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Irene Erbs
May 26, 2011
Irene Ada (Hanes) Erbs, 94, of West Palm Beach, Florida died Thursday, May 26, 2011 at Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center, Florida. Irene was born August 24, 1916 in Brighton. She grew up in a family of 14 children with parents Emma and Albert Hanes. Irene lived in Fairview Park, Ohio before moving to West Palm Beach, Florida in 1974....
Lois Daniels
May 24, 2011
Lois Irene Daniel, 89, of Wellington, died Monday, May 24, 2011 at Allen Mercy Hospital in Oberlin. Lois was born in Boaz Alabama on February 26, 1922 to the late Jess and Ida (nee Worley) Moore. Lois had lived in the Wellington area for most of her life and was one of the oldest residents on Jones Street. She was...
Sue Reed
May 23, 2011
Sue Reed, 80, of Greenwich, died Monday, May 23, 2011 at the Rehabilitation and Nursing Center at Firelands in New London. She was born March 30, 1931 in Gunlock, Kentucky and lived in Greenwich for over 60 years. She was a homemaker, loved Bingo and being with her family. Survivors include many nieces and nephews. Sue was preceded in death...
Marian Rollin Bigelow
May 23, 2011
Marian Mae Rollin Bigelow, 80, of Wellington, died Monday, May 23, 2011 at EMH in Elyria. Born January 4, 1931 in Wellington to the late Glen and Treva (nee Jackson) Rollin, Marian grew up in Huntington and was a lifetime resident of Lorain County. She graduated with the Sullivan High School class of 1949 and was the class Salutatorian. Marian...
Tim Moyers
May 16, 2011
Tim Moyers, 45, of Wellington died Monday, May 16, 2011 at Mercy Allen Hospital. Tim was born September 3, 1965 in Elyria to William Bruce and Cathleen (nee Moore) Moyers. Tim was a 1984 Wellington High School graduate. After graduation Tim attended Remington College earning a Medical Assistant certificate. He worked for Welcome House in North Olmstead. Tim was an...
Donna Ellis
May 12, 2011
Donna J. Ellis, 85, of Greenwich, died unexpectedly Thursday, May 12, 2011 at Mercy Hospital of Willard. She was born on March 28, 1926 in Ashland to the late Oscar and Lela (Liston) Doerrer. She graduated from Ashland High School in 1944 and resided in the Greenwich area for many years. Donna was a homemaker. Survivors include her son, Tom...
Lori Goodrich
May 12, 2011
Lori J. Goodrich, 51, of Greenwich, died Thursday, May 12, 2011 at Kingston of Ashland. She was born on September 10, 1959 in Hancock, Michigan. Lori has lived in the Greenwich area for the past 13 years. She was a 1977 graduate of North Ridgeville High School and worked at Wil Research in Ashland for 12 years. Lori enjoyed looking...
Marvin Randleman
May 9, 2011
Marvin T. Randleman, 60, life long resident of New London, died Monday, May 9, 2011 at Fisher-Titus Medical Center after a long term illness. He was born on September 26, 1950 in New London to the late Theodore C. and Gloria L. (Haynes) Randleman. He was a 1968 graduate of New London High School and received an Associates degree in...
Jackalene Armstrong
May 8, 2011
Jackalene 'Jackie' Armstrong, 76, of New London, died Sunday, May 8, 2011 at her sister's home after a short illness. She was born on August 31, 1934 in Honaker, Kentucky and lived in the New London area since 1959. She worked for the former C.E. Ward Company of New London and was a member of the New London Church of...
Else Spoerr
May 7, 2011
Else Spoerr, age 88, of New London, died Saturday, May 07, 2011 at Wadsworth- Rittman Hospital. She was born November 23, 1922 in Germany and came to America in 1952. Else moved to the New London area in the early 70's and then to the Seville and Wadsworth areas in 2006.Else owned and operated a dairy farm in New London...
