Wilma Jane Schell (Miller), age 91, of Willard, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at The Willows in Willard. Wilma was born on February 19, 1934, to the late Robert F. and Alice A. (Shawberry) Echelberry in Plymouth, Ohio. She graduated from Plymouth High School in the class of 1952. For 33 years, […]
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Alan Van Sickel
Alan Richard Van Sickel, age 67, passed away unexpectedly, on April 18, 2025 at Avita Hospital in Ontario, OH. Born December 8, 1957, in Cleveland to Eugene and Delores (Parker) Van Sickel, he had been a 1976 graduate of Charles F. Bush High School in Lyndhurst, OH. Following high school he obtained his associates degree […]
Mary Ann Hawk
Mary Ann (Hughes) Hawk passed away on April 12, 2025, at Avita, Ontario ICU. Mary Ann fought polio and scoliosis as a child and her health had been failing her for the last few years. Mary Ann was born in 1943 in Cleveland to Shelby natives Gertrude (Katz) Hughes and Dale Cline Hughes. She was […]
W. Bill “Junnie” Burton, Jr.
W. Bill “Junnie” Burton, Jr. age 67, resident of Shelby, passed away peacefully at his home Saturday morning, April 5, 2025 surrounded by his family. Born May 16, 1957 in Mansfield to William H. and Jerline (Howard) Burton Sr. he had been an area resident for the majority of his life. Bill was employed with […]
Doris Payne-Biglin
Shelby mourns the loss of a beloved community member. Doris Payne Biglin, age 91, passed away peacefully on April 2, 2025, leaving behind a legacy of love, laughter, and unwavering spirit. Born on September 7, 1933, to Albert and Florece (Reynolds) Stoffer. Doris was a vibrant force in the lives of all who knew her, […]
Connie Weaver-Lambert
Connie Sue Weaver-Lambert, age 75, passed away Monday, March 31, 2025 at the OSU James Cancer Research Hospital, following a brief battle with cancer. Born September 16, 1949, to Vernon and Burl (Knowlton) Couch she had been a Shelby resident the majority of her life. She is a 1967 graduate of Shelby High School. Connie […]
Richard Sexton
Richard Sexton, age 79, passed away Saturday, March 22, 2025, at the Ohio Health Doctors Hospital in Columbus. Born October 25, 1945 to Allen Ebert and Stella Louis (Prater) Sexton, he was a Shelby resident the majority of his life, moving to Columbus in recent years. Richard was a veteran of the Air Force and […]
Carolyn Coldwell
Carolyn Elaine Coldwell, age 81, passed away Monday, March 17, 2025, at the Embassy of Willard Nursing Facility in Willard, Ohio. Carolyn was born on March 3, 1944, to Donald and Arabella (Shaw) Noblit in Bucyrus, Ohio. She attended Bucyrus High School and on July 15, 1961, she married the love of her life, William […]
Donald Roberts
Donald H. Roberts, age 89, passed away Monday, March 10, 2025, at his home in Shelby, surrounded by his loving family. Donald was born March 23, 1935, at Vernon Junction in Shelby to the late Ossie Lee and Hazel Elizabeth (Hess) Roberts, he had been a Shelby resident his whole life. In his youth he […]
Jeanne Kitzmiller
Lifetime Shelby resident, Jeanne (Waite) Kitzmiller, age 81, passed away at Ohio Health Mansfield Hospital on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, joining her beloved husband of 58 years, Kenneth Kitzmiller, who passed away on February 12, 2025; son, Aaron Kitzmiller, who passed away on October 16, 2018; and daughter-in-law, Julie-Ann, who passed away in 2019, in […]
