Velda M. (Smith) Cook
Nov 22, 2020
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Velda M. Cook, 96, of New London, died November 22, 2020. She was born March 3, 1924 in Cleveland to Elvin and Agnes Smith. At the age of one year she moved to Milan, Ohio to live with her grandparents, George and Myrtle Smith, on their small vegetable farm. She graduated from Milan...
Patricia L. (Gehl) Hyde
Nov 21, 2020
Patricia L. Hyde (aka "Honeybee"), 87, beloved wife and mother, passed away on Saturday, November 21, 2020 at Amherst Manor Retirement Community. She was born on April 4, 1933 in Elyria to the late Edward and Nadine (McCoy) Gehl. Patricia grew up in Amherst and was married there to her loving husband Kenneth. They relocated to Florida and Alabama...
Ralph Norman Kettel
Nov 21, 2020
Ralph N. "Norm" "Pete" Kettel, 86, of Norwalk died peacefully on November 21, 2020 at Gaymont Nursing Center in Norwalk. He was born August 28, 1934 in Norwalk to the late Norman B. and Clara (Dennison) Kettel.
Ralph grew up in Norwalk and had lived in Berlin Heights, Huron and Milan, Ohio, and for a time in...
Clayton Mckinley
Nov 21, 2020
Clayton McKinley, 89, of Ruggles Township, died Saturday, November 21, 2020 at Crystal Care Nursing Home in Ashland, after a long illness. Born on February 19, 1931 in Vermillion Township, Ashland County, he was the son of the late Paul and Eva (nee Hassinger) McKinley. Clayton was a 1950 graduate of Hayesville High School.
For 27 years...
Luigina Tomei
Nov 20, 2020
Luigina "Jean" Tomei, 96, of Norwalk, passed away peacefully on November 20, 2020 at home. She was born on November 11, 1924 in Supino, Italy to the now deceased, Lavinia (Bernola) and August Tomei.
Jean enjoyed reading the newspaper, looking at magazines, and watching the Hallmark Channel.
Survivors include her sisters, Nancy (Carl) Laface, Joanne...
Jeffrey A Wilson
Nov 19, 2020
Jeffrey A. Wilson, 58, of Greenwich, Ohio died on Thursday, November 19, 2020 at Fisher Titus Medical Center. He was born on February 11, 1962, in Willard, Ohio, the son of Janice I. (nee: Sisinger) and Dennis R. Wilson. Jeffrey was a lifelong resident of Greenwich, Ohio and attended South Central Schools.
Jeffrey is survived by his...
Patricia Ann Gnagy
Nov 17, 2020
Patricia Ann Smith Gnagy, 83, of Wellington, passed away Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at Keystone Pointe in LaGrange. A daughter of Albert and Elizabeth (nee Becker) Smith, Pat was born on August 29, 1937 in Lorain. She graduated from Grafton High School in 1955.
For many years, Pat worked at Inservco Electronics and a number of churches...
Bonnie (Sutherland) Hunter
Nov 17, 2020
On November 17, 2020, after a short illness, Bonnie (Sutherland) Hunter of Greenwich was called home to the God she loved for nearly 90 years. Born Feb. 22, 1931, Bonnie grew up in Ruggles, OH, where she enjoyed helping her brother with the farm work. She graduated from Ruggles High School in 1949 and attended Bowling Green State University...
Helen J. Stilgenbauer
Nov 17, 2020
Helen J. Stilgenbauer, 99, affectionately known as "Hodge", died Tuesday, November 17 at Wesleyan Village under the care of New Life Hospice. Born in Elyria on May 18, 1921 to the late Robert and Anna (nee Thew) Taylor, Helen grew up in Elyria and graduated with the Elyria High School Class of 1939. She married Frederick on October 16,...
Frances Gayle Harrison
Nov 16, 2020
Frances Gayle Harrison, 69, of Elyria died on Monday, November 16, 2020 at Amherst Manor in Amherst. She was born on November 8, 1951 to the late Genevieve (nee Sloan) and Elmer Crofts in Knoxville, TN. She is survived by her son, Geoff Perisic of Willard and grandchildren, Maria and Isaac. She is preceded in death by her loving...
