Arlene Schmitt
Dec 7, 2008
Arlene J. 'Trixie' Schmitt, 78, of Wellington died Sunday, December 7, 2008 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph in Lorain. Born in Olmsted Falls on October 10, 1930, Arlene was the daughter of the late Eloy and Francis Surman. Arlene graduated from Olmsted Falls High School in 1949. She was a member of the Penfield Church quilters and...
Arden Marett
Dec 4, 2008
Arden 'Art' Marett, age 84, of Monterey, California, passed away Thursday, December 4, 2008, at his home of heart failure. A memorial service will be held 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at Eastman Funeral Home, 200 West Main Street, New London with Rev. Tom Matus officiating.
Jason Swope
Dec 3, 2008
Jason Todd Swope, 43, died Wednesday, December 3, 2008 following a brief illness. Born on October 5, 1965 at the Wellington Hospital, Jason remained a Wellington resident his entire life and graduated with the Wellington High School class of 1983. He worked at Forest City for 22 years. Jason was a member of the Wellington Eagles and a dart league....
Helen Winland
Dec 3, 2008
Helen P. Winland, age 94 of Avon Park, Florida and formerly of New London died Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at Royal Care Nursing Home, Avon Park, Florida. She was born February 21, 1914 in Cadiz, Ohio, daughter of the late William Blair and Avis Harriett (Jamison) Nash. She moved to Homerville, Ohio in 1923 where she was a 1933 graduate...
Walter Sprinkle,
Dec 3, 2008
Walter L. Sprinkle Jr., 80, of Sullivan died Wednesday, December 3, 2008 following a lengthy illness. Walter was born May 1, 1928 in Portsmouth to the late Freda Mae and Walter Sprinkle Sr. Mr. Sprinkle attended Spencer High School and served in the National Guard. On December 19, 1949 he married Alberta I. Wacker. At General Motors, Walter worked as...
Evelyn Funk
Dec 2, 2008
Mrs. Evelyn Louise Funk, 90, passed away on December 2, 2008. She was born March 3, 1918 in Ruggles, Ohio to Lloyd and Mildred Beach Guilford. The Beach family was among the founding settlers in the Ruggles area. Her family moved to Akron, Ohio where Evelyn attended Rankin Elementary School. They then moved to Wyoming where she graduated with high...
Rose Bowman
Dec 1, 2008
Rose Alice Bowman, 77, died Monday, December 1, 2008 at Welcome Nursing Home in Oberlin. Rose was born September 7, 1931 in Wellington to the late Nichlos and Alice Gregerson. She worked for many years as a Nurse's Aid at the Wellington Hospital. Rose is survived by her son, Ronald (Debbie) Bowman of Wellington; two daughters, Jean Alice (Tony) Enriquez...
Norma Chester
Nov 29, 2008
Norma Jean Chester, 81, of Wellington died November 29, 2008 at Rae Ann Suburban Nursing Home in West Lake. Born in Cambridge on March 3, 1927 to the late Othel 'Jack' and Gladys (nee Henderson) Heskett, Norma was a graduate of Byesville High School. She worked at the RCA and NCR factories in Cambridge before moving to Wellington in 1970....
Virgil Johnston
Nov 24, 2008
Virgil Askew Johnston, 79, of Wellington died Monday, November 24, 2008 at EMH in Elyria. Born in Cambridge on December 20, 1928, Virgil was the son of the late Virgil and Helen Johnston. Virgil lived in Cleveland and graduated from West Tech High School. He enlisted in the Navy in 1945. Following his service to his country, Virgil worked at...
Dale Wilson
Nov 24, 2008
Dale A. Wilson, age 68, of Greenwich, died Monday, November 24, 2008 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo after an apparent heart attack. He was born July 17, 1940 in Norwalk. He had lived most of his life in the Greenwich area. He had served in the U.S.Army 82nd Air Borne. Dale had worked at R.R. Donnelley's and Pioneer...