Dan Shockley
May 7, 2011
Dan Shockley, 62, of New London, died Saturday, May 7, 2011 at his home after a sudden illness. He was born on December 9, 1948 in Arizona and graduated from Berea High School in 1968. Dan worked as a machinist at Impact Industries of North Ridgeville and a farrier for the past thirty years. He 'loved life,' the outdoors, snowmobiling...
Edna Houghtland
May 3, 2011
Edna Houghtland, 84, of North Ridgeville, died Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at the Renaissance Health Center in Olmsted Falls. She worked at the former C.E. Ward Company, New London for several years. Survivors include her children, Judy Hale, Pam Blackert, Tammy Robinson, Tom, Nancy, Trish, Donna and Ronnie Houghtland and Pam Mobberly. Edna was preceded in death by her husband,...
Charles Mekoleske
May 2, 2011
Charles James Mekoleske, 92, of Wellington, died Monday, May 2, 2011 at Keystone Pointe in LaGrange. Charles was born August 20, 1918 in Greenwich to the late George and Emma (nee Arnold) Mekoleske. He proudly served in the United States Navy. Charles worked as a machinist for the former Romec Pump and Lear Siegler Company in Elyria. He was a...
Robert Rish,
Apr 29, 2011
Robert Charles Rish, Sr., 75, of Huntington Twp., died Friday, April 29, 2011 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born on April 26, 1936 in Fremont, Robert was the son of the late Charles F. and Bernadine (nee Beck) Rish. Robert attended Elyria High School and proudly served his country in the United States Army. For 42 years,...
Evelyn Snyder
Apr 29, 2011
Evelyn S. Snyder, 63, of Columbus, died Friday, April 29, 2011 at Mount Carmel West Hospital, Columbus after a short illness. She was born on May 19, 1947 in New London to the late Elton O. and Violet Lenora (Kennedy) Snyder. Evelyn grew up in Greenwich and lived in Columbus for over 30 years. She was a 1965 graduate of...
Minta Justice
Apr 28, 2011
Minta 'Sue' Justice, 75, of Greenwich, died Thursday, April 28, 2011 at Crestwood Care Center in Shelby. She was born on August 19, 1935 in Hueysville, Kentucky to the late James and Rose Marie (Amburgy) Horne. Sue lived most of her life in Greenwich and Shelby. She was the manager of Myer Meadows Apartments for 16 years and was a...
Ila Farrar
Apr 25, 2011
Ila Mae Farrar, 89, of Wellington, died Monday, April 25, 2011 at the Elms Retirement Village in Wellington. Ila was born on December 26, 1921 in Strattonville, PA to the late Leroy and Mary (nee Sleppy) Fahler. She graduated from Portville High School in New York. Ila later moved to Chatham in 1940 and then to Wellington when she married...
Eric Johnson
Apr 25, 2011
Eric Scott Johnson, 47, of Wellington, died Monday, April 25, 2011 at the New Life Hospice Saint Joseph Center in Lorain. Eric was born on January 3, 1964 in Elyria to Gary L. and Susan (nee Fox) Johnson. He grew up in the Penfield area and was a 1983 graduate of Keystone High School. Eric was employed at Invacare for...
Rhonda Goetz Smith
Apr 25, 2011
Rhonda Lynn Goetz Smith, 57, died Monday, April 25, 2011 at her home surrounded by her family. Born on December 3, 1953 in Oberlin to Richard and Phyllis (nee Hawley) Goetz, Sr., Rhonda grew up in Wellington and graduated with the class of 1972. Rhonda worked as a manger at Turfcare Supply Corporation, formerly LesCo, in Brunswick. Rhonda loved her...
Lawrence Thudium
Apr 23, 2011
Lawrence B. Thudium, 87, of Wellington, died Saturday, April 23, 2011 at the New Life Hospice Saint Joseph Center in Lorain. Lawrence was born in Huntington on January 10, 1924 to the late Nile L. and Esther (nee Crile) Thudium. He lived his whole life in Wellington and was a graduate of Wellington High School. Lawrence worked for the former...
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