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Donnabelle A. Noss
Sep 14, 2015
Donnabelle A. Noss, passed away early Monday, September 14, 2015 at Norwalk Memorial Home. She was 97. Born December 3, 1917 in Van Wert County, she moved to New London at the age of 4 and lived in Ruggles most of her life. Donnabelle graduated from Ruggles High School in 1935. Donnabelle was a lifelong member of the Ruggles Church,...
Myrtle E. Rym Gott
Sep 14, 2015
Myrtle E. Rym Gott, 96, of Wellington, died Monday, September 14, 2015, at the Elms Retirement Village in Wellington. She was born on September 6, 1919, in Norwalk to the late Edward and Elizabeth (nee French) Pippert. Myrtle was a 1937 graduate of Camden High School. Myrtle worked as a waitress at the Oberlin Inn for many years, and served...
Robert K. "Bob" Rice
Sep 9, 2015
Robert K. "Bob" Rice, of Greenwich, passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at The Willows at Willard. He was 96. Bob was born April 27, 1919, in Eaton, Ohio, son of the late Keith and Ella (Splete) Rice. He graduated in 1937 from Eaton High School and received his Bachelor's Degree in Math and Science from Bowling Green State University...
Amber Lynn Blackert
Sep 6, 2015
Amber Lynn Blackert, 25, of New London, passed away Sunday, September 6, 2015. She was born March 18, 1990, in Norwalk and lived most of her life in New London. An EHOVE graduate, Amber was getting ready to start a new position with Taco Bell and had worked for a lot of different companies, but she always strived to hold...
Stanley E. Gilbert
Sep 3, 2015
Stanley E. Gilbert, Sr., 78, of New London, passed away on September 3, 2015 at FTMC. He was born July 2, 1937, in Norwalk and resided in the area most of his life. He served in the United States Marine Corp during the Korean Conflict. Stanley was a welder at the Lorain Shipyards, a trade that he learned while in...
L.E. "Cye" Ringler
Sep 2, 2015
L.E. "Cye" Ringler, 92, of Shiloh, passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at Hospice of North Central Ohio in Ashland. He was born January 19, 1923, at the family home in Savannah. Cye lived in Ruggles Township and spent his life in the area. He worked for several different construction companies and also owned and operated Ringler Construction. After retirement...
Deven "Devo" Phillips
Sep 1, 2015
Deven "Devo" Phillips will be remembered as a young man who looked for, and believed in, the goodness of people. If you were fortunate enough to meet or know him, it didn't take long to realize that he possessed an extraordinary amount of good within himself. Deven passed from this life to the next unexpectedly on September 1st, 2015. As...
Robert J. "Froggy" Frommeyer
Sep 1, 2015
Robert J. "Froggy" Frommeyer, age 76, of New London, died Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at Fisher-Titus Medical Center, Norwalk. He was born September 4, 1938, in Cleveland, Ohio, son of the late Robert and Catherine (Ginley) Frommeyer. He grew up in North Ridgeville where he was a 1956 graduate of North Ridgeville High School. He also lived in North Eaton...
Marian M. Helton
Aug 28, 2015
Marian M. Helton, passed away peacefully on August 28, 2015. She was 94 years of age. Marian was born to George and Golda (nee Carpenter) Collingwood on July 31, 1921. Her family resided in Fitchville. Marian was a cook for New London Local Schools. She attended Fitchville United Methodist Church. Marian moved to Norwalk in 1985. Marian loved playing games...
James Curtis Hunt
Aug 27, 2015
James Hunt, 88, of Wellington, died unexpectedly Thursday, August 27, 2015. On January 15, 1927, James was born to the late Charles T. and Lula (nee Deniston) Hunt in Lick Creek, KY. He enlisted in the Navy in 1944 and served aboard the USS John Land. James retired from General Motors Fisher Body Plant after 30 plus years. James was...
