Georgia Ann Widmer
Jun 23, 2026
Georgia Ann Widmer, 84, of Wooster and formerly of Sterling, passed away on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, following a period of declining health.
Georgia was born on March 9, 1942, in Wadsworth to Fred and Helen (Landes) West, and was a 1960 graduate of Norwayne High School. On May 27, 1961, she married Addison Widmer and they had made their home...
Jody Armstrong
Jun 23, 2026
Jody Lynn Armstrong, 50, of Wooster passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, after living with breast cancer for the past four years.
Jody was born in Ravenna on Feb. 24, 1976, to Kenneth and Virginia (Boyle) Swauger. Kenneth died when Jody was 7 years old, and her mother later married James Simms who later adopted Jody and...
Danny Moss
Jun 22, 2026
Daniel Lee “Danny” Moss Sr., 69, of Wooster, passed away at home on Monday, June 22, 2026, after a brief illness with cancer and a broken heart from losing his beloved Rosalee three months ago.
Danny was born on Aug. 20, 1956, in Medina to Jesse and Carolyn (Scott) Moss and married Rosalee Grace Ware on June 6, 1978. She preceded...
Faye Ellen Vacha
Jun 19, 2026
Faye Ellen Vacha, 84, of Kidron, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 19, 2026, at West View Healthy Living in Wooster.
Faye was born in Lodi on Aug. 5, 1941, to Walter F. and Opal J. (Curry) Rebman and graduated from Westfield High School in 1959. She graduated from Ohio University with her degree in Education and received her Master’s Degree...
Kathryn Bernice Kendall
Jun 13, 2026
Kathryn Kendall (87) of Mt. Hope entered into eternal rest on June 13, 2026, following a long illness.
She was born on Nov. 29, 1938, in Holmes County to Otis B. and Florence B. (Cullen) McClure. She was married to Byron (Toots) Kendall for 54 years. He preceded her in death in 2016. Kathryn attended Berlin High School worked at Hawkins...
Jannie L. Moore
Jun 13, 2026
Jannie L. Moore, 68, of Rittman, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, June 13, 2026.
Jannie was born on Nov. 27, 1957, in Widen, WV to Bill and Violet Louise (Adkins) Blankenship and had made her home in Rittman for over 45 years. She retired from Imperial Plastics in Rittman after 30 years and enjoyed gardening, canning, working outdoors and...
Carolyn Sue Howell Stutzman
Jun 12, 2026
Carolyn Sue Howell Stutzman, 83, of Wooster, passed away on Friday, June 12, 2026, at Orrville Pointe Nursing Home after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s Disease.
Carolyn was born on Dec. 16, 1942, in Beach, Calhoon County, WV to Donzel and Lillian (Falls) Butler. She had worked as a cook as several restaurants in Wooster and retired from the Olde Jail...
Jeanette Whitmore Loy
Jun 8, 2026
Mary Jeanette Loy, 94, of West Salem, passed away on Monday, June 8, 2026, at Wooster Community Hospital.
Jeanette was born on May 19, 1932, in Lodi to Willard “Bill” and Mary (Brubaker) Whitmore. She was a Burbanker, having lived in Burbank and graduated from Burbank High in 1950. Jeanette then graduated from Ashland College and later earned her master’s degree...
Louise Miller Bowers
Jun 8, 2026
L. Louise Miller Bowers, 94, of Orrville, peacefully went home to be with the Lord on Monday, June 8, 2026, at Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare in Wooster.
Louise was born on Feb. 24, 1932, in Orrville to Ward J. and Ruth (Becker) Bechtel and was a 1950 graduate of Orrville High School. On July 31, 1950, she married Christ “Dick” Miller, and...
William Hillis Croft
Jun 7, 2026
William Hillis Croft, 79, of Lodi, passed away on Sunday, June 7, 2026, at Medina Hospital after a time of failing health.
Bill was born on July 20, 1946, in Charleston, WV to Hillis “Joe” and Miriam (Miller) Croft and was a 1965 graduate of Cloverleaf High School. He served in the U.S. Army from Aug. 6, 1965 – Aug. 5,...
