Obituaries

George G Brown, age 89, passed away on May 21, 2022Beloved husband of 66 years to LouAnn; father of Shelley; grandfather to Mary, Laura, George and John; great-grandfather, uncle and friend to many.He was a Army Korean War Veteran and retired Teamster Local 407.Loved his cats and spending time in his garden.Memorial Service to be announced at a later date.Memorial...

Barbara J. Zapotosky (Wozny) succumbed to respiratory complications on May 20, 2022, at the age of 84.Born in Hopwood, Pennsylvania, Barb graduated valedictorian of North Union High School class of 1955.  She was also a cheerleader, a role she later continued as matriarch of a large family.  Barb married her high school sweetheart, Melvin, and together they enjoyed 66 years...

On May 20, 2022, Concetta (Concettina) “Connie” Roberto went home to be with the Lord. She passed away peacefully after a brief illness at the age of 91 in Cleveland, Ohio.Connie is survived by her loving daughters Fannie Concetta Levkovitz (Cleveland), Anna Marie Lauranzon (Carlos) VA; grandchildren Michael Lauranzon (Olivia Cummings) PA, and Cristina Lucas (Stephen) VA; great granddaughters Addison...

Ronald E. Huff of Nova, Ohio went to be with the Lord on May 19th, 2022 in his home surrounded by his family. Ron was born August 31st, 1939. He is the son of the late Henry M. and Dorothy E (Gray) Huff. He was a resident of Ashland County all his life. On November 17th, 1956, Ronald married his...

Linda Pirrone, 72, of Macomb, Michigan, passed away on Tuesday, May 17th, 2022.  Linda was born on July 28, 1949, in Detroit, Michigan. She grew up in metro Detroit and graduated from East Detroit High School. She worked at the Marine City post office as the postmaster and was a long tenured retiree. Linda was preceded in death by her...

Helen Foreman from beautiful Munroe Falls, passed away May 15th, 2022. She was born June 26th,1948 to Edison Newhouse and Eva Blanc Fields. She enjoyed cooking , trying new recipes, sitcoms and time she spent with grandchildren.Helen was preceded in death by the glue that held us together, her husband, Jerry Foreman; sisters, Thelma Lowers and Shirley Rucker; brothers, Richard...

Marian Katherine Kuglin (nee-Savol/Phillips) known as “Doodie” by family, 83, passed away peacefully surrounded by family when the lord called her home on May 13, 2022.  She was born in Jacksonville, Florida to the late Cyril and Sarah Savol and Lester Phillips (biological Father).Loving wife to the late Norman Kuglin; mother to the late Kenneth, and the late Joseph Kuglin,...

Mary Ellis age 60 of Canton, passed away May 11, 2022.No services are planned at this time.

Stephen Maruschak age 98 passed away on May 12, 2022. He is survived by many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by brothers John, George, Theodore and Peter and by sisters Eva Vilke, Ann Kluba and Catherine Rupert.He served on the destroyer USS Wickes DD578 as Carpenters Mate 2C during WWII.  He continued in carpentry after his service...

Raymond C. Taylor Jr. (Opie) age 50, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 3, 2022 in Canton, Ohio. Born on November 5, 1971, in Canton, Ohio. He served in the US Navy from February, 1991 through February, 1993. He was a member of Liberty Baptist Church in Massillon, Ohio for many years, serving in several areas throughout those years.Most of...

Judy A. Kirby, of Louisville, passed away May 10th, 2022. She was born September 20th, 1941, to the late Mary and Thomas Anderson. A truly beautiful soul, the best grandparent, parent that we could have asked for. Her whole world revolved around making sure her family was happy and taken care of. Judy enjoyed reading, playing euchre (and always winning),...

Jeffery A. Herbert, age 46, of Cleveland, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly on May 8th, 2022.Jeff was born on December 29th, 1975 in Cleveland, Ohio to the late David Herbert and Peggy Benzie (Larry Benzie deceased). Jeff is survived by his sons, Austin, Jared, and Jeffery Jr; his daughter, Marissa; his brothers, Dave (Tammy), Brian (Paula deceased), Joe (Nancy), and Mike;...

Thomas Richard Witom, 79, passed away Sunday, May 8, 2022. He was born on April 26, 1943, to late Richard and Jeanette (nee-Wojtkowiak) Witom. Born and raised in Chicago, IL., Tom lived in Schaumburg, IL., and later moved to Elgin, IL. Tom graduated from DePaul University with a master’s degree and worked as a journalist his entire career.  His first...

Bruce A (“Bear”) Webb, 69, of Dover, died Saturday, May 7 after a long period of declining health.  He was born in Bedford to Cora and the late Alva Webb.  A 1970 graduate of Bedford High School, he was a lifelong learner, earning a bachelor’s degree from George Williams College, two masters degrees, and completing the coursework for a PhD...

Lorin Keith Sharpe, 65, passed away on May 7, 2022.Born in Cleveland, Ohio he was the son of the late George Sharpe and late Kaye Sharpe (Herold); father of Vicki Sharpe, Heather Sharpe, Angela Sharpe; grandfather of Christopher, Donavon, Lexie, Ayla, Addison, Miles, Mason; and brother of Denise (Tim) Stralka, Greg (Shari) Sharpe, Marcy (David) Massingill, Pat Louise (Tony) Laster-Fountaine...

William H. Armstrong was born on April 23, 1932 in Louisville, Ohio to William and Hazel Armstrong.  He married Gloria (Cassler) Armstrong on June 7, 1953.  Their loving and inspiring marriage lasted for 61 years until Gloria’s death in 2014.In 1954, Bill graduated from Swarthmore College with a B.A. degree in philosophy.  He received his Masters of Divinity from Union...

Dorothy J. (Myers) Whitney passed away suddenly at her home on Saturday April 30, 2022. She was born March 18, 1937 to Earl P. and Lela L. (Hoopes) Myers and lived in the Homeworth-Alliance area all her life. She was a member of Ohio Wagon Train, VFW, the Eagles and American Legion. She enjoyed horses, being outdoors, being her favorite...

Sondra L. Brownsword, 82, passed away Sunday, May 1, 2022.  No services are scheduled at this time.

Stephen Mathew Miller, age 49, from Akron, Ohio unexpectedly went home to be with the Lord on Monday May 2nd, 2022, at the Justin T. Rogers Hospice Care Center | Cleveland Clinic, in Akron Ohio after a long illness.Stephen was born on Sunday March 11th, 1973, in Akron, Ohio and from the moment of his birth until his passing, he...

June 21, 1950 – May 2, 2022James Lee Tillman “Jim” was born June 21, 1950, to Jimmie and Arlena Tillman. James attended Waterloo, Iowa public schools and moved to Cleveland, Ohio to be with his brother at 17 years old. James graduated from Shaw High School and worked for various companies in the Cleveland area. He later became employed with...