Gerald L. Canterbury
Nov 15, 2020
Gerald L. Canterbury, 70, of Norwalk, Ohio died on November 15, 2020 at Gaymont Nursing Center in Norwalk. He was born on September 15, 1950 in Lando Mines, West Virginia to the now deceased Ernie E. and Opal (Slone) Canterbury.
Gerald enjoyed bowling, following the Cleveland Browns and NASCAR, and listening to Elvis's music, or anything that...
Deborah Kay Harrison
Nov 15, 2020
Deborah Kay Harrison, 68, of Wellington, died on Sunday, November 15, 2020 after a long battle with cancer. Born on April 27, 1952 she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Mary Ruth (nee Faison) Oliphint. She was a 1970 graduate of Henry Ford High School in Detroit, Michigan. On August 23, 1981 she married Lad Harrison at...
Wayne Grant Sholes
Nov 15, 2020
Wayne G. Sholes, 93, of Vermilion, Ohio died on November 15, 2020 at Kingston of Vermilion Nursing Home. He was born on October 23, 1927 in Norwalk, Ohio to the now deceased, Willis Eugene and Beatrice Ann (Johns) Sholes.
Wayne led a colorful life decorated with hard work and love. He was an avid hunter and fisherman,...
Ronald L Kissel
Nov 14, 2020
Ronald L. Kissel, 82, of Greenwich, died November 14, 2020 at the Willows of Willard.   Ron was born May 31, 1938 in Greenwich, Ohio, son of the late Elmer and Gertha (Carnahan) Kissel.   He was a lifelong Greenwich resident and a 1956 graduate of Greenwich High School.   Ron served for 3 years in the U.S. Army.  He was proud...
Mildred Jean (Erdman) Woodruff
Nov 14, 2020
Mildred J. Woodruff, 99, of Norwalk, Ohio, passed away peacefully on November 14, 2020 at Gaymont Nursing Center in Norwalk. She was born on September 14, 1921 in Sandusky to the late Ernest J. and Alma B. (Papke) Erdman.
Mildred loved reading, crossword puzzles, and writing letters and enjoyed drawing in grade school. In her 90's she...
Alice Jean Rising
Nov 14, 2020
Alice Jean Rising, 97, a lifelong LaGrange resident, died Saturday, November 14 at Keystone Pointe. Jean was born on October 25, 1923 to proud parents, the late Otto and Ada (nee Dillon) Miller. She graduated with the LaGrange High School Class of 1941.
Jean worked at General Industry and International Harvester Implement and Homewood Interiors for many...
Amos L. Eastman
Nov 13, 2020
Amos L. Eastman, 72, lifelong resident of the North Fairfield and Greenwich, OH area died on Friday, November 13, 2020 at Ohio Health Hospital in Mansfield, OH. Amos was born on July 13, 1948 in Norwalk, OH. He was the son of Lester Eastman and Evelyn (Hire) Eastman.
A 1966 graduate of South Central High School. He...
Deborah Lynn Barber
Nov 13, 2020
Deborah Lynn Barber, 60, passed away on Friday November 13, 2020 at Stein Hospice, Sandusky, Ohio from injuries sustained October 22, 2020 in an automobile accident in Cleveland, Ohio.
Debbie was born May 15, 1960 in Norwalk, Ohio, the daughter of James R. Seiling Sr. and Betty I. (Smith) Seiling.
She was married to Alvin...
Raymond A. Young
Nov 13, 2020
Raymond A. Young, 79, of Wellington, died Friday, November 13, 2020. Born on April 3, 1941 in South Bend, IN, he was the son of the late George and Martha Young. In 1963 Ray joined the United States Air Force where he became an air traffic controller. He moved with his family to Wellington in 1985.
Ray...
Arthur Patrick Sheehan, Jr.
Nov 12, 2020
Pat Sheehan, a WWII Vet, Lab Man, Mentor, Storyteller, Girl Dad, Problem Solver, Ladies Man, and Fixer of Anything, died Thursday November 12, 2020 in Wilson, North Carolina. Unfortunately, his wish to be shot by a jealous husband did not come to fruition. Instead, he died gently surrounded by his family.
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