Jeannette Anne Sterling
Jul 31, 2026
Jeannette Anne Sterling, 82, of Fredericksburg, passed away at home on Friday, July 31, 2026, under the care of Hospice after a brief illness.
Jeannette was born on Nov. 24, 1943, in East Liverpool, Ohio to Joseph and Edith (Newlen) Reed and was a 1961 graduate of East Liverpool High School. On Jan. 26, 1967, she married Robert Dale Sterling and...
Gary Orris Kitchen
Jul 28, 2026
Gary Orris Kitchen, 86, of Wooster, passed away on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, at West View Healthy Living with his loving wife at his side.
Gary was born on June 13, 1940, in Clearfield, PA to Orris P. and Dorothy M. (Hutton) Kitchen and was a 1958 graduate of Shreve High School. From 1958 – 1961 he served in the U.S....
Steve D. Dickson
Jul 27, 2026
Steve Douglas Dickson Sr., 76, or Smithville, passed away on Monday, July 27, 2026, peacefully after a lengthy illness.
Steve was born on December 12, 1949, in Parsons, TN to Charles and Francis (Houston) Dickson. He was a 1970 graduate of Springfield High School and served in the U.S. Navy from Dec. 15, 1972 – Nov. 18, 1974. On May 9,...
Betty J Ferguson
Jul 27, 2026
Betty J. Ferguson, 75, of Burbank, passed away on Monday, July 27, 2026, after a hard-fought battle with cancer.
Betty was born on Nov. 25, 1950, in Morgantown, WV to Dewey and Betty (Hostetler) Tenney. On September 14, 1974, she married Frank Ferguson and they shared 52 wonderful years together. Betty enjoyed her career as a Beautician, crocheting, dancing, music, going...
Bill Reed
Jul 20, 2026
Kenneth William Reed, 82, of Barberton, passed away on Monday, July 20, 2026, at Summa Barberton Hospital with his family by his side.
Bill was born on Sept. 9, 1943, in Wooster to Kenneth and Opal (Condry) Reed and was a 1961 graduate of Norwayne High School. On May 30, 1964, he married Martha Ann Donelson, and they shared 62 wonderful...
Paul Timothy "PK" Kline
Jul 15, 2026
Paul Timothy “PK” Kline, 56, of Wooster, passed away Wednesday morning, July 15, 2026, at Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare in Wooster after a brave and hard-fought fight with cancer.
Paul was born on April 25, 1970, in Portsmouth, OH to Michael and Martha (Delabar) Kline and graduated from Wheelersburg High School in 1989 and from Missouri Auctioneering School that same year. Paul...
Web Blankenship
Jul 14, 2026
David Webster Lee Blankenship, 79, of Wooster, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, and has now been reunited with his beloved son, Matthew.
Web was born on Sept. 24, 1946, in Canton to David E. and Dorothy Irene (King) Blankenship. He was self-employed for many years and was an entrepreneur who established several different businesses over the years. He had...
Stan Gregory Stanley
Jul 11, 2026
Stan Gregory Stanley, 67, of Wooster, passed away on Saturday, July 11, 2026 at the Wayne County Care Center.
Stan was born on Aug. 16, 1958, in Wooster to Elmer and Martha (Caudill) Stanley and graduated from Wooster High School. He served in the U.S. Air Force from Sept. 24, 1980 – May 1, 1986 and from 1988 – 2007 he...
Mary Kathryn Boss
Jul 11, 2026
Mary Kathryn Boss, 89, of Shreve passed away Saturday, July 11, 2026, at Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare in Wooster.
Mary was born in Barbour County, WV on July 6, 1937, to Ferman and Martha Gladys (England) Johnson and was a 1955 graduate of Westfield High School. On Nov. 3, 1961 she married Neal Leroy Boss who preceded her in death on Dec....
Peggy Higgins
Jul 8, 2026
Margaret Lynn “Peggy” Higgins, 75, of Apple Creek, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, at Wooster Community Hospital after a brief period of failing health.
Peggy was born on March 31, 1951, in Hopkinsville, KY to Robert and Helen (Sycke) Lakin and was a 1969 graduate of Smithville High School. On Aug. 22, 1969, she married the love of...
