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Dorothy Wright

Dorothy Wright

May 9, 2008

Dorothy Mae (nee Waite) Wright, age 92, of Wellington died Friday, May 9, 2008 at the Elms Retirement Village. She was born May 25, 1915 in Oberlin. Dorothy lived in Pittsfield Township until her marriage on October 6, 1935 when she moved to Wellington. She graduated from Wellington High School in 1933. Dorothy was a member of the First United...

Justine Jones

Justine Jones

May 9, 2008

Justine Marie 'Sis' Jones, age 23, of Constantine, MI, passed away Friday, May 9th, 2008 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Justine was born in Gainesville, FL on February 13, 1985, the daughter of Michael K. and Michele L. (Gregory) Jones. Justine attended Constantine High School graduating in 2004. She worked as a teller at Chiphone Federal Credit Union,...

Kenneth Mohrman

Kenneth Mohrman

May 9, 2008

Kenneth A. Mohrman, age 76, of Wellington died Friday, May 9, 2008 at Allen Medical Center in Oberlin following a short illness. He was born May 1, 1932 in Lorain to the late Forrest and Hilda (Ruminsky) Mohrman. Kenneth graduated from Wellington High School in 1950. After attending Valpariso University from 1950 until 1952, Kenneth joined the Navy and served...

Conner Urbansky

Conner Urbansky

May 9, 2008

Conner James Urbansky, infant son of Keith and Chrystal Urbansky of Oberlin, passed away Friday, May 9, 2008 at Metro Health Medical Center in Cleveland. Conner is also survived by his brothers, Owen Keith and Alec Carsen; maternal grandparents, Lynn Sturgill of Oberlin and Bill Sturgill of Vermilion; paternal grandparents, Steve and Betty Urbansky of Brighton; and his aunt and...

James Eckels

James Eckels

May 6, 2008

James Foster Eckels, age 64, of Greenwich died Tuesday, morning, May 6, at Willard Health Care after a short battle with cancer. He was born May 22, 1943 in Shelby, Ohio, son of the late Harrison Eckels and Roseline (Rhinebolt) Eckels Kuelling. James worked as a mechanic and machinist at Midwest Industries, Willard, Lake Park Industries, Greenwich and Roth Manufacturing,...

Anita Hale

Anita Hale

May 5, 2008

Anita L. Hale, age 61, of Greenwich died Monday evening, May 5, 2008 at Fisher Titus Medical Center in Norwalk after a sudden illness. She was born April 11, 1947 in Buckhannon, West Virginia to the late Oran L. and Julia Ann (Harris) Cogar, and lived in the Greenwich area since the mid 1960's. Anita was a 1965 graduate of...

Opal West

Opal West

May 3, 2008

Opal West, age 81, of New London died early Saturday, May 03, 2008 at the Rehabilitation and Nursing Center at Firlelands in New London. Mrs. West was born July 7, 1926 in Honaker, Kentucky, daughter of the late, Robert & Myrtie (Kidd) Lawson. She grew up in Betsy Lane, Kentucky and had lived in New London since 1959. Opal worked...

Clair King

Clair King

Apr 29, 2008

Clair L. 'Pottsie' King, age 70, of Greenwich died Tuesday, at his residence following a lingering illness. He was born January 9, 1938 to the late Darwin R. and M. Charlene (Watson) King, and was a lifelong resident of Greenwich. Clair was a 1956 graduate of Greenwich High School. Clair owned and operated Kings plumbing and heating, and was a...

Karl Garn

Karl Garn

Apr 28, 2008

Karl E. Garn, age 86, of LaGrange died Monday, April 28, 2008 at Elyria Memorial Hospital following a short illness. He was born June 15, 1921 in West Salem to the late Guy and Ida Mae Garn. Karl was a good athlete in school and served in the Army during World War II. Karl worked as a mason for the...

Robert Langdon

Robert Langdon

Apr 22, 2008

Robert E. 'Radar' Langdon, age 61, of Wellington died Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at his home following a lengthy illness. He was born October 5, 1946 in Lodi and spent most of his life in Oberlin. After marrying, he moved to Wellington and lived there for the past 17 years. Robert was a 1965 graduate of Oberlin High School and...

