Obituaries IN OHIO

Jan 28, 2021

Esther Marie Moeller, 85, of Warsaw, IN, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Rittman, OH.

Esther was born on Nov. 21, 1935 in Johnstown, PA to the late Rudolph Theodore and Daisy Esther (Tiffany) Moeller and was a graduate of Johnstown High School. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree...

Jan 27, 2021

Vivian Jenean Kahrig, 86, of Orrville, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2020 at Accord Care Center in Orrville after a period of declining health.

Vivian was born on April 7, 1934 in Miltonsburg, Monroe County, OH to the late John and Elizabeth (Zwick) Reischman and was a graduate of Woodsfield High School.  On May 28,...

Jan 25, 2021

Gary B. Page, 62, of Wadsworth, passed away on Monday, Jan. 25, 2021 after a sudden illness.

He was born in Akron on June 11, 1958 and retired from the City of Akron Water Dept.  Gary was a Browns and NASCAR fan and he loved to cook.

Surviving are his wife, Cindy (Beers) Page who...

Jan 20, 2021

Martha G. Shook, 83, of Rittman, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, January 20th at The Gables of Green in Uniontown, Ohio.

She was born May 30, 1937 in Ripley, Ohio to Evola (Knight) and John Ammons.  She married Robert Shook on September 29, 1963.  They were married for 56 years and he precedes her in death in...

Jan 19, 2021

Frederick James Runucci, 71 of Rittman, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021 at Akron City Hospital after a lengthy illness.

He was born October 22, 1949 in Baltimore, MD and had made his home in the Rittman area for the past 50 years. On Jan. 9, 1971 he married the former Doris Baker and she preceded him...

Jan 18, 2021

Brian Lee Eby, age 60, of Durango, CO and formerly of Seville, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, January 18, 2021.

Brian was born Nov. 15, 1960 in Medina and was the son of James and Mary Lou (Fair) Eby.  He was a 1979 graduate of Cloverleaf High School where he excelled in football and baseball.  Brian worked...

Jan 17, 2021

Darrell Lee Stahl, 67, of Jacksonville, FL and formerly of the Creston area, passed away Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021 at the home of his brother in West Salem after a battle with cancer.

Darrell was born July 19, 1953 in Lodi and was a member of the Cloverleaf Class of 1972.  He retired from the Department of...

Jan 16, 2021

Lillian Marie Smith, 86, of Creston, received her wish to go home to Heaven to meet Jesus and to be reunited with family on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021 at Burbank Parke Care Center.

Lil was born Feb. 6, 1934 in Cleveland to the late Charles and Lillian (Fink) Freeman and married Louis Smith on Dec. 7, 1950...

Jan 16, 2021

Gerald Lee Scheider, 61, of Chippewa Lake, passed away peacefully at his home on Jan. 16, 2021

Jerry was born Sept. 29, 1959 in Wheeling, WV to the late George and Stella (Schaefer) Scheider and had worked at American Heritage Billiards in Streetsboro.  He had pastored the Family Harvest Church of God in Medina and enjoyed watching...

Jan 15, 2021

Wilma Ann Davis, 80, of Wooster, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday evening, Jan. 15, 2021 at the Apostolic Christian Home after a battle with Alzheimer’s Disease.

Wilma was born Oct. 6, 1940 in Prichard, WV to the late Dallas and Garnett (Fowler) Staley.  She graduated from Buffalo High School in Kenova...

Jan 13, 2021

Leanne passed peacefully on Wednesday January 13th. She was born Dec. 13th, 1942 and raised in the Westpark neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio. She was the daughter of Louis and Lenore (Close) Snanigan. Leanne graduated from Magnificat HS in 1960. She became a registered respiratory therapist and the highlight of her career was her service at Mt. Sinai hospital which...

Jan 9, 2021

Harriet A. “Hattie” Lemon, 90, of  Fredericksburg, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021.

Hattie was born Aug. 23, 1930 to the late Arthur Brinkerhoff and Ruth (Stewart) Brinkerhoff-Curtner and was a 1948 graduate of Fredericksburg High School.  On July 3, 1948 she married Jack B. Lemon and he preceded her in death on Dec. 12,...

Jan 9, 2021

Raymond John Pope, 91, of Seville, passed away Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021 at Akron General Hospital after a period of declining health.

Ray was born Dec. 2, 1929 in Parma to the late Leonard and Helen (Darr) Pope and served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War having been stationed in France.  On June 9,...

Jan 8, 2021

Norma J. Buckingham, 88, of Burbank, passed away peacefully on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021 after a period of declining health.  Norma was an amazing woman, a Burbank icon who touched many lives and influenced both young and old.  She will be greatly missed.

Norma was born Dec. 5, 1932 in Golden Corners near Burbank to the late...

Jan 7, 2021

Sara J. Bise, 85, of Rittman, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021 at Burbank Parke Care Center after a period of declining health.

Sara was born April 2, 1935 in Calhoun County, WV to the late Friend M. and Mary F. (Jarvis) Metheney and was a graduate of Coolville High School.  On July 11, 1953 she...

Jan 7, 2021

James Richard Miller, 80, of Wooster, went home to Heaven on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021 at Akron City Hospital after a period of declining health.

Jim was born July 25, 1940 in Marietta to the late Paul Richard and Florence Marie (Stryker) Miller and was a 1959 graduate of Shreve High School.  For the past 38 years...

Jan 5, 2021

Bruce Alan Grossenbacher, 71, of Seville, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021 after a lengthy battle with cancer.

Bruce was born Sept. 19, 1949 in Wadsworth, OH to the late Glenn and Phyllis (Auker) Grossenbacher, and was a 1967 graduate of Cloverleaf High School.  On April 14, 1973 he married the former Sandra...

Jan 1, 2021

Carol Ann Jones, 62, of Seville, passed away on Friday, Jan. 1, 2021 at the Sanctuary of Medina after a lengthy illness.

Carol was born Sept. 18, 1958 in Medina to the late James and Joan Reed and had made her home in Coolville, OH and in the Seville area.

She enjoyed playing Bingo and...

Dec 31, 2020

Joseph Michael Smith “Mike” a longtime resident of Sterling, died Thursday, December 31, 2020 at his home.  There will be no services held.  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to LifeCare Hospice, 1900 Akron Rd., Wooster, OH 44691, to Trinity United Methodist Church, c/o 2525 Sterling Rd., Creston, OH 44217 or to the charity of the donor’s...

Dec 30, 2020

Mona Sue Morris, 74, of Wooster went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at the Avenue at Wooster after a period of declining health.

Mona was born June 7, 1946 to the late Bona and Georgia (Fettner) Combs and had made her home in the Wooster area for the past 40 years....