Bessie Sigsbey
Feb 20, 2012
Bessie L. Sigsbey, 94, of LaGrange died Monday, February 20, 2012 at Keystone Pointe. She was born on July 13, 1917 in Pittsfield to the late Vern and Martha (nee Waite) Norton. Bessie was a Wellington High School Graduate. Bessie was a member of the Womens Relief Corps, the Wellington Pittsfield Needle Work Club, and the Elyria AMVets Auxiliary. Bessie...
Patricia Doran
Feb 19, 2012
Patricia A. Doran, 60, died at home February 19, 2012. She was a resident of New London for the past 17 years and worked at Forrest City, Wellington. She is survived by her husband, Patrick; daughter, Lisa Federer of Wakeman; son, Shawn Federer of Elyria; 5 grandchildren and sister, Deta Walker of Middletown, Ohio. Patricia was preceded in death by...
Helen Feron
Feb 19, 2012
Helen Martha (Simmons) Feron (nee Raab), 87 of Wellington, died Sunday, February 19, 2012 at her home. Born in Henrietta, she had lived in Wellington for the past 48 years. She was a member of the Pittsfield Community Church, Seniors of Wellington, Elyria American Legion Post 12 Auxiliary, and bowled at Strike-Out Lanes in Wellington for 20 years. Helen was...
Raymond Noss
Feb 18, 2012
Raymond T. 'Bill' Noss, died Saturday, February 18, 2012 at home after a short illness, he was 104. Bill was born in Shiloh Sept 25, 1907 son of Ransom Ellis and Zella (Fackler) Noss. He grew up in Greenwich and has lived in New London since 1949. Bill was a conductor for the New York Central Railroad for 44 years...
Anita Mcquate
Feb 18, 2012
Anita M. McQuate, 65, of Lorain died Saturday, February 18, 2012 at home surrounded by her family. She was born on November 5, 1946 in Buffalo, New York to Albert and Alberta (nee Schmidt) Brown. Anita moved with her family to Ohio when she was 9 and she graduated from Lorain High School in 1965. Anita worked for Mercy Medical...
Phil Schneiter
Feb 16, 2012
Phil Albert Schneiter, 74, of Nova, died unexpectedly on Thursday, February 16, 2012 at Fisher-Titus Medical Center in Norwalk. He was born March 19, 1937, in New London and lived most of his life in Nova. He was a 1955 graduate of New London High School. Phil was a farmer and was passionate about raising his crops and livestock and...
Norma Ash
Feb 14, 2012
Mrs. Norma Jean (Proctor) Ash, 73, of New London, was called home to be with the Lord February, 14, 2012, after a long battle with cancer. Born on November 9, 1938 in Cedar Grove, West Virginia, daughter of the late Harry and Irene (Butterworth) Proctor. She was a member at the Freedom Christian Fellowship Church in Norwalk. Norma was a...
Merl Bidlake
Feb 11, 2012
Merl Bidlake, 83, passed away February 11, 2012 in the arms of his loving wife of 49 years Sara. Merl and his wife lived for many years in Phoenix Arizona. They moved back to Ohio during the two worst winters of Ohio in 1977 and 1978. This sent them packing back to Arizona where they stayed until Merl's retirement from...
Beata Foster
Feb 11, 2012
Beata Marie Foster, 90, of Wellington, died Saturday, February 11, 2012 at the Elms Retirement Village in Wellington. Born on February 17, 1921 in Norwalk to the late Pearl and Mildred (nee Fromer) Ewell, Beata graduated from Norwalk High School. She retired from Forest City in Wellington in 1975 and enjoyed attending their retirement gatherings. Beata also liked knitting, crocheting,...
Fremon Hamilton
Feb 9, 2012
Fremon Hamilton, 87, of Ashland and formerly of Greenwich, passed unto his new life Thursday, February 9, 2012 at Metro Health Medical Center, Cleveland after a short illness. He was born December 19, 1925 in Floyd County, Kentucky, son of the late Joe and Frances (Akers) Hamilton. He and his father Joe founded and ran J&F Bargain Center. Fremon and...
