Damon Hill
Mar 21, 2011
Damon Paul Hill, 82, of Wellington, died Monday, March 21, 2011 at Mercy Allen Hospital in Oberlin. Born on August 13, 1928 in Duck, WV to the late William and Lois (nee Friend) Hill, Damon lived in Lorain County for most of his life and served in the United States Army from 1946 until 1948. For many years Damon was...
Marilyn Handley
Mar 20, 2011
Marilyn J. Handley, 78, of Sullivan, died Sunday, March 20, 2011 at Hospice of North Central Ohio in Ashland. A daughter of the late Fred and Fannie (nee Briner) Hartley, Marilyn was born in Polk on January 10, 1933. She graduated from Polk High School in 1951. Marilyn worked at the United States Post Office in Mansfield until her retirement...
Shirley Archer
Mar 17, 2011
Shirley Archer, 72, of Medina, died Thursday, March 17, 2011 at Hospice of Medina County at the Inn, after battling a two year illness. She was born on June 11, 1938 in Lodi, daughter of the late Merritt Jay and Lucy Shannon. Shirley lived in Nova and Savannah for many years and moved to Medina in 2009. She worked at...
Charles Foster
Mar 15, 2011
Charles W. Foster, 94, formally of Wellington and Greenwich, Ohio died Tuesday, March 15th 2011 in Medina, Ohio. Charles was born in Willard, Ohio on June 16th 1916 to Margie and Royal C. Foster. He enjoyed spending time with his family and friends, fixing appliances, woodworking and crossword puzzles. Many of his pencil holders, cutting boards and trivets have been...
Leonard Burke
Mar 14, 2011
Leonard Burke, 75, of Sullivan, died Monday, March 14, 2011 at Lodi Community Hospital. Born on June 10, 1935 to the late Steely Siler and Viola (nee Huff) Burke, Leonard grew up in Kentucky. He was a Sullivan resident for the past 22 years. He worked for St. Regis, which later became Georgia Pacific, as a tow motor operator and...
Robert Geary,
Mar 8, 2011
Robert W. 'Giz' Geary, Sr., 85, of Mansfield, died Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at Primrose Care Center in Mansfield after a sudden illness. He was born in Mansfield on December 26, 1925, son of the late Thomas and Blanch (Hoover) Geary. Giz moved to Greenwich in 1976 and has resided in Mansfield for the past eight months. He worked at...
Virginia Ganz
Mar 6, 2011
Virginia L. 'Ginger' Ganz, 74, of New London, died Sunday, March 6, 2011 at Lawnwood Regional Medical Center in Fort Pierce, FL. She was born on June 29, 1936 in Willard to the late Eugene and Lillian Simpson. She graduated from Willard High School in 1955. Ginger studied to be a flight attendant before getting a job at the Pentagon...
Carol Lynn
Mar 2, 2011
Carol Coy, 50, of North Fairfield, died Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at University Hospital in Cleveland after a sudden illness. She was born on February 18, 1961 in Sandusky. She graduated with the 1979 class of Norwalk High School. Carol worked as a teller for Citizens Bank of Norwalk for 13 years. She was a member of the Hartland Center...
Donald Beatty
Mar 1, 2011
Donald E. Beatty, 84, of Wellington, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at Allen Mercy Hospital in Oberlin after a brief illness. Donald was born in Indiana, PA to the late Edgar Miller and Gladys Faye (nee Fisher) Beatty. He was a proud member of United States Army and was a veteran of WWII. Donald...
Alice Clawson
Feb 25, 2011
Alice Clawson, 87, life long resident of Adario, died Friday, February 25, 2011 at Hospice of North Central Ohio in Ashland. She was born July 21, 1923 in Bloomingrove Twp., Ohio, daughter of the late Nyle and Cora (Fisher) Clark. She graduated from Shiloh High School and was a homemaker. Alice was a member of the Rome Country Club and...
