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
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
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
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
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,
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...
Wayne Wikle
Aug 26, 2010
Wayne Allen Wikle, 66, of Wellington, died Thursday, August 26, 2010, at Specialty Hospital in Amherst. Wayne was born on July 12, 1944 to the late Harry and Mary Alice (nee Hyde) Wikle and moved to the Wellington area in 1978. Wayne was a retired owner/operator truck driver. He was a member of the Wellington Eagles 2051 and VFW Post...
Doris Brix
Aug 26, 2010
Doris Louise Brix, 84, formerly of Fairfield, Ohio, died Thursday, August 26, 2010, at The Rehabilitation and Nursing Center at Firelands in New London. Doris was born on November 24, 1925, in Moberly, Missouri, to the late Dudley 'Lass' and Hattie (Randolph) Bradley. She graduated with a Bachelors of Arts in Journalism from The University of Missouri, in 1947. On...
Pauline Hines Mckisson
Aug 25, 2010
Pauline M. Simonson Hines McKisson, 99, died Wednesday, August 25 at Allen Community Hospital in Oberlin. Pauline was born on April 3, 1911 in Huntington, where she resided for 19 years before moving to Wellington. Pauline was a member of the Jolly Senior Craft Club where she helped make the senior quilts and crafts. She also helped fold the Senior...
Arthur Brinker
Aug 19, 2010
Arthur 'Blackie' Frederick Brinker, 84, of Wellington died Thursday, August 19, 2010 at the Elms. Born on June 23, 1926 in Chatham, Blackie was the only son of Earl and Gladys (nee Smith) Brinker. He attended Spencer High School before being drafted to the Army in 1944. Later, Blackie received an honorary diploma which he was very proud of. For...
Ellen Welch
Aug 16, 2010
Ellen M. Welch, 77, of Rochester, died Monday, August 16, 2010 at her home. Born in Centreville, Maryland on August 14, 1933, Ellen moved to the Rochester area in 1969. She worked at Clark Pharmacy in New London and the Grafton Prison as a Pharmacy Tech. Ellen also was a real estate agent. She enjoyed bowling, reading, needle point and...
Kevin Criss
Aug 16, 2010
Kevin Ray Criss, 31, of Wellington, died Monday, August 16, 2010, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Born on January 28, 1979 in Elyria to Kenneth and Gloria (nee Morales) Criss, Kevin graduated from Firelands High School with the Class of 1997. For the past 8 years, Kevin has been a resident of Penfield Township. He served as a...
Samuel Lash,
Aug 15, 2010
Samuel J. Lash, Jr., 93, of LaGrange, died Sunday, August 15, 2010 at the Ohio Veterans Home, Sandusky. Born on July 17, 1917, Samuel was a son of the late Samuel J. and Catherine Lash, Sr. During WWII, Samuel served in the Asiatic Pacific, East Indies and New Guinea during his years of military service in the Army Air Corp....
Carl Ours
Aug 11, 2010
Carl Richard Ours, Sr., 74, of New London, died Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at Akron City Hospital. Born in Fairfield County on September 12, 1935 to the late Gilbert and Cecelia Ours, Carl graduated from Vermilion High School in 1955. He owned Flowers by Carl in Wakeman and helped other local florists establish shops. Carl was a foreman at Woldarski...
Hunter Charles Barnett
Aug 11, 2010
Hunter King Charles Barnett, infant son of Travis and Kimberly (Hargis) Barnett of Greenwich was stillborn on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at Fisher Titus Medical Center, Norwalk. He is also survived by his brother, Logan, paternal grandparents, Monroe and Tammy Barnett of Greenwich, maternal grandparents, Ronda and Terry Copsey of Greenwich and Larry Hargis of Ashland; maternal great grandmother, Marie...
Allison Kerr
Aug 9, 2010
Allison Kerr, age 41, formerly of Avon, died in her sleep of natural causes on August 9, 2010. She was born on August 20, 1968 in Portsmouth, Virginia to Judith Hoffman Kerr of Nova, Ohio and Dewey Kerr of Bay View, Ohio. Allison had been living in Scottsdale, AZ for the past 4 years and had lived in the Atlanta...
Ernest Fannin
Aug 8, 2010
Ernest G. 'Whitey' Fannin, age 85, of Wellington, died Sunday, August 8, 2010 at the Elms Retirement Village, Wellington. He was born January 4, 1925 in Lennox, Kentucky, son of the late William M. and Cloa (nee Adkins) Fannin. Ernest had lived most of his life in Wellington. He had served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Whitey...
Terry Riddle
Aug 5, 2010
Terry L. Riddle, 51, of Wellington, died Thursday, August 5, 2010 at her residence. Terry was born in Oberlin on December 24, 1958 and graduated with the Wellington High School Class of 1977. During high school she was the Senior Class Vice President and following graduation she enjoyed helping plan reunions. For the past 14 years, she served as the...
Kevin Hartley
Aug 4, 2010
Kevin L. Hartley, 48, of Clarksfield, died Wednesday, August 4, 2010 at Fisher-Titus Medical Center, Norwalk. Born in Sandusky on February 13, 1962. He lived in Clarksfield all of his life and was a 1980 graduate from Western Reserve High School. He worked as a custodian at the Pleasant Street Elementary School in Norwalk. Kevin was a former conductor of...
June Pease
Jul 30, 2010
June K. Pease, 82, of Elyria and formerly of Wellington, died Friday, July 30, 2010 at EMH. June was born September 7, 1927 in Cleveland to the late Ethel and Harry Brown. She spent her childhood in Elyria, graduating from Elyria High School in 1944. June later moved to Wellington and lived there for several years. June and her husband,...
