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In Loving MemoryBeth Hodgeman

(Gonos)Feb 15 1992 Aug 28 2014

It has been 2 years sinceyou were suddenly takenfrom us. We will never knowwhy or understand why ithad to be you. Your smile,your laughter, your love ismissed everyday. You will al-ways live in our hearts andnever be forgotten.

LoveYour Family

35 In Memoriam

Cecil H. Nelson Jr. passed away on August 26 at the age of 90.

Born to Katherine & Cecil H. Nelson on Dec. 27, 1925 in Southing-ton, Ohio, he resided in the Akron area most of his life. He developed a love of the outdoors from an early age, camping & fishing with his father. As a Boy Scout he learned to shoot & hunt, activi-ties he enjoyed through-out his life, sharing them with his children & grandchildren. Learning self sufficiency from his grandmother who cured his poison oak with a hike to the swamp for plants to make a poultice, he was self-taught - whether run-ning a business, raising pigs, building a chicken coop or an ultra-light air-plane. Joining the Army-Air Corp. in 1943, he served as a belly gun-ner in a B-24 while sta-tioned in England. His love of country & flying remained an important part of his life. Earning his private pilot’s license, he was a member of the J5 Flying Club & the EAA, building an ultra-light plane, & attending

their annual convention in Oshkosh, WI for many years. A member of the Mud Run Gun Club, he enjoyed shooting & made his own bullets until mov-ing to KentRidge. He had an appreciation of Native American culture; liked country western music & played the harmonica. Making lifelong friends through his work as a truck driver for Standard Oil, he enjoyed people and had a wide circle of supportive friends.

He was preceded in death by Elsa his wife of 48 years, son Joel, grand-son Travis Thirion and partner of 18 years, Mary Denzinger. He is survived by his daughters Judy (Jim) Confer, Atlanta, GA; CeCe (Dave) Hanacek, Wallace, NC; Edie Nelson, Cupertino, CA; Kathy (Jim) Harris, Tallmadge, OH & son Daniel (Joy) Las Vegas, NV; grandchildren Chris (Jamee) Confer, Matt (Katie) Confer, Breanna Harris (Zach Hohman) Brent (Michelle) Har-ris, Brandon (Marissa) Nelson, Missy Nelson; great-grandchildren Ann-Dallas, Payne, Shia, Ellie, Oliver; and his sis-ter Wanda (Joe) Trenta-due. His family extends their gratitude to his Ken-tRidge family for their kindness & care & to ClearPath Home Health.

A private service will be held. Contributions may be made to Warrior’s Journey Home through the First Congregational Church of Tallmadge.(RC 8-28)

Cecil H. Nelson Jr.

Our dear mother, Max-ine Sands departed this world on angels wings, early August 27, 2016 following an extended ill-ness. Maxine was born in Kingwood, West Virginia the youngest daughter of the late James B. and Effie P. Dewitt on August 5, 1932. Maxine was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother who enjoyed spending time with her family. Christ-mas and summer gath-erings when her young-est, Bill and family came home from Arizona were her favorites but each time her family was near was special.

Left to cherish her memory are husband Earl Sands, her children Mike (Pam) Edwards, Debbie Edwards, Sherry (Rob) Blankenship, Jerry (Debbie) Edwards, Doug (Sarah) Edwards and Bill (Aimee) Edwards, grand-children Shane (Ali), Peter, Samantha (Lon-

nie), Brandon, Kyle, Col-lin, Jesse, Reese, Dustin (Brittany), Bret, Benja-min and Juliana. Maxine is also survived by the father of her children Bill (Millie) Edwards of Stow, Ohio, beloved sister Betty Brown of Weirton, WV. and brother-in-law Ken Travis of Inverness, Fla. as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

Friends are invited to join the family on Wednesday August 31, 2016 at Wood Kor-tright Borkoski Funeral Home 703 E Main Street Ravenna, Ohio, 44266 for visitation from 11:00am - 12:30pm, with the funeral service, officiated by Pas-tor Kim Barnett to begin at 12:30pm. Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery immediately following service.

