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Gladys Rowland

Gladys Rowland

Jun 24, 2012

Gladys Rowland, 86, of Wellington, died Sunday, June 24, 2012 at Mercy Allen Hospital in Oberlin. She was born April 22, 1926, in Wellington, to the late Percy John and Ivan Marie (Martin) Mohrman. She worked at Cleveland Steel and a homemaker. She enjoyed puzzles, working in the yard, and traveling with her husband. Her life revolved around her family...

Metta Sprague

Metta Sprague

Jun 23, 2012

Metta Elizabeth Sprague, 96, of Oberlin, died Saturday, June 23, 2012 in Dayton. She was born on July 25, 1915 in Oberlin to the late Richard and Elizabeth (nee Pfaff) Clark. Metta was a 1933 graduate of Oberlin High School. Metta worked along side her husband Max on the family farm and later worked at Gilford Instruments in Oberlin making...

Joan Hawley

Joan Hawley

Jun 22, 2012

Joan W. Hawley, age 81, of Sandusky and formerly of Attica, died Friday, June 22, 2012 at Firelands Regional Medical Center, Sandusky. She was born November 6, 1930 in Kipton, Ohio, youngest of 14 children to the late Albert S. and Emma L (Johns) Hanes. She graduated from Nova High School in 1948 and received a business degree from Oberli...

Ann Fowkes

Ann Fowkes

Jun 21, 2012

Ann H. Fowkes, 79, of Wakeman, Ohio, died Thursday, June 21, 2012 at the Rehabilitation and Nursing Center at Firelands in New London, Ohio, after battling Alzheimer's. She was born in Alliance, Ohio and grew up in New London. Ann graduated from New London High School in 1950. She moved to Alliance and graduated from Mount Union College in 1954...

Roma Perkins

Roma Perkins

Jun 20, 2012

Roma Lee Perkins, 83, of Wellington, died Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at her home. She was born on March 7, 1929 in Lakeville to the late Ray and Clara (nee Broome) Moore. Roma graduated with the Wellington High School Class of 1947 and then attended Elyria Cosmetology School. For many years Roma owned a beauty shop. She also worked for...

Eugene Bryan

Eugene Bryan

Jun 20, 2012

Eugene 'Gene' Alfred Bryan, 84, of Sullivan, died Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at his home. He was born November 27, 1927, in Nova, son of the late Alfred and Bessie (Wells) Bryan. Gene was a lifelong resident of the Nova and Sullivan areas. He graduated from Nova High School in 1945. Gene served in the U.S. Navy during World War...

Clinton Williams

Clinton Williams

Jun 17, 2012

Clinton Williams, 60, of Knob Noster, MO and formerly of New London, died Sunday, June 17, 2012 at his residence. He was born in New London to the late Ralph and Goldie Belle (Kidd) Williams. Clinton was a life long resident of the Greenwich and New London areas. He graduated from South Central High School in 1970 and a graduate...

Floyd Moore

Floyd Moore

Jun 17, 2012

Floyd W. Moore, 93, of Wellington, died Sunday, June 17, 2012, at the Hospice of North Central Ohio in Ashland. He was born on July 10, 1918, in Warner to the late John and Bessie (nee Thomas) Moore. Floyd was a graduate of Salem Liberty Rural High School. He was drafted into the Army in WWII and proudly served his...

Weldon Eaton

Weldon Eaton

Jun 16, 2012

Weldon Eaton, 86, of Wellington died Saturday, June 16, 2012 after a short illness. He was born on May 28, 1926 in Rochester Twp. to the late Wayne and Leota (nee Laborie) Eaton. Weldon lived most of his life in the Rochester Twp. area. For nearly 60 years he and his wife Mary worked side by side on their family...

Sharon Winiarski

Sharon Winiarski

Jun 12, 2012

Sharon Lee (Perry) Winiarski, 74, of New London, died Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at her home after a brave fight with cancer. She was born September 8, 1937, in Marshalltown, Iowa, daughter of the late Joseph and Kathleen (Young) Perry. Sharon grew up in South Amherst and moved to New London in 1972. She graduated from South Amherst High School...

