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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,...

Helen Shriver

Helen Shriver

Jan 12, 2010

Helen Francis Shriver, 96, of New London, died Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at the Rehabilitation and Nursing Center at Firelands in New London. She was born December 15, 1913 daughter to the late, Bernard F. and Anna (nee King) Thrush in Detroit, MI. Helen lived in Billings, Montana for over 27 years, she loved Billings. Helen also lived in Tucson,...

Evelyn Crow

Evelyn Crow

Jan 11, 2010

Evelyn R. Crow, 89, of Ashland died, Monday, January 11, 2010 at Samaritan Regional Health System of Ashland after a sudden illness. She was born March 21, 1920 to the late Adam and Allie (nee Pope) Hilty in Pandora, OH and has resided in Ashland County since 1959. Evelyn graduated from Pandora High School in 1938 and Bluffton College in...

Okie Clark

Okie Clark

Jan 10, 2010

Okie Clark, age 73, of New London, died Sunday, January 10, 2009 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo. He was born May 14, 1936 in Amba, Kentucky, son of the late, Homer and Liza (Kidd) Clark. He lived in the Huron County area for many years. He is survived by his sisters, Maglene Burrows of Sandusky, Irene Stepp of...

Laura Pycraft

Laura Pycraft

Jan 9, 2010

Laura Bell Pycraft, 102, of Wellington, died at the Elms Retirement Village on Saturday, January 9, 2010. Laura was born March 21, 1907 in Pennsylvania. Laura worked as a short order cook for several years. She was also the head pastry cook for the Oberlin Hospital and attended the Baptist Church in Oberlin. Survivors include her daughter-in-law, Arlene Pycraft, 6...

Andy Takacs,

Andy Takacs,

Jan 8, 2010

Andy S. Takacs, Sr., 75, died Friday, January 8, 2010 at his home following a lengthy illness. Born in Camden Township on December 15, 1934, Andy was the son of the late John and Julia (nee Molnar) Takacs. He graduated from Camden High School in 1952 and lived in both the Camden and Brighton areas throughout his life. Andy owned...

Mary Taylor

Mary Taylor

Jan 5, 2010

Mary Florence Taylor, 92, of Wellington, died Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at Elm's Retirement Village. She was born January 2, 1918 in Gates Mills, OH to Theadore Henry and Ruth Sink McKay Haberecht. Mary was the youngest of five with three brothers, Edgar, Ted and Carl and her sister, Ruth Helen. Her father had a store in Gates Mills where...

Yvonne Dearth

Yvonne Dearth

Jan 2, 2010

Yvonne (Case) Yoder Dearth, 70, was called to her heavenly home on January 2, 2010. She was born March 20, 1939, in Honaker, Kentucky, to Okie and Inez Hall Case. She married William Yoder on July 17, 1958 in Millersburg, Ohio. They divorced in 1977. She married Daniel L. Dearth on Jan. 1, 1985 in Roosevelt, Utah. Prior to moving...

Elsie Scakacs

Elsie Scakacs

Jan 2, 2010

Elsie V. Scakacs, 85, of Wellington, died Saturday, January 2, 2010 at The Elms Retirement Village. Elsie was born in Brighton Township to the late Susan and Joseph Sweda, grew up in the North Ridgeville area and recently lived at Saint Patrick's Manor in Wellington. During the war, she worked at General Industries and later went on to work for...

William Parsley

William Parsley

Jan 1, 2010

William R. Parsley, age 59, of New London, died January 1, 2010 at O. S. U. Medical Center, Columbus after a 5 year battle with cancer. He was born January 19, 1950 in London, Kentucky. William was raised in Norwalk, where he was a 1969 graduate of Norwalk High School. He had lived in New London from 1971 until 1979,...

Randall Gelley

Randall Gelley

Dec 31, 2009

Randall C. Gelley, 80, of Rochester Township, died Thursday, December 31, 2009 at the Hospice Center of St. Joseph in Lorain. Born in Detroit, Michigan to the late Frank and Janice Gelley, Randall moved to Lorain County in 1961. He was a career truck driver, retiring in 1992. Survivors include his three daughters, Christine, Rosie and Donna and 2 sons,...

Nancy Berger

Nancy Berger

Dec 27, 2009

Nancy L. Berger, 74, of Brighton, died Sunday, December 27, 2009 at the Cleveland Clinic with her family by her bedside. She was born January 6, 1935 in Amherst, to the late Alex and Norma (nee Hastings) Bruce. Nancy attended South Amherst High School and moved to Brighton in 1968. Nancy's main occupation was a homemaker, but she worked for...

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