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Barbara  J Wurzel

Barbara J Wurzel

Jan 4, 2017

Green Springs, Ohio - Barbara J. Wurzel, 71 of Norwalk, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2017, in Eden Springs Rehabilitation Center, Green Springs, Ohio. She was born January 9, 1945, in Strasburg, Ohio, to the late Donald E. and Betty J. (Brown) Becker, and came to this area in the late 1960's to work at the OSU Extension Office....

Larry L. Davis

Larry L. Davis

Jan 3, 2017

Larry L. Davis, 69, of Wellington, died Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at home after a lengthy illness. Born on April 19, 1947 in Greenville PA, he was the son of the late Theodore and Verba (nee Altman) Davis. After graduating from Edinboro State College with a Bachelors of Art in 1970, Larry moved to North East Ohio where he lived...

Donald  Leroy Hunter

Donald Leroy Hunter

Jan 3, 2017

Norwalk, Ohio - Donald LeRoy Hunter, 88, a resident of Norwalk Memorial Home, and formerly of the Carriage House, passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2017 in the Stein Hospice Care Center, Sandusky, Ohio. He was born January 1, 1929, in Akron, Ohio. Don was the son of LeRoy and Sarah Dorothy (Huntley) Hunter. His mother described him as an incorrigible...

Patricia  A Gowrylok

Patricia A Gowrylok

Jan 2, 2017

Norwalk, Ohio - Patricia A. Gowrylok, 85, of Norwalk, Ohio, passed away Monday, January 2, 2017 in the Stein Hospice Care Center. She was born October 6, 1931 in Norwalk, Ohio, to the late Andrew J. and Clara M. (Robbins) Liedorff and was a lifelong area resident. Pat was a 1949 graduate of Norwalk High School. She was a lifelong...

Norman  G Beauvais

Norman G Beauvais

Jan 2, 2017

Norwalk, Ohio - Norman G. Beauvais, 85, of Norwalk, Ohio, passed away Monday evening, January 2, 2017 in Gaymont Nursing Center, Norwalk, Ohio. He was born November 2, 1931 in St. Albans, Vermont, to the late Warren and Laura (Therrien) Beauvais, and came to this area in 2015 from Cape Coral, Florida. Norman was a veteran of the U.S. Navy...

Carl  E Haker

Carl E Haker

Jan 1, 2017

Norwalk, Ohio - Carl E. Haker, 64, of Norwalk, passed away January 1, 2017, in Fisher Titus Medical Center. He was born June 10, 1952 in Norwalk, Ohio, to Alton L. and Carrie A. (Leininger) Haker, and was a lifelong area resident. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during the Vietnam War, he also served in the...

Jeanne  A Chandler

Jeanne A Chandler

Dec 31, 2016

Norwalk, Ohio - Jeanne A. Chandler, 78, of Norwalk, Ohio, passed away Saturday evening, December 31, 2016 in the Stein Hospice Care Center, Sandusky, Ohio. She was born May 28, 1938 in Bristol, Connecticut, to the late Lloyd and Lillian (Laurendeau) Rogers, and lived in this area most of her life. Jeanne graduated from St. Paul High School in 1957,...

Thomas  H Houser

Thomas H Houser

Dec 29, 2016

Norwalk, Ohio - Thomas H. Houser, 78, passed away peacefully, on Thursday, December 29, 2016 in his home. He was born to the late Edwin and Marian (Sweet) Houser on February 15, 1938 in Bellevue, Ohio. Thomas worked as an accountant at RR Donnelley in Willard, for 41 years, he enjoyed playing cards, bowling, boating, fishing, woodworking, gardening, birdwatching, and...

Virginia  R Lindenberger

Virginia R Lindenberger

Dec 28, 2016

Sandusky, Ohio - Virginia R. Lindenberger, 92, of Norwalk, passed away, Wednesday, December 28, 2016, in Stein Hospice Care Center, Sandusky, Ohio. She was born August 5, 1924 in Sandusky, Ohio to the late Paul A. and Sylvia L. (Robinson) Scherer, and had lived most of her adult life in the Norwalk area. She was a member of St. Paul...

Faye Ella Hayes

Faye Ella Hayes

Dec 27, 2016

Faye Ella Hayes (nee Reinhart), 73, of Oberlin, passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2016, peacefully in her home following a long illness. She was born in Conneaut, Ohio, grew up in Beaver Center and Conneautville, PA. She lived most of her life outside Oberlin, where she raised her family. Faye worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigations in Washington, DC,...

