay in state one hour prior to the 11 a.m. services at the United
Methodist Church, 338 Williams Street, Huron with the Rev. Bruce Hitchcock
officiating. Burial will be in Restlawn Memorial Park in Huron Township.
Memorials may be made to the United Methodist Church in Huron, the
Huron Rescue Squad, 413 Main Street, Huron, 44839 or to Stein Hospice Services,
1200 Sycamore Line, Sandusky, 44870.
Carl Johnson
Carl H. Johnson, 57, of Kent died Friday in Miami, Fla.
Arrangements will be handled by the Redmon Funeral Home in Stow.
Warren Slabaugh
ATWATER _ Warren E. Slabaugh, 83, died Friday at Robinson Memorial
Hospital in Ravenna following several months of failing health.
Born Jan. 20, 1915, in Akron, he was the son of Harvey and Bessie (Newhouse)
Slabaugh. He had lived in Suffield before moving to Atwater in 1946.
Mr. Slabaugh worked as an appliance salesman with Sears in Alliance,
the M. O'Neil Company of Alliance and was with Crystal Wholesale in Ravenna
until his retirement.
He was a member of the Atwater United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his son, Richard (Freda) of Cuyahoga Falls; daughter,
Judy (Russell) Milburn of Atwater; eight grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
His wife, Inez, and brother Howard, both died in 1995. A granddaughter
and great-grandson also died previously.
Calling hours will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the Wood-Kortright
Funeral Home, Atwater Chapel, and one hour prior to the 1 p.m. services
at the Atwater United Methodist Church. The Rev. John C. Mather will officiate.
Burial will be in Atwater Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Atwater United Methodist Church.
Beverly Brode
Beverly Jean Brode, 61, of Ravenna, died Friday at the Cleveland Clinic.
Born Sept. 18, 1936, in Ravenna, she was the daughter of Luther W.
and Leora (Doak) Davis. She had lived in Ravenna all of her life.
Mrs. Brode worked as a deputy clerk with the Portage County Auto Title
department for 20 years.
She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Ravenna where
she had been active in a number of committees. She was also a volunteer
at the Christian Cupboard of Ravenna.
Survivors include her husband, Gerald E., to whom she had been married
for 41 years; sons, Gerald E. (Kelly) II of Wooster and Michael D. (Teresa)
of Columbus; three grandchildren; mother, Leora Rickards of Ravenna; brother,
Warren Davis of Williamsfield, Ohio; and sister, Carolyn Chambers of Ravenna.
Brother Darold died previously.
Calling hours will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the Wood-Kortright
Funeral Home, Ravenna Chapel. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday
at the First United Methodist Church in Ravenna with the Rev. Tom Poremba
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