Lavon Luke Daugherty
Jun 6, 2026
Lavon Luke Daugherty, 97, of Sugarcreek and formerly of Burbank and Wooster, passed away on Saturday, June 6, 2026, at Burbank Parke Care Center after a period of declining health.
Lavon was born on Aug. 21, 1928, in Burbank to Ray and Narola (Luke) Daugherty and was a 1946 graduate of Burbank High School. On Nov. 23, 1948, he married Joan...
Jeff Plumer
Jun 4, 2026
Jeffrey Plumer
Jeff Plumer, of Seville, Ohio, passed away peacefully on June 4, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family after a courageous journey with Parkinson’s disease.
Born on April 30, 1946, in Niagara Falls, New York, Jeff was the son of the late Evelyn and Mike Plumer. From an early age, he embodied the values that would define his life...
Reginald Lape
Jun 3, 2026
Reginald Jerry John Lape, 85, of Rittman, passed away on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at Autumnwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Rittman after a period of declining health.
Reggie was born on Sept. 26, 1940, in Somerset, PA to Harvey J. and Naomi B. (Lepley) Lape and was a graduate of Somerset Joint High School in 1959. He served in the...
Sharon Jane Snyder
Jun 2, 2026
Sharon Jane Snyder, 77, of Seville, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at Grace House in Akron after brief illness.
Sharon was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts on Feb. 2, 1949, and was the daughter of James and Rita Ritchie. She graduated from Wadsworth High School and on Sept. 9, 1973, married Larry D. Snyder. Larry preceded her in death...
Margie E. DePriest
May 23, 2026
Margie E. DePriest, age 88, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 23, 2026, at Sycamore Run Care Center in Millersburg.
Margie was born on December 3, 1937, in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, to the late Clonie and Anna Marie (Moore) Angle. On Dec. 26, 1959, she married Eugene DePriest and he preceded her in death on May 27, 1994.
Margie had worked...
Barbara Sue Olson
May 19, 2026
Barbara Sue Olson, 74, of Creston, passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at the Wayne County Care Center after a period of declining health.
Barb was born on Aug. 15, 1951, in Bellaire, OH to Paul Sr. and Sylvia Mae (Landis) Wayts and was a 1969 graduate of Norwayne High School. On Oct. 18, 1975, she married Ronald E. Olson...
Theresa Marie Chmura
May 18, 2026
Theresa Marie Chmura passed away on May 18, 2026.
Theresa was born on January 5, 1950, in Cleveland, OH to John and Emily Glodich.
Theresa consistently demonstrated a strong sense of family, faith, and community. Theresa married her next-door neighbor, Dave, with whom she spent 48 years together raising their three children. Theresa was a long-time parishioner of Sts. Peter and Paul...
David Allen Bauer
May 17, 2026
David Allan “Dave” Bauer, 71, of Creston, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Sunday, May 17, 2026.
Dave was born on February 26, 1955, in Barberton, Ohio to Albert and Irene (Wilson) Bauer and was a 1974 graduate of Barberton High School. On May 10, 1986, he married Dawn Fekete and they shared over 40 years together. Dave had worked...
Duane L. Baker
May 15, 2026
Duane L. Baker, 88, of Seville, passed away on Friday, May 15, 2026, after a period of declining heath.
Duane was born on June 13, 1937, in Seville to Henry J. and Una May (Parks) Baker and was a graduate of Seville High School. On Nov. 24, 1955, he married Alta “Acey” Eyster and she preceded him in death on Oct....
Ronald Henry Damato
May 12, 2026
Ronald Henry Damato, 79, of Seville, passed away on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, after a brief illness.
He was born on April 13, 1947, in Elmhurst, IL to Henry and Marie (Izzo) Damato. Ronald served in the U.S. Army from 1966 – 1968 and on Sept. 14, 1968,married Rose Fatta. Rose preceded him in death on Nov. 24, 2022. Ron had...
