Obituaries

Aug 23, 2020

Dan A. Hawley, 70, of Sullivan, died Sunday, August 23, 2020. Born on December 24, 1949 in Oberlin, he was the son of the late Richard E. and Joan S. (nee Hardy) Hawley.

Dan was a farmer and truck driver for most of his life. Dan served on the Ashland County Fair Board for several years. He...

Aug 22, 2020

Kenneth J. Sharp, 88, of Wellington, died Saturday, August 22, 2020, at home surrounded by his family. Born on July 25, 1932 in Oberlin, he was the son of the late BJ and Stella (nee Krieg) Sharp. Kenneth was a 1952 graduate of Camden High School. After high school Kenneth joined the United States Army.

Kenneth worked...

Aug 22, 2020

Charles "Chuck" Gary Fortner, 57, of Norwalk, went to be with the Lord on August 22, 2020.  He was under the care of Stein Hospice in Sandusky.  Chuck was born on November 19, 1962 in Montgomery, WV to the late Charles H. and Verna (Metheney) Maurer.  He was a Navy veteran and served in the Gulf War.  At the...

Aug 19, 2020

Kevin Eugene Urich, 56, of New London, passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at his home.   He was born September 17, 1963 in New London, Ohio.   He was a New London High School graduate.   Kevin worked as a metal fabricator in the iron industry.   He was a member of the #17 Iron Workers, the New London and Wakeman Eagles...

Aug 18, 2020

Timothy A. Hardesty, 61, of Belleville, NJ, died on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 after a battle with leukemia.  Timothy was born on August 16, 1959 in Lorain, OH.  He is a 1978 graduate of Mapleton High School.

Timothy was employed as a regional supervisor for INX International Ink Company in New Jersey.  He enjoyed hunting, fishing and...

Aug 18, 2020

Gary Downing, 52, of Norwalk met Jesus August 18, 2020 at 11:01 AM. Gary courageously fought COVID from July 10th until his passing.

The family held onto Job 33:4, "The spirit of God made Gary and the breath of the Almighty gives him life." Today Gary is breathing God's life fully.

He was born November...

Aug 18, 2020

Scott Dean Anderson Jr., 39, of Wellington died Tuesday, August 18, 2020 in Medina. Born in Riverside, California, on March 6, 1981, he was the son of Alane (nee Jennings) Schramm and Scott Anderson Sr. He lived most of his life in Arizona before moving to Wellington two years ago.

Scott enjoyed fishing and golfing. He especially...

Aug 18, 2020

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John R. Gilger, 98, died August 18, 2020 at The Willows of Willard.  He was born in Greenwich, Ohio on November 3, 1921, son the late George A. and Lena (nee Schambs) Gilger.   John graduated from Greenwich High School in 1941.   He enlisted in the United States Navy and served four years in...

Aug 16, 2020

Shirley N. Doughty, 90, passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, August 16, 2020. She was born to the late Lester M. and Clarissa L. (Green) Bauer on February 16, 1930 in Wakeman, Ohio and resided in Wakeman, Hawaii, Florida, and in Norwalk for the past 49 years.  Shirley graduated from Wakeman High...

Aug 14, 2020

Lauren Jacob Kamm, 69, of New London, passed away peacefully on August 14, 2020 at home.  He was born on November 3, 1950 in Lakewood, Ohio to the late Carl J. and Jean (Roth) Kamm.

Lauren attended Berlin Heights Elementary and High School.  He was part of the last graduating class at Berlin Heights in 1968.  He...

Aug 13, 2020

Aimee T. Dickinson (50) of Oberlin, departed this life on Thursday, August 13, 2020 at the Cleveland Clinic from complications with pneumonia.  She was born March 13, 1970 in Amherst, Oh.  Aimee was a graduate of Marion L. Steele High School, Class of 1988.

She attended college at LCCC, Baldwin Wallace (BA, History, Minor in Political Science...

Aug 12, 2020

David D. Caprara, 80, a life-long resident of Norwalk, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, August 12, 2020, surrounded by his family. He was born on February 22, 1940, to Lavinia (Nardecchia) and Anthony "Tony" Caprara.

Dave attended St. Mary Elementary School and St. Paul High School, graduating in 1958. He and Rita Hippler, his girl, were married...

Aug 12, 2020

Carleen Fluty, 58, of Berlin Heights, Ohio, passed away on August 12, 2020 surrounded by her family. She was born on September 6, 1961 to the late Mary Ann (Burda) and Arthur Wallace.

After graduating from EHOVE in 1980, She began work at Ford Motor Company, where she worked for over 28 years. She loved spending time...

Aug 11, 2020

Robert "Robbie" S. Carroll, 33, of New London, passed away on Tuesday, August 11, 2020 of natural causes following a brief illness. He was born on January 19, 1987 in Norwalk, the son of Robert D. and Lynnette Carroll.

Robbie was a lifelong resident of New London, where he attended New London Schools.  Robbie loved having gatherings...

Aug 10, 2020

A life well lived. John W. Anthony ("Pop Pop") passed away at the age of 80 on Monday, August 10, 2020. He was lovingly surrounded by family at Mercy New Life Hospice of Lorain, Ohio.

John was born one of four siblings on January 2, 1940 in the coal mining town, Continental Number 2, in Pennsylvania to...

Aug 10, 2020

Patricia D. Christie, 78, of Mansfield, OH died on Monday, August 10, 2020 at the Arbors at Mifflin.  Patricia was born in Sandusky on March 24, 1942.  She was the daughter of Evelyn (Hire) Eastman and James Ryan.

Patricia grew up in Castalia and attended Castalia Schools.  She was a long time resident of Greenwich and the...

Aug 9, 2020

James A. Wolf, 73, of New London, died on Sunday, August 9, 2020 at his home.   Born in Elyria, Ohio on  August 28, 1946, he was the son of James L. and Elaine (Sprague) Wolf.

James grew up in Elyria, Spencer and New London.  His family lived in Chesapeake, Ohio before returning to New London in 1994. ...

Aug 7, 2020

James Fletcher, of Plymouth, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on August 7, 2020, a day after his 75th birthday.  He was born on August 6, 1945 in Willard to the late Bruner and Ollie (Barnett) Fletcher.

James was an example of a hardworking, honorable, and selfless man. He worked for Plymouth Locomotive and retired from...

Aug 6, 2020

Esther I. Crist, 95, of Norwalk, Ohio, passed away peacefully on August 6, 2020 at Gaymont Nursing Home.  She was born on December 31, 1924 in Norwalk to the late Andrew and Isabel (Miller) Didion.

Esther loved people.  She looked forward to her many trips to the Olive Garden, PNC, Drug Mart, Wal-Mart, McDonalds, and Schild's IGA,...

Aug 6, 2020

Melvin L. Eaton, 68, of Greenwich died on Thursday, August 6, 2020 at Stein Hospice in Sandusky, Ohio.  Born on October 8, 1951 in New London, Ohio to the late Ross E. and Elsie (Davidson) Eaton.

Melvin retired after 30 years of service with the Huron County Dog Wardens Office.  A member of the FOP and NRA,...