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Roy E. Robinson, 74, of Galion, died Monday, July 14, 2014 at his residence. Roy was born in Columbus on Aug. 19, 1939 to the late Merl and Eva (Hoffman) Robinson.  He married Georgia June Boles in 1972 and she preceded him in death on Feb. 6, 2012. Roy retired from Bucyrus Blades after working for […]

Patricia J. Baker, 83, of Mansfield, died Friday, July 11, 2014 at Brethren Care Village in Ashland. Born Aug. 12, 1930, in Newark, Ohio, she was the daughter of Raymond and Mildred (Shuckhart) Sullivan. A homemaker, she was the ultimate mom who loved raising her children the old fashioned way. She also loved attending her […]

Leona Grogg, 81, of Galion, died Monday, July 14, 2014, at Signature Healthcare, Galion after a long illness. Leona was born in Cleveland, on June 10, 1933, to the late William and Eliza (Allford) Payne.  She married James M. Grogg, Sr. on March 28, 1953, and he preceded her in death on March 2, 1998. She […]

Virginia Ann (Brokaw) Gerhardstein passed away Monday morning, July 14, 2014 in her home surrounded by her family. She was 83. She was born October 23, 1930 to the late Raymond & Edith (Modeer) Brokaw in Van Wert. After Virginia was graduated from Van Wert High School, she earned her bachelor’s degree from Cornell University […]

Philip Stanley Gaubatz, 79, of Mansfield, died Sunday, July 13, 2014 at his residence. Born August 6, 1934 in Mansfield, he was the son of Michael and Katherine (Schmidt) Gaubatz. Mr. Gaubatz retired from General Motors after 37 years of service as a journeyman and was a life time member of the Sons of Herman. […]

Verna May Risner, 81, of Mansfield, died Sunday, July 13, 2014 at Hospice House in Ashland. Born October 18, 1932 in Ashland, Kentucky, she was the daughter of Wade and Janie Selvage. A homemaker, she loved to quilt. She is survived by a daughter, Janet (Jerry) Novacic of Mansfield; four sons, Curtis (Lonna) Risner of […]

Sylvester “Syl” Thomas, 65, of Mansfield, died Saturday, July 12, 2014 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus surrounded by his loving family and friends. He was born May 16, 1949 in New Washington, Ohio to the late Charles L. and Elizabeth M. (Hiler) Thomas. Syl retired from General Motors after 35 years of service. He […]

Donald Duane Harvey, 72, of Lucas, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, July 11, 2014, with his family by his side. Donald was born on August 16, 1941, in Shawnee, OH to James and Edna M. (Osborne) Harvey. He was a truck driver for many years. Three things could be said […]