Eddie E. Kennedy

Eddie E. Kennedy

Dec 27, 2016

Rev. Eddie E. Kennedy Sr., 68, of New London, died Tuesday, December 27, at home surrounded by his family. Born in Matewan WV, he was the son of the late Carl and Mary Agnes (nee Jessie) Kennedy. As a boy his family moved to Florida and later back to West Virginia and then to Cleveland, where he spent the bulk...

Kenneth  E Conway

Kenneth E Conway

Dec 27, 2016

Retired Norwalk businessman, Kenneth E. Conway, Norwalk, died December 27, 2016. He was born in Cleveland and moved to Norwalk with his family in 1940. He graduated from Monroeville High School in 1952 and from Denison University where he majored in economics in 1956. Conway worked in the family auto parts business, Norwalk Parts Company at 22 S. Linwood Ave.,...

Ruth  F Ensminger

Ruth F Ensminger

Dec 27, 2016

Norwalk, Ohio - Ruth F. Ensminger, 86, of Norwalk, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2016, in her home. She was born September 15, 1930 in Norwalk, Ohio, to the late Harold and Lucille (Hofacker) Schnee, and was a lifelong area resident. Ruth was a 1948 graduate of St. Paul High School, and was a member of St. Paul Catholic...

Mary  Ann Sumner

Mary Ann Sumner

Dec 25, 2016

Port Clinton, Ohio - Mary Ann Sumner, 80, of Port Clinton, Ohio, passed away Sunday, December 25, 2016, at Edgewood Manor Nursing Center, Port Clinton, Ohio. She was born December 15, 1936 in Norwalk, Ohio, to the late John A. and Martha E. (Sholes) Winkler, and had lived most of her life in the Norwalk area having been raised in...

Clarence  R Ellett

Clarence R Ellett

Dec 23, 2016

Norwalk, Ohio - Clarence R. Ellett, 103, of Norwalk, Ohio, passed away early Friday morning, December 23, 2016, in Gaymont Nursing Center. He was born July 22, 1913, in Bedford, Ohio, and was raised on a farm in Hudson, Ohio. Clarence graduated from Hudson High School in 1931, and attended Kent State University from 1931 to 1934. He joined the...

Edward  E Manhart

Edward E Manhart

Dec 22, 2016

Sandusky, Ohio - Edward E. Manhart, of Collins, Ohio, passed away December 22, 2016 in the Stein Hospice Care Center in Sandusky Ohio, following a brief illness. He was born August 23, 1934 in Upper Sandusky, Ohio and had lived most of his life in Collins. He had worked as a semi truck driver for many years before switching to...

Ivon  M Service

Ivon M Service

Dec 21, 2016

Norwalk, Ohio - Ivon M. Service, 97, passed away Wednesday, December, 21, 2016, in Fisher Titus Medical Center. She was born to the late Arthur and Emma (Stoneham) Bixby on November 7, 1919, in Norwalk, Ohio where she was lifelong area resident. She was a member of the Norwalk First United Methodist Church and attended the Amherst Church of the...

Marilyn A “Nickoli” Friend

Marilyn A “Nickoli” Friend

Dec 20, 2016

Norwalk, Ohio - Marilyn A. "Nickoli" Friend, 80, the daughter of the late Erle and Doris Klopp passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, December 20, 2016, at her home. She was born January 30, 1936 and was a lifelong Norwalk resident. Marilyn was a member of St. Paul Catholic Church, and was a 1953 graduate of St. Paul High School. She had...

Diane  L Noftz

Diane L Noftz

Dec 19, 2016

Norwalk, Ohio - Diane L. Noftz, 68, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 19, 2016, in Stein Hospice. She was born on January 7, 1948 to the late Wayne C. and Louise V. (Baker) Sheppard, in Norwalk, Ohio, and was a lifelong area resident. Diane was a loving, caring, and giving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, she was a member...

Kenneth Creston Sawyer

Kenneth Creston Sawyer

Dec 19, 2016

Kenneth Creston Sawyer, 80, of Sullivan, died Monday, December 19, 2016. Born on July 21, 1936 in Wellington, he was the son of the late Kenneth M. and Wilda (nee Abbot) Sawyer. Ken was a lifelong Wellington resident and attended Wellington High School before joining and proudly serving in the United States Navy in 1954. While in the Navy he...

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