All Obituaries

Lena M. Detweiler, 80, of Windsor Twp, passed away peacefully Saturday morning, March 6st, 2021 at home. She was born in Parkman, OH on January 9th, 1941 to the late Melvin R. and Sarah D. (Byler) Detweiler. She was a member of the Old Order Amish Church. She will be missed by: her siblings, Monroe (Sally) Detweiler, Henry (Ella) Detweiler, Melvin Detweiler Jr., Savilla Detweiler, Rudy (Emma) Detweiler, Adam (Barbara) Detweiler; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. Lena is...

Martha K. Wengerd, 87, of Middlefield Twp, passed away peacefully Monday night, March 1st, 2021 at her daughters home in Orwell, Orwell. She was born in Middlefield, OH on September 17th, 1933 to the late Henry P. and Mattie H. (Shrock) Kuhns. Martha is once again reunited with her loving husband, Andy N. Wengerd, who died April 30th, 2011. She was a member of the Old Order Amish Church. She will be missed by: her children, Ervin Wengerd, Raymond (Mary) Wengerd, Betty (David) Byler, Freeman...

William Edward “Bill” Trask, Sr., age 86, passed away Friday, February 26, 2021 at UH Geauga Medical Center. He was born on May 6, 1934 at Corey Hospital in Chardon to Halbert and Martha (Hale) Trask. Bill spent the majority of his life in the Village of Burton, Ohio. He graduated from Burton High School in 1954 and married Elaine (nee Kula) on April 7, 1956. He worked for AJ Ronyak Asphalt Paving, then for Eugene Brown Construction. He was self-employed in the construction...

Barbara Ann Konopinski Lukas, age 79, passed away in the early hours of February 25, 2021, with family by her side. Barb was born on December 10, 1941 in Cleveland, Ohio. She started school at just 4 years of age, skipped 8th grade & graduated from St. Stanislaus High School when she was only 16 years old. She was a resident of Geauga County since 1965, residing in Huntsburg, then moving to Middlefield in 1977. As a child, Barb always wanted to have a large family & to be a teacher....

Elizabeth “Betty” J. Lucas (nee Schanzlin), 76, of Troy Twp, passed away peacefully Wednesday afternoon, February 24th, 2021 at Heather Hill Care Communities in Munson Twp. She was born in Bedford, Ohio on May 1st, 1944 to the late Albert and Margaret J. (Hackedorn) Schanzlin. She was worked as a housekeeper at Holly Hill for many years before retiring. Betty enjoyed doing crossword and word search puzzles. She also had quite the sweet tooth, especially for ice cream. Betty...

Farwell my sweet Leo…  Our time together has ended, and you went over the rainbow bridge tonight, and your best friend, Rocky was waiting to greet you.  I’m happy you are together again. The house seems very empty now. March 14, 2002 we met after I found you on  a flyer on the board at American Greetings. A man named Neal found you on the streets and rescued you, and fixed you up.  He said you were one of the great ones, and he was right.  You were with me though...

Gregory J. Young, 56 years, of Chardon, OH passed away after a brief illness at his home on Wednesday afternoon, February 17th, 2021. He was born in Sharon, PA on June 13th, 1964 to William J. and Barbara A. (Bauer) Young. Greg was a U.S. Navy Veteran who served on the USS Ortolan, a submarine rescue ship. He was aboard the ship during the time it spent recovering artifacts from the Titanic. Greg was stationed in Pensacola, FL and also at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba during his service. After...

Tracie Kim Simon (nee Pearce), age 63 of Middlefield, passed away on February 16 surrounded by her family after a short illness. Tracie was born in Ravenna on March 15, 1957 to Jim and Doris Pearce. She grew up in Shalersville Township, graduating from Crestwood High School in 1975 and Bowling Green State University in 1979. She was a member of Portage Faith United Methodist Church. Tracie expressed her passion for caring for children with special needs by working as an aide at the Hattie...

Dearest Grace joined our family and stole our hearts at 5 weeks old. She was a gal that knew her own mind which gave us a real joy and laughter. She shared so much love with all she met that at 15 ½ years, her heart was worn out and she crossed the Rainbow Bridge on February 15th, 2021. Grace was a therapy dog and spent many years visiting special children at schools as well as seniors at nursing homes. She could run like the wind leaving her siblings, Moses, and Twizzler trying to...

Christopher T. Dougan, 54, of West Farmington, OH passed away after a brief illness Friday evening, February 12th, 2021 at Briar Hill Healthcare Residence in Middlefield. He was born in San Leandro, California on March 18th, 1966 to Cecil and Karen (Coffin) Dougan. He later married Charlene Moon on June 10th, 2006. He loved God and had a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Chris enjoyed praising God with his friends at the Mecca Community and West Farmington Churches. Chris had a big...