Wilda Stumbo
Feb 7, 2012
Wilda Stumbo, 61, of Greenwich, died Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at the Rehabilitation and Nursing Center at Firelands in New London. She was born July 16, 1950, in Willard and lived most of her life in the Greenwich and Shiloh areas. Wilda operated the Shiloh Diner for many years and was a wonderful cook. She was a loving wife, mother...
Wilma Gayheart
Feb 2, 2012
Wilma (Stephens) Gayheart, 72, of Tiro, died Thursday, February 2, 2012 at Fisher-Titus Medical Center in Norwalk. She was born February 18, 1939, in Salyersville, Kentucky, to the late Ransom and Mary (Wireman) Stephens. She was a 1957 graduate of New Haven High School. Wilma loved her family, gardening, cooking, crocheting and her church. She is survived by her loving...
Kelly Putt
Jan 31, 2012
Kelly Lyn (Gilger) Putt, 28, of Greenwich, passed away on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at home surrounded by her family after a courageous 2 year battle with lymphoma. Kelly was born April 17, 1983, in Norwalk to Dan 'Butch' and Barb (Bond) Gilger. Kelly graduated from Plymouth High School in 2001 and attended North Central State College. She was a...
James Shipley
Jan 24, 2012
James A. Shipley, 63, of Nova, died at the Good Shepherd Home in Ashland on Tuesday, January 24, 2012. He was born July 1, 1948, in Pennsylvania. James resided in Nova for the past 3 years and lived over 30 years in Wellington. He served in the United States Army during Vietnam and was a member of the V.F.W. James...
Patricia Haines
Jan 22, 2012
Patricia Ann 'Pat' Haines, age 65, of Greenwich, died Sunday, January 22, 2012 at Stein Hospice in Sandusky from injuries sustained in an accident. She was born June 26, 1946 in Berea, Ohio to the late Virgil and Lucille (Musgrave) Kessler. Pat had lived in the Veteran Village in Cleveland until moving to Greenwich in the 1950's. She was a...
Gerald Conklin
Jan 17, 2012
Gerald L. Conklin, 84, of Rochester, died January 17, 2012 at The Elms in Wellington. Born in Rochester on May 1, 1927, to the late Lee and Pearl (nee Merrill) Conklin, Gerald was a lifelong resident of Rochester and was born in the house where he lived and farmed. He graduated from Brighton High School in 1945. He was also...
Bernadine Mullins
Jan 17, 2012
Bernadine H. Mullins, 80, of Sullivan, died Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at the Elms Retirement Village. She was born on December 30, 1931 in WV to the late Drexel and Bertha (nee Sumpter) Moore. Bernadine grew up in the Rochester area and graduated from Brighton High School. Bernadine worked for Kimmich's grocery store. She was a member of the Oak...
Robert Judge
Jan 16, 2012
Robert Judge, 50, of New London, died Monday, January 16, 2012 at his residence. He was born July 29, 1961, in Sandusky and lived in New London for the past 7 years. He was a self employed carpet installer and worked a few years for Blake Sanitation. Survivors include his daughter, Sondra (John) Goebel; 2 grandchildren; siblings, Larry (Janis) Blake...
Anthony Parlett
Jan 13, 2012
Anthony R. 'Tony' Parlett, 62, of Greenwich, died Friday, January 13, 2012 at his residence after a sudden illness. He was born January 15, 1949, in Dayton and moved to the Greenwich area in 1955. Tony worked at both Shelby and Willard Midwest Industries where he retired in 2011 after 42 years. He loved tractors and farming. Survivors include his...
Blannie Hamrick
Jan 13, 2012
Blannie Irene Hamrick, 77, of Wellington, died Friday, January 13, 2012 at the Elms Retirement Village in Wellington. A daughter of the late Isaac and Ruth (nee Bullock) Hunley, Irene graduated from Spencer High School. She worked at Big Town in Elyria for several years. She loved gardening and working with her flowers. She enjoyed spending time with family and...
