Obituaries IN OHIO

Aug 16, 2020

Carl W. Sinnett, 89, of Millersburg, died peacefully on Sunday, August 16, 2020 at the Holmes County Home after a brief period of declining health.

Carl was born Sept. 29, 1930 in Ritchie County, WV to the late Guy and Clara (Duff) Sinnett and married the former Geraldine “Dee Dee” Duncan on June 6, 1964. He and...

Aug 15, 2020

Donna J. Babbs, 64 of West Salem, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020 at her home ,surrounded by her family, after a brief illness.

Donna was born Oct. 8, 1955 in Loveland, OH to the late Merle and Laura (Culbertson) Mowry.  On July 2, 1977 she married Bruce A. Babbs and they shared 40 years...

Aug 13, 2020

Martha E. Schmid, 92, of Wooster, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 13, 2020 after a brief period of declining health.

Martha was born Sept. 28, 1927 in Doylestown to the late Albert and Hazel (Hoff) Woyat and was a 1945 graduate of Rittman High School.  On Oct. 18, 1947 she married Fredrick E. Shane and he...

Aug 11, 2020

Thomas Ray Pertee, 69, of Rittman, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020 at Akron City Hospital.

Tommy  was born June 8, 1951 in Wayne County, WV to the late Leonard Sr. and Elizabeth (Evans) Pertee and had made his home in the Rittman and Wooster area most of his life.  He had been self-employed in the construction...

Aug 11, 2020

Rick L. Shane, 62 of Creston, died Tuesday morning,  Aug. 11, 2020 at LifeCare Hospice in Wooster after having lived with a long term injury.

Rick was born in Wooster on Feb. 23, 1958 to Harvey and Carol (Boss) Shane and was 1976 graduate of Norwayne High School.  He had worked at Seville Bronze and at Advance...

Aug 7, 2020

Robert C. Schlabach, 87 of 6660 State Route 241, Millersburg, died Friday afternoon, August 7, 2020 at his home following a period of declining health.

He was born June 9, 1933 in Holmes County to Allen C. and Susanna B. (Kuhns) Schlabach and married Ada M. Weaver on March 28, 1957 who survives.  He was a member...

Aug 6, 2020

Jean Sommers Briggs, 99, of Fredericksburg and formerly of Gambier, died peacefully at home on Thursday, August 6, 2020 after a period of declining health.

Jean was born February 13, 1921 in Urbana, OH to the late John and Nelle (Duncan) Sommers and graduated from Concord High School in 1939 and later from Ohio State University in...

Aug 2, 2020

Junior Lewis Reed, 86,  passed away peacefully on Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020 at the home of his son in Mansfield after a brief illness.

He was born May 16, 1934 in Port Homer, OH to the late William Russell and Bertha (Barber) Reed and married the former Marian Geiger on Oct. 4, 1958.  He severed in the...

Jul 30, 2020

Elsie Emogene "Gene" Rinehart, 89 years old, passed away on July 30, 2020.

She was born on November 22, 1930 in Milo, West Virginia to the late Benjamin and Elsie Nicholson.  On June 6, 1948 she married Earl S. Rinehart Jr. and he preceded her in death on July 29, 1991.  She had made her home in...

Jul 25, 2020

Elma A. Shetler, 49, of 9131 County Road 245, Holmesville, passed away Saturday evening, July 25, 2020 at her home.

She was born June 21, 1971 to Andrew and Emma (Hilty) Shetler and attended the Amish Church.  She was a special child and attended the Holmes County Training Center and Lynn Hope Industries.

Surviving are...

Jul 20, 2020

William David Watts, 62, of Rittman and formerly of Creston, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, July 20, 2020 surrounded by his family.

Willie was born Nov. 25, 1957 in Wayne County, WV to the late David and Verlia (Lewis) Watts and married the former Brenda Metheney on Oct. 1, 1982.   He had worked at Advanced...

Jul 16, 2020

Eli Troyer JR, age 7, of 8231 Township Road 527, Shreve, died Thursday, July 16, 2020 at Akron Children’s Hospital from injuries sustained from an accident involving a motor vehicle and a pony-cart.

He was born March 21, 2013 in Holmes County to Eli and Edna Kay Troyer.  His parents are members of the Old Order Amish....

Jul 13, 2020

Kenneth Myron Beery, 73, of Seville, passed away Monday, July 13, 2020 surrounded by his family at the Cleveland Clinic after a brief illness.

Kenny was born Aug. 28, 1946 in Lodi to the late Leonard and Anna (Good) Beery and was a 1964 graduate of Cloverleaf High School.  On Aug. 7, 1964 he married the former...

Jul 13, 2020

Morris E. Mersing, 101, of Medina went home to the Lord Jesus and to join his beloved wife, Evelyn (Eby) Mersing on Monday, July 13, 2020. He was  born on September 12, 1918 in to Walter and Zena (Summerfield) Mersing in Dry Fork, West Virginia and had lived in Medina for 100 years.  Morris served in the Pacific Theater...

Jul 11, 2020

Raymond Paul Snyder, 64, of Creston died Saturday, July 11, 2020 at Life Care Hospice in Wooster

Ray was born in Wadsworth on Sept. 6, 1955 to Thomas and Helen (Hanzie) Snyder and was a 1973 graduate of Norwayne High School.  He had been a truck driver for many years and he enjoyed riding his Harley.  Ray...

Jul 7, 2020

Mary Ann Buckley, 75, of Wooster and formerly of Youngstown, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on Tuesday, July 7, 2020.

She was born Jan. 1, 1945 in Youngstown to the late Kline and Marguerite (Clarke) Stiver and graduated from Villa Marie High School and attended Youngstown State College. She married Francis E....

Jul 6, 2020

Ronnie Franklin Cox, 82, of Wadsworth, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, July 6, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family.

Ronnie was born Jan. 28, 1938 in Yolyn, WV to the late Francis and Laura Ada (Smith) Cox.  He graduated from Sharples High School in Logan Co., WV and retired from General...

Jul 5, 2020

Thomas Messenger, 77, of Wooster, passed away, Sunday, July 5, 2020 at Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare in Wooster after a lengthy illness.

He was born Jan. 26, 1943 in Norwich, NY and was named Gordon Thomas Messenger by his parents the late Leroy J. and Veronica G. (Tryon) Messenger.  Tom served in the U.S. Air Force from 1960...

Jul 4, 2020

(Pete) Mattie S. Miller, 90, of Holmesville, Ohio, passed away Saturday, July 4, 2020 at the home of her granddaughter, Marvin and Naomi Weaver, surrounded by her family.

She was born on April 29, 1930, to the late Samuel J.B. and Katie Ann (Yoder) Miller in Millersburg, Ohio. She was married to the late Peter E. Miller...

Jul 4, 2020

Mose J.S. Yoder, 87, of 6491 Township Road 605, Millersburg, passed away early on July 4, 2020 at his residence after a short illness.

He was born June 13, 1933 near Millersburg to the late John J.S. and Katie Ann (Hershberger) Yoder and married Anna J. Troyer on Sept. 20, 1956.  He was a member of the...