Keith Allen Lamb, age 52, of Shelby, died naturally and unexpectedly on Monday, August 19, 2025 at his home. Keith, known as “Sheep” to many, was born on February 17, 1973 in Wayne, Michigan and graduated from Shelby High School in 1991. Keith loved spending time with family, especially his niece and nephews. Known as […]
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René Angela (Korbas) Burtscher
René Angela (Korbas) Burtscher, age 64, of Shelby went to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 3, 2025 at Avita Health System- Ontario Hospital. Born April 2, 1961 in Shelby, René was a 1979 graduate of Shelby High School and Pioneer Joint Vocational School where she was in the Cooperative Office Education program. Her […]
Kenneth A. “Kenny” Vogt
Kenneth A. “Kenny” Vogt, age 63, of Crestline, died unexpectedly on Thursday, July 31, 2025 at his home. Kenny was born on September 11, 1961 to the late Robert L. and Shirley A. (Ridgley) Vogt. A 1979 graduate of Crestline High School, Kenny played baseball and graduated as salutatorian of his class. Following high school, […]
Eileen Smith
Eileen Grace Smith, age 74, longtime Shelby resident and currently of Crestline, died Thursday, July 17, 2025 at her home. Her death follows a courageous three-month battle with cancer. Born November 4, 1950 in Mansfield to Gerald L. and Edna Grace (Doup) Crowner, Eileen was a graduate of Clear Fork High School. On April 8, […]
Richard Hartz
Richard A. Hartz, age 70, of Willard, died unexpectedly yet peacefully on Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at his home. Richard was born June 24, 1955 in Shelby, Ohio to the late Wayne M. and Darlene J. (Rader) Hartz. He graduated from Shelby High School in 1974. Richard spent most of his working career in the […]
Roberta Faye Wilson
Roberta Faye (McLin) Wilson, age 83, of Shelby, died Saturday night, June 21, 2025 at OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus with her family at her side. Her death follows a period of declining health. Roberta was born on September 5, 1941 in Wolfe County, KY to Robert Bruce and Hazel (Howard) McLin. She attended […]
Matthew Allen “Matt” Kessler
Matthew Allen “Matt” Kessler, age 45, of Sandstone, WV and previously of Shelby, OH, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at Saint Mary’s Hospital in Huntington, WV. Matt was born April 29, 1980 in Shelby, OH, the son of the late William Leo “Bill” Kessler Jr. and Starr Lynn […]
Florence Louise Stoffer
Florence Louise Stoffer, age 93, of Ontario, died peacefully at her home on Monday afternoon, June 2, 2025 with her children at her side. Born August 27, 1931 in Johnson County, Win, KY, Louise was the only daughter born to the late Loman Litten and Cora Jane (McKenzie) Cochran. On July 10, 1948, she married […]
Deborah LinnSpangler
Deborah Linn Spangler, age 62, of Shelby, died peacefully at her home on Monday morning, June 2, 2025. Deb’s death follows a nearly two-year courageous and hard-fought battle with cancer. Born July 4, 1962, in Willard, she graduated in 1980 from Shelby High School and attended North Central Technical College earning an associate’s degree in […]
Elbert Roy “Butch” Amert, Jr.
Elbert Roy “Butch” Amert, Jr., age 77, of Shelby, died early Saturday morning, May 10, 2025 at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital. His death follows an extremely brief and unexpected illness. Butch was born December 16, 1947 in Shelby to the late Marguerite E. “Marge” (Gambee) and Elbert Roy Amert, Sr. A 1965 graduate of Shelby High […]
