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Helen Case

Helen Case

Feb 8, 2010

Helen Louise (nee Baird) Case, 93, of Wellington died Monday, February 8, 2010 at the Elms Retirement Village. Born on February 27, 1916 in Brighton, Ohio, Helen was a life-long resident of Brighton Township where she and her husband managed a dairy and grain farm. Helen was a long-time member of the Brighton Congregational Church, belonging to its Women's Fellowship...

Anna Mirth

Anna Mirth

Feb 7, 2010

Anna Mirth, 96, of New London, died Sunday, February 7, 2010 at the Elms Retirement Village. Anna was born on August 3, 1913 to the late John and Anna (nee Kogolman) Deutsch in Cleveland and grew up in the Cleveland area. In 1931, she graduated from West Tech High School. Anna was a member of the Bethany Lutheran Church and...

Richard Eastman

Richard Eastman

Feb 7, 2010

Richard F. Eastman, 86, of New London, died Sunday, February 7, 2010 at his home. Born June 14, 1923 in Elyria, Dick was the youngest son of the late Finley E. and Blanche (Cutler) Eastman. Dick was a 1941 graduate of Wakeman High School and a 1948 graduate of Cleveland College of Mortuary Science. During World War II, he served...

Ronald Bohland

Ronald Bohland

Jan 31, 2010

Ronald 'Skin' Bohland, age 57 of Ashland, died Sunday, January 31, 2010 at Med-Central in Mansfield. He was born June 26, 1952 in Ashland and had lived in Nova until moving to Ashland in 2005. Ronald was a 1970 graduate of Mapleton High School. He loved sports and had coached girl's basketball for Mapleton and Ashland High Schools. He worked...

Sarah Barber

Sarah Barber

Jan 30, 2010

Sarah 'Sally Jo' Barber, age 81, of New London, died Saturday, January 30, 2010 at Fisher-Titus Medical Center in Norwalk. Sally was born November 15, 1928 in Sandusky, daughter of the late, Walter & Olive (Sweet) Meloy. She graduated in 1946 from Brighton High School and went on to graduate from Oberlin Business School. Sally served as the Rochester Village...

Hazel Emery

Hazel Emery

Jan 28, 2010

Hazel L. Emery, 87, of Cleveland, died Thursday, January 28, 2010 at the Elm's Retirement Village in Wellington. She was born June 29, 1922 in Cleveland, and was the daughter of the late Herbert and Clara (nee Evert) Brinker. Hazel graduated in 1940 from James Ford Rhodes High School in Cleveland. She was a member of the Puritas Lutheran Church...

Betty Furcron

Betty Furcron

Jan 27, 2010

Betty Virginia Furcron, 79, of Wellington, went to be with the Lord on January 27, 2010, following a long illness. Betty was born in Elyria to the Late Alma Allen Witworth, and Curtis Allen Sr. on September 23, 1930, and lived in Elyria until moving to Wellington in 1962. Betty was a former member of the Asbury United Methodist Church...

John Hambly

John Hambly

Jan 26, 2010

John P. Hambly, age 41, of Plymouth, died Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at his home after a brief illness. He was born September 27, 1968 in Cleveland. He was a 1986 graduate of Malibar High School. John drove truck for several years. He had been a store manager for Rentway in Willard for several years, manager of Rent A Center...

Lawrence Sorg

Lawrence Sorg

Jan 24, 2010

Lawrence Edward Sorg, 72, of Wellington died Sunday, January 24, 2010. Lawrence was born on June 25, 1937 to the late George F. and Elva A. (nee Perkins) Sorg in Medina. He graduated from Medina High School in 1955 and served his country in the Army. Lawrence worked for Phfaudler Company and retired from InvaCare. He attended St. Paul United...

Blanche Brown

Blanche Brown

Jan 23, 2010

Blanche Brown, age 97, of Greenwich, went home to be with her Lord Saturday, January 23, 2010 at Hillside Acres Nursing Home, Willard. She was born December 17, 1912 in Ashland County, daughter of the late John R. and Almina A. (Wiley) McConnell. Blanche was a 1931 graduate of Nova High School. She had lived in Greenwich since 1948. Blanche...