Lowell Westbrook
Nov 23, 2008
Lowell 'Bus' Westbrook, 92, of San Marcos, Texas and formerly of Greenwich, died Sunday, November 23, at home. He was born April 15, 1916 in Prince Edward County, Virginia, son of the late Cline E. and Cleo (Dennis) Westbrook. He moved to Greenwich in 1922. Bus graduated from Greenwich High School in 1934. He had worked for Norwalk Plumbing and...
Edith Cottrell
Nov 22, 2008
Edith May Cottrell, (nee Campbell) 85, long time resident of Wellington died Saturday, November 22, at the Chesterwood Retirement Community in West Chester, Ohio, where she had been living for the past three years. She was born September 6, 1923 in New London, Ohio, but moved to Wellington while still young and graduated from Wellington High School. She had been...
Eleanor Murphy
Nov 20, 2008
Eleanor J. Murphy, age 78, of Lorain, died Thursday, November 20, 2008 at Anchor Lodge Nursing Home, Lorain after a sudden illness. She was born June 16, 1930 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, daughter of the late Chester and Henrietta (Keener) Grove. She had spent most of her life in the LaGrange, Ohio area. Mrs. Murphy had worked for over 25 years...
Shaun Carmen
Nov 20, 2008
Shaun Griffiths Carmen, 34, of Charlotte, NC died Thursday, November 20, 2008 at Presbyterian Matthews Hospital in Matthews, NC. Born in Soul, Korea on March 31, 1974, Shaun was adopted by his parents, Bruce and Peg, when he was 6 months old. He lived in Mississippi and Wisconsin before settling in North Carolina. Shaun was a 1993 graduate of John...
Gordon Alberts
Nov 20, 2008
Gordon C. Alberts, 82, of Greenwich, died Thursday, November 20, 2008 at his home after a short illness. He was born December 28, 1925 to the late John P. and Thelma M. (Hopkins) Albert. Gordon graduated from Greenwich High School in 1943 and was a lifelong resident of Greenwich. He hauled livestock with his father until 1968. Gordon farmed and...
Elizabeth Skeeles
Nov 19, 2008
Elizabeth Klooz Skeeles, 89, of Sullivan died Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008 at Akron General Hospital after a sudden illness. Elizabeth was born in Valley City on Dec. 31, 1918 to the late Elmer and Vera Klooz. She graduated from Sullivan High School in 1937 and received her 2 year teaching certificate from Ashland College in 1939. Elizabeth enlisted in the...
Peggie Ferguson
Nov 17, 2008
Peggie Jean Ferguson, 64, of New London, died Monday, November 17, 2008 at FTMC following a courageous battle with cancer. Born August 26, 1944, in Banner Elk, NC, she was the daughter of the late William Ray and Addie Morene Folds. Peggie graduated from Bob Jones High School, NC in 1962 and moved to New London in 1977. Peggie worked...
Charles Rugg
Nov 13, 2008
Rev. Charles 'Bill' William Rugg, 80, died Thursday, November 13, 2008 at the Wellington Manor Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. Born in Lorain on January 28, 1928, Charles was the son of the late Robert G. and Florence (nee Clegg) Rugg. Charles attended Elyria High School, Shelton College, Faith Seminary, and Case Western Reserve University. He served as a...
Fred Timko,
Nov 4, 2008
Fred F. Timko, Jr., 76, died November 4, 2008 following a short illness at the home of his daughter and son-in-law in Chillicothe, OH. Born in Barberton, OH on July 18, 1932, Fred was the son of the late Fred and Mildred Timko, Sr. Mr. Timko lived in Homerville and in the Huntington area before retiring to Ft. Myers, FL....
William Speicher
Oct 26, 2008
William D. 'Pap' Speicher, age 85, of New London, died Sunday, October 26, 2008 at Briarfield of Milan, after a lengthy illness. He was born Sept. 18, 1923 in Ankany, PA, son of the late, James Levi & Cora (Gilbert) Speicher. He had lived in Lorain before moving to New London in 1960. William graduated from Sumerset High School in...