Rex Barber

Rex Barber

Apr 17, 2008

Rex R. Barber, age 54, of New London, died Thursday evening, April 17, 2008 at the Stein Hospice Care Center in Sandusky; after an illness of 7 months. Rex was born June 5, 1953 in Norwalk, Ohio. He was a 1971 graduate of New London High School. After high school he served in the U.S. Army. He was a truck...

Jonathan Holden Kistler

Jonathan Holden Kistler

Apr 16, 2008

Jonathan Vaughn Holden Kistler, age 9, of New London died Wednesday, April 16th at Metro Health Medical Center. He was born May 29, 1998 in Norwalk to Hans and Misty (Stanley) Kistler. Jonathan was a loving child who loved to play sports and baseball on the summer leagues. He also enjoyed campfires with his friends. His goal was to grow...

Charles Birchfield

Charles Birchfield

Apr 15, 2008

Charles E. Birchfield, age 82, of Wellington died Tuesday, April 15th at Elyria Memorial Hospital. He was born August 15, 1925 in Bellburn, WV to the late Russell and Clara (Bragg) Birchfield. Charles served in the Army and was stationed in Okinawa, Japan. Charles was a 48 year member of the Local #860 in Cleveland and was a construction worker...

Coy Wolfe,

Coy Wolfe,

Apr 14, 2008

Ray Wolfe, Jr., age 87, of Collins, died Monday, April 14, 2008 at the Ohio Veteran's Home in Sandusky after a lengthy illness. Mr. Wolfe was born October 30, 1920 in Decatur, Alabama, son of the late Coy Raymond and Bessie May (Stewart) Wolfe, Sr. Ray had lived most of his life in Hartland Twp.; he graduated in 1942 from...

Mary Aumend

Mary Aumend

Apr 8, 2008

Mary C. Aumend, age 91, of Norwalk, died Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at Norwalk Memorial Home after a short illness. She was born July 8, 1916 in Deshler, Ohio, daughter of the late John and Mary Hughes. Mary had lived in the New London and Nova areas for many years before moving to Norwalk 4 years ago. She had worked...

Barbara Carroll

Barbara Carroll

Apr 8, 2008

Barbara M. Carroll, age 66, of West Salem and formerly of Clarksfield, died Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at her home, after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Carroll was born January 31, 1942 in Elyria, daughter of the late, Don M. & Thelma (Boone) Johnson. She moved to Clarksfield in the early 70's and had only lived in West Salem for a...

Janice Moody

Janice Moody

Apr 7, 2008

Janice F. Moody, age 75, of Wellington died Monday, April 7, 2008 at the Elms Retirement Village. She was born June 18, 1932 in Savannah to the late Creston and Hannah Lindsay. Janice was an Ashland High School graduate and spent most of her life in Wellington. She worked in the office at Forest City Foam, prior to it being...

Elizabeth Beal

Elizabeth Beal

Apr 6, 2008

Elizabeth G. Beal, age 91, of New London died Sunday, April 6, 2008 at Twilight Gardens, Norwalk, Ohio. She was born May 30, 1916 in Akron, daughter of the late Ray and Chints (May) Garwood. Mrs. Beal had lived at Windy Acres, New London, Ohio and attended the Fitchville United Methodist Church. She is survived by a son Jim (Jean)...

A. Geiger

A. Geiger

Apr 5, 2008

Gene A. Geiger, age 63, of New London, died Saturday, April 5, 2008 at Fisher Titus Medical Center after a sudden illness. He was born June 1, 1944 in Norwalk, son of the late Marcellus and Marcella (Miller) Geiger He was a 1962 New London High School graduate and served in the U. S. Army during the Vietnam War. He...

Norman Merrill

Norman Merrill

Mar 31, 2008

Norman Lee Merrill, age 84, of Clarksfield, died Monday, March 31, 2008 at his home after a long illness. He was born January 10, 1924, he was a life long resident of the New London & Clarksfield area. He was a devoted husband for 64 years and dearly loved his family. Norman graduated in 1942 from New London High School....

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