Harold Mills

Harold Mills

Jan 23, 2010

Harold L. 'Butch' Mills, age 65, of Greenwich, died Saturday, January 23, 2010 at his home after a 4 year illness. He was born September 17, 1944 in New London. He was a 1963 graduate of South Central High School. Harold had worked at Akron Standard Mold in Greenwich out of high school and remained with the company for 38...

Randal Mullins

Randal Mullins

Jan 23, 2010

Randal J. Mullins, age 59, of Norwalk, died Saturday, January 23, 2010 at Fisher-Titus Medical Center in Norwalk, after a lengthy illness. Randal was born December 19, 1950 in Madison, West Virginia and moved to New London in 1955, graduating from New London High School in 1969. Randal served in the U.S. Navy for 6 years. He lived most of...

Robert Norris

Robert Norris

Jan 20, 2010

Robert Norris, 83, of New London, died Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at Hospice of North Central Ohio in Ashland. On July 12, 1926, Robert was born to the late Noble Richard and Nora Elva (nee Moore) Norris in Harrisville Twp. Robert served his country with honor in the Army while stationed in Germany during World Word II. Robert was a...

Virginia Farnsworth

Virginia Farnsworth

Jan 20, 2010

Virginia V. Farnsworth, 81, of Loudonville, died Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at Colonial Manor in Loudonville. She was born August 9, 1928 daughter to the late Floyd and Opal (nee Sizemore) Hamilton in West Virginia. Virginia lived in Floyd County, Kentucky until moving to New London in the late 50's and settled into Loudonville during the late 90's. She was...

Marguerite Lang

Marguerite Lang

Jan 17, 2010

Marguerite P. (nee Wargo) Lang, 82, died Sunday, January 17, 2010. She was born August 6, 1927 to Suzanna (nee Kolopus) and Julius Wargo and lived her young life on a truck garden farm in Grafton. She married Frank J. Lang on July 11, 1947, and moved to Rochester. They were married for 58 years and had four children, Carolyn...

Allan Lamb

Allan Lamb

Jan 15, 2010

Allan D. Lamb, 86, went home to be with the Lord, Friday, January 15, 2010 at the Elms Retirement Village. Allan was the son of Glenn and Catherine Lamb and was born on September 9, 1923 in Richwood, Ohio. Allan was a longtime resident of Huntington Township, a farmer and also worked many years as a machinist at Lear Siegler...

Lois Kohl

Lois Kohl

Jan 15, 2010

Lois A. Kohl, age 86, of New London, died Friday, January 15, 2010 at Rehabilitation and Nursing Center at Firelands, New London after a lengthy illness. She was born June 17, 1923 in Elyria, Ohio, daughter of the late Hugh and Ruby (Latteman) Robertson. Lois had lived in Elyria until 1994 when she moved to New London. She was a...

Thelma Heitzman

Thelma Heitzman

Jan 15, 2010

Thelma E. Heitzman, 78, of Ashland, died Friday, January 15, 2010 at Good Shepherd in Ashland. She was born January 6, 1932 in Plymouth, daughter to the late Henry C. and Catherine (nee Wilcox) Sourwine. Thelma lived most of her life in the Nova and Ruggles area and has resided in Ashland for the past six years. Survivors include her...

Herald Murr

Herald Murr

Jan 14, 2010

Herald E. ( Suzzy) Murr, age 83, of Ashland died, January 14, 2010 at Grant Medical Hospital in Columbus after a short illness. He was born July 29, 1926 in Sullivan and grew up in New London. Herald resided in Florida for eleven years and has lived in Ashland since 1972. He graduated with the New London High School class...

Edward Smedley

Edward Smedley

Jan 12, 2010

Edward E. Smedley, 60, a longtime resident of the Wellington-Wakeman area died Jan. 12, 2010 at a hospital in Alabama following a long illness. He was an employee of GLW Broadband before his illness. He loved hunting and fishing. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. Mr. Smedley is survived by a brother, Dan Smedley of Alabama; three sisters,...

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