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Carolyn Loven-Rager

Carolyn Loven-Rager

Dec 29, 2007

Carolyn Diane Loven-Rager, age 51, of New London, died Saturday, December 29, 2007 at The Rehabilitation & Nursing Center at Firelands, New London after a 15 year illness. She was born November 8, 1956 in Wellston, Ohio. She had lived in the New London area since 1958. Diane was a 1975 graduate of New London High School. She is survived...

Gloria Pasenow

Gloria Pasenow

Dec 29, 2007

Gloria E. Pasenow age 80 of Wakeman died Saturday, Dec. 29, 2007 at Norwalk Memorial Home after a lengthy illness. She was born in Elyria, Ohio daughter of the late Ernest and Dorothy (Leppin) Williams. She lived in Elyria until moving to Clarksfield in 1968. She was a former member of the Grace Lutheran Church in Elyria and the New...

Minnie Barrett

Minnie Barrett

Dec 28, 2007

Minnie Catherine Barrett, age 87, of Wellington , died Friday, December 28, 2007 at her home. She was born January 28, 1920 in South Shore , Kentucky , daughter of the late Asa and Amanda (Stapleston) Reed. She had worked at the former Cleveland Steel Plant and retired from Rockwell Industries. She is survived by her daughter, Margaret Cremans of...

Lila Garner

Lila Garner

Dec 25, 2007

Lila Rose (Kelley) Garner, age 81, of Wakeman, died Tuesday, December 25, 2007 at Fisher-Titus Medical Center in Norwalk. Mrs. Garner was born June 2, 1926 in Clarksfield, Ohio, daughter of the late, Linn & Lillian (Perkins) Kelley. She was a life long resident of the Clarksfield area and graduated in 1944 from New London High School. Lila was a...

Patricia Floyd

Patricia Floyd

Dec 24, 2007

Patricia 'Pat' Ann (Cole) Floyd, age 59, of Mansfield, died Monday, December 24, 2007 at her home following a short illness. She was born March 25, 1948 in Lodi, Ohio, daughter of the late Marshall and Flora (Biddinger) Cole. She grew up in Wellington and was a 1966 graduate of Wellington High School. She had lived in Ashland and Mansfield....

Edith Mekoleske

Edith Mekoleske

Dec 23, 2007

Edith Jane Mekoleske, age 84, of Wellington, died Sunday, December 23 at Allen Medical Center in Oberlin. She was born on May 22, 1923 in Rochester to the late Samuel and Maggie Shick. Edith had lived in the Penfield area since the 1940's. Edith was a member of the Penfield Community Church and she was an avid game player. Survivors...

Gladys Blessing

Gladys Blessing

Dec 19, 2007

Gladys S. Blessing, age 84, of Wellington died Wednesday, December 19th after a short illness. She was born February 5, 1923 in Wellington to the late Roscoe and Doris (Young) Oney. Mrs. Blessing graduated from Wellington High School. She had worked for the A&P for 35 years. Mrs. Blessing was a member of the Wellington Genealogy Society and served on...

Toni Fourdyce

Toni Fourdyce

Dec 13, 2007

Toni Rachelle Fourdyce, age 22, died Thursday, December 13, following injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was born in Virginia Beach, Virginia on February 2, 1985. Toni had lived in the Wellington area since 1988 and attended Wellington High School. During the past several months she had resided in Elyria. During High School, Toni worked at Taco Bell. She...

Dan Dickason

Dan Dickason

Dec 11, 2007

Dan B. Dickason, age 63, a lifelong Wellington resident, died Tuesday, December 11. He was born May 27, 1944 in Oberlin to the late Robert and Mary Dickason. Dan was a 1962 graduate of Wellington High School. Following graduation, Dan served in the Army from 1964 until 1966 where he was stationed in Germany. He worked for the former Wedge...

Donna Dubick

Donna Dubick

Dec 8, 2007

Donna Jean (Kirchner) Dubick, 72, of New London, died unexpectedly Saturday, December 8th at her home. She was born September 2, 1935 in Parma, OH; daughter of the late August and Katheryn (DuChai) Kirchner. Donna was a 1954 graduate of Holy Name High School in Parma, Ohio. She had been employed by Ohio Bell for many years before moving to...

