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Robert Simonson

Robert Simonson

Sep 29, 2010

Robert Morse Simonson, 91, of Nova, died Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at Fisher-Titus Medical Center in Norwalk following a short illness. Born in Ruggles Township August 9, 1919 to the late Franklin Perry and Clara (nee Storrow) Simonson, Robert was a life long resident of the Ruggles and Nova areas. He proudly served in the United States Navy. Robert worked...

Jack Sweet

Jack Sweet

Sep 27, 2010

Jack Richard Sweet, 85, of Galion, died Monday, September 27, at home following a long battle with Parkinson's Disease. A native of Greenwich Township (Huron Co.), he was born on November 7, 1924, son of the late Frank Clyde Sweet and Laura Estelle (Brown) Sweet. Jack attended high school in Greenwich and Monroeville before serving his country during World War...

William Schoren

William Schoren

Sep 24, 2010

William Edward Schoren, age 87, of Pittsfield Twp., died Friday, September 24, 2010 at the Hospice Center of St. Joseph in Lorain. Born in Cleveland on May 11, 1923, Bill was a son of the late William E. and Helen (nee Schlott) Schoren. For 24 years William worked as an engineer for NASA Lewis Center in Cleveland; he retired in...

Terrence Coombs

Terrence Coombs

Sep 21, 2010

Terrence Lamont Coombs, 41, of Ashland, died Tuesday, September 21, 2010 at MedCentral Hospital, Mansfield. He was born on July 7, 1969 in Norwalk and lived all of his life in New London. He was a laborer for many manufacturing companies in the area. He is survived by his children, Dominique Hall, Tessa Parrott, Nurashia Hall, Taylor Wigner, Demeshia Brown,...

Anna Harner

Anna Harner

Sep 21, 2010

Anna May Harner, age 91, of New London, died Tuesday, September 21, 2010 at the Rehabilitation and Nursing Center at Firelands, New London. She was born April 22, 1919 in Avon, Ohio, daughter of the late Arthur Harrison and Estella (Lieber) Johnson. Anna moved to New London in 1936 where she lived most of her life. She was a 1937...

Gerald Hunter

Gerald Hunter

Sep 20, 2010

Gerald R. Hunter, age 92, died Monday afternoon at Fisher-Titus Medical Center after a short illness. Gerald was born in Ripley Township, son of the late Murray Clark (M.C.) and Myra (Rhine) Hunter. He was a life long resident of the Greenwich area. He was a 1936 graduate of Greenwich High School. He served in the United States Army, 728...

John Bodnarik

John Bodnarik

Sep 19, 2010

John Bodnarik, 93, of Wellington, died Sunday, September 19, 2010 at Keystone Point Health and Rehabilitation in LaGrange following a short illness. Born in Cleveland on January 18, 1917 to the late Joseph and Mary (nee Sipula) Bodnarik, John grew up in Garfield Heights. John lived in Cleveland for many years before moving to Wellington in 1972. During WWII, John...

Barbara Lewis

Barbara Lewis

Sep 19, 2010

Barbara A. Lewis, 70, died Sunday, September 19, 2010 at Akron General Hospital. Born on April 27, 1940 to the late George and Annette Mason, Barbara spent the last 39 years in Sullivan. Barbara managed the Housekeeping Department at the Holiday Inn Express in Ashland. She was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Jeromesville. Barbara had a caring...

Robert Kirkpatrick

Robert Kirkpatrick

Sep 18, 2010

Robert Earl (Chappy) Kirkpatrick passed away peacefully September 18 at the Rehabilitation & Nursing Center at Firelands in New London. He was born March 29, 1918 on the family farm near New London to Alice Tindale Kirkpatrick and Stanley Earl Kirkpatrick. Chappy graduated from New London High School in 1936 and spent his entire working life farming the land that...

Shirley Smith

Shirley Smith

Sep 13, 2010

Shirley Ann Smith, 74, of Wellington, died Monday, September 13, 2010 at Elyria Memorial Hospital. She was born in Lodi on January 29, 1936 to the late Clarence and Mary Swope. Shirley was a very passionate friend to all who knew her, a very passionate and caring mother and grandmother, who loved spending her spare time with her children and...

