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Jayma Sue (Thompson) Wink, elementary school teacher, inspiring artist, and stylish hostess with a wickedly fun sense of humor, died Sunday, September 27, 2020, at the age of 86. Sue learned she had late stage pancreatic cancer on August 20, 2020, and determinedly filled the following month saying goodbye to close friends and family. Thankfully, her […]

Joan Elizabeth Downie Malaska, 85, died Monday, Sept. 28 at Brethren Care Village in Ashland from complications of Alzheimer’s Disease. She was born on July 25, 1935 in Johnstown, Pa. and grew up in nearby Jerome, Pa. as the daughter of Mary Florence (Panion) and Thomas Joseph Downie.   Joan graduated from Conemaugh Township High […]

Joan “Joani” Carol (Bertka) Zinser, 70, died Thursday, September 24, 2020 at Ohio Health Mansfield Hospital after an extended illness.   She was born on January 14, 1950 in Mansfield, Ohio the first child of John C. and Rosemary (Herlihy) Bertka. Joan was a 1968 graduate of Malabar High School.  Joan retired from the State of Ohio […]

Carl Lee Mabry, 86, of Mansfield, passed away on Thursday, September 24, 2020. He was born on February 28, 1934, in Beartown, Kentucky, to Willis and Mary (Wagner) Mabry. At the age of 19, Carl enlisted in the US Army and served proudly until being honorably discharged in 1955. After the military, Carl moved to […]

Mildred Ruth Spellman, 89, of Lexington, passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2020, at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital. She was born May 23, 1931, in Lexington, Ohio, to the late John L. and Mabel L. (Donnan) Welch and graduated from Lexington High School with the Class of 1950. Mildred worked at Therm-O-Disc for 14 years, but was […]

Garrett James Hickman, son of Larry Hickman and Kari Tarvin, passed away on September 25, 2020 due to a life-long illness.  We know and have peace that he is now in the arms of His Creator with a whole body after a very long courageous fight with Sanfilippo Syndrome while on this earth. Garrett recently […]

Elaine Kathryn Baker, age 74, of Mansfield, Ohio, passed away Tuesday morning, September 22, 2020. She was born in Mansfield on November 18, 1945, to the late Michael and Dorothy Gaubatz. Elaine graduated from Mansfield Senior High School. She married Raymond Baker, her spouse of 56 years, in November of 1963, and together they raised […]

David Eric Horner, 53, of Alexandria, OH passed away on September 21, 2020. He was born June 6, 1967 in Morgantown, West Virginia and was the son of Dave and Mary Donna Horner. He graduated from Lexington High School in 1985 and The Ohio State University in 1989 with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. […]