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James Henry Harmon Sr

James Henry Harmon Sr

Feb 1, 2015

James Henry Harmon, Sr., 85, of Wellington and formerly of North Ridgeville, died Sunday, February 1, 2015 at the Elms. Born on July 12, 1929 in Lorain and raised in Lorain, James attended Clearview High School. He resided in North Ridgeville more than 50 years. He enjoyed watching sports and was an avid reader. James worked at the Ridge Tool...

Rita Louise Perry

Rita Louise Perry

Jan 29, 2015

Rita Louise Perry, 92, of Wellington, died Thursday, January 29, 2015 at Elmcroft Senior Living in Lorain. Born on May 13, 1922 in Chicago, Rita was the daughter of the late Charles and Susan Koller, Austrian immigrants. Rita met her husband, Jack, in Chicago while he was stationed at Navy Pier. The couple wed on January 30, 1945 in Key...

Phyllis L. Stevens

Phyllis L. Stevens

Jan 29, 2015

Phyllis Stevens made her home in the Fitchville and Hartland Township (Norwalk, OH) area for most of her life. She was a farm wife and she and her husband Harold were pillars in the local community and known as "Grandma" to many Hartland residents and friends. Phyllis was a member of the Fitchville Grange, Hartland Center Community Church and Farm...

Donald E. Jameyson

Donald E. Jameyson

Jan 24, 2015

Donald E. Jameyson, 80, of Wellington, died Saturday, January 24, 2015 at his home surrounded by his loving family. A son of the late Earl B. and Lulu (nee Hall) Jameyson, Donald was born on March 20, 1934 in Wellington Township. Donald served his country proudly in the Navy from 1952 to 1956 during the Korean War. In 1952 he...

Mark Lloyd Schmauch

Mark Lloyd Schmauch

Jan 23, 2015

Mark L. Schmauch, 64, passed away suddenly Friday January 23, 2015 at CNC University hospital in Charlotte, NC. Mark was born on May 23, 1950 in Elyria, Ohio. He graduated at Keystone High School in 1968. Mark graduated in 1983 at Polaris Vocational School with a Toolmaker Degree. He later became a manager and he was very successful. Mark loved...

Orlen Dean Haynes

Orlen Dean Haynes

Jan 19, 2015

Orlen Dean Haynes, 71, of Penfield Twp. and formerly of Cleveland, died Monday, January 19, 2015 at his home. He was born in Newport, OH on November 30, 1943 to the late Howard and Bertha (nee Bayless) Haynes. Orlen proudly served his country in the Army during the Korean War and reached the rank of Specialist 4th Class. For many...

Glenn Lee "Pop Pop" Mason

Glenn Lee "Pop Pop" Mason

Jan 19, 2015

Glenn Lee Mason "Pop Pop", 71, of Wellington, died Monday, January 19, 2015. Born in Lodi on May 31, 1943 to the late Lee and Eleanor (nee Marmie) Mason, Glenn was a lifelong Wellington resident. Glenn worked for Sterling Foundry for several years and retired from Whirlaway in 2007. He was an avid outdoors man enjoying spending time hunting and...

James M. Lowery

James M. Lowery

Jan 18, 2015

EASTMAN FUNERAL HOME 419-929-3781 James M. Lowery, age 69, of Greenwich, died Sunday, January 18, 2015 at his home. He was born February 7, 1945 in Norwalk , son of the late John M. and Esther (Henry) Lowery. James was a lifelong Greenwich resident He was a 1963 graduate of South Central High School. James had worked at R.R. Donnelley's,...

Joan Watts

Joan Watts

Jan 18, 2015

Joan Watts passed away at the age of 83 on Sunday, January 18, 2015 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She was born March 2, 1931, in New London, daughter of the late Henry and Georgia (Austin) Sanford. She was raised in Clarksfield and later lived in New London. She graduated from New London High School in 1949. Joan was a secretary...

Betty I. Hamman

Betty I. Hamman

Jan 17, 2015

Betty I. Hamman, age 88, of Shiloh, died Saturday, January 17, 2015 at home after a lengthy illness. She was born October 28, 1926 in Willard to the late Judd and Margy (nee Kissel) Sloan. Betty graduated from Shiloh High School in 1945 and married the late Dean Hamman shortly after graduation. They enjoyed 45 wonderful years together before his...

