Mae Jones
Mar 26, 2009
Mae Jones, age 88, of Greenwich, died Thursday at Samaritan Regional Health System, Ashland after a sudden illness. She was born December 5, 1920 in Harrogate, Tennessee, daughter of the late W.Tipp and Margretta Alice (Estep) Brooks. She had lived in South Charleston, Ohio and New London since 1944. Mae had worked at the former C.E. Ward Co. in New...
Eva Bradford
Mar 23, 2009
Eva R. Bradford, age 42, of Plymouth, died Monday, March 23, 2009 at Mercy Hospital, Willard. She was born April 12, 1967 in Willard, Ohio. She had lived in the Rome and Shiloh areas while growing up, David, Kentucky for 3 years and the Plymouth and Shiloh areas for the past 21 years. She attended the Church of Jesus Christ...
Howard Leber
Mar 23, 2009
Howard K. Leber, age 84, of Greenwich , died Monday, March 23, 2009 after a short illness in the home where he was born. He was born January 2, 1925, son of the late George & Myrtle (Kean) Leber. He was a life long resident of the Greenwich area. Howard graduated in 1942 from Greenwich High School. He was a...
Emmagene Jackson
Mar 22, 2009
Emmagene L. Jackson, 93, of Norwalk and formerly of New London died Sunday, March 22, 2009 at Fisher-Titus Medical Center after a short illness. She was born December 29, 1915 in Licking County to the late John W. and Artie Mae (VanWinkle) Frost. Emmagene lived in Mansfield, Columbia Station and the New London area until moving to Norwalk. Emmagene married...
Rollen Hager
Mar 20, 2009
'Rollen W. Hager, age 85, of Ashland, died Friday, March 20, 2009 at Samaritan Regional Health System, Ashland.''' He was born October 4, 1923 in Spencerville, Ohio, son of the late Vernon and Ruth (Walther) Hager.'' Rollen moved to Bellevue at an early age,' lived in Nova for 35 years, and Wellington for 2 ' years.''' He was a member...
Helen Pritt
Mar 17, 2009
Helen Elizabeth Pritt, 82, of Amherst, Ohio passed from this life on March 17, 2009. She was born in Springfield, Ohio on April 4, 1926, the daughter of John Wallace and Florence Louise Rife. She attended and graduated from Savannah High School in Savannah, Ohio. On November 15, 1957 she married James R. Pritt in Monroe, Michigan. She lived most...
Victoria Ference
Mar 16, 2009
Victoria Eva Ference, 44, of Jeromesville died Monday, March 16, 2009 at her residence. She was born April 8, 1964 in Brookpark to Basil and Geneva Ference. Vicki moved to New London in 1973 and has lived in Jeromesville for over 20 years. She was a 1982 graduate of Mapleton High School. She worked for Tremco in Ashland for 10...
Ruth Matus
Mar 16, 2009
Ruth McClave Matus, age 70, of New London, died Monday, March 16, 2009 at The Community Health Partners Hospital of Lorain after a six week illness. She was born November 25, 1938 in New London, and had lived in the area most of her life. Ruth was originally in the class of 1956, but went back to school and graduated...
Denis Hatala
Mar 16, 2009
Denis Robert Hatala, 57, of Walhonding died unexpectedly Monday, March 16, 2009 at Knox County Community Hospital. Denis was born April 16, 1951 in New London and was a 1969 graduate of New London High School. He lived in New London until 1986, when he moved to Coshocton County. Denis operated his own dairy and crop farm. He loved spending...
Richard Brush
Mar 6, 2009
Richard L. 'Dick' Brush, 67, of Wellington passed away Friday, March 6, 2009 at St. John West Shore from a chronic respiratory disorder. He was born on October 25, 1941 in Bay Village to the late Donald Albert and Elizabeth Brush and attended Bay Village High School. Dick's legacy lives on with his Gift of Sight through eye donation. For...
