Roger Arnold Wiles
Jan 22, 2026
Roger A. Wiles, 91, of Wooster and formerly of Creston, passed away peacefully while surrounded by his family on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026.
Roger was born on Dec. 3, 1934, in Lodi to Roland and Frances (Fair) Wiles and grew up in Burbank where he graduated from Burbank High School in 1953. He served in the U.S. Army Air Born Division...
Clovis Justice
Jan 21, 2026
Clovis Justice, 91, of Wooster, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, at Wooster Community Hospital after a brief illness.
Clovis was born on Feb. 14, 1934, in Pikeville, KY to John and Josie (Mutter) Justice and married Betty A Snyder who preceded him in death on March 11, 2004. He retired from General Motors in 1988 after 33 years of...
Robert McKinley Reed
Jan 21, 2026
Robert McKinley Reed, 84, of Burbank, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, and is now home with his Lord and Savior.
Bob was born on Sept 9, 1941, to Kenneth and Opal (Condry) Reed and had made his home in Burbank all his life. He graduated from Norwayne High School in 1959 and on Aug. 20, 1960, he married...
James A. Kelly
Jan 17, 2026
James A. Kelly, 91, of Wadsworth, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, at Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare in Wooster after a brief illness.
Jim was born on Jan. 3, 1935, in Western Star, Medina County to James and Bessie (Brader) Kelly and graduated from Wadsworth High School. On Aug. 4, 1953, he married Roberta Ann Morrison and she preceded him in...
Inez Marie Bowman
Jan 17, 2026
Inez Marie Bowman, 80, of Creston passed away peacefully on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, at Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare in Wooster after a lengthy illness.
Inez was born on Nov. 3, 1945, in Sardis, OH to Lester and Lula (Ingold) Bertschy and was a 1964 graduate of Norwayne High School. On June 24, 1964, she married Gary L. Bowman and they shared...
Bruce Lyn Schlauch
Jan 16, 2026
Bruce Lyn Schlauch, 77, of Medina, passed away on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, at Autumnwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Rittman after a period of declining health.
Bruce was born in Akron on May 30, 1948, to the late Elmer and Eileen (Harter) Schlauch and graduated from Cloverleaf High School in 1966. He served in the U.S. Army from 1968 –...
Steve Alvin Yurick
Jan 16, 2026
Steve Alvin Yurick, 81, of Sterling, passed away on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, at Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare in Wooster after a period of declining health.
Steve was born on Aug. 27, 1944, in Lodi to Steve and Mary Katherine (Lance) Yurick and was a 1962 graduate of Norton High School. He honorably served in the United States Coast Guard from 1962...
Alexandria Logan Cox
Jan 15, 2026
Alexandria Logan “Alex” Cox, 32, of Lodi, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, January 15, 2026, surrounded by love.
Alex was born on September 7, 1993, in Wadsworth and was a 2011 graduate of Cloverleaf High School. She worked alongside her mother, Linda, and her late grandfather, Dick Coffee, at DJ’s in Sterling, a place that held many special...
Jimmie E. Hanshaw
Jan 11, 2026
Jimmie E. Hanshaw, 54, of Creston, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at her home after a brief illness.
She was born on Aug. 17, 1971, in Bristol, VA to James Edward and Kathy Jean (McGlothlin) Fisher. On July 5, 1998 she married Larry Hanshaw and he survives. Jimmie had worked at several companies of the years that included Triway...
Sylvia Jane Snook
Jan 11, 2026
Sylvia Jane Snook, 68, of Chippewa Lake, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at the Cleveland Clinic.
Sylvia was born on June 29, 1957, in Clay County, WV to Robert and Ruby (Ramsey) Schoolcraft. She had worked at several area nursing homes and enjoyed camping at Pleasant Hill and Charles Mill Lake. She also enjoyed fishing and doing crafts.
Surviving is...
Bruce Lytle Gradwohl
Jan 11, 2026
Bruce Lytle Gradwohl, 82, of Wadsworth passed away on Sunday, January 11, 2026, after a period of declining health.
