Retired Master Sargent Gerald A. VanAtta, 76, of Mansfield, passed away on July 20, 2015 at OhioHealth MedCentral Mansfield following an extended illness. Jerry was born on December 22, 1938 in Akron, Ohio to Russel A. & Mary (Simmons) VanAtta. Jerry married the former Viola L. Stroh on April 4, 1992. He was retired from […]
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Local citizens bear arms in wake of Chattanooga tragedy
ONTARIO, Ohio – Horror, shock and anger were the emotions most deeply felt by citizens Joel LeMaster and Leshia Rivers when they first heard of the July 16 attacks in Chattanooga, Tennessee that left five military service members dead. The tragedy moved LeMaster and Rivers to protect their local troops by standing guard outside the […]
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Glen Sand
Glen Eugene Sand, 88 years, of Marion, passed away peacefully at Kobacker House in Columbus after a brief illness. He was born November 25, 1926 in Crawford County, son of Milton and Garnet (Smith) Sand. Glen married Beverly Finical on November, 28, 1948 and she survives him. Surviving are two daughters, Linda (Scott) Nightingale of […]
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July indictments for Richland County Grand Jury
MANSFIELD, Ohio – The following people were indicted by the Richland County Grand Jury on Monday: • Kelli Touby, 19, Mansfield, burglary • Jonathan Bilka, 31, Plymouth, burglary (two counts) • Charles Johnson, 44, Mansfield, felonious assault and aggravated burglary • Brandon Griffith, 22, Mansfield, aggravated burglary and gross sexual imposition • Joseph McGuire, 28, […]
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Eileen Eckes
Eileen M. Eckels, 94, of Mansfield, died July 20, 2015. Eileen, or “sis” as her family called her, was born on May 6, 1921 to Raymond J. and Lillian (Hartford) O’Leary in West Point, Nebraska. The family relocated back to the Mansfield area and increased in size to include eight children.She attended St. Peter’s Catholic […]
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Bruce Lohr
LEXINGTON: Part of the reason Bruce Lohr loved to take his boys trapping and hunting and fishing, was for the life lessons he taught along the way. His love for the outdoors and his love for his sons and grandchildren made those times very special. From family trips to hunt mushrooms in Michigan, to summer […]
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Jeffrey Balliett
Jeffrey Lee Balliett, 52, of Diana, TX and former Galion resident passed away Saturday, July 18, 2015 from an extended illness in his home. He was born January 11, 1963 in Galion and was the son of Bernard P. “Bernie” Balliett and Barbara (Webb) Balliett. Jeff was a 1981 graduate of Colonel Crawford High School […]
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Harold “Jeff” Jefferies
Harold A. “Jeff” Jefferies, 70, of Perrysville died Monday morning, July 20, 2015 in his home following a one year illness. Jeff was born Nov. 30, 1944 in Millersburg and was the son of the late Virgil A. and Claudia F. (Martin) Jefferies. He had lived in the Lakeville and Perrysville areas all of his […]
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Bernard Gene Hahn
MANSFIELD: Bernard Gene Hahn, known as B. Gene or Gene passed away after a brief diabetic related illness on Thursday evening of July 16, 2015 at Ohio Health MedCentral Mansfield Hospital. Gene was born in Coshocton, Ohio on May 13, 1939 to Beulah S. and Bernard C. Hahn. He graduated from Mansfield Senior High School […]
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Roger McFarland
Roger A. McFarland, 64, of rural Loudonville died Sunday morning, July 19, 2015 in Ohio Health Grant Medical Center, Columbus after a short illness. Roger was born Jan. 6, 1951 in Millersburg and was the son of Clyde and Alice (Mellor) McFarland. Roger was a 1969 graduate of West Holmes High School and had lived […]