Fred C. Sheppard
Mar 22, 2026
Frederick Curtis “Fred” Sheppard, 78, of Sterling passed away on Monday, March 23, 2026, at Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare in Wooster after a period of declining health.
Fred was born on July 30, 1947, in Beverly, Ohio to Harry and Kathryn (Schneider) Sheppard and married the love of his life, JoEtta Schorle on June 28, 1969. JoEtta preceded him in death on...
James R. Raber
Mar 21, 2026
James R. “JR” Raber, 59, of Creston, passed away at home on Saturday evening, March 21, 2026, from an apparent heart attack after spending a wonderful evening with his family.
Jim was born on Jan. 8, 1967, in Millersburg to Raymond and Sarah Ann (Miller) Raber and married Tammy Sue Gill on Nov. 11, 1989. He had worked at Quality Block/Medina...
Carol Diane Miller
Mar 21, 2026
Carol Diane Miller, 55, of Rittman, finished her race on Saturday, March 21, 2026, and is now victorious with Jesus after a remarkable ten-year journey with cancer.
Carol was born on August 31, 1970, in Wooster to her parents, Ronald and Joann (Saurer) Christian and was a 1988 graduate of Norwayne High School and the Wayne County Schools Career Center. On...
Constance "Connie" Rock
Mar 18, 2026
Constance J. “Connie” Rock, 84, of Wadsworth, passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at Summa Barberton Hospital after a lengthy declining in health.
Connie was born on Feb. 9, 1942, in Akron to William and Zara Netta (Brooks) Snowberger and married Ulysses “Skip” Rock on Nov. 2, 1963. Skip preceded her in death on Feb. 19, 1989. Connie worked at...
Connie Marie McKelvey
Mar 12, 2026
Connie Marie McKelvey 68, of Fredericksburg, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 12, 2026, at Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare in Wooster after an extended illness.
Connie was born on June 3, 1957, in Fort Campbell, KY to Robert and Janet (Nelson) Brady and was a 1975 graduate of Wooster High School and the Joint Vocational School. On Nov. 8, 1975, she married...
Richard Lee Lance
Mar 11, 2026
Richard Lee Lance, 56, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 11, 2026.
He was born on March 7, 1970, in Wooster to Roger and Patricia (Holcomb) Lance and grew up in Sterling. He was a 1988 graduate of Norwayne High School and had worked as a machinist at Seville Bronze and as an auto mechanic. Richard enjoyed wrenching on cars and...
Faye Rivera
Mar 9, 2026
Faye Rivera, 61, of Shelby and formerly of Rittman, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 9, 2026, at Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare in Wooster after a courageous fight with small cell lung cancer.
Faye was born in Lodi on Oct. 20, 1964, to Ernest and Flora (Branham) Holbrook and married Bruce Rivera on Dec. 19, 1992. She had worked at Burger King...
Henry S. Miller
Mar 7, 2026
Henry S. Miller, 82, of 1627 Harrison Road, Fredericksburg, passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2026. at Wooster Community Hospital following a brief illness.
Henry was born on April 5, 1943, to Simon D. and Lovina (Wengerd) Miller and married Fannie E. Troyer on Nov. 16, 1967. Fannie survives. He was a member of the Old Order Amish Church.
Surviving is his...
Michael A. Krieger
Mar 6, 2026
Michael Alan Krieger, 61, of Medina, passed away on Friday, March 6, 2026.
Michael was born on May 30, 1964, in Gurnee, Illinois to Paul and Alice Krieger. He was a United States Army Veteran and had driven semitruck as an owner operator. On July 5, 2003, Mike married Alisa Masavager and they had enjoyed the past 22 years together. In...
Bernadine I. Greene
Mar 6, 2026
Bernadine I. Greene, 81, of Medina passed away peacefully on Friday, March 6, 2026, after a hard-fought battle with cancer.
Bernadine was born on December 4, 1944, in Webster County, WV to Earl and Lina (Woods) Green. She moved from West Virginia to Ohio at a young age to work and support her family. She had worked at Dog-n-Suds, Blazon, American...
