Kent Ohio Obituaries

Kenneth Earl Ketcham, age 75, of Kent, OH, passed away on Wednesday, May 24, 2023 at his home. Kenneth was born August 31, 1947 in Ashtabula, OH to the late Earl and Margaret (White) Ketcham. A longtime resident of the Youngstown-Warren, OH area, Kenneth was a potato chip salesman until he retired. He was an avid Nascar fan and attended many races over his lifetime, never missing a race on TV. He enjoyed cruises and casino trips with his wife, Donna, and was an active youth sports coach...

Christopher N. Korllos, 65, of Mentor-on-the-Lake, passed away on Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at UH Lake West Medical Center.  He was born in Warren, OH and earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Kent State University.  He was the vice president of Dodd Camera in Cleveland and enjoyed photography and art. He was a member of Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Akron and will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him. Chris was preceded in death by his father Dr. Thomas S....

Scott L. Randall, age 54, of Kent, OH, passed away on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, at his home. Scott was born November 24, 1968, in Ravenna, OH to the late James and Joan (Dawson) Randall. Scott was a graduate of Kent State University (bachelor’s degree) and Baruch College (master’s degree) in New York City. He loved music, art, theater and especially New York City. He always dreamed of living in NYC while growing up and he fulfilled that dream for much of his adult life. He spent...

Lawrence C. Young, age 82 of Munroe Falls, passed away Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at Summa Akron City Hospital. He was born November 4, 1940 in Ravenna, OH to the late John and Gladys Ann Young. Larry served in the U.S. Air Force for 4 years. He was a Firefighter with East Cleveland Fire Department, was a volunteer fireman with the Russell Fire Dept, and a Senior Training Instructor at the U.S. Dept of Energy in Ravenna. Larry was also a business owner building and repairing pipe organs for...

Robert L. “Bob” Lindsey, 77, of Ravenna, passed away on Monday, May 8, 2023 at Tamarack Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center.  He was born in Circleville, OH on January 21, 1946 and was a lifelong resident of the Kent/Ravenna area. He was a mailman in his younger years, and later was the owner/operator of Lindsey’s Bar.  Upon early retirement, Bob spent most of his time in Florida with his life partner Maureen Smith.  He enjoyed photography, riding his...

Bruce William Hansford, age 94, died May 6, 2023. Bruce was born in Kent on June 24, 1928 to Oren Donald Hansford and Nina Goothier and lived in Kent his entire life. He graduated from Kent Roosevelt High School in 1946 and married his high school sweetheart Nancy Greer on October 2, 1948. They raised two children, Susan and David. Throughout their 65 years together Bruce and Nancy always also opened their home to nieces and nephews and anyone needing a place to stay. Their home soon became...

Anne M. Moore (nee Mahoney), passed away peacefully on Friday, May 5, 2023, knowing that she was loved.  She was born on June 23, 1936, at home in Pottsville, PA to the late John and Mary Mahoney.  She was a 1953 graduate of Pottsville Catholic High School.  Anne retired from RXD Pharmacy in Minersville, PA after 25 years of service. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her brother Edward; sister Rita and infant son John. She is survived by her sons, Bill...

On the afternoon of May 1, 2023, Jeffrey William Snyder passed away at his home in Kent, Ohio. Born to the late William L. Snyder, and Carole M. Snyder (Frye) on April 2 1959, in Akron Ohio, Jeff is survived and loved by his two children, Margo Harmon (Larry) and Steve Snyder. Also survived by his sister Pam Baughman (Alan), and his brother John Snyder (Wanda), his nieces and nephews Alana Dickerhoof (Doug), Rein Baughman, Kayla Snyder, and John William Snyder. Jeff attended high school at...

Heather C. Crow, age 49 of Ravenna, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, April 30, 2023 at UH Portage Medical Center. She was born January 6, 1974 in Stow. She was 1992 graduate of Stow Munroe High School. Heather graduated from Bowling Green State University with a bachelor’s degree in political science and was involved in a service sorority. She worked as a cashier at Kohl’s for 12 years. While working for Kohl’s, Heather assisted in numerous service projects with Kohls...

Dr. Stan H. Christensen, PhD, died on April 29, 2023, at 9:10pm while surrounded by his family. He was preceded in death by his wife and lifelong partner of 65 years, Bernie Christensen. Stan leaves behind an incredible legacy of Teaching, Mentoring, Volunteering, drumming, and involvement on several Charity boards.  Stan was a Physics Professor at Kent State University where he was the Physics Chair from 1983-1995 and earned the Professor Emeritus Distinguished Teaching Award in 1970....