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Paul Galo
Dec 24, 2009
EASTMAN FUNERAL HOME 419-929-3781 Paul F. Galo of rural New London passed away Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009 at the Elms Nursing Home in Wellington, he was 78. Mr. Galo was born October 1, 1931 in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Andrew & Ruby (Markel) Galo. He had resided in Leroy, Ohio and moved to the New London area in 1971....
Raymond Church
Dec 23, 2009
Raymond Stone Church, 91, died Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at his residence. On October 9, 1918, Ray was born at home to the late Charles S. and Ruth E. (nee Morrison) Church. He graduated with the Wellington High School Class of 1937. Ray worked at the Wellington Foundry prior to joining the Army during WWII. During the war, Ray was...
Helen Manning
Dec 21, 2009
Helen J. Manning, 90, died Monday, December 21, 2009 at her home in Huntington. Born in Liberty, Ohio on March 1, 1919, Helen was the daughter of the late John and Bessie Gingery. She graduated with the 1938 Wellington High School Class and lived most of her life in Huntington. Helen enjoyed working on the farm alongside her family and...
Dean Roice
Dec 18, 2009
Dean Eaton Roice, 84, a lifelong Wellington area resident, died Friday, December 18, 2009 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Cleveland on September 18, 1925 to the late Enola (nee Eaton) and Court Roice. In 1943, Dean graduated from Wellington High School. He owned the Sohio service station on East Herrick, starting in the 1940's,...
Phyllis Cutright
Dec 17, 2009
Phyllis Jean Cutright, 66, of Wellington, died Thursday, December 17, 2009 at the Elms Retirement Village. She was born on January 21, 1943 in Elyria, to the late Elmer George and Emma (nee Bracken) Moore. Phyllis was a 1961 Wellington High School graduate. Phyllis was an outstanding cook and she worked at both the Elms Retirement Village and Weber Health...
Joan Hawley
Dec 16, 2009
Joan Sophronia Hawley, 81, of Wellington, died Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at Mount Carmel St. Ann's Hospital in Westerville. Born on July 20, 1928 in Brighton to the late Harold and Minnie Belle (nee Tuttle) Hardy, Joan was a lifelong Wellington area resident. She graduated with the Wellington High School class of 1946. Joan worked as an inspector for Rockwell...
Leo Sayles
Dec 15, 2009
Leo J. 'Jerry' Sayles, 77, of Sullivan, passed away in the morning on December 15, 2009, at his residence amongst family. Born in Gary, IN on April 11, 1932, he moved to northeast Ohio at the age of 10 and spent the last 32 years in Sullivan where he enjoyed spending time with his family, woodworking, and operating the Sullivan...
Kimberly Kwiatkowski
Dec 14, 2009
Kimberly A. 'Kim' Kwiatkowski, 53, of New London, died Monday, December 14, 2009 at Cleveland Clinic after a lengthy illness. She was born on March 25, 1956 in Norwalk and lived in the Olena, Norwalk, and New London areas all of her life. She worked at the former C.E. Ward Company and Thomas Creative Apparel both of New London. Kim...
Edward Drake,
Dec 13, 2009
Edward Allen Drake, Jr., 33, devoted husband, father and son, went home to the Lord unexpectedly on Sunday, December 13, 2009. He was born on March 17, 1976 and lived in the Wellington area his whole life. He enjoyed football, fishing, softball and especially OSU football. His greatest joy in life was being a father and husband. He loved teaching...
Charles Conklin
Dec 11, 2009
Charles M. Conklin, 85, of Wellington, died Friday December 11, 2009 at Cleveland Metro Health Center. Born in Rochester Ohio on October 5, 1924, to the late Lee and Pearl (nee Merrill) Conklin, Charles was a lifelong Southern Lorain County resident. He graduated from Brighton High School in 1942. Charles worked for Paul Mills Construction and farmed his family property....