Andrew Walko
Feb 23, 2011
Andrew Walko, 81, of Wellington, died at Keystone Pointe in LaGrange on Wednesday, February 23, 2011. Born on March 8, 1929 in Avon to the late John and Eva Walko, Andrew grew up in the Penfield area and graduated from Penfield Schools. He was a farmer all his life, along with hauling milk for over 30 years. Andrew was very...
Melvin Caswell
Feb 21, 2011
Melvin Lee Caswell, 67, of Wellington, died Monday, February 21, 2011 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Lorain. Born in Oberlin on September 28, 1943 to the late Charles and Sarah Marie (nee Smith) Caswell, Melvin lived all of his life in the Wellington and Brighton areas. Melvin worked driving truck for over 30 years. He loved to drive race...
Annabelle Rumsey
Feb 20, 2011
Annabelle R. Rumsey, age 72, of New London, died Sunday, February 20, 2011 at her home. She was born July 31, 1938 in Wellington Twp., daughter of the late Dugal and Ruth (Mohrom) Lee. Annabelle had been a lifelong resident of the Wellington and New London areas. She had worked as a cutter at the C.E. Ward Co., New London...
Marjorie Cowin
Feb 20, 2011
Marjorie Eliene (nee Andress) Cowin, 94, of Westlake and Fairview Park, died Sunday, February 20, 2011 in Fairview Park. Born on November 19, 1916 in Wellington to the late Almon Ray and Lucille (nee Furze) Andress, Marjorie attended Lakewood High School. Marjorie was married to Norman Cowin from Laxey, Isle of Man until his death in1995. Very much a hobbyist,...
Edward Jones
Feb 16, 2011
Edward D. 'Shakey' Jones, 76, of Fitchville, died Wednesday, February 16, 2011. He was born November 8, 1934 in Hunlocks Creek, Pennsylvania, son of the late William and Eva (Stultz) Jones. Edward was a 1953 graduate of Nanticoke High School in Pennsylvania. He served in the United States Air Force in Korea. Edward moved to Ohio in 1958 and lived...
John Kruk
Feb 13, 2011
John Kruk, 92, formerly of Wellington, died Sunday, February 13, 2011. On November 16, 1918, John was born in Kane, PA to the late Wasel and Anna Kruk. He moved to Chippewa in the 1950s. An extremely hard worker, John owned and operated a dairy farm in Chippewa Lake from 1950 until 1983. He is survived by children, Kenneth Kruk,...
Ralph Paxton
Feb 12, 2011
Ralph Paxton, age 94, of Greenwich, died Saturday, February 12, 2011 at Willard Mercy Hospital after a short illness. He was born October 24, 1916 in Greenwich Twp., son of the late James and Rozetta (Carpenter) Paxton. Ralph was a lifelong resident of Greenwich Twp. He was a 1938 graduate of Norwalk High School. Ralph had worked at the former...
William Osterland
Feb 11, 2011
William W. 'Bill' Osterland, 47, of New London, died Friday, February 11, 2011 at the Medical College of Ohio in Toledo after a sudden illness. He was born on June 1, 1963 in Sandusky to the late Fred and Dorothy Osterland, Sr. Bill grew up in Fitchville and lived in Norwalk. He was a New London High School graduate through...
David Sayre
Feb 7, 2011
David A. Sayre, 50, of Ashland, returned home to both his alma mater of OSU and heaven on Monday, February 7, 2011 he departed from his residence after a lengthy illness. He was born in Logansport, Indiana on June 11, 1960. Due to David's large AVM and his miraculous brain function that stumped all the specialist before and after his...
Richard Carruthers
Feb 7, 2011
Richard C. Carruthers, 77, of Penfield, passed away in his sleep at his home on Monday, February 7, 2011. He was born on July 25, 1933 in Penfield where he was raised. He worked at General Motors for 37 years as a Tool and Die Maker and managed Howard Johnson. Richard served in the United States Army during the Korean...
