USA High School Yearbooks by State and County
Raymond McGee
STREETSBORO - Raymond H. McGee, 69, died Saturday at Robinson Memorial Hospital in Ravenna after a long illness.
Born Feb. 19, 1928, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, he was the son of Eugene and Nellie (Henery) McGee. He had lived in the Streetsboro area since 1962.
Mr. McGee was employed as a tool and die maker.
Survivors include his wife, Mary (Parry); sons Brian of Streetsboro and Timothy of Aurora; daughters, Diane Crabtree of Alabama, Linda McGee of Wickliffe, and Laura Novak of Kent; 10 grandchildren; brothers, Richard and Michael of Canada; and a sister, Joan Morton of Canada. Two brothers, a sister and a grandchild died previously.
Calling hours will be held from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at Shorts Funeral Home, Streetsboro Chapel, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Streetsboro.
Grace Tegarden
STOW - Grace E. Tegarden, 68, died Thursday.
Born June 23, 1929, she was the daughter of George and Velma (Miller) Brown.
A lifetime area resident, Mrs. Tegarden was a member of the Stow Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Survivors include her husband, George H., son, Don of Stow, daughters, Cheryl Davis of Cuyahoga Falls, Lynn Starcher of Stow and Diane Teets of Elkridge, Md; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; mother, Velma Drown of Akron; brothers, Rollin and Raymond Drown, both of Cuyahoga Falls; and sister, Marcine Krumeich of Massillon.
Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. today at Redmon Funeral Home in Stow, with visitation one hour prior to services. Burial will be in Crown Hill Cemetery in Twinsburg.
Memorials may be made to the March of Dimes Foundation, 5700 Lombardo Center, Suite 218, Cleveland, 44131.
Lorinchack services
MANTUA - Services will be held Tuesday for John Lorinchack Jr., 71, who died Friday at Geauga Regional Medical Center in Claridon Township after a period of failing health.
Calling hours will be held from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today at Green's Funeral Home, Mantua, where services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, with the Rev. Douglas Riley officiating.
Memorials may be made to Christ Lutheran Church, the Heart Association of Portage County or to charity.
Alma Cook
HIRAM - Alma (Udall) Cook, 94, a lifelong Hiram resident, avid gardener and former librarian for Hiram College and Crestwood Schools, died Thursday at Robinson Memorial Hospital in Ravenna.
Born Aug. 28, 1903 in Hiram Township, she was the daughter of George Frank and Jessie May (Conant) Udall. She graduated from Hiram High School in 1921 and from Hiram College in 1925. She studied the summers of 1926 and 1928 in Chautauqua (N.Y.) School for Librarians.
Mrs. Cook was assistant to Miss Jessie Smith, the Hiram College librarian. She spent another 16 years as teacher-librarian in the Hiram and Crestwood schools.
She was a member of the board of trustees of the Portage District Library for 33 years.
Since 1917, she had been a member of the Hiram Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), serving as chairman of the board, deaconess, elder and associate Sunday School superintendent. She was an active member of the Christian Women's Fellowship.
Mrs. Cook was a member of the Hiram Historical Society, Hiram Women's Research Club and Silver Creek Garden Club. She served a three-year term on the Hiram College Alumni Board.
Her favorite hobby was gardening. When she was a girl her father gave her some space in the family garden, and after 80 years she was still growing plants outdoors and inside the house.
Surviving is a son, William G. (Connie) Cook of Hiram. Her husband, Leon M., whom she married in 1933, died in 1944. A brother, Howard Franklin Udall, died in 1972.
Calling hours will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Green's Funeral Home in Mantua. Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Monday at Hiram Christian Church, with Rev. Robert Bowen officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Hiram.
Memorials may be made to the Hiram Christian Church, Hiram Historical Society or Hiram Garden Club.
Betty Lee
STOW - Betty Lou Lee, 72, of Graham Road, died Thursday at her home.
Born April 14, 1925 in Cambridge, she was the daughter of Harold and Ruth (Griffiths) Hardesty.
Mrs. Lee was a member of the Carpenters Local No. 9 Retirees Club and the AARP of Stow and Munroe Falls.