Bruce was born on November 27, 1943, in Akron to the late William and Marian (Jones) Gradwohl. He graduated from South High School in Akron and went to the University of Akron where he obtained his Bachelors in Education in 1966. On...
Robyn Renee Cottrell
Jan 9, 2026
Robyn Renee Cottrell, 59, of Orrville, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, at Aultman Orrville Hospital.
Robyn was born in Orrville on May 18, 1966, to Earl William and Darlene (Troxel) Snyder. She married Cecil Eugene Cottrell on May 10, 1997, and he survives. She had worked at Brenn-Field Nursing Center in Orrville and Magnolia Care Center in Wadsworth...
Ronald Dobson
Jan 6, 2026
Ronald G. Dobson passed away, Tuesday, January 6, 2026, peacefully, in the evening at his home in Triadelphia, West Virginia. He is survived by his wife of twenty years, Kathleen Dobson.
Ron was born to Lena T. Dobson and Everett J. Dobson on November 6, 1941 in the village of West Bedford near Coshocton, Ohio. West Bedford was always dear to...
Eric Wesley Swartzentruber
Jan 6, 2026
It is with heavy hearts and profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Eric Wesley Swartzentruber, 53, of Wooster Ohio on January 6th, 2026 while surrounded by the love of his cherished family and best friend.
Our family would like to extend our deepest gratitude for the love, prayers and support we have received during his courageous battle....
Shirley Jean Stevens
Jan 5, 2026
Shirley Jean Stevens, 89, passed away on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, at SouthWest Commons Assisted Living Center in Strongsville after a period of declining health.
Shirley was born on May 26, 1936 in Salinesville to Albert Roy and Mary Josephine (Sweeney) Stevens. She had received her Master’s Degree from Case Western Reserve University and had been a teacher for 43 years....
Thomas Paul Thompson
Jan 5, 2026
Thomas Paul Thompson, 73, of Wooster and formerly of Mansfield, passed away peacefully on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, at the Wayne County Care Center after a brief period of declining health.
Tom was born on Dec. 13, 1952, in Lodi to Richard “Dick” and Mildred Jean (Hull) Thompson and was a 1971 graduate of Waynedale High School. On March 30, 1974,...
Benjamin L. Hartzler
Jan 3, 2026
Benjamin L. Hartzler, 84, of Rittman, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 3, 2026 while surrounded by his family and is now alive in Christ.
Born on Oct. 20, 1941, near Rittman, he was the son of Ernest and Pauline (Winkler) Hartzler. Ben graduated from Norwayne High School in 1960 and on April 20, 1968, he married...
Steven Adkins
Jan 2, 2026
Steven Adkins, 76, of Creston, passed away on Friday Jan. 2, 2026, at Hospice of the Western Reserve in Medina after a brief illness.
Steve was born on Oct. 24, 1949, in Wayne, WV and was a proud Vietnam Veteran having served in the U.S. Army from 1969 - 1971. He had been a welder at Stahl Truck Bodies in Wooster...
Connie Jean
Jan 1, 2026
Connie Jean Posten was born on Nov. 5, 1951, in Uniontown, PA to Ernest and Maxine (Bradley) Posten. Her greatest joy was being a mother to her daughter, Leisa Buzas and a loving and spoiling grandmother to her grandchildren, Brittany Ritzi, Stephany (Tim) Brown, Louie Milum and Tiffany Milum and great-grandchildren, Taven, Jacoby and Isabella. Connie was employed in the...
Talus Kain Reber
Jan 1, 2026
Talus Kain Reber, 25, of Creston, died unexpectedly at home on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026.
Talus was born on Sept. 19, 2000 in Medina to Terry and Tracey (Yost) Reber and was a 2019 graduate of Norwayne High School where he played soccer and was the team goalkeeper. He recently received his certificate for working in the Heating, Ventilation and Air...
