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Lonnie Dale Mullett, Jr

Lonnie Dale Mullett, Jr

Mar 9, 2014

Lonnie Dale Mullett, Jr., 39, of Lorain, died Sunday, March 9, 2014. He was born on August 25, 1974, in Kentucky and lived most of his life in Lorain. He was a painter for most of his life and also did auto body work part time. He loved his children. Lonnie is survived by his daughter, Celina Marie Mullett; sons,...

Robert "Bobby" Eugene Dee, Jr

Robert "Bobby" Eugene Dee, Jr

Mar 7, 2014

Robert "Bobby" Eugene Dee, Jr., age 64, died early Friday morning March 7, 2014 at home with his loving family. He was born on August 15, 1949, in Hartford City, Indiana. He attended Clover Leaf School in Carol Stream, Illinois and Christie Lane in Norwalk. Robert was a member of the Christie Lane Bowling Team and received many trophies and...

Walter E. Tanner

Walter E. Tanner

Mar 6, 2014

Walter Eugene Tanner, 68, of Ruggles, passed away on March 6, 2014 at his home. He was born on August 11, 1945, in Lodi, to the late Ernest "Merlin" and June (Evans) Tanner. Walter grew up in West Salem and lived in the New London and Ruggles area for most of his life. Walter worked at Amtrak for several years...

Camille Dudek Querin

Camille Dudek Querin

Mar 6, 2014

Camille Dudek Querin, 58, of Penfield Township died Thursday, March 6, 2014, at 5:59 p.m. at Lakewood Hospital, following complications from surgery. She was born on April 18, 1955 in Lodi to the late Peter and Victoria (nee Zebrowski) Dudek and was a lifelong resident of the Penfield area. Camille was a 1973 graduate of Keystone High School and a...

Marilyn Jean Aker

Marilyn Jean Aker

Mar 3, 2014

Marilyn Jean Aker, 86, of Homerville, died Monday, March 3, 2014 of natural causes. She was born on June 28, 1927 in Ashland Co. to the late Orrville and Wanda (Fridline) Swope. Marilyn was a lifelong resident of the Homerville area. Marilyn attended and graduated from Sullivan High School in 1945 and was active with their alumni group. She was...

William "Bear" Back

William "Bear" Back

Feb 18, 2014

William "Bear" Back, age 74, of Willard, died Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at Mercy Willard Hospital. He was born September 12, 1939 in Seitz, Magoffin County, Kentucky, son of the late Dewey and Zelda (Johnson) Back. William had lived in the Greenwich area since 1962. He had worked at Mayflower Vehicle Systems in Norwalk from 1965 until his retirement in...

Thomas G. Loughren

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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