Thomas G. Loughren
Feb 18, 2014
Thomas George "Tom" Loughren, 65, of Wellington, and formerly of Cleveland and Grafton, died Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at Mercy New Life Hospice after a long illness. He was born on July 13, 1948 in Cleveland to the late George and Dawn (nee O'Donnell) Loughren. Tom was an industrial electrician and worked for Union Carbide for 28 years. He was...
Gladys Streicher Kruk
Feb 17, 2014
Gladys Streicher Kruk, 91, of Wellington, died Monday, February 17, 2014 at Vancrest Health Care Nursing Home in Holgate, Ohio. Born to the late Louis and Rose (nee Grugel) Streicher in Oberlin on October 24, 1922, Gladys was a 1940 Oberlin High School graduate and a graduate of Oberlin Business College. For fifty years she worked at Oberlin College as...
Norman D. "Pete" Kinter Sr
Feb 14, 2014
Norman D."Pete" Kinter Sr., 68, of Elyria, passed away on February 14, 2014. He was born on November 16, 1945 in Huntington Township to the late Marietta (nee Youngless) and Frances "Sabe" Kinter. Pete grew up in Nova and Wellington and was a graduate of Mapleton High School. While serving in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, Pete received...
Sheila Tidd
Feb 13, 2014
Sheila Tidd, age 55, of Spencer, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, February 13, 2014. She was born June 21, 1958 to Harold and Esta (nee Sears) Ward in Fitzpatrick, West Virginia. Sheila cherished her family and enjoyed spending time with her children and her beloved granddaughter Sophia. She worked as a nurse's aide, cook at Black River High School, and as...
Karen L. Mcmichael
Feb 12, 2014
Karen L. McMichael, 74, a lifelong Wellington resident, died Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born on December 29, 1939 in Huntington to the late Mathew and Marian (nee Holland) King. Karen worked as a machinist at both Nordson and Rockwell, and she owned and ran The Coffee Shop in Wellington for several...
Dorothy Donaldson Ward
Feb 8, 2014
Dorothy Donaldson Ward died Saturday morning, February 8, 2014 at Norwalk Memorial Home, she was 88. She was born in Fitchville Twp. Sept 10, 1925 daughter of the late Roger and Marian (Sly) Luxon. Dorothy was a 1943 graduate of New London High School and became a registered nurse after graduating from Huron Road Hospital School of Nursing, East Cleveland...
Mary Catherine Waite
Feb 7, 2014
Mary Catherine Waite, 91, of Wellington, died Friday, February 7, 2014 at Welcome Nursing Home after a brief illness. She was born on December 14, 1922 in Louisville KY to the late Emil and Grace (nee Corum) Rautenbusch. Mary came to the Wellington area in the late 40s with her husband. Mary was an active member of the Pittsfield Community...
Ernest Aubrey "Aub" Rickel
Feb 6, 2014
Ernest Aubrey "Aub" Rickel, 93, of Wellington, passed away on Thursday, February 06, 2014. He was born on September 16, 1920 in Polk to the late Iva Mae (nee Bailor) and Guy Rickel. Aub attended Wellington High School and served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in England during World War II. He later owned and operated a wholesale egg...
Robert "Bob" Adams
Feb 4, 2014
Robert "Bob" Adams, 64, of Delaware, died Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus. He was born on April 12, 1949, in Portsmouth, to the late Donald and Stella (Borders) Adams. Bob grew up in Shiloh. He also enjoyed spending winters in Arizona with his loving wife of nearly 43 years Charlotte. Bob...
Roy J. Smith
Jan 31, 2014
Roy was a friendly man who waved to all who passed by him on his walks. Roy J. Smith died early Friday morning, January 31, 2014 at his home. Roy enjoyed reading and puzzles. Survived by wife, Patricia; children, Kevin, Brian and Jennifer, 6 grandchildren and 1 great granddaughter. Preceded by parents, Harley and Lillie Smith; 5 sisters and 4...
