All Obituaries

Philip Giordano, age 90 of Litchfield, Ohio passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 7, 2020. Philip was born on January 3, 1930 in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Samuel and Signorina (LaRocca) Giordano. He had resided in Cleveland most of his life and moved to Medina County in 1976. He was a U.S. Navy veteran and had worked as a brick mason for many years. Philip was the last of ten siblings. Philip was an active member of St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Medina. He was a member of the...

 John Warren Vannorsdall was born on Thanksgiving Day, November 27, 1924 in Washington Courthouse, Ohio. His parents, William and Edith (nee Overmeyer) Vannorsdall were both teachers. The family lived in Akron and Cleveland before settling in Berea, Ohio, where John graduated from the local high school in 1942.  He attended Capital University before being accepted into the Naval ROTC *V-12) program at Harvard University in 1943. He graduated from Harvard with an honors degree in...

Robert S. Gumbita, age 74, of Brunswick, Ohio lost his 19 years fight to cancer. He was the beloved and cherished husband of Sharon (Keller). Loving father of Jodi (Les) Merrill, Jaime (Ron) Schaedel. Dearest and treasured brother-in-law of Jaqueline (Tim) Dalzell and treasure friend and brother-in-law to Terry L. Keller.  He was special uncle/grandpa to Bradley Dalzell (Jacob Preising) and Joel Dalzell.  Survived by his siblings Karen (Randy) Gallatin, John (Denise) Gumbita and...

Kenneth “Kenny” E. Hist, 79, of Valley City passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Kenny was born September 24, 1940 in Elyria, Ohio to the late Carl and Erla (Loescher) Hist. He had lived in North Ridgeville and Erhart before he moved and built his Valley City home in 1967. Kenny was a U.S. Army veteran and had worked as a postal worker for 30 years in Medina City. After retiring, he lent a helping hand to several farmers in the local area. He thoroughly loved the outdoors,...

Barbara R. Schwartz, 85, formerly of Elyria, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Barbara was born on October 9, 1934 in Helfenstein, PA. She has resided in Lorain County since 1948. Barbara was a 50+ member of the First United Methodist Church in Elyria. She is survived by her children, Cynthia (Joe) Rodachy of Elyria, Dale (Jeanne) Schwartz of Lorain, Pam “Petie” (Skeet) Allison of Huron, David (Collette) Schwartz of Painesville and Foster daughter, Gina...

Richard W. Husman, 65, of West Salem, Ohio passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2020. Richard was born April 27, 1954 in Bay Village, Ohio to William and Jean (Shields) Husman. He grew up in Valley City and had lived in Huron County prior to moving to West Salem. Richard was a 1972 graduate of Buckeye High School and had worked at U. S. Steel, Cleveland for many years. He loved auto racing and spent a number of years racing his own car. Richard was happiest out on a lake in his boat fishing. He...

Helen S. Holmes, 102, of Medina passed away peacefully, Sunday, March 15, 2020. Helen was born November 9, 1917 in Cleveland, Ohio. She resided in Cuyahoga County until 1986 when she moved to Medina County. She had worked as a secretary in Real Estate for 25 years. Helen volunteered at several hospitals in Cuyahoga County for many years Helen enjoyed music and playing the organ and piano. She is survived by her daughter, Donna Cross (late Dan) Medina; son, Michael (Nancy) Holmes, Rocky...

Warren Marshal Guthrie passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2020 in Medina, Ohio.  He was born August 21, 1940 to Paul and Mildred (Sturm) Guthrie in Uniontown, PA. He graduated from Uniontown High School in 1958 and the Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics in 1960.  From 1960 to 1962 he worked for American Airlines at LaGuardia Airport in New York City. He was in the United States Air Force Strategic Air Command from March 1962 to 1966 where he worked on the bombing and navigation...

Lenore Anne “Sue” Hartman, passed away at University Hospitals Cleveland on Monday, February 24, 2020. Born to Emma (nee Beck) and Howard A. Hartman, DDS in Cleveland, Ohio. Lenore graduated from The Ohio State University with a BS in AG Science, and later with a MS in Agricultural Economics. She became known as “Sue” early in life, as the result of a nickname given by her father. As a high school student, Sue was a 4-H Exchange Student, living with a family in...

Rita B. Freedman, of Brunswick, Ohio passed away peacefully at Brunswick Pointe on Sunday, February 23, 2020. Aunt Rita was born in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Joseph and Matilda (Jackman) Freedman. She worked as a secretary for East Ohio Gas for many years. Aunt Rita is survived by numerous nieces, nephews and friends including her extended family at the Valley City VFW. There will be visitation from 10:00 am until 11:00 am on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at the Bauer Funeral Home, 2089...