Portage County obituaries for Oct. 2-3

Lawrence L. Ruggles

Lawrence L. Ruggles 72 of Ravenna passed away Monday, September 2, 2024 at Tamarack Ridge Health and Rehabilitation in Brimfield. He was born November 7, 1951 in Akron, Ohio to the late Cecil and Nelly (Lee) Ruggles. Larry was a US Army veteran and truck driver and operated a towing company. Survivors include his wife of 42 years Jodie (Hughes), sons Joseph (Erin), Jason (Cassi) and Jacob (Kristal) and six grandchildren. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held at 11 AM on Saturday, October 5, 2024 at Charlestown United Methodist Church, 6408 Rock Spring Road, Ravenna, Ohio. Reverend Jim Lewis will officiate. Interment will be at a later date at Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials should be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758516, Topeka, Kansas 66675-8516 or go to support.woundedwarriorproject.org.

Patti A. Hicks

Patti A. Hicks, 65 of Ravenna passed away Tuesday August 20, 2024. A Celebration of life service will be held from 2-5 p.m. on Sunday October 6, 2024 at the Ravenna Elks Club 776 N. Freedom St. Ravenna, Ohio 44266.

Richard W. Gardner

Richard W. Gardner, 88, formerly of Ravenna, passed away at his residence in Macedonia, Ohio, on September 24, 2024.

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Marie Ann Bennett

Marie Ann Bennett, 92, of Kent, passed away on Sunday, September 29, 2024. She was born in Kent on August 3, 1932 to the late Raymond and Pearl Kaliszewski and was a 1950 graduate of Kent Roosevelt High School.

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Paulette J. “PJ” (Wetklow) Elwood

Paulette J. “PJ” Elwood, 78 of Streetsboro, passed away Sunday, September 29, 2024 at her home in Streetsboro. PJ was born on May 30, 1946 in St. Michael, PA to the late Ervin and Pauline (Haines) Wetklow.

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Jayme M. Gordon

Jayme M. Gordon 49 of Streetsboro passed away Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at UH Portage Medical Center in Ravenna. She was born April 9, 1975 in Warren, Ohio to Gregory J. and Edwinia L. (Dengg) Messenger.

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Marietta B. Brown

Marietta B. Brown, 97, of Windham, OH, went home to her Lord and Savior Tuesday, October 1, 2024. She was born June 2, 1927, in Rosemont, WV, to the late William and Nettie (nee Reed) Duvall.

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