Cindy Denise Kangas, 65, of Saybrook Township, Ohio passed away Wednesday September 20, 2023 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born October 17, 1957 in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania to Don and Chris Nicholson. On October 30, 1976 she married Arne Kangas and together they shared more than 46 years of love and memories. Cindy graduated from Cleveland State...
Robert A. Patrick, 62, of Fairport Harbor, Ohio, passed away at home on Wednesday, September 20, 2023, from cancer. He was born October 8, 1960, in Madison, Ohio, the son of Robert M. and Betty L. Patrick and graduated from Willoughby South High School. Robert formerly worked for Huffman Construction and DiFonzo Construction and most recently worked at DeLongs Topsoil...
Charles William "Charlie" Luikart II, 78, of Geneva, Ohio passed away at his home on Sunday, September 17, 2023. Charlie was born June 7, 1945 at Lake County Memorial Hospital in Painesville, Ohio the son of Elwyn "Bud" Garnett Luikart and Muriel Alice (Dewey) Luikart. He was a 1963 graduate of Madison High School and worked as an over-the-road truck...
Janet Cavanaugh, 59, of Mentor, Ohio passed away Saturday, September 16, 2023 at UH Cleveland Medical Center. She was born November 23, 1963 in Euclid, Ohio the daughter of the late Betty Jean Brian and Richard Schlegel. Janet was a resident aid at Deepwood in Mentor and in her spare time, enjoyed crafting, gardening, bowling leagues, coloring, listening to music,...
Barbara Knapp, the last family member to carry on the Knapp name, passed away on September 12, 2023 in Oil City, PA. Barbara was born in Ashtabula, OH November 8, 1945, to Wallace and Florence Knapp and was raised in Mechanicsville on the banks of the Grand River. She graduated from Geneva High School in 1963 and began working in...
Sherry L. Rocco, 74, of Ashtabula, Ohio passed away unexpectedly at her home on Tuesday, September 12, 2023. She was born January 5, 1949 in Ashtabula, Ohio the daughter of the late Henry and Mary Ann Howe. She attended Ashtabula High School and worked for 32 years at Molded Fiberglass. Sherry is survived by her children, Lynn Bartone, Andrea Pyles,...
Loretta Arbogast, 83, of Parma Heights, Ohio passed away Saturday, September 9, 2023 at Holy Family Health Care and Hospice in Parma. At Loretta's request, there will be a private burial and no public service. Flowers or memorial gifts can be sent to the family c/o 5981 Maplecliff Drive, Parma Heights, OH 44130. Lake Erie Cremation and Funeral Services, 1500...
Betty Jean Valardo, 92, of Madison, Ohio passed away Saturday, September 9, 2023. She was born May 15, 1931 in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa the daughter of Ralph and Bertha Nelson and married Nicola Valardo who preceded her in death. Betty is survived by her grandchildren, Tony Valardo, Kristina Terrasi (Derek Brown), and Kelley Heckman (Timothy); great-grandchildren, Jason, Russel, Brayden, Brandon,...
Christine Ann Lachey, 90, longtime resident of Jefferson, Ohio passed away quietly in her sleep on Friday, September 8, 2023 at the home of her son in Ashtabula. She was born January 7, 1933 in Ashtabula, Ohio to parents John and Mary (Brunner) Dunick and on October 27, 1951 she married Tony Lachey who preceded her in death. Christine is...
Thomas L Decker, 70, of Titusville PA, passed away Wednesday, Sept 6th, 2023 in the Ashtabula County Medical Center, Ashtabula OH. Tom was born on June 9th, 1953, a son of the late Myles V. Decker and Betty R. (Thomas) Irwin. He had lived with his life partner of 26 years, Sandra I Decker. Tom attended and graduated from West...
Charles Ray Robinson, Jr. (Charlie), 71, lifelong resident of Perry, Ohio passed away August 31, 2023. He was born June 3, 1952 in Painesville, Ohio to Charles Ray Robinson, Sr. and Evelyn (Solosi) Robinson. Charlie was a 1970 graduate of Perry High School and went on to serve in the U.S. Army as a SP4 with the Air Defense Artillery,...
Bryan Michael Smrdel (Screwy), age 61, of Madison, Ohio, and formerly of Eastlake, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, August 29, 2023, at his home from cancer. He was born November 8, 1961, in Cleveland, Ohio, to the late John and Alice Smrdel. Bryan attended Eastlake North High School and also attended the Auburn Career Center. He was a master tool and...
William G. "Bill" Howes, 84, of Kingsville, Ohio went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 29, 2023. Bill was born December 9, 1938 in Geneva, Ohio the son of Durward and Ann (Foy) Howes. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Kingsville. Bill loved the outdoors and as a young teenager ran a tap-line selling the...
Kenneth Woodworth, 86, of Ashtabula, Ohio passed away Saturday, August 26, 2023 at UH Geauga Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was born November 13, 1936 in Ashtabula, Ohio to Lynn and Gladys Woodworth and graduated from Ashtabula High School. Ken worked at the Ashtabula Giant Eagle for 13+ years stocking shelves and bagging groceries. In his spare time,...
David W. Tyler, 78, of Austinburg Township, died at home on August 26th, from cancer caused by exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in June of 1964 and served in the 82nd and 173rd Airborne Divisions and was honorably discharged in June of 1967. He served in Vietnam from 1966 to 1967. David retired...
Jeffrey Lee "Jeff" Smith, 34, of Hartsgrove, Ohio passed away Thursday, August 24, 2023 at his home. Jeff was born November 27, 1988 at Geauga Hospital to Barbara J. Smith and John W. Smith, Sr. and graduated from Grand Valley High School. He was a loving father to his son, Jordan Smith. He did everything for him. They both were...