USA High School Yearbooks by State and County
Melissa Duley, 23
ATWATER - Melissa L. "Missy" Duley, 23, died at her home following a two-year illness.
Born Feb. 15, 1975 in Warren, she was the daughter of Dannie and Sharon (Pugh) Duley.
Survivors include her daughter, Tearna Freeman of Atwater; parents, Dannie and Sharon Duley of Atwater; brothers, Dan Jr. and Jonathan, of Atwater; sisters, Cynthia (Scott) Szieff and Katrina, of Atwater; and granparents, Dorothy Pugh of Minerva and Francis and Clara Miller of Warren. Her grandfathers, David Duley and Owen Pugh, died previously.
Calling hours will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Wood-Kortright Funeral Home, Atwater Chapel, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday with the Rev. Bruce Chouinard officiating. Burial will be in Minerva.
Clara Douglas, 91
HIRAM - Clara Esther Douglas, 91, died Sunday, July 26, 1998, at Longmeadow Care Center in Ravenna.
Born September 2, 1906, in Harlen, Iowa, she was the daughter of Bryon M. and Clara Luella (Constable) Douglas. She had been a Hiram resident since 1920, having moved to Edinburg in 1995.
She was a member of Hiram Christian Church.
There will be no calling hours. A graveside service will be held at Fairview Cemetery in Hiram. Mallory-DeHaven-Carlson Funeral Home in Garrettsville is handling arrangements.
John Winters
ATWATER - John H. Winters, 58, died Saturday, July 25, 1998, at Robinson Memorial Hospital in Ravenna following a long illness.
Born Jan. 9, 1940, in Akron, he was the son of George and Lucy (Bachtel) Winters. He resided in Atwater for most of his life.
Mr. Winters was self-employed as a plumber and an excavator.
Survivors include his sons, Dale of Ravenna and George of Alliance; daughter, Teresa of Louiville; stepson, John Chipps, and stepdaughter, Pat Chipps, both of Columbus; six grandchildren; mother, Lucy of Alliance, and sister, Trisha McMullen of Alliance. His brother, Dave, and sister, Jeanette, died previously.
Calling hours will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Wood-Kortright Funeral Home, Atwater Chapel. Private inurnment will be in Atwater Cemetery.
William Ault
William W. "Bill" Ault Jr., 55, of Ravenna, died Sunday, July 26, 1998 at his home.
Born Feb. 4, 1943, in Zanesville, he was the son of William and Katherine (Maxwell) Ault.
Mr. Ault had worked in the maintenance department of Vaughn Esch Associates.
Survivors include his wife, Alice M. "Marie" (Allen), to whom he was married 23 years; son, William III of Ravenna; daughter, Melody Galster of Oregon; three grandchildren; brothers, Dennis of Kent, Robert of Adamsville, and Richard of Zanesville; and sisters, Mary Kay Clark of Alliance, Sandra Weaver of Pomroy, Sharon Ethell, Vicky Nottingham, Christine Border, and Margaret Ault, all of Zanesville.
Calling hours will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Wood-Kortright Funeral Home, Ravenna Chapel, where services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery in Ravenna.
William Rice
WINDHAM - William F. Rice, 73, died unexpectedly Sunday, July 26, 1998, at Robinson Memorial Hospital in Ravenna.
Born June 8, 1925, in Kodol, W. Va., he was the son of Benjamin F. and Jennie (Bellard) Rice. He had been a Windham resident since 1951.
Mr. Rice formerly was employed at Rockwell International for 25 years. He also worked at the Ford Motor Co. in Walton Hills, and as a U.S, mail carrier.
He formerly served on Windham Village Council, the Board of Public Affairs and was civil defense coordinator. He also was a special policeman and served on the Windham fire and police departments in the 1950s.
A U.S. Army veteran, he served during World War II as a medic. He was a member of American Legion Post No. 674 in Windham. He also was a member of Dustman's Deputies and United Auto Workers Local No. 420.
He enjoyed golf, bowling, and traveling.
Survivors include his wife, June (Engle) Rice, whom he married June 9, 1947 in Caton Hills, Md.; son, William of Windham; daughters, Terri McManus of Ravenna and Jo Ellen Liberatore of Niles; four grandchildren; and sister Mrs. Clem (Vesta) Price of Olympia, Wash. His brothers, Kenneth, Harold, Glen, and Frank; and sisters June Glover, Ruth Pyles, and Mary Morris, died previously.
Calling hours will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Mallory-DeHaven-Carlson Funeral Home in Garrettsville, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Windham Township Cemetery.
