Normal Skeen
Nov 19, 2009
Normal F. Skeen, 85, of Wellington, died Thursday, November 19, 2009 at Kingston of Ashland. Mr. Skeen was born in Kenna, West Virginia on September 22, 1924 to Robert and Ester (nee Wandling) Skeen. He proudly served his country during World War II in the Army Air Corps. Normal worked for Ford Motor Company at the Brookpark plant for 33...
Donald Runkle
Nov 16, 2009
Donald C. Runkle, 89, of Greenwich, died Monday, November 16, 2009 at Norwalk Memorial Home. He was born on August 22, 1920 in New London, son of the late Ralph and Hazel Runkle. Donald lived in Ashland and most of his life in the Greenwich area. He farmed for many years and worked several years at Central Plastics. Donald worked...
Charles Myers
Nov 9, 2009
Charles Atlee Myers, age 92, of Willard and formerly of Greenwich, died Monday, November 9, 2009 at Hillside Acres Nursing Home, Willard after a short illness. Atlee was born August 5, 1917 in Shiloh, Ohio, son of the late Flossie (Arnold) and Howard P. Myers. Atlee grew up in Ripley Twp and Greenwich where he was a 1935 graduate of...
Mary Pyanowski
Nov 9, 2009
Mary Ellen Pyanowski, 81, of Nova, died Monday, November 9, 2009 at Kingston of Ashland. Daughter of the late William and Stella Caldwell, Mary was born October 23, 1928 in Portsmouth and lived there for many years. She later moved to Sullivan and in 1965 finally settled to Nova at the family farm. Alongside her husband, Mary spent several years...
Lester Swick
Nov 7, 2009
Lester Gordon Swick, 79, of Bridgeport West Virginia, currently residing in Wellington Ohio, died unexpectedly Saturday, November 7, 2009 at Wade Park Veterans Hospital in Cleveland. Born in Lost Creek, WV to the late Farley and Mellie (nee Wright) Swick, Lester proudly served his country in the United States Army as a medic during the Korean War. He received a...
Christine Hamilton
Nov 6, 2009
Christine (nee Harvey) Hamilton, 58, of Nova, Ohio went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday evening, November 6, 2009 at Hospice of North Central Ohio in Ashland. She was born on November 21, 1950 in Betsy Layne, Kentucky, the daughter of the late Webster and Virginia (nee Lawson) Harvey. On June 27, 1970, Christine married the love...
Arthur Smith
Nov 2, 2009
Arthur 'Art' Smith, 60, of Wellington, died Monday, November 2, 2009 following a short illness. Born on October 15 to the late Ivan and Marion Smith, Art was a lifelong Wellington resident. He graduated in 1969 from Wellington High School, and went on to proudly serve his county in the United States Army. Art enjoyed his family, whether it was...
Eugene Collins
Nov 1, 2009
Eugene 'Gene' Collins, 78, died Sunday, November 1, 2009 at the Cleveland Clinic. The son of the late Oscar and Bessie (nee Steel) Collins, Gene was born in Floyd County, KY on October 27, 1931. Gene lived in Wellington for the past 45 years and worked as a foreman for Sterling Foundry. Gene was a member of the Wellington Eagles....
Virginia Garner
Oct 31, 2009
Virginia M. (Coy) Garner, age 72, of North Fairfield, Ohio, died unexpectedly on October 31, 2009. She was born May 11, 1937 in Fitchville, Ohio daughter of the late Calvin & Erma (Wolfe) Coy. She graduated from New London High School in 1955 and was married July 4, 1956. Ginny shared 53 wonderful years with her husband, Randy Garner, Sr....
Julia Rosta
Oct 28, 2009
Julia Rosta, age 94, of Milan, died Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at Fisher-Titus Medical Center in Norwalk. She was born June 5, 1915 in Pittsburgh, PA daughter to the late Michael and Barbara (nee Jacklach) Dziat. Julia lived in Oberlin for many years. She was a former member of the Grace Lutheran in Oberlin. Survivors include her children, Barbara Lux...
