Obituaries

Jun 26, 2022

Nathan Lee Adkins, 39, of Shelby, died Sunday, June 26, 2022, from complications of a chronic illness. Born on October 31, 1982, he was the son of Gary and Joyce Arlene (nee Hicks) Adkins. Nathan grew up in Shelby and was a member of the graduating class of 2000.

Nathan was a master of the culinary arts,...

Jun 26, 2022

Kipp MacKenzie Young, 35, of Sandusky, died unexpectedly Sunday, June 26, 2022. Kipp was born in Norwalk on March 23, 1987. He was a proud and dedicated member of the Ohio National Guard and was activated into the Army as a diesel mechanic.  He worked at Ohio Truck Sales.

Kipp loved music, and recently began learning the...

Jun 26, 2022

Leta King, 92, of New London, passed away Sunday, June 26, 2022 at the Laurels of New London with family by her side.  She was born May 22, 1930, in Rockwood, TN to the late Mildred (Sherlin) and Giles McCain. Leta grew up in Spring City, TN, moved to Elyria from 1952-1979 when she moved to New London and...

Jun 26, 2022

Marie H. Fugel, (nee Andryejski), 88, passed away peacefully on June 26, 2022. She was born on October 12, 1933 in Berlin Heights, Ohio, to Walter and Marie (Eslinger) Andryejski. She was married to her husband, William R. "Bill" Fugel for just shy of 60 years; living in Collins, Ohio for the rest of her life.

Except...

Jun 25, 2022

Owen Tussing of Willard, Ohio passed peacefully with family at his side at Ohio Health Mansfield on Saturday, June 25th at the age of 84. He was born in the Marysville area on January 2, 1938 to Harley Ralph Tussing and Mary Pearl (Grubb) Tussing. On January 2, 1960 he married Karol (Miller) Tussing. They celebrated 62 years together....

Jun 25, 2022

Sandra Sue (Haynes) Miller, 75, of Norwalk, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, June 25, 2022, at home after a year long battle with ovarian cancer. She was born on June 28, 1946, in Norwalk to the late Guilbert and Vivian (Stout) Haynes and graduated from Norwalk High School. She began working at the Huron County Bank in 1964, retiring...

Jun 25, 2022

Shannon P. Shehan (53) of Nova died Saturday, June 25, 2022, at UH Ashland Samaritan Medical Center, Ashland. He was born March 14, 1969, in Amherst, Ohio, to Richard and Hilma (Vinson) Shehan of Wakeman. Shannon was a graduate of Mapleton High School, Class of 1987, and a veteran E5 Staff Sergeant of the US Air Force where he...

Jun 22, 2022

Christine Revere (Auerhamer) Smith of Wellington, formerly of Bellevue, Fremont and Milan, passed away June 22, 2022 following a tragic automobile accident in Ashland County.  She was born March 19, 1952 in Canton, Ohio the daughter of Paul Revere & Arlene (Wolf) Auerhamer.

Christine was a 1970 graduate of Edison High School, Milan.  She was a past...

Jun 22, 2022

Mary Louise (Laning) Stewart, age 104, passed away on June 21st at The Gilbert Residence in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

She was born in Cleveland, Ohio, December 21, 1917, and moved to Norwalk, Ohio, in 1929 with her parents, Mildred (Monnett) and Sheldon R. Laning.  She graduated from Norwalk High School in 1934 and from Ohio Wesleyan University in...

Jun 22, 2022

Steven S. Bovia, 75, of Greenwich, entered into eternal life Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at his home surrounded by his loving family.  He was born November 14, 1946, in Port Clinton. He grew up in Sandusky and graduated from SHS in 1964.

In college Steve played in the Ohio State Marching Band and learned to fly in...

Jun 21, 2022

Helen "Janet" Anderson, 88, of New London, passed away Tuesday evening, June 21, 2022, at Ontario Estates.

Janet was born on February 18, 1934, in New London to the late William and Ruth (McConnell) Moore.

Janet was a life long and very active resident of the New London community. She was a dedicated employee at...

Jun 20, 2022

James "Jim" M. Nau , 62, of New London, passed away on Monday, June 20, 2022 surrounded by his loving family. He worked at Grobe Fruit Farm in Elyria for the past 11 years. Jim was a jack of all trades and a master of none. He enjoyed building things, four-wheeling, working on cars, and most importantly, spending time...

Jun 20, 2022

Mary Lou (Williams) Guyer, 71, of New London, died Monday, June 20, 2022, surrounded by family. She was born on October 2, 1950 in Harold, KY to the late Lizzy (nee Tackett) and John Hamilton.

Mary loved working as a supervisor at Fanny Farmer Candy Company in Norwalk. More recently, she worked at Forest City Technologies in...

Jun 20, 2022

Sean Robert Tyler, 37, of Norwalk, gained his eternal firefighting gear peacefully on June 20, 2022, while surrounded by his close loved ones at his home.

He courageously battled occupational-related cancer for three and a half years.

A fourth-generation firefighter, Sean was born July 6, 1984, to John "Jack" and Susan (Eggleston) Tyler in Elyria,...

Jun 19, 2022

Andrew Ralph Sweet, 60, of Mansfield, passed away unexpectedly at home on Sunday, June 19, 2022.

Andrew was born on June 9, 1962 in Stanton, California to the late Jack and Patricia (Brown) Sweet.

He graduated from Mansfield Christian High School as a member of the class of 1980. He worked for several years as...

Jun 15, 2022

Katheryn L. "Katie" Cooper, 30, of Norwalk, Ohio, lost her battle with addiction on June 15, 2022. Katie had fought the disease valiantly for a long time and was an advocate for others facing the same struggles.

Katie was born on January 27, 1992, in Fort Campbell, Kentucky. She attended Norwalk High School and graduated from ECOT...

Jun 15, 2022

Sylvia K. Pedersen, 81, of Norwalk, Ohio, passed on peacefully from this life to the next on June 15, 2022, at Norwalk Memorial Home.  She was born on March 2, 1941, in Norwalk to the her mother, the late Edith I. (Backus) Woodside and late father Willard B. Woodside.   A lifelong resident, she attended Norwalk High School and worked...

Jun 15, 2022

Anna Jane Coburn, 90, of Greenwich died peacefully on June 15, 2022, at the Willows of Willard surrounded by family.  Born on February 28, 1932, in Greenwich, Anna was the daughter of the late Fredrick and Ella (Oney) Sutton.

Anna is a lifelong residence of Greenwich and a 1950 graduate of Greenwich High School.  In 1955 she...

Jun 14, 2022

Velma Ruth Young, 84, a resident of Wellington, passed away on June 14, 2022. She was born July 13, 1937 in Charleston, West Virginia. She was a daughter of Evert and Myrtle King (nee James), deceased from New London.

Velma graduated from New London High School Class of 1955. She married Albert R. Young (now deceased) who...

Jun 14, 2022

Wilma J. Hammersmith, 99, of Norwalk, passed June 14, 2022, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born April 19, 1923, in Bismarck, Ohio to the late Josephine (Ringlein) and William J. Didion. Mrs. Hammersmith was married February 10, 1942, to Harold J. Hammersmith who preceded her in death in 2013. She was a faithful member of...