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Orra Briggs

Orra Briggs

Oct 9, 2010

Orra J. Briggs, age 83, of Delphi, died Saturday, October 9, 2010 at Mercy Hospital, Willard after an apparent heart attack. He was born May 16, 1927 in Shiloh, son of the late Ora L. and Mary Ann (Burgraff) Briggs. Orra lived in Plymouth for several years and many years in Delphi. Orra served in the U.S. Navy during World...

James Cole,

James Cole,

Oct 8, 2010

James 'June' Boone Cole, Jr., 79, of Wellington passed away Friday, October 8, 2010 at Fisher Titus Medical Center in Norwalk. Born on June 5, 1931 in Manton, KY, he was a son of the late James Boone and Darcus Patton Cole. James was a member of the Betsy Layne Freewill Baptist Church in Kentucky. As a youth, James was...

Louise Barnhart

Louise Barnhart

Oct 7, 2010

Louise Faye Barnhart, 68, of Wellington, died Thursday, October 7, 2010 at Welcome Nursing Home. Louise was born May 2, 1942 in Oberlin, to the late Kenneth Dully and Jane Keiper. She lived in California for some time before returning to the Wellington area. Louise is survived by her children, John P. Willbond of Germany, Debora (George) Gardner, Laura (Paul)...

Pamela Howell

Pamela Howell

Oct 4, 2010

Pamela Howell, 64, of New London, died Monday, October 4, 2010 surrounded by family at her home following a lengthy illness. Born in East Liverpool on January 1, 1946 to Bruce and Helen (nee Garwood) Hargreaves, Pamela graduated from East Liverpool High School in 1964. She went on to earn her Realtor's Degree from Kent State University. While living in...

Robert Kendra

Robert Kendra

Oct 1, 2010

Robert E. Kendra, 49, of Wellington died Friday October 1, 2010. Robert was born August 30, 1961 in Pennsylvania to the late Alexander and Edith (nee Stiles) Kendra. Robert grew up in Pennsylvania and graduated from Penns Manor High School. Robert lived in Wellington for the past 6 years. Robert worked for All Erections Crane Rental in Brookpark. He enjoyed...

Dorothy Sutherland

Dorothy Sutherland

Oct 1, 2010

Dorothy L. Sutherland, 97, of New London, died Friday, October 1, 2010 at The Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in New London. She was born November 7, 1912 in Mifflin, Ohio to the late LeRoy and Grace Stillwagon Gongwer. She grew up in Ashland and had lived in New London since 1936. Dorothy was a graduate of Ashland High School. She...

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....

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