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BELLVILLE: Jeffrey “Jeff” Carl Ellington, 56, of Bellville, passed away on Christmas Eve after a hard-fought battle with kidney cancer.  Jeff was born on December 7, 1964 in Shelby, Ohio to Carl and Janet (Clark) Ellington. He grew up in Mansfield and attended First Church of God in Shelby. Jeff’s faith played a crucial role […]

Donald Lee Baldridge passed away Saturday, December 26, 2020, at Crystal Care Nursing Center at the age of 84. He was born December 5, 1936, in Martin County, Kentucky, one of nine children of the late Francis and Ethel (Davis) Baldridge. He retired from AK Steel after 30 years of service. Don was a member […]

Robert Wayne Burkepile, Jr., 61, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Monday, December 7, 2020 after a courageous 21-month battle with pancreatic cancer.  Bob passed peacefully at the home of his fiance, Lisa Moore, with her by his side.   Bob was born December 29, 1958 to Robert Wayne Burkepile […]

Betty J. Svejkovsky, 93, of Mansfield, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, December 27, 2020 at Arbors of Mifflin. She was born on July 26, 1927 in East Liverpool, Ohio to Eugene and Edith (Yost) Smith. Betty was a hard worker and previously worked at Reeds and Lazarus. She was a 4’10 firecracker known for her […]

Charles Richard Poland, 75, of Mansfield, passed away at Liberty Nursing Center on Thursday, December 24, 2020. Charles was born on September 22, 1945 in Saint Clairsville, Ohio. He was the beloved son of Fred and Zelda (Knox) Poland. He was a veteran and proudly served in the United States Army. Charles was a truck […]

Daniel R. “Dan” Burgess, Sr., 81, of Mansfield, passed away on Wednesday, December 23, 2020, following a lengthy illness. Dan was born on June 3, 1939, in Akron, Ohio, to Ralph E. and Mary (Mathias) Burgess.  He attended St. Johns United Church of Christ. Dan loved to paint, and enjoyed joking around with others. Anyone […]

Edward “Ed” Myers, 62, of Mansfield, Ohio, passed away on Friday, December 25, 2020 at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital. He was born in Mansfield on August 29, 1958 to Clifford and Mary Myers Yost. Ed was a 1976 classmate of Clear Fork High School and worked at Therm-O-Disc for 20 years. Though he was quiet, Ed […]

Joann M. Muntan, 79, of Mansfield, passed away surrounded by her family at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital on Saturday, December 26, 2020. She was born on October 7, 1941, to Jacob and Katherine Schneider. A 1959 graduate of Mansfield Senior High School, Joann went right to work at Lumberman’s Insurance before co-owning and operating Muntan’s Drive […]

Linda Jean Shultz, 70, of Mansfield, passed away Thursday, December 24, 2020 at Grant Medical Center in Columbus. Born January 25, 1950 in Mansfield, she was the daughter of Richard and Norma (Bachman) Bishop. A spitfire, but kind hearted, Linda was the owner/operator of Eddie’s Sunoco and was a member of the Amvets, VFW Auxiliary […]