Earl Lawrence Sengstock
Jan 20, 2014
Earl Lawrence Sengstock, 78, of Norwalk, died peacefully at Norwalk Memorial Home on January 20, 2014. He was born on December 26, 1935, in New London, son of the late Harry and Ellen (Minor) Sengstock. He grew up on the Townsend Farms and enjoyed working on the family farm as a child. He was an alter server at Our Lady...
Pamela Subers
Jan 20, 2014
Pamela Subers, 60 of Wellington died Monday evening at Mercy Allen Hospital in Oberlin. She was born on February 6, 1953 to the late Ralph and Ruth (nee Kline) Clements. Pamela grew up in the North Royalton area and graduated from North Royalton High School. She moved to the Wellington area in the late 70's. Pamela worked for Wal-Mart in...
Diana Lee Shearer
Jan 19, 2014
Diana Lee Shearer, 66, of Wellington, passed away on Sunday January 19, 2014. She was born on August 29, 1947 in Oberlin to Betty (nee Thudium) and Paul "Red" D. Wacker. Diana was a 1965 graduate of Wellington High School. After high school, Diana went to cosmetology school and worked as a beautician for 5 years. She worked with her...
Marjorie Jane Austin Bilton
Jan 16, 2014
Marjorie Jane Austin Bilton, 99, died Thursday, January 16, 2014 at her home. She was born on August 18, 1914, in Norwalk, the 5th of 8 children born to Thomas Morrow and Grace (Dillingham) Austin. She went to Norwalk High School and graduated in 1934. Marjorie married Floyd Arthur Bilton on May 18, 1935 in South Bend, Indiana and they...
Tim Langford
Jan 14, 2014
Tim Langford, 61, of New London, died January 14, 2014 at the Cleveland Clinic. He was born on December 6, 1952, in Weston, West Virginia to the late Stanley and Florene (Horner) Langford. Tim lived most of his life in the New London and Sullivan areas. Tim graduated from Black River High School in 1971. He worked as a bridge...
Jennifer L. Stevens
Jan 10, 2014
Jennifer L. Stevens, age 45, of Greenwich, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 10, 2014 surrounded by her family at Stein Hospice, Sandusky. Jenny was born December 19, 1968 in Shelby, Ohio. She was a lifelong resident of Greenwich. Jenny graduated from South Central High School in 1987 and drove school bus for the same district for 17 years. She...
Nellie M. Gott
Jan 10, 2014
Nellie M. Gott, 97, of Mansfield Ohio, formerly of Wellington, passed away on Friday, January 10, 2014. Born on August 31, 1916 in Hayesville, Ohio to the late Clara May (nee Eckenberger) and Wade Strine, she was a 1935 graduate of Hayesville High School. Nellie was at one time employed as a custodian for the Wellington schools. She was also...
Irene E Squires
Jan 6, 2014
Irene E. Squires, 85, of Oberlin, died Monday, January 6, 2014 at Mercy Allen Hospital. She was born on October 25, 1928 in Elyria to the late Julius and Helen (nee Pandy) Soboslai. Irene grew up in Elyria and later moved to Wakeman and graduated from Camden High School. Irene was a very vivacious person, in her youth she was...
Beverly Joan Fogle
Dec 31, 2013
Beverly Joan Fogle, 59, of New London, died Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at Fisher Titus Medical Center in Norwalk. Born in Kentucky on April 9, 1954 to James Edward and Henrietta (nee Lewis) McClanahan, Beverly lived in New London for the majority of her life. She was a 1972 graduate of New London High School and also attended EHOVE Dental...
William S. Berry
Dec 29, 2013
William S. Berry, 79, of Wellington, died Sunday, December 29, 2013, at Mercy Allen Hospital in Oberlin, after a sudden illness. A son of the late Herbert and Opal (nee Motter) Berry, Bill was born in Ashland in February 1934. He lived his entire life in the Sullivan and Wellington areas. He graduated from Sullivan High School in 1952. He...
