Obituaries IN OHIO

Jun 8, 2023

Floyd I. Bertschy, 81, of Creston, passed away on Thursday, June 8, 2023 at Medina General Hospital.

Floyd was born on Jan. 1, 1942 in Woodsfield to Lester and Lula (Ingold) Bertschy and had made his home near Canaan most of his life.  Floyd loved farming.  He had farmed the family farm and for the past several...

Jun 6, 2023

Joshua Albert DiPietro, age 45, passed away on Tuesday, June 6, 2023.

Josh was born in Elyria on Aug. 31, 1977 to Kathryn DiPietro and Edward Pluta. He was a man of all trades. There wasn’t much he couldn’t do but he loved working as a mechanic. He could fix just about everything whether it was broke...

Jun 6, 2023

Pearl L. Yoakem, 98, of Youngsville, NC and formerly of Rittman died Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at her home.

Pearl was born in Washington Court House on March 15, 1925 to Luther and Inez (Jones) Yoakem.  On Dec. 11, 1947 she married Roy E. Yoakem and he preceded her in death on Dec. 14, 1990.  She had...

Jun 4, 2023

Evelyn Robinson, 80, of Creston, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, June 4, 2023 after a period of declining health.

Evelyn was born on Oct. 22, 1942 in East Lynn, WV to Shiloh and Lucy (Casteel) Watts and graduated from Wayne High School.  On June 22, 1959 she married Roy E. Robinson and they moved to...

Jun 4, 2023

Mary L. Bricker, 78, of Wooster, passed away on Sunday, June 4, 2023 at Orrville Pointe in Orrville after a lengthy illness.

Mary was born on Sept. 10, 1944 in Medina County to Dr. Arthur and Betty (Bishop) Wolf.  She was a 1962 graduate of Cloverleaf High School where she was a cheerleader for all four years...

Jun 4, 2023

Norma Jean Hamilton, 74, of Wooster passed away on Sunday, June 4, 2023 at Adena Regional Medical Center in Chillicothe after a sudden illness.

Jean  was born on Jan. 13, 1949 in Floyd County, KY to Richard and Virgie (Johnson) Hurt and had made her home in the area since 1965.  Norma, as she was known by...

Jun 3, 2023

Stephen W. “Skipper” Brislinger, Sr., 72, of Fredericksburg, passed away on Saturday, June 3, 2023 at the Louis Stokes VA Medical Center in Cleveland.

He was born in Akron on Dec. 24, 1950 to the late John and Catherine (Bergman) Brislinger and graduated from Tallmadge High School in 1970.  He served in the U.S. Navy during the...

Jun 1, 2023

Mose Nisley, Jr., 62, of Fredericksburg, passed away Thursday, June 1, 2023 after an extended illness. He passed away peacefully at home with his family at his side.

He was born on March 16, 1961 in Wayne County to the late Mose and Susie (Yoder) Nisley and married Fannie L. Hostetler on June 3, 1982.  She preceded...

May 30, 2023

Virginia Mae Boggs, 82, of Seville, passed away on Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at Akron General Hospital with family at her side after an unexpected illness.

Virginia was born on Aug. 18, 1940 in Westfield Township to Milton Sr. and Marie M. (Long) Blough and was a graduate of Westfield High School.  On July 19, 1963 she...

May 30, 2023

Anna J. Miller, 87, of 8469 Township Road 611, Fredericksburg, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, May 30, 2023.

She was born on Jan. 25, 1936 near Fredericksburg to John S. and Susan (Troyer) Miller and was a member of the Old Order Amish.

She is survived by sisters, Mattie Miller and Ella Miller...

May 26, 2023

Shirley Louise Hoisington, 82, of Creston, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 26, 2023 at Akron General Medical Center after a lengthy illness.

Shirley was born on June 21, 1940 in Sardis, OH to the late Lester and Lula (Ingold) Bertschy and was a 1958 graduate of Norwayne High School.  On June 20, 1959 she married Harley...

May 23, 2023

Marjorie Louise Kimble, 84, of Creston, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at Burbank Parke Care Center after a lengthy illness.

Marge was born on Sept. 15, 1938 in Rittman to James and Irene (Cabell) Garner and married Virgil Verne Kimble on Aug. 19, 1955.  They had made their home in Creston since 1966 and...

May 21, 2023

Roy Edward Robinson, 80, of Creston, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, May 21, 2023.

Roy was born on July 22, 1942 in Wayne, WV to Fieldon Leonard and Pricia (Porter) Robinson and graduated from Wayne High School.  On June 22, 1959 he married Evelyn Watts and she survives.   Roy was a loving family man.  He...

May 20, 2023

Arlina Della Jurca, 85, of North Royalton, passed away at home on Saturday, May 20, 2023 after a lengthy illness.

She was born on Oct. 23, 1937 in Hurley, VA to the late Walter and Lou (Justus) Danner and graduated from the Bryant & Stratton Business College.  Arlina was an entrepreneur.  She owned and operated several businesses...

May 16, 2023

Mary Lee Munday, 88, of Wooster, passed away on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at the Avenue of Wooster after a period of declining health.

Mary Lee was born on July 18, 1934 in Perry Township, Monroe County to Clyde and Alice (Cline) Burke and was a 1953 graduate of Antioch High School.  On May 15, 1954 she...

May 11, 2023

Janet D. Anshutz, 92, of Sterling, passed away on Thursday, May 11, 2023 while surrounded by loved ones after a brief illness.

Janet was born in Sterling on Jan. 4, 1931 and was the youngest of Clement and Vida (Sample) Glessner’s ten children. She graduated from Sterling High School in 1948 and on July 8, 1950 married...

May 5, 2023

Kelli Lee Webb, 52, of Wadsworth, passed away at her home after a sudden illness.

Kelli was born in Cleveland on March 28, 1971 to William  Webb Jr. and Carrie (Wiley) Pervan and graduated from Lakewood high School.  She loved communicating with family and friends through social media and she will be sadly missed.

Surviving...

May 4, 2023

Ruth Ann Ponsford, 66, of Wooster, passed away Thursday, May 4, 2023 at Mercy Medical Center in Canton after a period of declining health.

Ruth was born in Cleveland on Dec. 29, 1956 to Charles and Rosemary (Filidoro) Young and graduated from Medina High School.  She enjoyed coloring, doing crossword puzzles and watching the Channel 8 News....

May 3, 2023

Fannie  Mast, 60, of 5779 S. Honeytown Rd., Wooster, OH passed away on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at her home.

She was born on Jan. 27, 1963 in Wayne County to Demas E. and Ella J. (Raber) Mast.  She was a member of the Old Order Amish Church.

Surviving is her mother, Ella Mast of...

May 2, 2023

Gary Lee Williams, 72, of Wadsworth, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, after a brief battle with cancer. Gary was born on May 10, 1950, in Akron to Chuck and Juanita (Raines) Williams.  He graduated from Norton High School in 1968 and attended Akron University.  Gary worked for B.F. Goodrich doing their signage and then...