Betty Jo Edwards
Jan 2, 2020
Betty Jo Edwards, 69, of Burbank, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020 at Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare in Wooster after a lengthy illness.
Betty was born Sept. 27, 1950 in Bonanza, KY and had made her home in Burbank most of her life. She married Charles Edwards, Sr. on Dec. 13, 1973 and he survives. She...
Anita Mae Green
Jan 2, 2020
Anita Mae Green, 66, of Sterling, died Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Rittman after a lengthy battle with Huntington’s Disease.
Anita was born Aug. 1, 1953 in Lodi to the late Sherman and Margaret (Davis) Green and awas a 1971 graduate of Norwayne High School. She had made her home in the...
Willis Carl Spencer
Dec 31, 2019
FREDERICKSBURG – Willis Carl Spencer, 90, of Fredericksburg, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 31, 2019, at Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare.
Willis (Bill) was born on October 8, 1929 in Holmes County to Heber W. and Mary (Kerr) Spencer and was a 1947 graduate of Fredericksburg High School. He married Anita (Greenwald) Spencer on December 6, 1959 and...
Jb Lytle
Dec 31, 2019
JB Lytle, 92, of Fredericksburg, passed away at Pomerene Hospital in Millersburg surrounded by his family on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019 after a period of declining health.
John Boyer Lytle was born in Fredericksburg on Aug. 25, 1927 to George B. and Bertha (Gilt) Lytle and was a 1945 graduate of Fredericksburg High School. While attending Dennison...
Nelson J. Hostetler
Dec 26, 2019
Nelson J. Hostetler, 75, formerly of Fredericksburg, passed away Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019 at Akron City Hospital after a period of declining health.
He was born June 27, 1944 in Tuscarawas Co. to the late Jonas and Lizzie (Miller) Hostetler and married Lizzie Ann Miller on March 28, 1968 and she survives.
In addition to...
Richard R. Wilson
Dec 25, 2019
Richard R. Wilson, 91, of Wooster, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019 after a brief illness.
He was born March 13, 1928 in Wayne County to the late Ashley and Evelyn (Waters) Wilson and was a 1946 graduate of Smithville High School. On Aug. 31, 1949 he married the former Norma Cusack...
Effie Bertha Schlabach
Dec 23, 2019
Effie Bertha Schlabach, 91, of Township Road 326, Millersburg, died peacefully at her home on Monday, Dec. 23, 2019 after a brief illness.
She was born Nov. 19, 1928 in Holmes County to the late Jacob C. and Sadie (Tice) Schlabach. She had worked for the Molly Miller family in Wooster, had been a hostess at the...
Eli J. Hostetler
Dec 23, 2019
Eli J. Hostetler, 77, of Shreve, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Monday, Dec. 23, 2019 at Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare after a 9 month period of declining health.
Eli was born Feb. 17, 1942 in Wayne County to the late Joni T. and Mary (Miller) Hostetler and married the former Linda J. Shetler on May...
Keith Ervin Schaffter
Dec 19, 2019
Keith Ervin Schaffter, 68, of Wadsworth passed away Thursday, Dec.19, 2019 after a battle with cancer.
Keith was born Sept. 22, 1951 to the late Ervin and Clara (Gingery) Schaffter and was a 1970 graduate of Norwayne High School. He attended Akron University and Marquette University and retired from Fair Finance. He was a member of the...
Richard J. Cukyne, Jr.
Dec 16, 2019
Richard J. Cukyne Jr., 43, of Medina passed away unexpectedly on Monday, Dec. 16, 2019 at his home.
He was born in Medina on April 9, 1976 to the late Richard J and Janet L. (Rettig) Cukyne Sr. He moved to St Louis in 1985 and back to Medina in 2011. He graduated from Lindbergh High School...
Dean Frederick Marty
Dec 15, 2019
Dean Frederick Marty, 79, of Creston, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019 after a period of declining health.
Dean was born Dec. 17, 1939 on the family farm near Sterling to the late Raymond and Grace (Gasser) Marty and was a 1957 graduate of Norwayne High School. One Sept. 24, 1960 he...
Clara O. Terry
Dec 13, 2019
Clara would like to let you know that her mission here has been completed and she has departed to attend a long awaited reunion with friends and family she hasn’t seen in years. This includes her parents, Joseph W. and Della, husbands Alfred and Glen, son Joe and her best friend, Thelma. Her new mission, from which she will...
Theodore Charles Balun
Dec 13, 2019
Theodore Charles Balun, 66, of Parma passed away Friday, Dec. 13, 2019 at Holy Family Hospice Center.
Born in Cleveland on Oct. 8, 1953 to the late Theodore and Anna (Bezik) Balun, he graduate from James Ford Rhodes High School. Ted worked for 33 years at Warrensville Developmental Center and he loved music and movies. His favorite...
Samuel Miles Jacobs
Dec 12, 2019
Samuel Miles Jacobs, 43, of Wooster and formerly of Creston, died unexpectedly on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019 at his home.
Sam was born April 6, 1976 in Wooster and was the son of George Jacobs of New Albany and Patricia (Chakey) Jacobs of Seville. Also surviving are his sisters and brothers, Elizabeth (Brian) Taffin of Canton, GA,...
Francis Howard Carney
Dec 12, 2019
Francis Howard Carney, 91, of Wadsworth formerly of Seville, passed away Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019 at the Avenue at Wooster after a period of declining health.
Francis was born Sept. 20, 1928 in Kulpmont, PA to the late Bloyd and Ella (Berisford) Carney and married Dorothy Bishop of June 14, 1946 and she survives. He was a...
Nancy Ann Bergolc
Dec 12, 2019
Nancy Ann Bergolc, 66, of Creston, went home to be with God on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019 at her home after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer.
Nancy was born Feb. 8, 1953 in Cleveland to the late John and Lena (DiStefano) Cosari and married Richard A. Bergolc on Aug. 6, 1977. She was a graduate of...
Ada Hope Emerson
Dec 12, 2019
Ada Hope Emerson, 88, of Creston, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019 at LifeCare Hospice in Wooster after a brief illness.
Ada was born Sept. 27, 1931 in Huntington, WV to the late Freelin and Norma (Hooser) Walker and was a graduate of Burbank High School. On June 9, 1956 she...
Ada J. (Troyer) Mast
Dec 5, 2019
Ada J. (Troyer) Mast, 78, of 8190 Township Road 527, Shreve died Thursday afternoon, Dec. 5, 2019 at her home.
She was born June 28, 1941 in Sugarcreek to the late John E. and Lydiann (Troyer) Troyer and married Levi C. Mast on May 4, 1961. He preceded her in death on Nov. 24, 2001. She was...
Jesse Lee Ames
Dec 4, 2019
Jesse Lee Ames, 35, of Wooster died unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday, December 4, 2019.
Jesse was born Feb. 23, 1984 in Millersburg and married Rebecca LeMonte on June 2, 2004. Jesse was a graduate of West Holmes High School and worked at Robin Industries. He made his home in Wooster for the past 15 years...
Abe D. Miller
Dec 2, 2019
Abe D. “Harness Abe” Miller, 77, of 7996 Township Road 565, Holmesville, died Monday, Dec. 2, 2019 at his home after a period of declining health. Abe was born March 30, 1942 in Holmes County to the late David A. and Ella (Kurtz) Miller and married Anna J. Yoder on Nov. 6, 1962. She preceded him in death on...