Wilda Marie McDaniel
Mar 3, 2026
Wilda Marie McDaniel, 93, of Wooster, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at Brookdale Memory Care in Wooster.
Wilda was born on Feb. 16, 1933, on the family farm near Fredericksburg to Robert and Hazel (Johnson) Bricker and was president of the 1951 graduating class at Fredericksburg High School. On June 27, 1954, she married Charles T. McDaniel and...
Geraldine "Geri" Crabtree
Mar 2, 2026
Geraldine G. Crabtree, 90, passed away on Monday, March 2, 2026, at Smithville-Western Care Center with her daughter at her side after a period of declining health.
Geri was born on Sept. 28, 1935, in Wooster to the late Frank Joseph and Teresa Marie (Tomassetti)Yacapraro and graduated from Wooster High School. She married Robert Stillwagner and was blessed with two daughters,...
Alice Jean Murray
Feb 27, 2026
On Friday, February 27, 2026, Alice J. Murray, 89 years young, of Creston, unexpectedly passed away at home and entered into the glory of heaven.
Alice Jean was born on March 7, 1936, in Creston to Hubert and Ella May (Shriver) Christian. She graduated with the first class of Norwayne High School in 1954, and on December 29, 1956 married her...
James Edward Snell
Feb 26, 2026
James Edward Snell, 71, of Sterling, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, after a brief illness.
Jim was born on Feb. 23, 1955, in Wadsworth to Clifford P. and Martha M. (Hoskinson) Snell and was a 1973 graduate of Chippewa High School. On June 9, 1979, he married the love of his life, Kimbelry L. Shannon and...
Linda Jeanne Schaffter
Feb 25, 2026
Linda Jeanne Schaffter, 74, of Burbank, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, at Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare in Wooster after a brief illness.
Linda was born on June 28, 1951, in Elkins, WV to the late Ronald and Elizabeth Mae (Ware) Shiflett. She graduated from Smithville High School in 1969 and on Augst 24, 1969 married Lloyd “Cork” Schaffter. Cork preceded...
Victor L. Bricker
Feb 22, 2026
Victor L. Bricker, 85, of Medina and formerly of Creston, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, while surrounded by his family at Medina Hospital.
Vic was born in Lodi on March 7, 1940, to Victor J. and Agnes E. (Gattshall) Bricker and was a 1958 graduate of Norwayne High School. On Sept. 3, 1960, he married Penny Lynn Reed...
Dianna Lynn Stover
Feb 21, 2026
Dianna Lynn Stover, 64, of Rittman, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, after a long battle with COPD.
Dianna was born on March 1, 1961, in Ravenna to the late Clarence and Lavada (Yeary) Williams and was a 1979 graduate of Ravenna High School. On Sept. 17, 2017, she married Bryan Chadwick Stover who survives. Dianna had worked at...
Robert James Arndt
Feb 17, 2026
Robert James Arndt, 56, of Burbank, tragically passed away on Tuesday, February 17, 2026 after a motorcycle accident.
Robert was born on July 30, 1969 in Cleveland to James Charles and Marcella Mae (Yearick) Arndt. He was the proud owner and operator of Climbing Hy Tree Services and had been in business for over 25 years. Rob loved riding motorcycles, fishing...
Miriam Schafrath
Feb 16, 2026
Miriam Schafrath, 87 of Seville passed away peacefully on Monday afternoon, February 16, 2026 at Reserve Care Hospice, formerly Hospice of the Western Reserve of Medina.
Miriam was born on January 20, 1939 to Coletta and Warren Sibila. She grew up in the Massillon area and graduated from Canton Central Catholic High School. After graduation, Miriam married Joe Schafrath on June...
Sandra Kay Hosey
Feb 15, 2026
Sandra Kay Hosey, 77, of Medina, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026, after a courageous battle with cancer.
Sandy was born on Aug. 20, 1948, in Webster Springs, WV to Ira Lance and Ruby Gay (Wyne) Gregory and was a 1966 graduate of Medina High School. On June 29, 1983, she married Carl E. Hosey, and he...