Survivors include her husband, D.C. "Red"; sons, Randy (Jackie) Phelps of Arcadia, Fla. and Rick Phelps of St. Petersburg, Fla.; daughter, Mrs. Denny (Linda) Holmes of Hiram; 13 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; brother, Dal Hardesty of Kent; and sisters, Ruth Bailey of Kent and Cora Caldwell of Arizona. Her brothers, Earl and Tom Hardesty, died previously.
Calling hours will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday and from 9 a.m. until services at 10 a.m. Monday at Bissler & Sons Funeral Home in Kent, with the Rev. Mark Pemberton officiating. Burial will be in Maple Lawn Cemetery in Stow.
Memorials may be made to Good Neighbors, Inc., 4601 Munroe Falls Ave., Cuyahoga Falls, 44221.
Alvin Lottig
MANTUA - Alvin G. Lottig, 80, died Friday at his home after a long illness.
Born March 22, 1917 in Garfield Heights, he was the son of Max and Anna (Kasic) Lottig. A former Mentor resident, he had lived in Mantua since 1959.
Mr. Lottig operated Al Lottig Roofing, in Mentor for many years and later was employed at Weld Cast in Mantua for several years.
He was a member of Christ Lutheran Church in Mantua. He was an avid fisherman and enjoyed playing banjo.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his daughters, Carol (James) Skurda of Fenton, Mich., and Diana (Dale) Crocker of Pompano Beach; Fla.; nine grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild; brother, Clyde of Mantua; and sister, Betty Edler of Bedford. His daughter, Shirley, and sister, Nancy Kettler, died previously.
No calling hours will be held. A private family funeral service followed by a private burial will be held. Green's Funeral Home Mantua handled arrangements.
Memorials may be made to Robinson Visiting Nurse & Hospice, 6847 N. Chestnut St., Ravenna 44266.
John Lorinchack
MANTUA - John Lorinchack, 71, died Friday at Geauga Regional Medical Center in Claridon Twp.
Arrangements are being made by Green's Funeral Home in Mantua.
Katherine Heller
Katherine I. (Shutiok) Heller, 89, of Silver Lake, a former Ravenna resident,died Thursday.
Mrs. Heller grew up in Richmond, Va. and subsequently moved to Ravenna, Cleveland and then to Summit County in 1973.
Survivors include her son, Theodore (Marjorie) Chrest; daughter, Dolores (Walter) Topinka; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Her husband, Walter, and grandson, Roy W. Topinka, died previously.
Calling hours will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the Kindrich-McHugh Steinbauer Funeral Home, 33375 Bainbridge Road, Solon, where services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Visiting Nurses Association, Hospice of Akron, 3358 Ridgewood, Akron 44333.
Charles Knoch
Services were held Friday for Charles F. Knoch, 64, a former Rootstown resident, who died Wednesday in Saucier, Miss.
Born in Rootstown, he was a 1951 graduate of Rootstown High School. He lived in Portage County until 1964. He had lived in Misssissippi for 18 years.
Mr. Knoch was a former resident of Houston, where he worked in Mission Control at the Johnson Space Center. He was a retired computer engineer for North American Rockwell.
A U.S. Air Force veteran, he was a member of the American Legion.
Survivors include his son, Michael G. of Long Beach, Miss.; daughters, Cynthia Leslie Straight of Saucier, and Kelly Ann Lochner of Gulfport, Miss.; six grandchildren; and sisters, Martha Knoch of Akron, Pat Roosa of Ravenna, Norma Corley of Taveres, Fla., Betty Sanders of Ravenna, Freda Mae Englehart of Brimfield and Bernadette Mills of Akron. His wife, Barbara; brother, Michael; and sister, Helen Burger, died previously.
Riemann Memorial Funeral Home in North Gulfport, Miss., handled arrangements.
Vicki Erdman
Vicki Lynn Erdman, 50, of Ravenna, died Thursday at Robinson Memorial Hospital in Ravenna after a long illness.
Born Jan. 2, 1947 in Cleveland, she was the daughter of Harland and Rose (Beck) Bennett. She has been an area resident for 12 years.
Survivors include her son, Sabin Sexton of Morrisvale, W.Va.; daughters, Tina O'Neill of Newton Falls and Tracy Sexton of Charlestown Twp.; seven grandchildren; mother and stepfather, Rose and Elmer Head of Streetsboro; brothers, Richard Bennett of Florida, Terry Bennett of Kent, and Timothy Head of Charlestown; sisters, Mrs. Bill (Joann) Forydice of Mantua, Debbie Kiser of Streetsboro, Mrs. Todd (Susan) Wiley of Cleveland, and Mrs. Robert (Tammy) Clemets of Ravenna; and companion, Lee Hirschman of Ravenna.
