Russell E. Swanigan
Russell E. Swanigan, age 85, of Rootstown, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, April 26, 2022. Russell was born March 2, 1937.
Peter M. Drabish
Peter M. Drabish, 77, of Garrettsville, passed away in his home with his loving wife by his side on Monday, April 25, 2022. He was born June 22, 1944, in Somerset, PA, to the late Pieter and Nora (nee Younkin) Drabish.
Diane M. Harris
Diane M. Harris, 87, formerly of Garrettsville, passed away on Monday, April 25, 2022. She was born in Warren on May 30, 1934, to the late Andrew and Helen (nee Kaser) Salloy.
Jonathan Durell
Jonathan M. Durell, 65 years of age, passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2022. He was born in Monroe, Michigan on September 4, 1956, the son of the late Victor and Mary (German) Durell.
Larry Lang
Larry Lang, 68, passed away unexpectedly August 30th 2021. The oldest son of Dr. Walter and Betty
Lang, he was born on August 31, 1952 in Ft. Campbell, Kentucky. Larry attended St. Patrick School in
Kent and graduated from Kent State University School in 1970. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science
degree in Forest Industries from The Ohio State University in 1975.
In his youth, his summer months were spent trimming Christmas trees at Roy Pierce’s tree farm on Diagonal Rd. in Kent. With this knowledge and experience, his brother John and close friend Chuck Schmid, they started their own landscaping business which eventually became Larry Lang Landscaping. He operated the business for over 40 years. His talent could be seen throughout the community with gorgeous flowerbeds in the summer, and stone patios and water features that were some of the highlights of his extensive career.
Larry was an accomplished water skier and snow skier and had been a past ski instructor of Boston Mills
Ski School for 15 years, earning a lifetime gold pass. He also attained a private pilot’s license after his
college graduation. He was a talented musician who played in numerous bands throughout his teenage
years.
He leaves behind his wife Lori, whom he was married to for 33 years. Two daughters, Alexis from New
York City and Tori from Columbus, Ohio. He also leaves his brother John (Annette) and sisters Sally,
Mary and Julie (Ian Lilley) and numerous nieces and a nephew. Private Family Services were held.