In lieu of flowers please take a moment to hug your loved ones and remind them how much you love them.

The family would like to thank everyone at The Arbors at Streetsboro for the loving care provided to Maxine for the past year.

Rest easy Mom until we see you again.

Condolences and mem-ories may be shared at www.wood-kortright-borkoski.com.

(Wood-Kortright-Borkoski 330-296-6436 RC 8-28)

Maxine P. (Ed-wards) Sands

Harold R. Fulton 1933-2016

Harold R. Fulton, age 82, of Scio, passed away Friday, August 26, 2016 at Heather Knoll Retire-ment Center, Tallmadge, surrounded by his loving family.

Born December 19, 1933 in Milan he was a son of the late Ralph M. Fulton and Edith May Thayer Fulton. Harold graduated from Townsend High School, Collins, OH. He was the head custodian at Aurora High School and was a Mounted Patrol Officer with the Portage County Sheriff Office with his horse “Joker” for almost 15 years. An animal lover all of his life, Har-old purchase a dairy farm near Conotton in the late 1980’s. He and his wife, Esther, lovingly named it

Loriland Farm. Harold was preceded in

death by his wife Esther Hughes Fulton, an infant daughter Merrie Rose Fulton and a brother Howard Fulton.

Surviving are daughters Janis (William) Perkins of Stow, Jane (Robert) Gregg of Munroe Falls and Keri (Thomas) Ell-son of Ontario, Canada; a brother James Richard Fulton of Norwalk; grand-children Allison, Damon, Shane, Travis, Benjamin, Amie, Jonah, Amanda and Elizabeth and thirteen great grandchildren.

Services will be held Wednesday at noon in Koch Funeral Home, Scio. Burial will follow in Conotton Cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 3-7 and Wednesday one hour prior to the ser-vice from 11 am to 12 pm.

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Harold R. Fulton

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Jerry B. Clavner, Ph.D., 73, a thirty-year resident of the Mantua/Shalersville area died peacefully Mon-day, August 22, 2016, at home with his wife Cath-erine by his side.  He died much as he had lived, pas-sionately involved with this world.  His final gift to us all was donating his body to medical science so he could continue teach-ing.  Although he suffered from a brain tumor the past five years, he bravely accepted his condition and continued entertaining us with his brilliant sense of humor and dispens-ing advice (occasionally unwanted) with a direct-ness and sensitivity that was unique. 

Jerry was born and raised in Philadelphia and graduated from Colum-bia University taking his Ph.D. at Case Western Reserve University.  He spent thirty-nine years at Cuyahoga Community College as a professor of sociology and anthropol-ogy.  He had no office

hours because his door was always open for his students.  He was some-what political, being a for-mer mayor of Mantua as well as active in causes including those for all of humanity with its infinite variety of peoples.  He would (and did) celebrate anything with anybody.  He also contributed to the arts and did fundraising for them.  He was such a unique and fun character that once met was never forgotten.

He is survived by his wife Catherine, step-daughters Barbara Figueroa (Ronnie) and Rebecca Humes (Gene), and step-son Michael Wet-more.  His grandchildren like to say that “Grampa always had a solution or a fix for anything.”  They are: Jennifer Brannen (Bob), Joseph Humes, Cailin Harris, and Cara Humes.  Jerry was pre-ceded in death by his par-ents Herman and Edith Clavner and his brother Donald.

The family would like to thank Coleman Adult Day Services which Jerry attended for the past four years and hospice nurse Rachael.  Memorials may be made to Coleman Adult Day Services at 6695 N. Chestnut St., Ravenna, OH  44266.  A private memorial celebration will be held at a later date.

We will sorely miss you Jer.

(RC 8-28-16)

Jerry B. Clavner, Ph.D.

Emily Andrews, 86, of Windham, passed away on August 24, 2016. She was born on April 28, 1930 to Carlos and Adela (Lucero) Gallegos in Albuquerque, New Mex-ico.

She was very active at St. Michael’s Catho-lic Church in Windham. Emily was involved with Bingo and Blessing of the Bikes.

