Obituaries

Oct 17, 2020

Mary K. Gall, 88, of Milan, Ohio passed away peacefully in her sleep on October 17, 2020, at Admiral's Pointe Nursing Home in Huron.  She was born on January 11, 1932 in Red Dragon, WV to the late Louis Sr. and Gazella (Soltez) Gall.  She graduated from Trap Hill High School in Glenn Daniel and Appalachian Bible Institute in...

Oct 17, 2020

Louetta "Jane" Fishbaugh (nee Beasore), 95, of Greenwich, died October 17, 2020, surrounded by her family. Born on November 30, 1924, in Lucas, she was the daughter of the late George C. and Eleanor (nee Mitchell) Beasore. Jane was a 1942 graduate of Madison High School.

Jane worked for Westinghouse in Mansfield, contributing to the war effort...

Oct 15, 2020

Danny Douglas Dotson, 65, of Norwalk, Ohio, died unexpectedly, Thursday, October 15, 2020, in Fisher Titus Medical Center, Norwalk, Ohio.  He was born on July 1, 1955 in Detroit, Michigan, to the late Rosalee H. (Shelton) Poore and Wilmer H. Dotson. Danny graduated from Elyria High School, and proudly served in the United States Navy. He was a former...

Oct 14, 2020

Barbara (nee Crandall) Sewall, 86, of Vermilion, Ohio, passed into eternal life with her Savior on Wednesday, October 14, 2020.  Born on December 20, 1933 in New London, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Mabel (nee Walker) Crandall.  Barbara was a 1951 graduate of Brighton High School and a 1955 graduate of Bryan College in...

Oct 12, 2020

Clair Michael Storrow, 80, of New London, died Monday, October 12, 2020 at home with his family by his side. Born on February 15, 1940, in Oberlin, OH, he was the son of the late Stanley and Mary (Profant) Storrow. He was a 1959 graduate of Wellington High School.  Clair and the love of his life, wife Geraldine moved...

Oct 11, 2020

David W. LaRoche, 59, of Milan, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2020, at Fisher Titus Medical Center. He was born to the late Cleo "Leo" and Alberta R. "Birdie" (Walter) LaRoche on June 8, 1961 in Norwalk, Ohio and was a lifelong area resident.  He graduated from St. Paul High School and was a member of St....

Oct 10, 2020

Betty Ilene Brownson Jones Smith, 96, of Wellington, died Saturday, October 10, 2020, at home surrounded by family. Born on July 14, 1924 in Ashland, she was the daughter of the late Franklin and Ruth (nee Brown) Brownson. Betty was a 1942 graduate of Ashland High School and a 1945 graduate of Mount Sinai School of Nursing. Following graduation,...

Oct 10, 2020

Michael L. Stemple, 72, of Norwalk, passed away peacefully at home on October 10, 2020.  Born June 16, 1948 in Chicago, IL, he was the son of the late Sydney and Jane (nee Miller) Stemple.

Michael graduated from Wellington High School in 1966 and received a bachelor's degree from Baldwin Wallace.  He continued his training with the...

Oct 9, 2020

Cherryl G. Booth, 75, of New London passed away at home on Friday, October 9, 2020 surrounded by her loving family.  She was born on November 1, 1944 in Floyd County, KY to the late Demar and Kathryn (Scott) Parsons.  She graduated from Betsy Lane High School in 1963.

Cherryl will be remembered for her feisty personality...

Oct 8, 2020

Charles R. Welch, 89, of Rochester, died on Thursday October 8, 2020 at his residence. Born on November 5, 1930, in Ashland, he was the son of the late Marshall and Florence (nee Shopbell) Welch. Charles enlisted in the United States Army and was stationed in Panama. In 1969 he moved to Rochester.

Charles worked for Sears...

Oct 6, 2020

James A. Elmer, 97, of Norwalk, Ohio, passed away on October 6, 2020 after a courageous battle with COVID-19 at the Ohio Veterans Home in Sandusky. He was born on May 8, 1923 in Tiffin, Ohio to the late Arthur and Minna (Schauss) Elmer.

James was a 1941 Norwalk High School graduate and was part of the...

Oct 6, 2020

JoAnn "Jody" Hale, 81, long time resident of Greenwich, Ohio died on Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at Mercy St. Vincent Hospital in Toledo, Ohio.  Jody was born on November 1, 1938 in Hueysville, KY; she was the daughter of the late Clara (Shipman) and Warnie R. Hale.

Jody grew up in Greenwich, Ohio and graduated from Greenwich...

Oct 6, 2020

Robert Lewis "Bob" Smith, 92, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at the Blossom Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Willard.  He was born on March 12, 1928, in North Fairfield, OH to the late Vernie J. and Helen (Rath) Smith.  He was a lifelong resident of the Delphi area.

Robert is survived by his children,...

Oct 4, 2020

Irene Durtka Trembley, 89-years-old, went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, October 4, 2020, at the Laurel's in New London, Ohio.

Irene was born on October 13, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois, to the late Andrew and Katarzyna "Katherine" Durtka. She was the seventh of eight children, with only her youngest sister, Marjorie Petry of Chicago,...

Oct 3, 2020

Marilyn Dorothy Scheffler, 77, of Litchfield passed away on Saturday, October 3, 2020 at her residence under hospice care. She was born on February 14, 1943 to the late Myrtle (nee Pool) and Marvin Oldenburg in St. Paul, MN.

Marilyn had previously worked as a cook at St. Paul Lutheran School in Saginaw, MN before working at...

Oct 3, 2020

Richard H. Rhine, 88, of Greenwich, Ohio, died on Saturday, October 3, 2020 at The Willows at Willard.  He was born on April 11, 1932 in Greenwich, Ohio, the son of the late Grace (Huffman) and Stiles Rhine.

Richard worked for the B & O Railroad as a car inspector.  He was a past Commander of the...

Oct 2, 2020

NORWALK — Arlene M. Geer, 87, of Norwalk, passed away October 2, 2020, at Fisher-Titus Medical Center after a brief bout of pneumonia.

She was born at Memorial Hospital on December 24, 1932, the only child of Glade E. and Mary A. Thudium, of Wakeman. The family moved to Rosedale Boulevard in Norwalk in 1940 and "Toots"...

Oct 2, 2020

Terry M. Goble, Sr., 67, of Wellington, died on Friday, October 2, 2020 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Lorain. He was born on April 18, 1953 in Martin, KY to Carrie (nee Prater) Goble and John Pete Goble. Terry grew up in Michigan before moving to Wellington in his teens.

He worked for PFI as the...

Sep 29, 2020

James J. Smith, 86, of Wellington, passed away Tuesday, September 29 at his home with his loving family at his side.  Born February 3rd, 1934 to the late Zygmunt and Theresa Smith. Jim grew up in Lorain, Ohio and graduated from Lorain high school class of 1952 B. He proudly served his country in the United States Marine Corps...

Sep 29, 2020

Donald Alan Downs, 82, of Wellington, died Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at home after a lengthy illness, surrounded by his entire family. His devout Catholic faith provided him the most blessed experience of both life and death.

Don was first and foremost a husband and father. Most knew him as either "The Bee Man" or as the...