John Crane
Oct 27, 2009
John H. Crane, 88, died Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at the Ohio Veterans Home in Sandusky. Born in 1921 to the late Daisy and Carl Crane, John was raised in the Lakewood area and lived on the west side of Cleveland until his retirement. After retiring, he and his wife moved to Millersburg where they built a home and they...
Jane Greene
Oct 24, 2009
Jane Irene Greene, 88, of Brighton, died unexpectedly on October 24, 2009 at her home. The daughter of the late Charles and Gertrude (nee Owen) Gleason. Jane was born in Elyria on June 16, 1921. She was a graduate of Elyria High School and Miami University, where she received a bachelor's degree in education. After receiving her degree, Jane taught...
Lawrence Kline
Oct 23, 2009
Lawrence M. Kline, age 84, of Greenwich, passed away Friday, October 23, 2009 at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born March 25, 1925 in Ruggles, Ohio, son of the late Andrew and Mabel (Marvin) Kline. Mr. Kline had lived most of his life in Greenwich. He was a graduate of Greenwich High School. He had served in...
Neal Thomas
Oct 21, 2009
Neal O. Thomas, 85, died Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at Fisher-Titus Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Born September 14, 1924 to Alphonso and Inez (nee Smith) Thomas, Neal was a lifelong Clarskfield resident. Neal proudly served his country in the Navy during WWII. Neal was a finish carpenter who belonged to the Local 940; he enjoyed working with wood...
Carl Gibson
Oct 20, 2009
Carl F. Gibson, age 74, of Wakeman, died Tuesday, October 20 at his residence after a farming accident. He was born April 11, 1935 in Clarksfield son of the late Laurence and Louise (nee Riesen) Gibson. He graduated from Mt. Vernon Academy in 1953. After attending 1 year of accounting at Columbia Union College in Hagerstown, MD, he decided to...
Geraldine Hall
Oct 15, 2009
Geraldine 'Gerry' Hall, 65, of Wellington, died Thursday, October 15, 2009 at Allen Medical Center due to complication of Alzheimers disease. Born in Floyd County, KY on September 21, 1944, to the late John Mitchell and Dakota (nee Newsome) Hall, Gerry lived in Floyd County and was a graduate of Betsy Lane High School. Gerry worked in the dental industry...
Dale Nirode
Oct 13, 2009
Dale William Nirode, 83, of New London, passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at The Rehabilitation and Nursing Center At Firelands, New London surrounded by his family. Born April 13, 1926 in Funk, Ohio, son of the late Nettie S. (Jennings) and Chester Nirode. He attended Rural Schools (Wilderness) and (Yankeetown), Plain Township in Wayne County up to Eighth Grade....
Ivan Smith
Oct 11, 2009
Ivan J. Smith, 87, of Wellington, died October 11, 2009 following a lengthy illness. Born May 20, 1922, Ivan was the son of the late Mable and Blaine Smith. Mr. Smith was a 1942 graduate of Wellington High School. Ivan operated his family farm in Wellington and was an active member of the farming community where he hauled livestock for...
Scott Ward
Oct 7, 2009
Scott J. Ward, age 49, of Collins, died Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at Fisher-Titus Medical Center after a short illness. He was born March 6, 1960 in Elyria to the late Arthur and Vivian (nee Campbell) Ward. Scott grew up in the Wellington area. He worked in construction as a self employed contractor. Scott enjoyed nascar, hunting, dogs and grandchildren....
Vivian Perkins
Oct 4, 2009
Vivian B. Perkins, age 56, life long resident of New London, died Sunday, October 4, 2009 at Fisher-Titus Medical Center after a sudden illness. She was a 1971 graduate of New London High School. Vivian was an avid reader who enjoyed spending her time at the library. She is survived by her husband, Harry; children, Jody Enderby Howard of Berlin...
