Loretta C. Sampsel, age 69, of Crestline, Ohio passed away December 11, 2025 at home. On September 24, 1956 she was born in Shelby, Ohio the daughter of the late Warren and Fayma Martin. On May 1, 1981 she married Dale L. Sampsel Sr. and together they shared 30 years. Loretta retired from Lifetouch Church […]
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Beef McMillen
Beef McMillen, age 58, of Galion, Ohio passed away on December 6, 2025 unexpectedly at home. He was born on July 6, 1967 in Galion, Ohio to Robert and Pat Tanner McMillen. Beef worked at Checkers’s Pizza and then helped start Tubby‘s Pizza in Galion. He loved to play pool and collect lawnmowers. He also […]
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Thelma Ballitch
Thelma I. Ballitch, 85 of Mansfield, Ohio passed away on December 4, 2025 at OhioHealth Hospital in Mansfield following an ongoing illness. She was born on August 6, 1940 in Greenwich, Ohio to the late Charles J. Conklin and Thelma Louise Thomas. Thelma was a member of the Mansfield Baptist Temple Church. She is survived […]
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Drema Marie Santamont
Drema Santamont’s World Tour has come to a close. Drema (71), of Mansfield, Ohio, peacefully entered into eternal life on December 4, 2025. Today, as we walk down “Penny Lane” and “Abbey Road”, we pause to celebrate her greatest hits and the extraordinary life she lived. The Early Years“Here Comes the Sun” to brighten that […]
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Kristopher M. “Sumo” Lee
Kristopher M. “Sumo” Lee, Sr., 50, of Galion, was born in Hudson, Michigan, and passed away on November 28th at Grant Medical Center in Columbus, with his wife, Misty Lee (Oswalt), faithfully by his side. Born to Mary Lee (Rosencrantz), Kris was raised by her with the love and guidance of his stepfather, Milo Bridges, […]
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Roger Dale Cottrell
Roger Dale Cottrell, 67, of Galion, Ohio passed away on November 17, 2025 following a short illness. On October 10, 1958 he was born in Crestline, Ohio to the late Jesse D & Donna J (Davis) Cottrell. Dale married Sherry Leigh Furr on March 10, 2012 at their home and they shared 13 years together. […]
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Theodore Mitchell
Theodore Mitchell aka “Fred” to most passed away unexpectedly on November 12,2025 at age 63. He was born November 7th 1962 to Allen and Ellen Mitchell in Mansfield, Ohio. Hisbiggest hero was his dad whom he learned everything from building houses to restoringclassic cars and everything in between. He married the love of his life […]
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Jodene S. Chitwood
Jodene Sue (Kirgis) Chitwood, 72, of Ontario passed away on Thursday November 13, 2025 in her home with loved ones by her side after a courageous three year battle with cancer. Born in Bucyrus Ohio on September, 23 rd 1953 to the late Willard Kirgis and Alta (Ross) Kirgis. The only sister to three brothers, […]
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Phyllis “Elaine” Rusk
Phyllis “Elaine” Rusk, 93, passed away peacefully on November 14, 2025. She was born on July 28, 1932, in Crestline, Ohio, to the late Paul and Glenna Winemiller. Elaine was a devoted woman of faith who loved God deeply and found joy and strength in reading her Bible. Elaine had a beautiful singing voice and […]
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Raymond Stollings Jr.
Raymond W. Stollings JR, (Shorty) 71, of Hickory, North Carolina died unexpectedly Friday November 14, 2025. Born July 17, 1954, in Mansfield, he was the son of the late Beatrice (Dolin) Stollings. Raymond had been a Catawba County resident for over 40 years, recently moving to Ohio to be closer to his daughter and grandchildren. […]