Emily is survived by her daughters, Ruth Miller of Indiana and Betty (Larry) Sterpka of Windham; sister, Annie of California; grandchil-

dren, Matt (Jana), Doug, Kristy (Erik) and Nich-ole (Aaron) and great-grandchildren, Gavin, Zoe, Reaya, Brooke and Alexis.

She was preceded in death by her husband, William; brothers, Joe and Ben; sons, Larry and David; grandson, Brian and great-grandson, Tyler.

Visitation will be held on Sunday, August 28, 2016 from 3-6 PM at Mallory-DeHaven-Carl-son Funeral Home & Cre-mation Services, 8382 Center St., Garrettsville, Ohio. Mass of Christian Burial to be held on Mon-day, August 29, 2016, 11 AM at St. Michael’s Catholic Church, 9736 East Center St., Wind-ham, Ohio with Father Lang officiating. Online condolences at www.carl-sonfuneralhomes.com.

(RC 8-28-16)

Emily Andrews

Margaret Isabella Dixon (nee Vasey) passed away Aug. 17 of compli-cations during heart sur-gery. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, on Oct. 25, 1950, she was the third of four children born to the late Joanne Hall Vasey and Robert Bruce Vasey.

After graduating from Chagrin Falls High School, she went on to receive a BA, MA and PhD from Kent State University. She served as an English professor at KSU for 25 years and had a remarkable impact on her students. She gen-

uinely empathized with young people just begin-ning their collegiate careers. However, her greatest passion was her family; husband John and sons Samuel and Spencer.

Margie was preceded in death by her mother, Joanne Hall Vasey, her father, Robert Bruce Vasey, and her brother, Charles Bruce Vasey. She is survived by her husband of 25 years John Emerson Dixon, sons Samuel Crosser Dixon and Spencer Bach Dixon all of Rootstown, OH, sister Ann Mitch-ell Vasey, brother Roger Crosser Vasey (Deborah) all of Chagrin Falls OH, and numerous extended family members.

A private family memo-rial will follow at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests dona-tions to Lifebanc. Condo-lences and memories may be shared at www.wood-kortright-borkoski.com.

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Margaret Isabella Dixon

GARRETTSVILLEJuliette K. “Judy”

Johnson, 93 years of age, passed away Sunday July 17, 2016.

Born in Maui, Hawaii on August 21, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Juliette (Asam) Kash. A resident of the Garrettsville area since 1947, Mrs. Johnson had been employed as a secretary at the James A. Garfield Middle School until her retirement.

On June 14, 1947, she married Bert J. John-son who preceded her in death on March 24, 2006. Survivors include her sons Bert J. (Jackie) Johnson, Jr. and Mark E. (Pam) Johnson both of Garrettsville and Dale W. (Ella) Johnson of Newton Falls; her sis-ter Anita Campbell of Hawaii; 7 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren.

No calling hours or services. Cremation has taken place. Donations are suggested to a char-ity of the donor’s choice. Arrangements are by the Green Family Funeral Home & Crematory Ser-vice in Mantua where her obituary, condolences and memories may be shared at www.greenfa-milyfuneralhome.com.

(Green Family Funeral Home & Crematory Ser-vice, 330-274-3145 RC 8-28)

Juliette K. “Judy” Johnson

Warren – Mildred A. Duke passed away Friday, August 26, 2016 at Com-munity Skilled Nursing Centre.

Mildred was born Sep-tember 26, 1935 in Buck-hannon, West Virginia a daughter of the late Hob-ert and Allene Rowan.

Mildred will be sadly missed by her daughter: Barbara (Steve) Walzak; her sons: David (JoAnn) Poling, Richard A. Pol-ing and Terry Poling; a sister: Wilma Tacket; a niece Theresa Finchum; her grandchildren: John Mitchell, David Poling,

Derick Poling, and Tela Poling; and her great grandchildren: Darian Poling, Zoe Poling, Avery Poling and Xavier Poling.

Mildred was preceded in death by her parents and her husband Ted Duke.

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Mildred A. Duke

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