Bertha Bailey

Bertha Bailey

Jun 12, 2012

Bertha V. Bailey, age 73, of Shiloh went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, June 12, 2012. She was born October 25, 1938 in Handshoe, KY, daughter of the late Alfred Duff and Alice (Crager) Duff Ousley. Bertha retired from Voisard Mgf., Shiloh. She was a member of the Shiloh United Baptist Church. She enjoyed going...

Jane Coen

Jane Coen

Jun 10, 2012

Jane Marie Coen, 53, died Sunday, June 10, 2012 at Mercy Allen Hospital in Oberlin following a short illness. Born on February 28, 1959 in Oberlin to Bob and Rose (nee Gregerson) Bowman, Jane was a lifelong Wellington resident who graduated from Wellington High School in 1976. She is survived by her husband of 34 years, Walter; children, Tiffany and...

Lawrence Taylor

Lawrence Taylor

Jun 9, 2012

Lawrence D. Taylor, 91, died Saturday at Hospice of Medina County. He was born in Penfield Twp. to the late, Alonzo and Bertha (Gott) Taylor, where he was a life long resident. Lawrence served in the Army 593rd during WWII in the South Pacific. He was a former member of the American Legion Lawrence was employed for 20 years at...

Willard Barnes

Willard Barnes

Jun 9, 2012

Willard C. 'Stub' Barnes, age 93, of New London, was released from his physical restraints and entered into heavenly freedom early Saturday morning, June 9, 2012. at Norwalk Memorial Home. He was born December 11, 1918 at White Fox, Clarksfield Twp., Ohio to the late Clair and Sade (nee McClellan) Barnes. He was a 1938 graduate of Brighton High School,...

Mary Enderby Mahl

Mary Enderby Mahl

Jun 7, 2012

Mary Jane Enderby Mahl, 89, of New London, died Thursday, June 7, 2012 at the Rehabilitation and Nursing Center at Firelands in New London. She was born June 2, 1923, in Bellefontaine, daughter of the late Henry E. and Edith (Sanders) Neel. Mary graduated in 1942 from New London High School. She worked at the former Trojan Power Co. in...

Janet Walker

Janet Walker

Jun 3, 2012

Janet F. Walker died on June 3, 2012. Janet was born in Fairmont, West Virginia on March 2, 1936. She was the oldest child of Richard and Susan Young. She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Gerald L. Walker. A resident of Bellville for the past 6 years, she and her husband lived in Nova, Ohio,...

Willard Smith

Willard Smith

Jun 3, 2012

Willard 'Bill' Smith, 68, of Nova, died Sunday, June 3, 2012 at his home. He was born May 28, 1944, in San Bernardino, California and lived most of his life in the New London and Nova areas. Bill graduated from Ruggles Troy in 1962. He worked at Mansfield Tire for 18 years and later owned and operated Bill Smith Building....

Norman Storrow

Norman Storrow

May 31, 2012

Norman Harold Storrow, 83, died Thursday, May 31, 2012 at the Elms Retirement Village in Wellington. Son of the late Lynn and Mildred (nee Johnson) Storrow, Norman was born in Wellington on December 13, 1928. He was a lifelong Wellington resident and graduated from Brighton High School in 1948. Following graduation, Norman served in the Army during Operation Castle in...

Jarvis Babcock

Jarvis Babcock

May 29, 2012

Jarvis Meach Babcock passed away at his home on May 29, 2012 surrounded by his loved ones. He was born in Rochester, Ohio to the late Eugene Ford Babcock and Esther Harriet (Shelton) on June 12, 1931. He was a farmer, college professor, public servant, conservationist, cruciverbalist, and avid reader. He attended the Rochester School, Brighton High School, Oberlin College,...

Diane Timbs

Diane Timbs

May 28, 2012

Diane Elizabeth Timbs, 43, of Tiffin, died May 28, 2012 at her residence after a sudden illness. Born November 11, 1968, in Ashland and lived in New London, Attica and Tiffin. She graduated from Seneca East High School and worked at Ruffings Nursing Home in Bloomville. Survived by daughter, Courtney Kay of Mansfield; parents, Carl and Ruth Ann Timbs of...

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