Jon Waters
Dec 10, 2009
Jon D. Waters, age 59, of Greenwich died, Thursday, December 10, 2009 at the Cleveland Clinic. He was born December 28, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois, son of the late Dudley M. and Marguerite H. (Ehdy) Waters. He had lived in Greenwich since 1994. Jon was a 1967 graduate of Bogan High School, Chicago, Ill. He had been a Staff Sergeant...
Maxine Simonson
Dec 6, 2009
Maxine Ellen Simonson, 89, died Sunday, December 6, 2009 in Wellington after a lengthy illness. The daughter of the late Earl B. and Lula (nee Hall) Jameyson, Maxine was born on September 25, 1920 in Wellington and remained a lifelong resident of the village. She graduated with the Wellington High School Class of 1940. Maxine was the Supply/Facilities Coordinator for...
Dustin Kissel
Dec 2, 2009
Dustin Dwight Kissel, 19, of Wilson, NC died Tuesday. Funeral services in North Carolina will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Joyner's Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson, with the family receiving friends immediately following the service at the funeral home. Funeral services in Ohio will be conducted 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at Ripley Congregational Church, Greenwich, Ohio. Interment will...
Helen Patton Allen
Nov 29, 2009
Helen Dorsey Patton Allen, 99, died Sunday, November 29, 2009 at the Elms Retirement Village in Wellington. On April 26, 1910, Helen was born in Poseyville, Indiana to the late Charles and Eliza (nee Smith) Dorsey. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana and a M.A.L.S. degree from the Peabody Library School in Nashville,...
Paul Smith
Nov 27, 2009
Paul E. Smith, 42, of Ashland, died Friday, November 27, 2009 following a lengthy illness. Born April 21, 1967 to Jacky and the late Phyllis (nee Kirk) Smith, Paul was a lifelong resident of the Sullivan and Ashland area. He was a 1986 graduate of Black River High School, and went on to serve his country during Desert Storm. Paul...
Elaine Winck
Nov 24, 2009
Elaine Winck, 73, of Greenwich, died Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at her residence after a short illness. She is survived by her husband, Roger Winck; children, Debra Hardesty of Greenwich, Michael (June) Winck of Lexington and Stephen Winck of Greenwich; 7 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. Elaine was preceded in death by her parents, Albert and Clara (nee Fitton) Paradis;...
Jessie Hicks
Nov 23, 2009
Jessie Marie Hicks, age 81, of Greenwich, died Monday, November 23, 2009 at Fisher Titus Medical Center, Norwalk. Friends may call from 2-4 and 6-8 Wednesday at the Eastman Funeral Home, 49 West Main St., Greenwich where funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, November 27th with Pastor Delmer Bailey officiating. Burial will follow at Greenwich Greenlawn Cemetery.
Wilma Motter
Nov 22, 2009
Wilma B. Motter, age 91, of Sharonville, Ohio, and formerly of Elyria, died Sunday, November 22, 2009 at the Cottingham Retirement Community. She was born July 21, 1918 in Rochester, Ohio, daughter of the late Truman and Mary (Schultz) Campbell. Wilma was 1936 graduate of Troy Centralized High School. She had lived in Nova, New London, Wellington and most of...
Edwin Charles
Nov 20, 2009
After battling a long illness Edwin Eugene 'Pep' Charles, Sr. of Wellington, suffers no more as he went to be with the Lord on November 20, 2009. He fought the good fight. He finished the race. He kept his faith. He is survived by his wife Roberta Charles, sons Edwin R. Charles and his wife Karen, David Charles and his...
Emma Randleman
Nov 20, 2009
Emma Elizabeth Randleman, age 90, of New London, died Friday, November 20, 2009 at The Rehabilitation & Nursing Center at Firelands, New London. She was born May 28, 1919 in Cleveland, daughter of the late Clarence L. and Lola (Mumford) Stewart. She originally came to New London as a teenage girl in the 1930's living with Aunt Sadie and Uncle...
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