Edward Dean Kelsey Sr

Edward Dean Kelsey Sr

Jan 14, 2015

Edward Dean Kelsey, Sr., 88, of LaGrange, died Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at New Life Hospice in Lorain. Born in Rochester on October 21, 1926 to the late Harold Clinton and Maxine (nee Skeeles) Kelsey, Edward grew up in the Huntington area and graduated from Wellington High School. Edward worked as the Farm Manager of the Prison Farm in Grafton...

Robert S."Sputter" Mclane, Jr

Robert S."Sputter" Mclane, Jr

Jan 14, 2015

Robert S. "Sputter" McLane, Jr., 75, of Greenwich, died Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at his home. He was born May 3, 1939 in Milan, son of the late Robert S. McLane, Sr. and Esther E. (Leidheiser) McLane. He graduated in 1957 from Milan High School. Robert lived his entire life in the Milan and Greenwich areas. He joined the US...

Clark W. Opel

Clark W. Opel

Jan 12, 2015

Clark W. Opel, 95, of Sandusky and formerly of Wellington, passed away on Monday, January 12, 2015 at Firelands Regional Medical Center in Sandusky. Born on April 16, 1919 in Meyersdale, PA, to the late Ella (nee Witt) and William H. Opel, Clark moved to Elyria in 1939 and to the Wellington area in 1977. Having served in the United...

James K. Donley

James K. Donley

Jan 12, 2015

James K. Donley passed away at the age of 69 on Monday, January 12, 2015 at Samaritan Hospital in Ashland. Born on January 14, 1945 in Baltimore, MD, son of the late Glenn and Betty (Wallace) Donley. After he moved to West Union, WV and graduated from Doddridge High School he then joined the service and met the love of...

Sally A. Roeder

Sally A. Roeder

Jan 11, 2015

Sally A. (McConnell) Roeder, 70, lifelong New London resident, died January 11, 2015. She was born February 4, 1944, in New London, to the late Robert and Marigrace McConnell. She graduated from New London High School in 1962. She married Robert Roeder in 1964. Sally was a lifelong member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in New London. Survived...

June Marie Puka

June Marie Puka

Jan 10, 2015

June Marie Puka, age 96 of Wellington, died Saturday, January 10, 2015 at New Life Hospice Center, Lorain. She was born October 4, 1918 in Spencer, Ohio, daughter of the late John and Kitty (nee Emerson) Brown. June had worked many years at George's 5 and 10 Store and at Forest City in Wellington. She was a member of the...

Maglene Clark Hunter Burrows

Maglene Clark Hunter Burrows

Jan 7, 2015

Maglene Clark Hunter (a.k.a Burrows) was born June 13, 1939 in Amba, ("Little Mudd") Kentucky and lived in Clarksfield and Sandusky, Ohio for most of her life. Mag went to be with the Lord in Heaven. She passed peacefully surrounded by family at Cleveland Clinic on January 07, 2015. She was a retired bus driver from New London Schools. She...

Lawrence R. Noble

Lawrence R. Noble

Jan 7, 2015

Lawrence R. Noble, age 97, of Plymouth, died Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at home surrounded by his family. He was born April 16, 1917, in Shiloh, Ohio, son of the late John and Hazel (Whatman) Noble. Lawrence graduated from Plymouth High School and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He worked as a supervisor for the U.S....

Sgt. Ralph T. Lemieux

Sgt. Ralph T. Lemieux

Jan 7, 2015

July 4, 1924 -January 7, 2015. Devoted husband of the late Mary J. (nee Bell), beloved father of Marie Grimmer, Charles (Jeanne), Terrie Grzybowski (Paul), Ralph Jr. (Jean). Loving grandfather and great grandfather. WW II Army veteran, (D-day, Omaha Beach, Battle of the Bulge). Cleveland Police officer in the Mounted, Traffic and Hit-Skip Units. He flew "Copter 13" and reported...

George Zdinak

George Zdinak

Jan 5, 2015

George Zdinak, of Wellington, died Monday, January 5, 2015. He was born in Toronto, Ohio to the late Alex and Mary (nee Horkulic) Zdinak. George served in the United States Air Force. George worked as an air traffic controller and owned George's Golf Repair in Wellington. He was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church, VFW Post 6941, American Legion...

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