Obituaries IN OHIO

Jun 24, 2019

Betty E. Firebaugh, 92, of Holmesville, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, June 24, 2019 at the Wayne County Care Center.

Betty was born June 16, 1927 in Fredericksburg to the late John and Cora (Weahry) Amos and was a 1945 graduate of Fredericksburg High School.  One April 17, 1946 she married Phillip Firebaugh and he preceded her...

Jun 23, 2019

Joe Balder, 59, of Creston, passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, June 23, 2019 after a brief illness.

Joe was born Aug. 10, 1959 in Lodi to the late Kenneth and Betty Jane (Stahl) Balder and had made his home in Creston all of his life.  He married the love of his...

Jun 22, 2019

Frederick R. VanNewkirk, 74, of Brunswick, passed peacefully on Saturday, June 22, 2019 after a lengthy battle with failing health.

Fred was born Oct. 16, 1944 in Cleveland to the late Fred and Neatha (Hoskins) VanNewkirk and was a 1964 graduate of Brunswick High School.  On June 24, 1967 he married the former Candy (Karen) Mintz and...

Jun 21, 2019

Dorothy May Norton, 97, formerly of Lodi, passed away Friday, June 21, 2019 at Smithville-Western Care Center where she had made her home for many years.

Dorothy was born May 8, 1922 near Wellington to the late Ernest and Hilda Mary (Stokes) Trigg and married Clayton Norton who preceded her in death in 1994.  Dorothy had attended...

Jun 11, 2019

Marshall F Johnson, 64 of Lorain died Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at Metro Health Medical Center in Cleveland.

Marshall was born Dec. 26, 1954 in Dearborn, MI to the late George and Ruby (Hoshaw) Gross. He graduated from River Rouge High School and on April 9, 1998 he married Patricia Conley who survives.  He retired from the...

Jun 10, 2019

Arvy Jane Louis, 85, of Creston, died Monday, June 10, 2019 at Autumnwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Rittman after a period of declining health.

Jane was born Oct. 13, 1933 in Pikeville, KY to the late Lib and Rushie (James) Harris.  She was first marriage to Cecil Keaton and they had four children, James, Michael, Rhonda...

Jun 9, 2019

Stacie Lynn Figley, 48, of Barberton, passed away on Sunday, June 9, 2019 at Barberton Summa Hospital after a two years battle with cancer.

Stacie was born Feb. 4, 1971 in Barberton to David G. and Gerri (Metheney) Williams and married Christopher Figley her soul mate on June 1, 1991.  She was a 1989 graduate of Norwayne...

Jun 9, 2019

Joan M. Daugherty, 90, of Wooster  was surrounded by family as she made her journey to her heavenly home with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, June 9, 2019 following a period of declining health.

Joan was born on March 29, 1929 in Burbank to the late Joseph and Sylvia (Brown) Sayre and  was a 1947 graduate...

Jun 8, 2019

Atlee E. Mast, 81, of 6716 S. Honeytown Rd., Wooster, passed away on Saturday, June 8, 2019 at Wooster Community Hospital.

He was born Nov. 9, 1937 near Fredericksburg in Wayne County to Eli D. and Lovina (Hershberger) Mast and married Mattie J. Raber on April 7, 1959.  Mattie preceded him in death  on April 6, 2019. ...

Jun 6, 2019

Thomas Scott Daniels, 55, of Rittman, went Home to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 6, 2019 at Autumnwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Rittman after a lengthy illness.

Scott was born June 23, 1963 in Prestonsburg, KY to Paul T. and Marcella (Ratcliff) Daniels and was a 1982 graduate of Rittman High School.  On June...

Jun 4, 2019

Carl F. Kollert, 91, of Richfield, died Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at Akron City Hospital. Carl was born Aug. 20, 1927 near Congress to Frederick and Minnie (Aukerman) Kollert and was a graduate of Burbank High School.  He served in the U.S. Army from 1946-1951 and on Sept. 28, 1957 married the former Wilma Kirkendall.  Wilma died preceded him...

Jun 4, 2019

Albert Junior Glick, 81, of Orrville went to heaven peacefully on Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at his home following a long battle with cancer.

He was born in Sugarcreek, OH on April 28, 1938 to the late Albert and Malinda (Mullet) Glick and married Elaine Zook of Pennsylvania on Jan. 1, 1959.  They were blessed with 13...

May 29, 2019

Raymond Howard Robinett, 63, of Akron, Ohio died Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center.

Ray was born July 15, 1955 in Cleveland to James Homer and Margarete E. (Ball) Robinett and served in the U.S Army from 1975-1979.  He had worked for Craig Emch Construction and enjoyed building things and the...

May 29, 2019

Joyce Ann Mair, 70, of Wooster, died Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at Smithville-Western Care Center after a period of declining health.

Joyce was born June 25, 1948 in Wadsworth to the late Joseph and Esther (Whitman) Sohar and was a graduate of Norwayne High School.  On July 28, 1979 she married George W. Mair and he preceded...

May 25, 2019

Ellen J. Green, 88, of Fredericksburg, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 25, 2019 at LifeCare Hospice in Wooster.

Ellen was born June 23, 1930 in Fredericksburg to the late Walter and Reva (Foster) Brinkerhoff and was a 1948 graduate of Fredericksburg High School.  On July 7, 1951 she married Howard Green and he preceded her in...

May 21, 2019

Lisa Marie Peterman, 58, of Wooster, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 after a courageous battle with Polycystic Kidney, Liver Disease.

Lisa and her family were grateful that her life was extended in 2009 by receiving a kidney donation given by a close, special family friend.

She was born on...

May 15, 2019

Lois Hershberger died Wednesday, May 15, 2019, at LifeCare Hospice, Wooster Ohio.  She was born in East Lynn West Virginia on February 17, 1960 to Junior Mills and Iverine Lowe Mills. She is survived by siblings Joe Moore, Phyllis Senz, Debra Waggoner, Walter L. Mills, Susan Kosunick and Hobert J. Mills; children Robert, Jimmy and Tawnya Hershberger; grandchildren Christian,...

May 10, 2019

James Alan Hostetler, 72, of Creston, died Friday, May 10, 2019 at the VA Medical Center in Cleveland after a courageous battle with cancer.

Jim was born in Lodi on Jan. 22, 1947 to the late James E. and Mary (Blatti) Hostetler and was a member of the Norwayne High School Class of 1965.  He entered the...

May 10, 2019

Flora Thelma Kollert, 94, of Rittman, went Home to be the Lord on Friday, May 10, 2019 at her home after a period of declining health.

Thelma was born April 23, 1925 in Fort Gay, WV to the late Clyde and Olive (Artrip) Robinett and married Homer Kollert on Nov. 8, 1947.  He preceded her in death...

May 7, 2019

Ray M. Corp, 83, of Seville, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, May 7, 2019.

Ray was born Nov. 26, 1935 in Weymouth in Medina County to the late Harold and Marian (Huffman) Corp and married the former Linda Sue Fulton on July 5, 1958.   He retired from Goldsmith & Eggleton  in Wadsworth and had...