All Obituaries

Brad Allen Harvey, 53, of Akron died unexpectedly on March 20, 2023.  He was born on December 28, 1969 in Ashtabula, Ohio.  He was the son of Ralph A Harvey and the late Carol J. (Pierce) Harvey.   He graduated from Jefferson Area High School in 1988.  He was married to Tracy Heckert in Cortland, Ohio on September 20, 1997.  Brad proudly served his country for 6 years as a member of the Ohio National Guard Army Reserves.  He enjoyed remodeling and...

Glenna A. Gamwell, age 96, a resident of Glouster, OH area most of her life and a resident of Willoughby, OH since 2020, died Saturday, March 18, 2023 at the Ohio Living Fairmont Health & Rehabilitation Center in Willoughby. She was born September 12, 1926 in the family home on Taylor Ridge in Trimble Twp., the daughter of Robert H. & Amelia Martha (Heinisch) Hanning.  Glenna was married to Robert M. Gamwell on July 5, 1947 in Chauncey, OH. Glenna was a para-professional for...

Gwendolyn Beverly Headley, 87, passed away in the comfort of her own home on Saturday, March 11, 2023.  She lived a blessed life but was ready to be reunited with her husband, together again in Heaven. She was born in Austinburg Township on December 29, 1935, the daughter of Roscoe and Ruth (Snable) Burlingame. Gwendolyn was a 1953 graduate of Austinburg High School.  She worked as a telephone operator for 12 years for the Eastern Telephone Company in Jefferson Ohio. On August...

Thomas A. Long, 87, passed away on March 9th, 2023, at the Ashtabula County Medical Center in Ashtabula, Ohio. He was born on May 15th, 1935, in Red House, West Virginia, the son of Arthur and Velma (Lowe) Long. On February 27th, 1960, Tommarried the love of his life, Carol Ann Drum; they recently celebrated sixty-three years of marriage; they were blessed with children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and a lifetime of the most incredible family memories that will last them all a...

Living 96 years, 2 weeks, and 4 days, Margaret Pullen saw the world change drastically in her lifetime. In defiance, she stayed stubbornly, beautifully, mostly the same for every minute of every day of all those years. Born Margaret Ann Martin on February 17, 1927, in Muncie, Indiana, she was the eldest child of Elnora Ruth (Cecil) Martin and Wilbert Martin. Such a delight was she, that three more Martin children followed in quick succession, Rachel, Nancy, and David. And for good measure,...

Marjorie Prentice Coutts passed away February 28, 2023 at Independence Village Avon Lake, Ohio. She was born February 23, 1926 in Ashtabula, Ohio, the daughter of Allan and Evelyn Prentice. On September 7, 1946, Marjorie married her husband H. Donald Coutts. She was a faithful member of Second congregational United Church of Christ- Ashtabula and a member of Child Guidance Group. She also loved to volunteer for the Red Cross and Ashtabula General Hospital. She is survived by daughters-...

Betty Lou (Coy) Bowser, 89, passed away on February 22, 2023 at TriPoint Medical Center in Concord Township, Ohio. She was born on June 28, 1933 in Geneva, Ohio, the daughter of Henry E. and Florence (Libert) Coy. On June 29, 1957, Betty married the love of her life, David Bowser, and they shared forty wonderful years of marriage together until his passing in 1997. Betty came from a large family, being 1 of 11 children. Betty always felt so very blessed to be a Mom and her world revolved...

Dale Edward Dodd, 79, passed away on February 21, 2023, at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. He was born on June 29, 1943 in Geneva, Ohio, the son of John and Lorna (McClintock) Dodd. On April 30, 1966, Dale married his beautiful bride, Judy Lea Hoover; they shared fifty-six wonderful years of marriage together and made many everlasting memories. Dale worked as a Truck Driver and agricultural mechanic until his retirement in 2001.  Dale enjoyed agriculture, bowling, playing...

Betty Keep Parker, 92, passed away peacefully on February 21, 2023, at The Legacy Assisted Living of Farmdale. She was born on June 5, 1930, in Linesville, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Roy A. and Ruth H. (Rick) Brown. On November 23, 1950 Betty married John A. Keep; they were blessed with 4 children and 26 years of marriage and memories until his passing on February 21, 1977.  On May 12, 1990, Betty married John P. Parker, they shared thirty-one years of wonderful marriage and were...

Raymond Ellis Urch Jr, 69, of Kingsville passed away on Sunday, February 19, 2023. He was born June 18, 1953, in Ashtabula, OH, the son of Raymond and Patricia (Amsden) Urch.  Ray graduated from Edgewood High School in 1971.  The following year he enlisted in the US Navy and very proudly served his country. On March 23, 1974, he married Gail Perry.  He and Gail were blessed with nearly 49 years of marriage, children, grandchildren and a lifetime of family memories. ...