Florence Freeman
Florence Ann Freeman, 43, of Parkman, died Sunday, July 26, 1998, at her home following a brief illness.
Born Sept. 19, 1954, in Madison, she was the daughter of Thomas E. and Florence (Frankenberry) Fox.
Survivors include her husband, Jim or Orwell; son, Donnie of Orwell; daughter, Karla Bice of Newbury; two grandchildren; brothers, William of Parkman and Thomas Jr. of Conneaut, Pa.; and sister, Linda Stevens of Bloomfield. Her parents and sister, Carolyn Kovach, died previously.
Calling hours will be held from 10 a.m. until services at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Mallory-DeHaven-Carlson Funeral Home in Garrettsville. The Rev. Tim Ross will officiate. Burial will be in Overlook Cemetery in Parkman.
Agnes Mapes
AURORA -Agnes Mapes died Saturday, July 25, 1998, at Robinson Memorial Hospital.
Arrangements will be announced by Green's Funeral Home in Mantua.
OWEN D. BUCK
Owen D. (Buck) Young, 65, formerly of Newton Falls, died Thursday, July 23, 1998 at the Longmeadow Care Center in Ravenna of heart failure.
Born Jan. 21, 1933, in Byesville, Ohio, he was the son of Joseph C. and Effie C. (Cale) Young. He had lived in Zephyrhills, Fla. since 1993.
Mr. Young worked for Ohio Edison as a lineman and also was a signal man for the Erie Lackawana Railroad.
A U.S. Army veteran, he was a past commander and life member of the Newton Falls Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 3332, Newton Falls Army-Navy, Warren Am-Vets, past commander of the Windham American Legion and life member of the Fraternal Order of Cooties. He also was a life member of Moose Lodge No. 2276 in Zephyrhills, Fla., the Moose Legion in Sipres, Fla. and a member of the Naus Club.
Survivors include his sons, Harold O. of Ravenna and Calvin T. of Natick, Md.; daughter, Mrs. Angelo (Nancy) Pagano of Newton Falls; six grandchildren; brother, Calvin C. of Zephyrhills, Fla.; and sisters, Mrs. Betty Price of Stratford, Mrs. Viola (Boots) Mullen of Leavittsburg, Mrs. Mary Hall of Newton Falls, Mrs. Roland (Virginia) Shanower of Warren, Mrs. Andrew (Sarah) Kate Zigmont of Warren, Mrs. Elizabeth Woodyard of Leavittsburg, and Mrs. Carl (Lilly Mae) Greathouse of Warren. His brothers, Glen I. and Owen C. died previously.
Calling hours will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the James Funeral Home in Newton Falls, where services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday. Cremation will follow.
EARL R. ALMY
Earl R. Almy, 73, of Auburn Township, died Wednesday, July 22, 1998, at Metro Health Care Center in Cleveland, where he had been transported by helicopter following a tractor fire accident at his family farm on July 14.
Born March 12, 1925 on the Auburn Township farm, he was the son of Charles and Edith (Buchwald) Almy. He had lived at the farm his entire life.
In addition to farming, Mr. Almy was formerly employed at Chadwick Potato Farms and Sayre Farms, both in the Mantua area, at Johnson Plastics in Auburn Township as a security guard and at Speed Selector in Auburn Township. He had worked as a grinder at High Temperature Systems in Chagrin Falls since 1990.
Survivors include his wife Ivy Martina "Marty" (Lockhart) Almy, to whom he was married 38 years; and brother, Burt (Betty) of Mantua. His brothers, Fred, Vern, George and Paul, and sister, Cora, died previously.
Calling hours will be held from 2 p.m. until services begin at 3:45 p.m. Sunday at Green's Funeral Home in Mantua, with Robert Galloway officiating. Cremation will follow.
Memorials may be made by contacting Ivy Almy.
Elmer Dunlavy, 90
Former Kent resident Elmer M. Dunlavy, 90, of Rockford, Ill., died Saturday, July 19, 1998, at P.A. Peterson Home in Rockford following a long illness.
Born July 8, 1908 in Tuscarawas County, he was the son of Samuel and Esther Bertha (Meyer) Dunlavy. He had lived in Kent before moving to Rockford a year ago.
Mr. Dunlavy was a high school teacher at several schools in Ohio.
A graduate of Kent State University, he was a member of the Varsity K Athletic Hall of Game.
He was a member of the United Methodist Church in Kent, Men's Garden Club of Kent and Kent Kiwanis Club.
