Patricia Joan Shaw
Sep 24, 2025
Patricia Joan “Pat” Shaw, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, after a long battle with cancer.
Pat was born on Nov. 26, 1945, in Salem, OH to the late Harold Wilmer and Mary “Joanna” (Bachman) Eddy and graduated from Salem Senior High and later from Ashland College with a degree in accounting. While at Ashland College...
Virgil Verne Kimble
Sep 23, 2025
Virgil Verne Kimble, 89, of Creston, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at Burbank Parke Care Center.
Verne was born on June 20, 1936 in Hancock County, OH to Virgil and Mildred (Spacht) Kimble and graduated from Westfield High School in 1954. On Aug. 19, 1955, he married Marjorie Louise Garner and Marge preceded him in...
Penny Lynn (Reed) Bricker
Sep 22, 2025
Penny Lynn Bricker, 83, of Medina and formerly of Creston, passed away peacefully with her family at her side on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, at the Echelon in Medina.
Penny was born on Dec. 15, 1941, in Cleveland to Lovell “Pete” and Gladys (Allen) Reed and was a 1960 graduate of Norwayne High School. On Sept. 3,...
Thomas Henry Arcy
Sep 21, 2025
Thomas Henry Arcy, 86, of Creston, passed away at home on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s Dementia and Cancer.
Tom was born on Jan. 22, 1939, in Dearborn, MI and was the son of the late Henry and Mary (Kolasa) Arcy. He served in the U.S. Navy Reserves and graduated from Dearborn...
Joyce Lea (Nester) Smith
Sep 20, 2025
Joyce Lea Smith, 83, of Englewood, OH and formerly of Rittman, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, with loved ones at her side, after a lengthy illness.
Joyce was born on April 23, 1942, in Charleston, WV to Ezra and Virginia (Lilly) Nester. She married John Morgan and was blessed with four children, Mike, Larry, Debbie...
Luann Kauf Locke
Sep 19, 2025
LuAnn (Kauf) Locke, 69, of Lodi, passed away peacefully on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, while surrounded by her family at Medina Hospital after a two-month illness.
LuAnn was born on Dec. 31, 1955, in Lodi to William Raymond and Dorcus (Livingston) Kauf and was a 1973 graduate of Norwayne High School. On Sept. 21, 1972, she married...
Christina Renee (Sprinkle) Minks
Sep 18, 2025
Christina Renee (Sprinkle) Minks, 48, of Morgantown, WV passed away unexpectedly at home on Thursday, September 18, 2025.
Chrissie was born in Wooster, Ohio on November 9, 1976, to Bill Sprinkle and Karen Yost. She enjoyed going fishing, pontooning and camping with her significant other Travis. She also loved to garden and can. Chrissie loved her kids...
Leroy P. "Lee" Miller
Sep 16, 2025
Leroy P. “Lee” Miller, 61, of Copley Township passed away at his home on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, at his home after a battle with cancer.
Lee was born in Wooster on Feb. 27, 1964, to Peter E. and Mattie S. (Miller) Miller and married Dawn Marie (Taphouse) Howell on Aug. 14, 2002. He had been a...
Dean Corp
Sep 9, 2025
G. Dean Corp, 85, of Creston passed away on Tuesday, September. 9, 2025 at his home after a brief illness.
Dean was born on April 30, 1940 in Lodi to Harold and Marian (Huffman) Corp and was a 1958 graduate of Norwayne High School. He served in the U.S. Army from 1963 – 1965 and was always...
Russell Brinkerhoff
Sep 7, 2025
Russell Brinkerhoff passed away peacefully at home on September 7th, 2025.
Russ was born on March 1st, 1935 in Wayne County Ohio to Reva (Foster) Brinkerhoff and Walter Brinkerhoff. When he was in elementary school, the family moved to Fredericksburg from Perrysville when Walter got a job at Fredericksburg Art Pottery. The Brinkerhoff family later had a...
