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Paula Egner, age 73, previous resident of Shelby, passed away at her daughters home in Ontario, Wednesday, February 12, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. Born December 5, 1951, in Shelby to Marvin D. and Wilma Justine (Staton) Brown, she had been a lifelong Shelby resident. A 1970 graduate of Shelby High School, Paula married […]

Patti Lynn Lewis, age 69, of Shelby, died Thursday evening, February 6, 2025, at Mercy Hospital in Willard. Patti was born June 14, 1955, in Shelby, OH and was so proud her birthday was on Flag Day. She was the daughter of the late Estis and Betty Lewis and had been a lifelong Shelby resident. […]

Craig A. Forquer, age 73, resident of Shelby, passed away Monday, January 27, 2025 at his home. Born November 21, 1951 in Shelby to William and Mary (Willford) Forquer, he had lived the majority of his life in Plymouth. Craig was a proud United States Army Veteran and had served in Korea during the Vietnam […]

Billy Eldridge, age 87, passed away peacefully at his daughters home on January 24, 2025, following an extended illness. Billy was born April 24, 1937, in Sandy Hook, Kentucky to the late Lonnie and Golda (Smith) Eldridge. He had been a resident of Shelby since moving North from KY in 1968. Upon moving to Shelby, […]

Ellen Lousie (Wise) Connelly, age 75, passed away Thursday, January 16, 2025, in her home surrounded by those she loved most. Ellen was born March 24, 1949, to Robert E. and Rosemary M. (Eller) Wise. A 1967 graduate of Shelby Senior High School, Ellen attended the North Central State College in Mansfield, Ohio. On New […]

Hazel Marie Smith, 95, resident of Shelby, passed away peacefully in her home Thursday, January 16, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on November 23, 1929, in Cleveland, Ohio and raised by her loving parents Leroy and Bernice (Horwith) Baum. A 1949 graduate of Savannah High School, she married the love of […]

Laura Louise Brown Milhoan, age 85 of Ontario, went to meet her Savior on Monday, January 13, 2025 at Mercy Health-Willard Hospital in Willard, Ohio. Laura was born on December 17, 1939 to the late James Glenn and Veda Evelyn (Cain) Brown in East Chicago, Indiana. Laura got an associate degree from North Central State […]

Larry T. Hemminger, age 85 of Mansfield, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, January 5, 2025 at Corewell Health Lakeland Hospital in St. Joseph, Michigan. Larry was born on April 21, 1939 to the late Orley C. and Maudie K. (Hoke) Hemminger in Old Fort, Ohio. He attended Attica High School and Carnegie College of […]

Geraldine Marie Picklesimer, age 68, died Saturday morning, December 28, 2024, at Stein Hospice in Sandusky following a brief illness. Gerry was born March 15, 1956, in Shelby to Richard F. and Lulabelle (Barciz) Weber and was a 1974 graduate of Plymouth High School. She had been employed with Stanly Black and Decker, formerly known […]