Robert Frank Soules
Aug 26, 2015
Robert Frank Soules, age 95, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at Whispering Willows, an assisted living boarding house in his adopted home of Reno, Nevada. "Bob" Soules was born in LaGrange Ohio, on December 26, 1919 to Frank and Anna (O'Brien)Soules. One of nine children, at age six, upon the death of their mother, he and his...
James Richard Dewar
Aug 21, 2015
James Richard "Jim" Dewar, 77 of Wellington, died Friday, August 21, 2015 at the Cleveland Clinic. He was born on November 28, 1938 in Cleveland to the late Lloyd and Virginia (nee Stuart) Dewar, and was a graduate o John Marshall High School. Jim moved to the Wellington area in 1998. Jim was a truck driver and owned his own...
Nicholas Ivan Roberts
Aug 20, 2015
Nicholas Ivan Roberts, 18, of Wellington, died Thursday, August 20, 2015. He was born on May 14, 1997 in Oberlin to Ivan and Tina (nee Provoznik) Roberts. Nicholas graduated from Wellington High School this past May and was currently working for the Village of Wellington. He enjoyed playing video games with friends online and through gaming was able to communicate...
Lavaughn Kepler Cope
Aug 20, 2015
LaVaughn Kepler Cope, 94, of Wellington, died at Blue Ridge Christian Home at 10:00 pm on August 20, 2015. She was born on September 9th, 1920 in Wellington, Ohio. LaVaughn graduated from Wellington High School and later attended Ohio University, Newport Rhode Island Business School and Lorain County Community College computer courses. She was a real estate saleswoman and real...
Dorothy Ann Napier
Aug 19, 2015
Dorothy Ann Napier, 86, of Wellington passed away on Wednesday, August 19, 2015. She was born on August 15, 1929 in Follansbee, West Virginia to the late Rudolph and Katherine (nee McGrew) Reidenbach. Dorothy moved to Wellington in the early 60s. She worked as a nurse at Weber's and later worked at Smith Haven. Dorothy enjoyed walking, crocheting and studying...
Calvin H. Proctor
Aug 19, 2015
Calvin H. Proctor, 85, of Cleveland, died Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at his home. He was born February 14, 1930, in Belle, West Virginia and moved to the Cleveland area in 1952. Calvin proudly served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War. He retired as a foreman for Auto Bolt and Nut Company in Cleveland. Calvin...
Maxine Norma Whiton
Aug 13, 2015
Maxine Norma Whiton, 90, of Wellington, passed away on Wednesday, August 13, 2015 at Elmcroft Assisted Living in Lorain. Maxine was born on August 8, 1925 in Preston Co., West Virginia to the late Hunter Boyd and Hazel (nee Sisler) Bowser. She moved to Wellington in the 1950s. Maxine worked at Wellington Implement as a stock person and also cleaned...
Robert Allen Frye
Aug 7, 2015
Robert Allen Frye, 74, of Wellington, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 7, 2015 surrounded by his family at the New Life Hospice Center. Born in Lorain on January 16, 1941, Bob was a son of the late Justin Kent and Lois (nee Sharp) Frye. He retired from Ford Motor Company. Bob enjoyed Nascar, watching Poker and eating breakfast. His...
Richard O. Fox
Aug 7, 2015
Richard O. Fox, 80, of Nova, died Friday, August 7, 2015. He was born on June 26, 1935, in Ashland, Ohio. He attended Ruggles-Troy School. Richard married his high school sweetheart Mary Judith Starr on November 21, 1953 at the United Methodist Church in Liberty, Indiana. Richard was a member of the Nova Community United Methodist Church, a past master...
Georgetta Fay Hurst
Jul 29, 2015
Georgetta Fay Hurst, 57, of Elyria and formerly of Wellington, died Wednesday, July 29, 2015, at her home following a lengthy illness. She was born on August 7, 1957, in Mason WV, to the late George and Catherine Fay (nee Estep) Lyons, Jr. Georgetta spent most of her life in Wellington and was a 1975 graduate of Wellington High School....
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