Survivors include his son, Dennis (Cindy) of Ashland; daughters, Dolores (Lee) Figland of Haddenfield, N.J. and Marilyn (Jerry) Kopp of Rockford; stepsons, Paul Muckler of Charlotte, N.C., and Gordon Muckler of Chicago; stepdaughter Sue Savage of Stow; five grandchildren; and three step-grandchildren. His wives, Helen G. (Danforth), whom he married in 1938, and Beatrice (Muckler), whom he married in 1975, died previously.
Visitation will take place from 3 p.m. until the memorial service at 4 p.m. Saturday at the United Methodist Church of Kent. Arrangements were made by the Anderson-Long-Klontz Funeral Home, 428 Park Ave., Rockford, 61103.
Memorials may be made to the Kent State University Foundation - Wrestling, KSU P.O. Box 5190, Kent, 44242.
Margaret Pejeau, 95
Margaret I. Pejeau (Rosenberry), 95, the mother of Richard Pejeau of Hiram, died Wednesday, July 22, 1998, at her home at Laurel Lake Retirement Village in Hudson.
Born Nov. 15, 1902 in Massillon, she had lived in Euclid before moving to Hudson eight years ago.
Mrs. Pejeau was a secretary with General Electric at Nela Park.
She was a longtime volunteer at Meridia Euclid Hospital and Euclid Kiwanis Ki-Wives.
In addition to her son and daughter-in-law, Susan, survivors include two grandchildren. Her husband, Arthur W., died in 1997. A brother, Donald E. Rosenberry, died previously.
Calling hours will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday and at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Redmon Funeral Home in Stow, where services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, with the Rev. Alvin Boehlke officiating. Entombment will be in Knollwood Cemetery Mausoleum in Mayfield Heights. Arrangements were made by Crobaugh-Danaher Funeral Home of Euclid.
Memorials may be made to Laurel Lake Foundation, 200 Laurel Lake Drive, Hudson 44236, or to Hiram College, Hiram, 44236.
Ann Chambers, 86
Ann N. Chambers, 86, of East Elm Street, Kent, died Wednesday, July 22, 1998, at Robinson Memorial Hospital in Ravenna.
Born May 12, 1912 in Ukraine, she was the daughter of John and Mary Nakanezne.
During World War II, Mrs. Chambers worked as a machinist operating a turret lathe.
She was a member of St. Patrick Church in Kent.
Survivors include her daughter, Mary Ann (William) McGrath of Edinburg. Her husband, Clifford A., to whom she had been married to for 49 1/2 years, died in 1995. Her parents and stepmother, Edna, died previously.
Visitation will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Bissler & Sons Funeral Home in Kent, where services will follow at 11 a.m.m with the Rev. Joseph Ruggieri officiating. Burial will be in Standing Rock Cemetery in Kent.
Memorials may be made to Edinburg Township Rescue Squad or the Animal Protective League.
Richard Chappell, 66
Richard G. Chappell, 66, of New Castle Pa., a former Ravenna resident, died Tuesday, July 21, 1998, in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Born Feb. 16, 1932 in Ravenna, he was the son of Walter "Bill" and Mildred (Richardson) Chappell. He was a graduate of Ravenna High School, Kent State University and the University of Maryland.
Mr. Chappell was an agent with the Pennsylvania Farmers Association. He also had served as executive director of the Easter Seals Rehab Center.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include wife, Janet I. (Cernohorsky), to whom he was married 39 years; sons, David of Albany, N.Y. and Dale of New Castle, Pa.; daughter, Mrs. John (Cheryl) Cowher of Ft. Washington, Md.; two grandchildren; mother, Mildred of Ravenna; and twin brother, Gerald, of Stevens Point, Wis.
Calling hours will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Wood-Kortwright Funeral Home, Ravenna Chapel, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery in Ravenna.
Melissa Duley, 23
ATWATER - Melissa L. "Missy" Duley, 23, died at her home following a two-year illness.
Born Feb. 15, 1975 in Warren, she was the daughter of Dannie and Sharon (Pugh) Duley.
Survivors include her daughter, Tearna Freeman of Atwater; parents, Dannie and Sharon Duley of Atwater; brothers, Dan Jr. and Jonathan, of Atwater; sisters, Cynthia (Scott) Szieff and Katrina, of Atwater; and granparents, Dorothy Pugh of Minerva and Francis and Clara Miller of Warren. Her grandfathers, David Duley and Owen Pugh, died previously.