Marilyn Becker

Marilyn Becker

Sep 13, 2010

Marilyn Jean Becker, 73, of Wellington, died Monday, September 13, 2010 at the Elms Nursing Home. Marilyn was born September 20, 1936 to the late Henry and Norma (nee Sabin) Gehringer. She was a 1954 graduate of Camden High School and has lived in the Camden and Wellington area most of her life. Marilyn worked for a time at the...

Bobbie Mcmanus

Bobbie Mcmanus

Sep 12, 2010

Bobbie N. McManus (nee Russell), 80, of Wellington died Sunday, September 12, 2010, at Elyria Memorial Hospital following a lengthy illness. She was born May 24, 1930, in Madden, Mississippi to parents, Lee and Eula Russell. Following high school, Bobbie worked for a telephone company in Mississippi, but later served in the U.S. Army from December 1953 to April 1955....

Patricia Lindley

Patricia Lindley

Sep 11, 2010

Patricia Jeanne Lindley, 62, of Wellington, died Saturday, September 11, 2010, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born September 10, 1948, in South Bend, Indiana, Pat was the daughter of the late Mack O. and Mabel (Douglass) Lindley. Pat earned her B.A. in French and Master of Library Science degrees from Indiana University and was elected to Phi Beta...

Charles Danesi

Charles Danesi

Sep 10, 2010

Charles P. Danesi, 82, of Leesburg, FL and formerly of Wellington, died Friday, September 10, 2010. He was born April 11, 1928 in Wellington, OH. He was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Wellington and St. Paul's Catholic Church in Leesburg, Knights of Columbus, Eagles, Elks, American Legion, and VFW Dad's. Charles is survived by sons, Carl C....

Richard Leach

Richard Leach

Sep 9, 2010

Richard William Leach, 51, of Huntington Twp., died Thursday, September 9, 2010 from complications of a stroke. Born to Ronald and Doris Leach, Sr. on July 22, 1959 in Lorain, Richard lived in the Wellington area for the past 25 years and graduated with the Firelands High School Class of 1978. He proudly served his country as a sailor in...

Glenn Hale

Glenn Hale

Sep 8, 2010

Glenn Hale, 84, of Greenwich, died Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at Fisher-Titus Medical Center in Norwalk. He was born on October 30, 1925 in Magoffin County, Kentucky, son of the late Greene and Sissie (Shepherd) Hale. Glenn married his wife Edna on February 20, 1948 and moved to Greenwich in the 1960's. He worked 46 years for Conrail before retiring....

Susan Fetchik

Susan Fetchik

Sep 2, 2010

Susan Virginia Fetchik, 88, of Wellington, died Thursday, September 2, 2010 at Elyria Memorial Hospital. The only daughter of the late John and Suzanne Yurek, Susan was born in Cleveland on July 30, 1922. Susan spent her days taking care of her family. She loved playing cards, especially Canasta and Solitaire, and enjoyed working in her yard. In her younger...

Thomas Willbond

Thomas Willbond

Sep 1, 2010

Thomas Edward Willbond, 64, of Oberlin, passed away Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at Allen Community Hospital in Oberlin. Born to George and Elizabeth Willbond on November 25, 1945 in Oberlin, Tom graduated with the Oberlin High School Class of 1965. He also attended Ashland University and Wichita State. A very patriotic man, Tom served as a Sergeant in the United...

Bernice Mccoy

Bernice Mccoy

Aug 31, 2010

Bernice E. McCoy, 80, of Wellington, died after a short illness on Wednesday, August 31, 2010 at the New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph. A daughter of the late Percy John Lee and Ivan Marie (nee Martin) Mohrman, Bernice was born on November 22, 1929. Bernice spent her days as a loving mother and wife. Her hobbies included reading...

Kenneth Farnsworth,

Kenneth Farnsworth,

Aug 30, 2010

Kenneth A. Farnsworth Jr, former Wellington Water Superintendent, passed away August 30, 2010, after a long battle with cancer. Kenny started working for the Wellington Water Treatment Operations in November 1958, after attending Wellington Schools. He subsequently attended advanced water treatment courses at Ohio State University, achieving many certifications, and was ultimately promoted to the position of Superintendent of the...

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