Obituaries

Apr 1, 2020

Elizabeth  (Betty) Marie Smith, 92, of Norwalk, Ohio, passed away peacefully Wednesday evening, April 1, 2020.  Betty was a very special, loving, caring and compassionate wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother.

Betty was a lifelong resident of Norwalk and a devout parishioner of St. Mary's Catholic Church and a member of the D of I.  She had...

Mar 29, 2020

Family and friends are invited to A Celebration of Life "Drive In" on Saturday, July 18th at 2 p.m. at the Knapp family home: 5525 Cook Rd, New London Ohio. Arrangements are being coordinated by Eastman Funeral Home.

To help keep everyone safe, social distancing will be observed by requesting attendees remain in their cars and listen...

Mar 29, 2020

Ronald Eugene Derry, 54, of Wellington, Ohio died unexpectedly on March 29, 2020, at his home.

Ron was born May 14, 1965 in Winner, South Dakota to Claude and Judy (Harter) Derry.  He graduated high school in 1983 at Wood, South Dakota. Following high school, he attended the University of Springfield, Springfield, South Dakota for Auto Mechanics. ...

Mar 29, 2020

Barbara L. Perry, 70, of Monroeville, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2020 in Fisher Titus Medical Center. She was born to the late Bernard and Thelma (Durling) Rice on October 3, 1949 in Willard, Ohio and was a lifelong area resident. She graduated from South Central High School and had worked for Hamilton Beach, The Hen House,...

Mar 29, 2020

Carol Ann Christie 46, of Norwalk, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2020 in Gaymont Nursing Center, Norwalk, Ohio. She was born on October 29, 1973 in Sandusky, Ohio. She lived most of her life in the Sandusky and Norwalk areas and attended Norwalk High School. Carol attended Calvary Temple Assembly of God in Sandusky, Ohio and was...

Mar 28, 2020

Lois Zula Leininger Lang, 80 of Ashland, died on March 28, 2020. She was born on January 12, 1940 at home in Huntington, Ohio to the late Hart and Dorothy (Beam) Leininger. Lois was a 1958 graduate of Sullivan High School where she was valedictorian of her class. She attended Ashland College receiving her Bachelor in Science and West...

Mar 27, 2020

James Paul Boss, 69, of Norwalk, Ohio, passed away on Friday, March 27, 2020 in Gaymont Nursing Center, Norwalk, Ohio.  He was born to the late Paul and Mary (Williams) Boss on March 23, 1951 in Oberlin, Ohio and lived most of his life in Rochester, Ohio and Wakeman, Ohio. Jim graduated from New London High School and attended...

Mar 26, 2020

Delores Jean Lemons, 87, of Milan and formerly of New London, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2020 at Continuing Health Care of Milan.   She was born December 19, 1932 in New London, daughter of the late Allen and Cora (Haynes) Poole.   Jean was a New London High School graduate.  She had been a Social Worker.   Jean was a member...

Mar 26, 2020

Johnathan R. Finley – Christoph, 19, of New London, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2020 after a sudden illness.    He was born January 28, 2001 in Sandusky, Ohio.   He has lived in the Ashland and New London areas.   Johnathan was a senior at New London High School.   He had attended Barrett's Chapel, New London Alliance and Fitchville Baptist Churches.  ...

Mar 26, 2020

Leon Bernard Shinsky Jr., 80, of Wakeman, passed away peacefully on March 26, 2020, following an illness, at University Hospital in Elyria.  He was born on September 16, 1939 in Elyria, OH to the late Leon Bernard (Sr.) and Virginia (Alflen) Shinsky.

Leon enriched the lives of others through the devotion of his time and the gifts...

Mar 26, 2020

Virginia Mae Russell, 93, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2020 at Fisher Titus Medical Center, Norwalk with her loving family at her side.   Virginia was born June 26, 1926, daughter of the late Samuel and Margaret (Brown) Scott.  She had been a lifelong resident of the Ashland and Sullivan areas.    Virginia attended Ashland Schools.  She was a homemaker.    Virginia...

Mar 25, 2020

Jason Scott Moore, 22, of Norwalk succumbed to his addiction on Wednesday, March 25, 2020.  He was born on August 8, 1997 in Norwalk, the son of Christopher Moore and Jacquie (Whitmer) Moore.

He was a 2016 graduate of New London High School. Jason was employed as a laborer at Borgers in Norwalk. Jason spent as much...

Mar 25, 2020

Bernard A. "Bernie" Squire, 59, of Wellington, died Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at the Justin T. Roger Care Center Hospice in Akron. Born on May 12, 1960 in Lodi, he was the son of Bernard "Bud" and Eloise (nee Browand) Squire. Bernie grew up in Litchfield and graduated from Buckeye High School.

Bernie worked in maintenance with...

Mar 25, 2020

Thomas P. Neal, 75, of Norwalk, passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2020.

He was born July 31, 1944, in Milton, West Virginia to the late Woodrow and Della (Sheets Brown) Neal.

Tom was a 1964 graduate of Norwalk High School and worked for 37 years at General Motors/Delphi in Sandusky, Ohio. He was a mess...

Mar 24, 2020

Keith R. Sparks, 91, passed away of natural causes at Brookwood Place in Ashland on Tuesday, March 24, 2020.  He was born on June 1, 1928, in Willard, the son of the late Donald and Pluma (Reynolds) Sparks.  Keith grew up in Delphi and lived in Greenwich until 1996 when he retired and moved to Ashland.  He was a...

Mar 23, 2020

Donald "Don" R. Schick crossed the finish line on March 23, 2020. Don started his race on April 24, 1934 in Cleveland, Ohio as the first child of the late Nancy (Kelso) and Roland Schick.

Don, for the most part, grew up in the "Old Brooklyn' area of the west side of Cleveland, with a few stints...

Mar 23, 2020

June E. Shawver, 77, of Norwalk, died on March 23, 2020 at Twilight Gardens Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on December 12, 1942 in Elyria to the late Wayne W. and Bernice E. (Squire) Wittmer.

June enjoyed genealogy, and volunteerism. She gifted her time and talents in various capacities through opportunities within her church, with...

Mar 23, 2020

Harriet Elizabeth (Schnee) Parcher, 83, of Norwalk, died Monday evening, March 23, 2020 at University Hospital in Cleveland.  She was born on June 16, 1936 in Norwalk, Ohio to the late Harold and Netta (Ruggles) Schnee and was a lifelong resident.

Harriet was a 1954 graduate of Monroeville High School.  She received her Bachelor of Science and...

Mar 21, 2020

Ronald W. Kohlhoff (69) of Wakeman died Saturday, March 21, 2020 at his residence.  He was born October 13, 1950 in Michigan to the late Ella (Tamlyn) and Ronald Kohlhoff.  He was self employed in Wakeman with Kohlhoff Performance Horses. He enjoyed training and showing reining and dressage horses and watching his students excel in the sport.  He cherished...

Mar 17, 2020

Scott Biddinger, 49, of Scottsboro, AL and formally of New London, died on Tuesday, March 17, 2020 in the Slovak Republic due to natural causes.  Scott was born on July 7, 1970, in Sandusky, Ohio, the son of the late Sheila (Woody) Helton and Gary Biddinger.

Scott travelled the world as a Quality Inspector for Danieli-Corus, Inc....