Medina High School Ohio Alumni Obituaries

Frances Joan Anderson, age 86, of Lodi, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 27, 2025, in the presence of loved ones.She was born on June 29, 1939, in Elyria, Ohio, to Frank and Nina (Tibbits) DuPlaga. Frances was raised in the Lafayette and Medina areas and graduated from Medina High ...

Peggy Sue Hagen, 68 of Litchfield, Ohio passed away Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, at Medina Hospital, following a lingering illness.She was born December 3, 1957, in Medina, Ohio to the late James and Virginia (Rhodes) Clay. Peggy grew up in Mallet Creek and graduated from Buckeye High School and Medina ...

Eugene Frederick Schaub, 77 of Lafayette, Ohio passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, December 13, 2025 at Medina General Hospital.He was born October 2, 1948 in Medina, Ohio to Fred and Olga (Elioff) Schaub. Fred grew up in Spencer, Ohio and graduated from Black River High School. He had resided in ...

Philip A. Kensicki of Chatham Township was born on May 6, 1954, and passed away at home on February 1, 2026. Philip leaves behind his daughter, Elizabeth Kensicki, and his stepson, Christopher Lavelle. He was born to Stephen and Rose (née Pospisil) and was raised in Cleveland, Ohio. Philip was prece...

John D. Sterzer, 90 of Homerville, Ohio passed away Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at Hospice of the Western Reserve in Medina after a short illness.He was born in Akron, Ohio on November 30, 1934 to the late John and Mildred (Bunting) Sterzer. John grew up in Lodi, Ohio and was a 1952 graduate of Lodi...

Brad William Stewart, 45 of New Franklin, Ohio passed away unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday, February 4, 2026.He was born September 30, 1980, in Medina, Ohio to Robert and Donna Stewart.Brad grew up in Chippewa Lake and graduated from Cloverleaf High School in 1999. Shortly after graduation he ...

Helen Rose Mach, 84, of Lodi, Ohio passed away Thursday, February 5, 2026 at Medina Hospital.She was born August 17, 1941 in Akron, Ohio and grew up in the Akron and Barberton area. Her family moved to Lodi in 1959, where Helen graduated from Lodi High School in 1960. She had worked as a pharmacy cl...

Debra Lynn Backus, 72 of Lodi, Ohio passed away unexpectedly at her home on Tuesday, January 27, 2026.She was born November 5, 1953 in Sewickley, Pennsylvania to the late George and Wanda (Shingleton) Regester. Debra graduated from Brunswick High School in 1965? She married Craig Backus in 1988, and...

Alfred J. Hughes, 78, formerly of Brunswick and of West Salem, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, January 20, 2026, at Ashland UH Samaritan Hospital after months of extended illnesses.Alfred was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on May 9, 1947, to John and Phyllis (Chaplin) Hughes. He grew up in the Old Brooklyn nei...

Norm Sidney Broadsword, 80, beloved father, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away Friday, January 23, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family.He was born February 18, 1945, in Oberlin, Ohio, to the late Sidney and Frances (Forbush) Broadsword. Norm grew up on the family farm in Litchfiel...

Arleen R. Huffman, 85 of Chatham, Ohio, passed away Sunday, December 7, 2025, at Lodi Community Hospital, following a short illness.She was born in Lodi, Ohio, on November 30, 1940, to Ford and Mary (Jackson) Barnhart, and grew up in Leroy (Westfield Center), where she graduated from Leroy High Scho...

Mary Jane Flory, 81 of Massillon, Ohio passed away Monday, December 22, 2025, at Wooster Community Hospital.She was born December 13, 1944, in Burbank, Ohio to Walter and Hazel (Myers) Flory. Mary grew up there and graduated from Norwayne High School in 1958. She worked for many years as an accounta...

Courtney was born in Middleburg Heights Ohio on February 7 1982 to Paula and William Gaynor. She grew up in Medina and attended Medina City Schools graduating from Medina High School in 2000. She excelled academically and was a standout member of the Color Guard where her grace and dedication shone ...