Steve Myers

Steve Myers

Dec 7, 2007

Steve Allen Myers, age 35, of Sandusky, died Friday, December 7, 2007 at Firelands Regional Medical Center, Sandusky after a short illness. He was born May 14, 1972 in Bluffton, Ohio. He moved to New London in 1986. Steve was a 1990 graduate of New London High School. He moved to Sandusky in 1995. Steve had worked for 15 '...

Tressie Tackett

Tressie Tackett

Dec 6, 2007

Tressie Tackett, age 86, of Plymouth died Thursday, December 06, 2007 at her home, after a short illness. She was born March 21, 1921 in Magoffin County, Kentucky, daughter of the late Robert and Lavina (Patrick) Kilgore. She had lived in the Plymouth, Shiloh and Willard areas for about 70 years. She was a member of the Mills Road Church...

Doris Wood

Doris Wood

Dec 5, 2007

Doris M. Wood, age 78, of New London, died Wednesday, December 5, 2007 at the Rehabilitation and Nursing Center at Firelands, New London, after a lengthy illness. She was born February 24, 1929 in Swanton, Ohio, daughter of the late Harry & Inez (Morrow) Ulch. Doris lived in Findlay, Ohio for several years. She managed a family business there. She...

Aletha Brant

Aletha Brant

Dec 4, 2007

Aletha 'Lee' Brant, age 86, of New London, died Tuesday, December 4, 2007 at Fisher Titus Medical Center, Norwalk. She was born April 22, 1921 in Wellington, daughter of the late Clarence & Marie (Waite) Friend. She had lived in Elyria and in New London since 1950. Mrs. Brant was a cook in the New London Schools cafeteria for 25...

Effie Sword

Effie Sword

Dec 3, 2007

Effie Sword, age 85, of Wellington, passed away peacefully at home Monday, December 3, 2007 after a lengthy illness. She was born, May 15, 1922 in Pikeville, Kentucky, daughter of the late Bert and Rattie (Gayheart) Dye. She had been a resident of Ohio since 1959. Mrs. Sword was a homemaker and a member of the Old Regular Baptist Church....

Harold Wiles

Harold Wiles

Dec 2, 2007

Harold A. 'Stub' Wiles, age 79, of Wellington, died Sunday, December 2nd at the Elms Retirement Village following a short illness. He was born October 3, 1928 to the late Carl and Icy (Brown) Wiles. Mr. Wiles was a lifelong resident of Wellington and graduated from Wellington High School in 1946. Following graduation, he enlisted in the Naval Reserve Surface...

Benjamin Derrick,

Benjamin Derrick,

Nov 30, 2007

Benjamin L. Derrick, Sr., age 85, of Wellington died Friday, November 30 at Lorain Community Health Partners. He was born September 5, 1922 in Shamokin, PA to the late Benjamin and Cora (Latsha) Derrick. Ben had been a resident of Wellington since 1948. During the 1930s, Ben worked for the Civilian Conservation Corp. He retired from the United States Steel...

Berton Carpenter

Berton Carpenter

Nov 28, 2007

Berton James Carpenter, age 86, of New London died Wednesday, November 28, 2007 at Fisher Titus Medical Center, Norwalk. He was born October 19, 1921 in Syracuse, New York, son of the late Berton Joseph W. and Della Grace (Jacobs) Carpenter. Mr. Carpenter worked as a mechanic for many years. He resided in Florida for several years as a business...

Eva Settlemire

Eva Settlemire

Nov 26, 2007

Eva G. 'Sal' Settlemire, age 96, of Wellington died Monday, November 26, 2007 at her daughter's home in Bloomfield, KY, after a short illness. Mrs. Settlemire was born September 22, 1911 in Johnstown, PA, daughter of the late, Harry M. & Emma (Stout) Kornprobst. She moved to Wellington in 1936, where she had lived up until the past month. She...

Beatrice Rounds

Beatrice Rounds

Nov 24, 2007

Beatrice J. (Merrill) Rounds, age 99, of New London, died Saturday, November 24, 2007 at Fisher-Titus Medical Center in Norwalk. Bea was born January 9, 1908 in Camden Twp and grew up in the Clarksfield area. She moved to San Fernando Valley, California in 1946, where she lived until moving back to the New London area in 1973. She was...

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