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Buford Caudill
Sep 27, 2011
Buford Caudill, age 87, of Willard, died Tuesday, September 27, 2011 in Georgetown after a brief illness. He was born on July 23, 1924 to William and Eliza (Williams) Caudill in Salyersville, KY. Buford proudly served his country in the Army in World War II. He was a POW and humbly received the Purple Heart, for being wounded while serving....
Anthony Koreski
Sep 27, 2011
Anthony P. Koreski, 63, of New London, died Tuesdsay, September 27, 2011 at his home. Born in Lorain on October 4, 1947 to the late Chester A. and Anna Mae (nee Smith) Koreski, Anthony lived in Elyria for many years before moving to the rural New London area in the mid 1980s. After graduating from Clearview High School, Anthony proudly...
Lyle Barre
Sep 27, 2011
Lyle A. Barre, 78, of Mansfield, died Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at MedCentral Health System in Mansfield after a short illness. He was born on January 30, 1933, in Greenwich and lived the majority of his life in Mansfield. He proudly served in the United States Air Force overseas during the Korean War. Lyle retired in 1993 from Copperweld in...
Harold Pettry
Sep 24, 2011
Harold R. Pettry, 70, of Lorain, died Saturday, September 24, 2011 at the Elms Retirement Village. Harold was born in West Virginia to the late Oma and Della (nee Webb) Pettry on December 28, 1940. Harold worked for the American Ship Building company until it closed and retired from Van Dorn Demag in Strongsville. He was an avid outdoorsman who...
George Willard,
Sep 24, 2011
George C. Willard, Sr., age 71, of West Salem, died Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011 at Hospice of North Central Ohio, from complications of diabetes. He was born April 27, 1940 in Lodi, Ohio, son of the late, Carlton & Florence (Black) Willard. He was a life long resident of the Nova area, and graduated from Ruggles-Troy High School in 1958....
Roger Hirzel
Sep 23, 2011
Roger Arthur Hirzel, 83, of Wellington, died Friday, September 23, 2011 at his home surrounded by family. A son of the late Albert George and Julia (nee Moses) Hirzel, Roger was born on August 13, 1928 in Cleveland. He graduated from North Ridgeville High School. Roger proudly served in the Army 4th Infantry Combat Engineers during the Korean War. He...
Marie Mcclurg
Sep 23, 2011
Marie McClurg, 81, of Wellington, died Friday, September 23, 2011. Born on November 3, 1929 in Huntington, Marie was a daughter of the late John and Anna (nee Morrone) Youngless. She worked at Smithhaven for 16 years. She was also employed at various nursing homes, restaurants and factories in the area. Marie enjoyed cooking and never missed an opportunity to...
Diane Lowery
Sep 23, 2011
Diane Lowery, age 64, of Greenwich, died Friday, September 23, 2011 at her home after a short illness. She was born May 17, 1947 in Shelby, daughter of the late, Willard & Doris (Ewing) Sisinger. She resided in Greenwich her entire life, having attended South Central High School. Diane worked at RR Donnelley in Willard were she retired in 2009...
Ryan Poznako
Sep 23, 2011
Ryan James Poznako, 'Poz', 22, of Wellington, died Friday, September 23, 2011 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born on April 1, 1989 in Oberlin to Jim and Terri (nee Jordan) Poznako. Ryan was a 2008 graduate of Wellington High School. Ryan was currently employed by Medina Blanking. While in High School Ryan was an active member...
Scott Staschke
Sep 20, 2011
Scott C. Staschke, 64, of New London, died Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at his residence. He was born in Toledo, on May 16, 1947, to the late Raymond and Helen (Cressman) Staschke. Scott was raised in Hartland Township and lived most of his life in New London. He was a heavy equipment operator for Funk Construction, RL Edgington Excavating and...
Richard Roberts
Sep 20, 2011
Richard T. Roberts, 68, of Spencer, died Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at the Hospice of Medina County at the Inn. Richard was born in Spangler, PA on August 31, 1943 to the late Joe and Marie (nee Sheridan) Roberts. He grew up in the Patton, PA area and later moved to the Cleveland area in the mid 60s. He eventually...
Amy Smith
Sep 19, 2011
Amy L. Smith, 73, of New London, died Monday, September 19, 2011 at Stein Hospice Care Center in Sandusky. She was born April 25, 1938, in Floyd, KY to the late Adis and Minnie (Hicks) Shepherd. Amy moved to Ohio in 1948, she lived in Savannah and moved to New London in 1961. She worked at the former McMillian and...
Helen Dowdy
Sep 18, 2011
Helen Louise Dowdy (nee Conroy), 63, of Sullivan and formerly of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, September 18, 2011. Born in Cleveland on September 10, 1948 to William and Helen Conroy, Helen graduated from West High School. She attended Saint Patrick Catholic Church. In her younger years, Helen enjoyed needlepoint and crocheting. She also liked swimming, gardening and playing video games....
Diana Bates
Sep 16, 2011
Diana C. Bates, 63, of Greenwich, died Friday, September 16, 2011 at The MetroHealth System, Cleveland after a short illness. Born in Medina, on October 31, 1947 to the late Rev. Myron and Mary-Jo (Bendler) Darmour. She lived in Medina, Durango, CO, France, New London and resided in Greenwich since 1982. She received a Bachelor's of Science in biology and...
David Kwiecien
Sep 15, 2011
David A. Kwiecien, 48, of Nova, died Thursday, September 15, 2011 at his residence. He was born January 24, 1963, in Parma and moved to Nova in 1998. He was a 1981 graduate of Valley Forge High School in Parma. David owned his own auto body, repair and restoration business. Survivors include his wife of 20 years, Laura (Bruno); daughter,...
Rose Hoffman
Sep 15, 2011
Rose Marie Hoffman, 73, of Wellington, died Thursday, September 15, 2011 at the Elms Retirement Village in Wellington. She was born on December 10, 1937 to the late Stephen and Mary (nee Toth) Free. For 46 years she owned and operated Hoffman's Greenhouse. Rose Marie was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church. Her hobbies included arrowhead hunting and marathon...
Harrison Tripp
Sep 15, 2011
Harrison Charles Tripp, 88, of Wellington, died Thursday, September 15, 2011. Born in Cleveland on August 30, 1923, Harrison was the only son of Lesley and Lillian (nee Gill) Tripp. After living in Elyria and Rochester, Harrison settled in Wellington in 1999. He was employed by C.E. Ward Company, in New London, and Cresco Company, in Ashland. Harrison retired from...
Floyd Miller
Sep 15, 2011
Floyd Maurice Miller, 92, of New London, died Thursday, September 15, 2011 at The Rehabilitation and Nursing Center at Firelands, New London. Born October 22, 1918, in Edison, OH and lived most of his life in New London. He was a 1936 graduate of New London High School. He attended Ashland College. He graduated with a degree as a draftsman...
Marie Morgan
Sep 15, 2011
Marie Eleanor Morgan, 84, of Wellington, died Thursday, September 15, 2011 at Mercy Allen Hospital in Oberlin. A daughter of the late Francis Harvey and Wilhemina Marie (nee Scott) Lewis, Marie was born in Elyria on March 20, 1927. She graduated with the Camden High School Class of 1945. The first non-family member employed by Green Circle Growers, Marie worked...
Lois Gray
Sep 13, 2011
Lois Gray, 84, of Clarksfield, died Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at home after a one year illness. She was born on January 2, 1927, in Cleveland, to the late Henry and Georgia (Austin) Sanford. She helped with the family farm and enjoyed raising her horses. Lois also enjoyed sewing, gardening, cooking and spending time with her family. She bowled in...
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