Calling hours will be held from 2 p.m. until services at 4 p.m. Sunday at Wood-Kortright Funeral Home, Ravenna Chapel. The Rev. Rodney Head will officiate. Cremation will follow.
Myrtle Bushek
HIRAM - Myrtle M. Bushek, 76, died unexpectedly Wednesday at Robinson Memorial Hospital in Ravenna.
Born March 22, 1921, in Cleveland, she was the daughter of William and Myrtle (Hawkins) White. Formerly of Cleveland, she had lived in Hiram since 1975.
Mrs. Bushek was a homemaker who enjoyed cooking and baking for her family.
She was a former member of the Union Avenue Methodist Church in Cleveland and a member of the Order of Eastern Star.
Survivors include her husband, Leonard J.; sons, Leonard T. (Marilyn) of Hiram and William E. (Carol) of Lakewood; daughter, Susan (James) Pfleger of Garrettsville; and eight grandchildren. A sister, Betty Ann White, died previously.
Calling hours will be held from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Green's Funeral Home in Mantua, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday. The Rev. Dwaine Stanley will officiate. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Hiram.
Mark Steinheiser
CHARLESTOWN - Mark J. Steinheiser, 43, died Friday at home,
Born Nov. 8, 1954, in Detroit, he was the son of John and Marilyn (Porter) Steinheiser. He had lived in Charlestown for five years and was formerly of Streetsboro.
Mr. Steinheiser had worked as a draftsman.
Survived include his daughter, Jennifer of Madison, Ohio; parents, John and Marilyn of Warren, Mich.; brothers, Tom and Robert of Michigan, Bruce of Virginia, Matthew of California; and sisters, Carolyn Dezenski, Claudia Pratico, Yvonne Lippert, and Michelle Steinheiser, all of Michigan. A brother, Jim, died previously.
Calling hours will be held from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Shorts Funeral Home, where services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in Charlestown Cemetery.
Dr. Marvin R. Koller
Dr. Marvin Robert Koller was often known as "the professor with the hats." He was also known as the founder of Kent State University's Senior Student Guest Program...and as the man who started KSU's humor class...and as a playwright...and as a talented leather-worker.
But above all, friends and colleagues remember Dr. Koller as a committed educator, who devoted himself to KSU throughout his 48-year association with the university.
Dr. Koller, an emeritus professor of sociology at KSU, died Saturday at University Hospital in Cleveland after a sudden illness. He was 78.
"He was a marvelous man," said Dr. Jerry M. Lewis, an emeritus professor of sociology and colleague of Dr. Koller. "I consider him my mentor. When I came here in 1966, he was very supportive."
Dr. Koller's involvement at KSU ran long and deep. A professor at the university for 48 years, he graduated from KSU 1940 with a B.S. in education and social sciences. After spending five years in the armed forces during World War II, he enrolled in Ohio State University where he earned both an M.A. and a Ph.D in sociology. He returned to KSU as an instructor in 1949 and stayed until he retired in 1989. He continued to teach on a part-time basis until 1994.
"He was the kind of person every university needs," Lewis said. "The sort of person who is committed as a teacher and as an alumnus."
Dr. Koller was an innovative teacher and speaker, who sometimes used his large collection of hats in his classes. A pioneer in the study of the sociology of humor, he taught a course in the subject as well as the large introductory sociology classes of as many as 600 students. The Kent State Alumni Association honored him with a Distinguished Teaching Award in 1986.
Bebe Lavin, a former chair of KSU's sociology department, who started at KSU as an assistant to Dr. Koller, said Dr. Koller's students remembered him long after they graduated.
"People always ask about Marvin Koller," she said. "Besides his teaching, he really cared about students. He learned everybody's names, even in those huge classes."
He also had a strong interest in gerontology. Dr. Koller founded the Senior Guest Student Program at KSU in 1974 and served as its director until 1980. The program - now state mandated - allows senior citizens to take university classes on a space-available basis for free. About 200 people take part in the program each year.
Dr. Koller was also an artist whose hand-tooled leather creations are on display in the Manchester Room of the KSU library. A docudrama he wrote about the May 4 shootings, "5,4,3,2,1," premiered at Ripon College in 1981.