John Charles Andreae Jr. 71 of Seville Ohio passed away peacefully on January 28 2026 succumbing to a short battle with kidney failure. Born on November 24 1954 in Wichita Kansas he was the beloved son of the late John Charles J.C. and Betty Sue nee House Andreae. A graduate of North Olmsted High Sc...

David Duane Naftzger 79 of Homerville Ohio passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family Wednesday February 4 2026. Dave was born November 5 1946 in Medina Ohio to the late Duane and Marjorie Kutz Naftzger. He was a lifelong Medina County resident. He was a graduate of Buckeye High School a...

Catherine Kay Dumperth 100 of Valley City Ohio passed away peacefully on Friday January 30 2026. Kay was born December 18 1925 in Duryea PA to the late Jerome and Catherine Apolski Harris. Upon graduating from High School in 1943 she moved to Cleveland secured an inventory control position at Nation...

Leonard E. Bilek, 87, of Shreve, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, at Sycamore Run Nursing Home in Millersburg. He was born on September 12, 1938, in Cleveland, OH to the late Edward and Margaret (Brindza) Bilek.After graduating from Medina High School, Lenny served his country wi...

Lex Andrew Hartline, 67, of Delaware, Ohio, passed away on September 22, 2025, at Riverside Methodist Hospital, with his wife and son at his side. Born in Millersburg, Ohio, on December 8, 1957, to Richard and Norma Hartline, Lex grew up in a lively home with his brothers Mark and Kirk. He spent his...

Deacon J. Shupp age 49 of Cleveland Heights died September 12 2025 at Hospice of the Western Reserve Medina after an extended period of declining health. Deacon was born the son of Connie J. Demlow and James R. Shupp on April 1 1976 in Wooster Ohio. He attended school in Orrville and graduated Orrv...

Juanita Skeeter Bray ne Rico 76 a lifelong resident of Lorain passed away unexpectedly on February 4 2026. Skeeter was born on November 24 1949 in Lorain Ohio and remained a proud Lorain resident her entire life. She was a graduate of Clearview High School Class of 1967. In 1968 she married the love...

Everett Rice Keith Jr 73 of Platte City Missouri formerly of Memphis Missouri has gone to the baseball park in the sky. Endless strikes hotdogs and beer. Junior passed away Tuesday evening November 11 2025 at the KU Medical Center in Kansas City Kansas. Everett was born on September 16 1952 in Bloom...

Carolyn Edge Mora age 93 of DeFuniak Springs FL went to be with her Lord on January 20 2026. She was born on September 13 1932 in the small community of Hammoc Alabama the younger daughter of Loris Ophelia and George Marion Edge. At the age of eighteen she married an air force soldier from Ohio. Dur...

Phyllis Fravel 91 years of age passed away at The Village of St. Edwards in Fairlawn Ohio on January 4 2026 after a long and full life. She was born July 1 1934 in Norwalk Ohio and resided in Amherst most of her life. Phyllis attended Lorain High School where she earned the nickname Smiley. She was ...

SMITH Tracy Paulette ne Kraus 64 of Morrow passed away on Thursday January 8 2026 at the James Cancer Center in Columbus. Born July 24 1961 in Medina OH to Paul Richard and Faye Lilleen ne Schultz Kraus she was a 1979 graduate of Cloverleaf High School. Tracy was a proud alumna of The Ohio State Uni...

Mary E. Jeroncic Farrell, 75 of Brunswick, Ohio passed away Tuesday, September 30, 2025, at Medina Cleveland Clinic Hospice, following a sudden illness. She was born in Slovenia on April 16, 1950 to the late Joseph and Valeria (Goljevscek) Jeroncic.Mary grew up in the St. Vitus area in Cleveland, Oh...

Ronald Eugene Thomas, 88 of Lodi, Ohio passed away Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Rittman, following a period of declining health. He was born March 31, 1937 in Bucyrus, Ohio to the late Frank and Theresa (Rauth) Thomas.Ron grew up in Beaver Falls, PA before his family mo...