Obituaries

Nov 27, 2023

John R. "Jack" Sweeting, 87, of North Fairfield, died Monday, November 27, 2023. Born on July 10, 1936, in Willard, he was the son of the late Thor and Mary (Simmons) Sweeting. Jack was a graduate of North Fairfield High School. He served as a Fairfield Township Trustee and on the South Central School Board when they first built...

Nov 25, 2023

Benson L. Hopkins Mott, 8, of Greenwich died Saturday, November 25, 2023, at Akron Children's Hospital, Akron.  He was born November 9, 2015, in Norwalk.  Benson was in 2nd grade at South Central Elementary School.  He loved being outdoors and was very loving and caring.  Benson enjoyed playing sports including football and baseball, deer hunting, competing in power wheel...

Nov 25, 2023

Allen Wayne Kimmich, 93, of Wellington, died Saturday, November 25, 2023, at the Cleveland Clinic Medina Hospital after a brief illness. Born on December 9, 1929 in Cleveland, he was the son of the late Allen and Molly (nee Plitt) Kimmich. Allen attended Lakewood High School and graduated from Rocky River High School. He went on to attend Ohio...

Nov 23, 2023

On Thursday, November 23, 2023, Raymond Otto Braun passed away at age 84 at Welcome Nursing Home in Oberlin.

Ray was born on November 15, 1939, in Norwalk, Ohio to Raymond M. & Isabel (Ringlein) Braun. He grew up in the Kipton/Oberlin area and graduated from Firelands High School in 1957. On May 23, 1960, he married...

Nov 19, 2023

Evora Cook, age 94, of New London, died on Sunday, November 19, 2023, at Fisher Titus Medical Center in Norwalk.

She was born on July 12, 1929, to the late Newell and Helen (Smith) Ford. She married Lowell Cook and was a loving wife, mother, sister, aunt, grandmother, and great-grandmother. All that knew Evora loved her and...

Nov 14, 2023

James Monroe Taulbee, 76, of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at Cleveland University Hospital. Born in Cleveland on October 30, 1947, he was the son of the late James E. and Emma (nee Mayhugh) Taulbee. James graduated from Wellington High School and later moved to Cleveland where he spent most of his adult life.

James...

Nov 14, 2023

Ruth A. Greiffenhagen (nee Kettlewell) was born December 1, 1934, at Powhatan Point, Ohio. She was one of 9 children born to Robert Simon Kettlewell (deceased) and Neva Lenore Kettlewell (nee Caldwell, deceased). She was preceded in death by her first husband Kenneth O. Triplett, second husband Wolf W. Greiffenhagen, youngest daughter Wendy S. Triplett, and brothers Paul Kettlewell,...

Nov 14, 2023

Martha Anne Willey Farago passed away on November 14, 2023 at the age of 80, in the company of her family at Lorain Mercy Hospital.

Martha was born in Fremont, Ohio, on October 19, 1943, to Robert and Mildred Willey. She was the second of four children, including older brother Robert Willey and sisters Susan Hoffbauer and...

Nov 13, 2023

Michael R. Ollie Sr., age 61, of Norwalk, died on Monday, November 13, 2023, at his home in Norwalk, surrounded by his loving children. He was born on July 31, 1962, in Cleveland, to the late Marlene (Karovich) and Raymond Delphia. Over the course of his lifetime, Michael traveled the United States, moving often from state to state, living...

Nov 12, 2023

Paul Arden Beck, age 82, of Norwalk, died peacefully on November 12, 2023 at Fisher-Titus Medical Center in Norwalk. He was born December 16, 1940 in Norwalk and graduated from Norwalk High School in 1958. He would remain a Norwalk resident for the entirety of his life.

Having served in the United States Army after high school...

Nov 11, 2023

Marvelle J. Storrow, 92, of Wellington, died Saturday, November 11, 2023 at University Hospitals Elyria Memorial Hospital in Elyria. Born on November 14, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Roy and Nellie (nee Young) Baker. Marvelle was a graduate of Brighton High School and lived in the Wellington area most of her life.

Marvelle worked...

Nov 10, 2023

Nancy Anne (Flaherty) Warner of Las Vegas, NV, formally of Norwalk, OH. She passed away on Friday November 10, 2023. She was born on January 29, 1934, to Andrew and Bertha (Klein) Flaherty. She married Robert M Warner Sr on April 7, 1956. She graduated from Elyria High School and Baldwin Wallace University. She worked at Elyria School District...

Nov 8, 2023

Kyle A. Jameson, age 35, died on Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at his residence.

Born December 10, 1987 in Norwalk, he was a 2006 graduate of Western Reserve High School. He later moved to Monroeville and worked for Denney's Roofing as a roofer and loved working in construction, building things and working with his hands. An outdoorsman,...

Nov 7, 2023

Betty Jean Becker, age 82, of Norwalk, passed away November 7, 2023, at Norwalk Memorial Home.

Betty, the eldest of five children, was born to Delbert and Evelyn Wolcott on January 12, 1941.  The family moved to Clarksfield Ohio in the late 1940s.  Betty graduated from New London High School in 1958.  Later that year she met...

Nov 3, 2023

Audre Yvette Swope, 22, of Wellington, died Friday, November 3, 2023. Born on September 19, 2001 in Lorain, she was the daughter of Ryan and Sarah (nee Bedo) Swope. Audre was a 2020 graduate of Western Reserve Highs School.

Audre had a one of a kind personality, she was funny and loving, and fun to be around....

Nov 1, 2023

Brian K. Hovatter, 48, of Norwalk, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly at home, on November 1, 2023.  He was born on February 11, 1975, in Sandusky, Ohio, to Ronald Hovatter and the late Elsie (Green) Hovatter.

Brian graduated from Norwalk High School and received a degree in Computer Programming from BGSU Firelands.  He worked for 27 years at...

Oct 29, 2023

Sharon A. Kline, age 70, of Willard, went home to be with the Lord on October 29, 2023. She was born August 9, 1953, daughter of the late Lawrence and Patricia Kline. Ms. Kline had lived in Norwalk for 34 years before moving to Willard.

She enjoyed going to auctions, reading and puzzles. Ms. Kline retired from...

Oct 28, 2023

Delores M. Ridge, 86, of New London, Ohio, went to be with the Lord on October 28, 2023.  She was born on May 27, 1937, in Waynesburg, PA (Kuhntown), to the late Walter and Ina (Stewart) Brewer, and graduated from Waynesburg High School in Pennsylvania.

Delores enjoyed painting, sewing, arts and crafts, gardening, birding, and panning for...

Oct 28, 2023

Karen Sue Austin, 74, a life-long resident of Norwalk, died Saturday, October 28, 2023 at home, surrounded by her family. Born on December 23, 1948 in Norwalk, she was the daughter of the late Owen "Bud" and Berldine (nee Montgomery) Libbee. Karen was a 1967 graduate of Norwalk High School.

Karen and her husband owned and operated...

Oct 27, 2023

Kenneth Wayne Brill, 78, of Amherst, died Friday, October 27, 2023 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Lorain, with his loved ones by his side. Born on October 14, 1945 in Lorain, he was the son of the late Kenneth Conrad and Arlene (nee Schon) Brill. Ken was a 1963 graduate of Wellington High School. He earned his bachelor's...