Esther Rutter
May 18, 2017
Esther Rutter, 95, passed away May 18, 2017. Born July 17, 1921 in the Plains Ohio to Ella and William Yeager. Married to Charles Rutter over 50 years, passing away in 1990. She is survived by 2 daughters, Pat Gergel of North Carolina, Sue Owens of Ohio, 9 grandchildren, 21 grandchildren, 1 great- great grandson, and one brother; Skip Yeager....
Ava Sharon Sword
May 18, 2017
Ava Sharon Sword, 37, of Rochester, passed away suddenly on Thursday, May 18, 2017 at her home from a fatal drug overdose. Ava, like many in our community, was poisoned by the epidemic of drug addiction. Ava's pride and joy were her sons. She would be proud to see their character on display now. Rather than sweep this under the...
Richard Lee Mchugh
May 17, 2017
Richard Lee McHugh, born on August 31, 1942 in Martins Ferry, Ohio to Alfred and Betty Anne McHugh, passed away on May 17, 2017. Richard was a 1960 graduate of Warren Consolidated High School in Tiltonsville, Oh. He was an Eagle Scout where he earned his God & Country Award. He attended Ohio University and served in the United States...
Theresa "Terry" Marie Hunter
May 16, 2017
Theresa (Terry) Marie Hunter, 62, of Ashland, passed away on Tuesday, May 16, 2017 after a short illness at University Hospital in Cleveland. Born on February 27, 1955, she was the daughter of Jeanette (Wender) Burke and the late Leonard Burke. She was born in Knoxville TN and had resided in Ashland for the past 27 years. Terry had graduated...
Margaret Hansen Needles
May 16, 2017
Margaret (nee O'Dell) Hansen Needles, 81, of North Fairfield, passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at Fisher-Titus Medical Center in Norwalk. Born September 12, 1935 in Olena, Ohio, to the late Howard and Margaret (nee Ostrander) O'Dell. She graduated from Townsend-Wakeman School in Wakeman, Ohio with the class of 1953. Margaret was a school bus driver for 26 years at...
Bradley J Maitland
May 16, 2017
Monroeville, Ohio - Bradley J. Maitland, 45, of Monroeville, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2017 in his home. He was born November 13, 1971 in Sandusky, Ohio, and was a lifelong area resident. He attended St. Alphonsus Catholic Church. Brad graduated from Monroeville High School in 1990. He was the former owner of Valley Beach, and had been the...
Robert A Cesare
May 15, 2017
NORWALK — After 93 well-lived years, Robert A. ("Bob") Cesare of Norwalk, passed away Monday May 15, 2017. As he wished, he began his next journey from his home with family by his side. Bob was born October 29, 1923, in Dillonvale, Ohio to the late Anthony and Letha (McLeod) Cesare, and moved to the Norwalk area with his...
Richard E Becker
May 15, 2017
Norwalk, Ohio - Richard E. Becker, 84, of Norwalk, Ohio, passed away Monday, May 15, 2017 in his home. He was born May 31, 1932 in Norwalk, Ohio, to the late Herman and Rhoda (Harris) Becker, and was a lifelong area resident. Richard was a member of the Norwalk First United Methodist Church, and was a veteran of the United...
Richard Elliott Burke
May 15, 2017
Norwalk, Ohio - Richard Elliott Burke, 79, of Norwalk, Ohio, passed away late Monday evening, May 15, 2017, in his home. He was born July 31, 1937 in Taylorville, West Virginia, to the late Elliott and Malinda (Ferrell) Burke, and came to this area in 1968 from Cleveland, Ohio. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army during the Vietnam...
Ronald L Bills
May 14, 2017
Wakeman, Ohio - Ronald L. Bills, 79, of Wakeman, Ohio, passed away Sunday, May 14, 2017 in his home. He was born April 10, 1938 in Enid, Oklahoma, to the late Minture and Juanita (Brown) Bills. Ron was a former Norwalk, North Fairfield, Lorain, and Sheffield Lake, Ohio resident. He was a 30 year employee of the Ford Motor Company...