Survivors include his wife, Pauline of Munroe Falls, to whom he was married for 53 years; son and daughter-in-law, Robert Lee and Laura Ann Koller, and granddaughter, Julie Suzanne, all of Arlington, Va.
At his request, no memorial services were held and his body was donated to the Cleveland Clinic for medical research.
Una Hannas
Una Hannas, 87, of Waterville, Ohio, died Wednesday at Arbor Nursing Home in Waterville.
Born May 12, 1910 in Moorefield, W.Va., she was the daughter of Alfred and Rose Combs. She formerly lived in Newton Falls.
Mrs. Hannas was a member of Braceville United Methodist Church and Newton Falls Senior Citizens.
Survivors include her daughter, Nancy Cordy of Whitehouse, Ohio; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Her husband, Earl, died Jan. 1, 1989.
Services will be announced by Borowski Funeral Home in Newton Falls.
Earl Klenck
Earl M. "Red" Klenck, 71, formerly of Howland, died Wednesday at Trumbull Memorial Hospital.
Born June 5, 1926 in Jamestown, N.Y., he was the son of William G. and Artis E. (Walker) Klenck.
Mr. Klenck was an operating engineer for Local No. 66 until he retired.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran.
He enjoyed golfing and fishing.
Survivors include his son, Douglas of Niles; daughter, Karen Madison of Jamestown, N.Y.; stepdaughter, Kathleen Lilley of Newton Falls; four grandchildren; and brother, Allen of Lakewood. HIs wife, Lois DeWalt, whom he married May 22, 1946, died Sept. 19, 1987.
Services will be held at a later date in Jamestown, N.Y. Local arrangements are being handled by Borowski Funeral Home in Newton Falls.
David Griffith
Former Charlestown resident David M. Griffith, 74, of Oklahoma City, Okla., died Sunday.
Born Sept. 27, 1923 in Charlestown, he was the son of Charles and Alice Griffith.
Mr. Griffith worked for Associates Commercial Corp. of Cleveland and South Bend, Ind. and retired as its Oklahoma district manager in 1982. He was also a credit manager for Sooner Great Dane Trailers, retiring in 1996.
He served with the 78th Infantry Division in Europe in World War II and ERCA Artillery during the Korean Conflict, earning the Purple Heart, Bronze Star and the World War II Victory Medal. He was also a member of the Oklahoma City Presbyterian Church, the 78th Infantry Division Veterans Association and the Oklahoma City Notre Dame Club.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy; son, Morgan (Caren) of Vevay, Ind.; daughters, Mrs. Curtis (Evan) Gerfen of Oklahoma City, Mrs. Wes (Megan) Newberry of Edmond, Okla.; five grandchildren; brothers, Burnell of Kent, Tom of Ravenna, and Eugene of Charlotte, N.C.; and sisters, Phoebe Swain and Marcene Sorboro of Ravenna and Joan Butz of Kent.
There will be no calling hours. Services will be held Friday in Oklahoma City. Arrangements are being handled by the Vondel L. Smith & Son Mortuary in Oklahoma City.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or the American Cancer Society.
Ann Marie Stiles
STREETSBORO - Ann Marie Stiles, 68, died Wednesday at Robinson Memorial Hospital in Ravenna following a short illness.
Born Sept. 24, 1929 in Cleveland, she was the daughter of Clement and Martha (Giblin) Feuerstein. She had lived in Streetsboro for 37 years.
Mrs. Stiles worked as a secretary at St. Joseph School in Mantua.
She was a member of the St. Joseph Church in Mantua and was a volunteer for various church activities.
Survivors include her sons, William E. of Hiram and Dennis P. of Ravenna; daughters, Mary Ann Langston and Kathy, both of Ravenna; six grandchildren; and brother, William Feuerstein of Richmond Heights. Her husband, William E., died in 1975. Her brothers, Robert and Austin, also died previously.
Calling hours will be held from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Shorts Funeral Home, Streetsboro Chapel. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church in Mantua, with the Rev. Thomas McCarthy officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery in Shalersville.
Myrtle Bushek
Myrtle (White) Bushek, 76, of Hiram Township, died Wednesday at Robinson Memorial Hospital in Ravenna.
Arrangements will be announced by Green's Funeral Home in Mantua.