Calling hours will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Wood-Kortright Funeral Home, Atwater Chapel, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday with the Rev. Bruce Chouinard officiating. Burial will be in Minerva.
Mellissa Dudley
ATWATER - Melissa L. Duley, 23, died at her home Tuesday, July 21, 1998, following a courageous two-year battle with cancer.
Services will be announced by Wood-Kortright Funeral Home, Atwater Chapel.
Agnes Eiben
MANTUA TOWNSHIP - Agnes Eiben, 83, died Monday, July 20, 1998 at Heather Knoll Nursing Home in Tallmadge after a period of failing health.
Born Jan. 23, 1915 in Cleveland, she was the daughter of Antonio and Mary (Jet) Gallic. She was a Mantua area resident for 47 years.
Mrs. Eiben was a homemaker.
She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Mantua.
Survivors include her sons, Ronald and Leslie, both of Mantua; daughters, Mrs. Dolores (Daniel) Dawson of Tallmadge and Mrs. Carol (Dr. David) Haas of Medina; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Her husband, Edmund, died in 1965. Five brothers and three sisters died previously.
Calling hours will be held from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Green's Funeral Home in Mantua, with servcies to follow at noon at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Mantua, with the Rev. Thomas McCarthy officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn Cemetery in Mantua Township.
Memorials may be made to the Sterling Oaks Daycare, Wadsworth, or to the Diabetic Association.
Clifford A. Ballentine
MANTUA TOWNSHIP - Clifford A. Ballentine, 71, died Tuesday, July 21, 1998, at Maplewood Care Center in Streetsboro after several months of failing health.
Born Aug. 31, 1926 in Diamond, he was the son of Lee and Mamie (Hill) Ballentine. A life resident of the Mantua-Shalersville area, he graduated from Aurora High School as salutatorian in 1942.
Mr. Ballentine retired in 1988 from Seaway Foods in Bedford Heights, where he had worked for 20 years as a forklift operator. He also worked on his family farm for many years.
He served the U.S. Army's Airborne Division during World War II.
He enjoyed country music and Big Band music.
Survivors include his sons, James (Maureen) of Mantua, Daniel (Denise) of Ravenna, Scott (Josie) of Mantua and David (Tina) of Ravenna; daughter, Hazelbelle "Sis" Schinke of Jacksonville, Fla.; 14 grandchildren; brothers, Lester of Deerfield and Chris of North Olmsted; and sisters, Annabelle Coman of Berlin Center and Betty Romischer of Mentor.
Calling hours will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Green's Funeral Home in Mantua, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, with the Rev. Douglas Riley officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn Cemetery in Mantua Township.
Orrin Lau
AURORA - Orrin F. Lau, 85, retired chairman and chief executive officer of Industrial First Inc., died Sunday, July 19, 1998 at his home.
Born July 25, 1914 in Toledo, he was the son of Ernest and Christian Lau.
Mr. Lau joined Industrial First in 1946, guiding a variety of projects, including construction of the dome at Park Synagogue, the reconstruction of the 44-inch mill at LTV, the structural steel and stone facing of the Ameritrust Building.
He graduated from Ohio State University in 1936, earned his registration as a professional engineer, and did further engineering studies at Case Institute of Technology in 1941-42.
In 1983, he was inducted into the Cleveland Engineering Society's Construction Industry Hall of Fame, a tribute for his contributions to the construction industry and the Cleveland community.
He was a member and president of the Solon Board of Education from 1956 through 1969. In 1969, he joined the board of Doctors Hospital where he led the move of the institution to Mayfield Heights and its renaming to Hillcrest Hospital. He served Hillcrest until 1980 as chairman of the board, chairman of the executive committee and chairman of the building committee.
He also served as chairman of the Ohio State University Development Fund in Cuyahoga County, co-chairman of the board of trustees of The Community Church of Aurora, and a member of the advisory committee for the Boys Clubs of Cleveland, among other organizations.
Survivors include his wife, Jean (Scott), whom he married 58 years ago; son, Scott (Lois) of Richmond, Va., and Stephen (Bonnie) of Shaker Heights; daughter, Cathrina (Jean PIerre) Sevos of Hong Kong; seven grandchildren, two great-grandchildren.
Private family services will be held. Arrangements are being handled by the Kindrich-McHugh Steinbauer Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to The Church in Aurora, 146 S. Chillicothe Road, 44202, or to Hillcrest Hospital, in care of The Meridia Foundation, 17325 Euclid Ave., 4th Floor, Cleveland, 44112.
