Obituaries IN OHIO

Jul 7, 2025

Herbert Alvin Patterson, 91, of Wooster passed away at home on Monday, July 7, 2025, after a brief illness.

Herb was born on the Patterson Family Farm near Clark on July 21, 1933, and was a1951 graduate of Clark High School.  He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War from 1954 – 1956 and on...

Jul 4, 2025

Michael Thompson, 71, of Wooster, went home to be with the Lord on Friday July 4, 2025 at home after a battle with cancer.  His wife was at his side.  Mike was born on December 8, 1953 in New Martinsville WV to Charles and Pauline (Stone) and was a 1972 graduate of Waynedale high school. On July 15, 1989...

Jul 4, 2025

Wilma Jean Tackett, 82, of Rittman, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 4,2025, at Smithville-Western Care Center.

Wilma was born on Nov. 23, 1942, in Camp Creek, WV to Ezra and Georgia Mae (Vanhoose) Russell and was a 1963 graduate of Rittman High School.  On June 23, 1965, she married Clennon Tackett and he preceded her in...

Jun 30, 2025

Sandra Lee Winkler, 83, of Wooster, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Monday, June 30, 2025.

Sandy was born on June 6, 1942 in Wooster to the late Homer E. “Pat” and Helen (Zuercher) Miller and was a 1960 graduate of Norwayne High School.  On May 19, 1961, she married Benny E.  Winkler, and Ben preceded...

Jun 28, 2025

M. Pauline Posey, 84, of Wooster, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 28, 2025.

Pauline was born on Feb. 18, 1941, in Cambridge, OH to Ohma and Mary (Morris) Long and was a 1958 graduate of Waynedale High School.  On Dec. 13, 1958, she married Arthur Grant Posey and she and Art shared over 66 years together.  ...

Jun 23, 2025

Mary Alice (Purdy) Shade, 79, of Smithville was welcomed home and is fully healed with her Lord & Savior and many loved ones gone before her on Monday, June 23, 2025. She was surrounded by her loving family and the caring, loving staff of the Apostolic Christian Home in Rittman as she passed from her Earthly home to Heaven....

Jun 22, 2025

Shirley Romich McKelvey passed away on June 22, 2025, from old age.   She lived almost all of her 101+ years in Creston.

She was born on January 19, 1924, to Ben and Katherine Romich.  After graduating from Creston High School in 1941, she attended one year at Cedar Crest College in Pennsylvania.  Shirley would have liked to...

Jun 14, 2025

Jeffery C. “Jeff” Gaugler, of Creston, passed away on Saturday, June 14, 2025, at his home after a brief illness.

Jeff was born in Wadsworth on Feb. 8, 1956, to Evelyn (Maurer) Trowbridge and the late Milton Gaugler.  He was also the brother to the late Jerry Gaugler.  Jeff served in the U.S. Navy and was a...

Jun 14, 2025

Eliza Jane Hanshaw, 71, of Akron, suddenly went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 14, 2025.

Eliza was born on Sept. 14, 1953 in Braxton Co., WV to Robert E. and Ruth (Tanner) Lyons.  She had worked as a home caregiver and was a member of Grace Cathedral in Akron.  Eliza loved her dogs...

Jun 13, 2025

Kenneth Edward Winkler, 93, of Sterling, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 13, 2025, at the Apostolic Christian Home after a brief period of declining health.

Ken was born on Aug. 20, 1931, on the farm that he has resided to Alvin and Estella (Marty) Winkler and was a 1949 graduate of Sterling High School. On May...

Jun 9, 2025

Cameron Michael Rodriguez, 10, of Doylestown, passed away on Monday, June 9, 2025 at the Cleveland Clinic after a lengthy battle.

Cameron was born on April 21, 2015 and attended Ida Sue School in Wooster.  Cameron was a happy child who loved Disney Movies and Minions and loved playing on his iPad.  He will be greatly missed...

Jun 8, 2025

Randall Owen Roy McCrea, Sr., 57, of St. Marys, West Virgina and formerly of Burbank, Ohio, passed away on June 8, 2025 after a sudden illness.

Randy was born on August 2, 1967, in Elyria, Ohio to James McCrea and Phyllis Bennett. He had been self-employed for the past 26 years, owning and operating his shipping and...

Jun 7, 2025

Wanda L. Sigler, 84, of Seville, passed away on Saturday, June 7, 2025 at Altercare of Wadsworth after a lengthy illness.

Wanda was born on Oct. 29, 1940 in Zanesville to Clyde and Mary (Hendershot) Bolen and was a 1959 graduate of Norwayne High School.  She retired in 2003 from Westfield Companies after 28 years of service...

Jun 3, 2025

Darla J. Moyer, 85, formerly of Creston, OH died Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at Brookdale of Sevierville in Sevierville, TN.

Darla was born in Wayne County on July 2, 1939 D. Oscar and Della L. (Hendershot) Fetzer.  She graduated from Norwayne High School in 1957 and from Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music in 1961.  On July 20,...

Jun 2, 2025

Billie Lorraine Brock, 67, of Creston, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, June 2, 2025, after a battle with cancer.

Billie was born on Aug. 17, 1957, in Logan WV to Bill and Ina Faye (Nelson) McNeely.  She married Johnny Ray Brock on Feb. 14, 1995, and he preceded her in death on Jan. 14, 2010.  ...

May 31, 2025

Robert E. Gillespie, 75, of Seville, passed away on Saturday, May 31, 2025, at Hospice of the Western Reserve in Medina after a lengthy battle with cancer.

Bob was born on Feb. 8, 1950, in Ironton, OH to Ira and Ruth (Cox) Gillespie and was a 1968 graduate of Cloverleaf High School.  He served in the U.S....

May 30, 2025

Iona Frances Sigler, age 101, of Wadsworth, passed away on Friday, May 30, 2025 at the Woodlands at Liberty in Wadsworth. Iona was born in Burbank, on August 4, 1923, the daughter of Carl E. and Jessie L. (Bair) Gray and graduated from Burbank High School.

While in high school she took piano lessons for 3 months...

May 26, 2025

Mary Lou Eby, 87, of Seville, passed away on Monday, May 26, 2025 at Burbank Parke Care Center.  She and Jim are together again in the presence of their Savior, Jesus Christ.

Mary Lou was born in Akron on Aug. 11, 1937, to Ralph and Helen (Parkinson) Fair and was the Salutatorian of her 1955 graduating class...

May 22, 2025

Jo Ann Underwood, 58, of Doylestown, passed away unexpectedly at home on Thursday, May 22, 2025.

Born on August 15, 1966, in Barberton, she was the daughter of Joe and Wanda (King) Ratcliff. Jo was a 1984 graduate of Norwayne High School. On June 29, 1985, she married the love of her life, Danny Underwood, and together...

May 21, 2025

James (Jim) E. Baisden, 63, of Wooster, went home to his Heavenly Father on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. Jim was seeing waterfalls and visiting the Great Smoky Mountains on the way to a family reunion when he passed unexpectedly from a heart attack. Jim was born February 16, 1962 in Wadsworth to Charles H. and Anna M. (Adkins) Baisden....