Obituaries

Aug 16, 2022

Betty J. Storrow, 95, of Wellington, passed away under hospice care with her family at home on Tuesday, August 16, 2022. Born on June 10, 1927 in Fairview, she was the daughter of the late Hubert and Ruth (nee Ponting) Jordan.

Betty graduated in 1945 from Wellington High School and was actively involved in every aspect of...

Aug 14, 2022

Louis "Mel" Love, of Greenwich, died Sunday, August 14, 2022, at Twilight Gardens Nursing Home, Norwalk. He was born March 28, 1932, in Akron to the late Bennett and Opal (nee Vance) Love. Mr. Love worked in orthodontics until retirement and liked watching football, hunting with his dogs Coffee and Shelby, listening to country music and watching western movies....

Aug 13, 2022

John E. Mench, 85, of Norwalk, died August 13, 2022, surrounded by his family under the care of Stein Hospice. On July 30, 1937, John was born in Norwalk to the late Waldo E. and Alwilda M. (nee Shipman) Mench. He grew up in Monroeville and graduated from Monroeville High School, Class of 1955. He graduated from Oberlin College...

Aug 11, 2022

Joshua D. Wolford, 36, of Amherst, Ohio died unexpectedly on Thursday, August 11, 2022.  Joshua was born in Norwalk, on November 23, 1985, the son of Jeanette Sonner-Enderby and Kenny Wolford.  Joshua grew up in New London and graduated from New London High School.

Joshua was employed as a concrete finisher.  He enjoyed being outdoors where he...

Aug 10, 2022

Robert "Bob" E. Gum, 75, of Norwalk, passed away Thursday morning, August 11, 2022, at Fisher Titus Medical Center.

Bob was born on July 12, 1947, in West Virginia, to the late Catherine (McCoy) Gum and William Gum.

Bob grew up in West Virginia before the family moved to Wellington. He was a skilled auto...

Aug 9, 2022

Dale E. Biller, 81, of Norwalk, passed away Tuesday morning, August 9, 2022, at Gaymont Nursing Home.

Dale was born on April 6, 1941, in Attica, OH to the late Vernita (Lepard) Biller and Jacob Biller.

Dale grew up in Attica, OH before moving to Norwalk to be closer to family. He enjoyed going to...

Aug 8, 2022

Brian Allen Hall, of New London, Ohio, 37, died on Monday, August 8, 2022, the unexpected result of a car accident.  He was born on December 20, 1984, in Norwalk, Ohio to Susan (Richardson) Hall and the late Linnard Hall.  Brian was a graduate of New London High School, where he made many lifelong friends.  Later he received a...

Aug 8, 2022

JoAnna L. Livermore, 51, of Norwalk, Ohio, entered into heavenly rest on August 8, 2022.  She was under the care of Stein Hospice in Sandusky, Ohio after a lengthy battle with metastatic breast cancer.  She was born on October 13, 1970, to Tennie (Parsons) Livermore and the late Norman Livermore Jr.  and was a 1990 graduate of Western Reserve...

Aug 7, 2022

Gary W. Sprague, II, 54, of Greenwich, Ohio passed away on August 7, 2022, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.  Born on February 26, 1968, to Gary W. and Stella M. Sprague.

Gary was a graduate of St. Paul High School, Circleville Bible College, and Wesley Biblical Seminary.  He served as a sergeant in the U.S....

Aug 4, 2022

Marilyn Ruth Cooley, 80, of Greenwich, died Thursday, August 4, 2022, at Fisher Titus Medical Center. Born on May 9, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Erwin and Helen (nee Berthold) Wolfram. Marilyn grew up in Avon before moving to New London in 1979.

Marilyn had worked for Beckett Corp, Stanadyne, and Kent Sporting Goods,...

Aug 4, 2022

Timothy "Tim" K. Alt, 64, residing in Norwalk, passed away Thursday, August 4, 2022, at home after a lengthy battle with health issues.

Tim was born on June 4, 1958, in Norwalk, OH to the late Patricia (Holmes) and Robert Alt, Sr.

Tim was a 1976 graduate of Western Reserve High School and proudly served...

Aug 4, 2022

Selena "Sally" Twitchell, 87, of Norwalk, passed away on the morning of Thursday, August 4, 2022, at home, surrounded by her loved ones.

Sally was born January 29, 1935, in Cleveland, OH to the late Loren and Eloise (Knowlton) Morton.

Sally was a Norwalk High School graduate with the class of 1952. She was a...

Aug 3, 2022

David "Dave" L. Vance, 67, residing in Norwalk, passed away peacefully Wednesday, August 3, 2022, at home.

Dave was born on April 8, 1955, in Lodi, OH to the late Irene (Cottrell) Vance and Charles Vance.

Dave attended Wellington Schools and lived in Wellington for 50 years before moving to Norwalk. He was employed by...

Aug 2, 2022

Joshua "Josh" D. Rapp, 26, of Norwalk, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday afternoon, August 2, 2022, at his residence.

Josh was born on September 21, 1995, in Sandusky, OH, to Sherri (Wade) Espinoza and DuWayne Rapp.

Josh graduated from Norwalk High School as a member of the class of 2014. He also studied culinary arts at...

Aug 1, 2022

Stephen J. Dudkowski, 71, of New London died Monday, August 1, 2022, at his residence.  He was born September 2, 1950, in New Kensington, PA to the late Martha (Bentlejewski) and John S. Dudkowski.  Stephen served in the US Marines for 10 years and then the US Navy for 10 years.  After retirement from the armed forces, he was...

Jul 31, 2022

Paul Raymond Bouman (July 30, 1939-July 31, 2022)

Paul R. Bouman of Celeryville, Ohio went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on July 31st after a brief battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his family in his home.

In 1952, Paul with his parents and brother, immigrated from the Netherlands following...

Jul 29, 2022

George W. Johnston Jr.  Born November 30, 1936 passed away on July 29,  2022 with his family by his side. He is survived by his loving wife of  57 years Ruth (Anderson) Johnston.  Children: George "Butch" Johnston III of Elyria,  Carma Lee Freeman of Lorain, Douglas Johnston of Wellington and Tonya Bollin of Decatur, IN.  Grandchildren Brandi (Russ Godsey)...

Jul 28, 2022

Gail M. McConnell (nee Sutton) 73, of Grafton, passed away July 28, 2022. She is survived by her loving husband of 35 years, Richard L. McConnell; daughters, Vanessa M. (Matthew) Immel, of Sugarcreek, and Angela L. (Andy) Bender, of Woodstock, GA; grandchildren, Helena, Olivia, and Alexus; sister, Beverly (Ron)  Rogers, of Masury; and a brother, Robert Sutton of PA....

Jul 28, 2022

Those who loved Ben are proud to have been able to call him a husband, father, grandfather, brother, son, rockstar, and dear friend. Ben was a bright light in this world, and his spirit was second to none. Ben lived his final years facing the challenges of Early Onset Alzheimer's Disease, and he showed courage in meeting life's obstacles...

Jul 27, 2022

William Patrick Hartley, 70, residing in Port Clinton, passed away Wednesday morning, July 27, 2022, at St. Vincent Hospital in Toledo.

William was born on June 14, 1952, to the late Helen (Rice) Hartley and Earl Hartley.

William's family moved numerous times and he held various jobs including being a store associate at Kroger and...