Robbin Rae O'Dell
Sep 6, 2025
Robbin Rae O’Dell, 63, of Creston, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at her home after a courageous battle with cancer.
Robbin was born on Jan. 1, 1962, in Geneva, OH to Anton and Beverly (Gruey) Matisko. She had worked at Schneider National Trucking and had enjoyed reading and working in her flowers and rock gardens. ...
Nancy Ann (Richard) Spitler
Sep 5, 2025
Nancy Ann (Richard) Spitler, age 90, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025.
She was born on April 11, 1935, near Creston to David and Carrie (Yoder) Richard and was a 1953 graduate of Sterling High School. Nancy attended Goshen College and Moody Bible College and had worked at many companies in...
Don S. Kauf
Sep 3, 2025
Don S. Kauf, 84, of Wooster, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, at Medina Hospital after a period of declining health.
Don as born in Bellville on June 8, 1941, to William Raymond and Dorcus (Livingston) Kauf and was a 1960 graduate of Norwayne High School. On Oct. 13, 1979, he married Barbara Workman and Barb...
Linda Susan (Ramsier) Lengacher
Sep 3, 2025
Linda Susan Lengacher, 70, of West Salem, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, at Hospice of the Westen Reserve in Medina with her family and close friends all around her.
Linda was born on Jan. 5, 1955, in Wooster to Gerald “Gary” and Marilyn (Wagner) Ramsier and was a 1973 graduate of Norwayne High School. She...
Colleen A. Nettleton
Aug 22, 2025
Colleen A. Nettleton, 68, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 22, 2025, after an extended illness.
Colleen was born in Wooster on Aug. 3, 1957, to James and June (Miller) Nettleton. Surviving are her parents; brother, Ed (Susie) Nettleton; sister, Sara (Ralph) Waggoner; her nephews and nieces that she greatly enjoyed watching grow up, Brandon (Lyndsey) Nettleton,...
Richard Allen Cottrell
Aug 21, 2025
Richard Allen Cottrell, 67, of Wooster, passed away on Thursday, August 21, 2025, at Autumnwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Rittman after a brief illness with cancer.
Rick was born on April 9, 1958, in Sutton, WV to Joseph Elmer and Gerturde (Rogers) Cottrell and had mad his home in the Rittman area for many years. He...
Cheryl Leigh Oswald
Aug 20, 2025
Cheryl Leigh Oswald, 76, of Creston, passed away unexpectedly at home on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025.
Cheryl was born on January 18, 1949, in Portsmouth, OH, to Ned Roland Green and Betty Kathleen Cooper. She graduated from Lafayette High School in Lexington, KY, and attended Western Kentucky University, where she met her husband, Arthur Lewis “Art” Oswald....
Michael Miller
Aug 20, 2025
Richard Michael “Mike” Miller, 77, of Sterling, passed away peacefully while surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, at Community Hospice Truman House in New Philadelphia.
Mike was born on July 2, 1948, in Dover, OH to Earl C. and Dorothy D. (Jones) Miller. He graduated from Garaway High School in 1966 and attended...
Jacob Edwin "Jake" Miller
Aug 17, 2025
Jacob Edwin “Jake” Miller, 85, of Wooster, passed away on Sunday, August 17, 2025, at his home while surrounded by his family and his companion pet, Baby, after a brief illness.
Jake was born on May 12, 1940, in Holmes County to John JB and Faronica “Fannie” (Mullet) Miller. He married Eva Belle Keller on May 7,...
Patsy Ann (Keltz) Saal
Aug 17, 2025
Patsy Ann Saal, 78, of Burbank, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025, at Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare with her family at her side.
Patsy was born on April 27, 1947 in Lodi to Charles R. and Glenda (Yoss) Keltz and was a 1965 graduate of Norwayne High School. On Nov. 4, 1967, she married Glen R. Saal,...