Lillian Miller
Mar 6, 2009
(Lillian) May Miller, age 96, formerly of Greenwich died Friday, March 6, 2009 at Hillside Acres Nursing Home, Willard. She was born in Methwold, England on August 12, 1912 to the late Thomas & Ann E. (Starling) Bird. In 1922 May and her family left England and moved to Toledo, Ohio. She married Edward J. Miller on June 28, 1930...
Lucile Miller-Alferio
Mar 5, 2009
Lucile Miller-Alferio, 96, of Wellington died Thursday, March 5, 2009 at her home. She was born March 25, 1912 to the late Clarence L. and Ethel Bartlett Wilson in Waterford Township, Washington County, Ohio; being the first of the fifth generation of Wilson's to share the same farmhouse as their birthplace. She graduated from Waterford High School in 1929. On...
Lyle Moffit
Mar 5, 2009
Lyle D. Moffit, 71, of Fitchville, died Thursday, March 5, 2009 at Fisher-Titus Medical Center. He was born in Greenwich Twp. on July 19, 1937 to the late Elmer and Dora Moffit and lived most of his life in Fitchville. He farmed for many years and owned and operated Moffit's Custom Butchering in Huntington and New London. Lyle also worked...
Ruth Johnson
Mar 2, 2009
Ruth M. 'Randleman' Johnson, age 79, of Oberlin, died Monday, March 2, after a short illness. She was born January 24, 1930 in New London, daughter of the late Ralph J. and Mary Louise (Lowery) Randleman. Ruth had lived in Oberlin since 1960. She worked at the Willow Lee Nursing Home and the Welcome Nursing Home both of Oberlin, the...
John Cika
Mar 1, 2009
John J. Cika, a veteran, died Sunday, March 1, 2009. Born on June 7, 1940, John was raised in Youngstown. He worked as a baker in Youngstown. He moved to Cleveland in the early 1970s to become a successful business agent for Bakers Union Local 19 and Teamsters Local 507. John found his work for the unions and their members...
Ralph Westfall
Mar 1, 2009
Ralph B. Westfall, 73, of Ashland, died Sunday, March 1, 2009 at Hospice of North Central Ohio, Ashland. He was born February 25, 1936 in Flatwoods, WV, son of the late Frank E. and Ethel (Gillespie) Westfall. He moved to Rochester when he was 5 years old and lived in New London, Fitchville and Savannah. Ralph attended Rochester schools and...
Sophie Stursa
Feb 25, 2009
Sophie E. Stursa, age 91, of Wellington, died Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at The Elms in Wellington after a lengthy illness. She was born February 17, 1918 in Washington County, Pennsylvania, daughter of the late Mary (McLoda) and John Hensel, Sr. Sophie had lived in Wellington since 1995. She had worked as a hospital aid. She loved to garden, travel...
Florence Graham
Feb 24, 2009
Florence P. Graham, 89, of Wellington died Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at Allen Community Hospital. She was born in Akron on August 16, 1919 to the late S. Ernest and Anna (nee Carpenter) Blower. Florence loved to play Bingo and often played at the Wellington Town Hall. She also enjoyed helping her granddaughter with 4-H sewing projects. In her younger...
John Salverda
Feb 23, 2009
John Salverda, 87, of Wellington, and formerly of southern California, died Monday, February 23, 2009 at the Elms Nursing Home. Born on May 14, 1921 to the late Klaas and Teetske Salverda in Oppenhuizen, Netherlands, John moved to the United States in 1947. In 1951, John became a proud American citizen in Artesia, CA. John worked as a carpenter and...
Patrick Provoznik
Feb 23, 2009
Patrick Provoznik, 47, of Wellington, died Monday, February 23, 2009 at the Cleveland Clinic following a battle with cancer. Patrick was born in Oberlin on May 7, 1961 to Clarence and Betty Provoznik. He was a 1979 graduate of Keystone High School and worked as a corrections officer at Grafton Correctional Facility. An avid outdoorsmen, Patrick enjoyed fishing and hunting....