Terry Lee Rickel
Jul 6, 2026
Terry L. Rickel, 76, of Burbank, passed away on Monday, July 6, 2026, after a time of declining health.
Terry was born in Burbank on Sept. 5, 1949, to Aaron J. and Marjorie Louise (Warrick) Rickel and was a 1968 graduate of Norwayne High School as well as a graduate of Ohio State University. He had taught several years at Cloverleaf...
Michael Allen Pamer
Jul 6, 2026
Michael Allen Pamer, known as “The Pamedogg” 43 of Rittman, passed away unexpectedly at home on Monday, July 6, 2026, after a lengthy battle with health issues.
Mike was born on April 6, 1983, in Orrville to James Jr. and Deborah (Ramsey) Pamer and graduated from Doylestown High School and the Wayne County Schools Career Center where he was in the...
Kyle Dean Yoder
Jul 4, 2026
Kyle Dean Yoder, age 49, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, July 4, 2026 while working at Holmes District 1 Fire Station.
Kyle was born in Wooster on Jan. 25, 1977, to Mose A. and Betty A. Yoder and was a 1995 graduate of Waynedale High School and the Wayne County Career Center where he was in the Machine Trades Program. He...
Pamela Lynn Mika
Jul 3, 2026
Pamela Lynn Mika, 63, of Creston, Ohio, passed away suddenly at her home on July 3, 2026. Born on May 8, 1963, she was the daughter of Duffy Foky and Linda Meyer. Pam graduated from Black River High School and the Medina County Career Center in 1981. She went on to become a licensed practical nurse and dedicatedly cared for...
John C. Morgan
Jun 30, 2026
John C, Morgan, 88, of Sterling, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, at AtlerCare of Wadsworth after a period of declining health.
John was born in Arnoldsburg, WV on Oct. 2, 1937, to Arthur and Tressie (Whytsell) Morgan. He graduated from Grantsville High School and served in the Army Reserves from 1955 – 1963. John retired from Vaca-matic in...
Robert Aaron Angle
Jun 29, 2026
Robert Aaron “Bob” Angle, 79, of Fredericksburg, passed away on Monday, June 29, 2026, at Majora Lane Care Center in Millersburg after suffering from several recent strokes.
Bob was born on May 2, 1947, in Hines, WV to Clonie and Anna Marie (Moore) Angle and was a 1967 graduate of Waynedale High School. On June 19, 1971, he married Anne Yvonne...
Tony Allen Estep
Jun 28, 2026
Tony Allen Estep, 56, of Akron tragically passed away on Sunday, June 28, 2026, after a motorcycle accident.
Tony was born on December 14, 1969, in Medina, Ohio to Jack Estep and Jean Sponseller. He worked as body shop technician and had most recently been at the Montrose Ford Collision Center. In his free time Tony loved to restore classic cars,...
Davey Crockett Higgins
Jun 26, 2026
Davey Crockett Higgins, 71, of Orrville, passed away on Friday, June 26, 2026, at University Hospital in Cleveland after a brief illness.
Davey was born in Wooster on June 25, 1955, and was the youngest child of Howard and Virginia (Stewart) Higgins. He grew up in Creston and served in the U.S. Army from 1976 – 1979. He had retired from...
Stephen Ray Buheit
Jun 25, 2026
Stephen Ray Buheit, 70, of Creston, passed away on Thursday, June 25, 2026, at Wooster Community Hospital after a brief illness.
Steve was born on May 31, 1956, in Wooster to Paul and Leila (Miller) Buheit and graduated from Norwayne High School in 1975. He had been a machinist at Bosch Rexroth in Wooster and had made his home in Creston...
William Frederick Massie
Jun 25, 2026
William Frederick Massie, age 80, passed away peacefully in his sleep at the Wayne County Care Center on Thursday, June 25, 2026.
Bill was born on Feb. 11, 1946, in Lodi to David A. and Evleyn P. (Schultz) Massie and attended Norwayne High School. He was blessed with the gift of music and had played the piano and organ at several...