Richard J. "Dick" Funk
May 13, 2017
Richard J. "Dick" Funk, 96, of Willard, "slipped the surly bonds of earth ... and touched the face of God" on May 13, 2017. He passed away peacefully from complications of Parkinson's disease. Dick was a dear husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend. A native of New London, he grew up on the family farm helping his family with threshing...
Robert Elden Barnes
May 12, 2017
Norwalk, Ohio - Robert E. Barnes, 88, of Norwalk, Ohio, passed away Friday, May 12, 2017 in Portland Place, Sandusky, Ohio. He was born March 20, 1929 in Milan, Ohio, to the late Elden and Nellie (O'Berly) Barnes, and was a lifelong area resident. Bob was a 3 sport letter winner at Norwalk High School, and played American Legion baseball,...
Bernice Laverne Westcott
May 12, 2017
Norwalk, Ohio - Bernice Laverne (Minto) Westcott, 86, died May 12, 2017 in Norwalk, Ohio. She was born in Hemlock, MI. on May 30, 1930 to Roy and Margaret (Fisher) Minto. She married Robert F. Westcott on February 24, 1962 in Saginaw, Michigan. They were married for 44 years. Bernice was employed at the Norwalk Public Library for 10 years...
Elizabeth A “Betty” Mathers
May 12, 2017
Norwalk, Ohio - Elizabeth A. "Betty" Mathers, 71, of Norwalk, Ohio, passed away Friday, May 12, 2017 in the Stein Hospice Care Center. She was born April 18, 1946 in Norwalk, ,Ohio, to the late William and Ethel G. (Jenkins) Signs, and lived in this area most of her life. Betty was a member of the Norwalk Salvation Army. She...
Robert O. Smith
May 11, 2017
Robert O. Smith, 91, of Shiloh, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 11, 2017 at Stein Hospice Care Center in Sandusky. Robert was born in Shiloh on April 15, 1926, son of the late Charles E. and Vera (Strimple) Smith. He served his country during WWII as part of the United States Air Force. After the service Robert worked at...
Eugenia "Jeanie" Marr (Nee Reynolds) Gilger
May 10, 2017
Eugenia "Jeanie" Marr (nee Reynolds) Gilger, 94, died May 10, 2017 at The Willows at Willard. Born in Logan, Ohio on July 21, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Dr. D.C and Velma (nee Conkle) Reynolds. She graduated from Greenwich High School and the Oberlin School of Business. Jeanie was a member of the Greenwich United Methodist Church....
Margaret Jensen
May 7, 2017
Willard, Ohio – Margaret Jensen, 92, of Willard, Ohio, and a former resident of Tamarac, Florida, passed away Sunday, May 7, 2017 in the Willows of Willard, Ohio. She was born October 1, 1924 in Sigerfjord, Norway, to the late Hans and Eveline (Nilssen) Satre and came to America in 1955 from Norway. She retired from A.D.P. of New Jersey...
Frederick Francis Stang
May 3, 2017
Monroeville, Ohio - Frederick Francis Stang, 80, peacefully entered into eternal rest in heaven on Wednesday, May 3, 2017, surrounded by his loving family. He passed at his home in Monroeville after a very brave and courageous battle with esophageal cancer. Fritz was born on January 13, 1937 in Monroeville, only about a mile south of his home he built...
Carroll R Poling
Apr 30, 2017
Norwalk, Ohio - Carroll R. Poling, 86, of Norwalk, Ohio, died Sunday morning, April 30, 2017, at the Norwalk Memorial Home at Fisher-Titus Medical Center. Carroll was born on his family's farm in Polingtown, Indiana, on September 5, 1930, to the late Worthy A. and Beryl Roby Poling, moving to Norwalk when Carroll was a boy. Carroll graduated from Norwalk...
Charles E Dillingham
Apr 27, 2017
Norwalk, Ohio - Charles E. Dillingham, 90, of Norwalk, Ohio, passed away Thursday, April 27, 2017 in his home. He was born June 18, 1926 in Norwalk, Ohio, to the late Edwin H. and Lucille E. (Nugent) Dillingham. Charles graduated from Norwalk High School in 1944, and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy during W.W. II. He was a...
