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Esther N. Beitzel, 91, of Crestline passed away Sunday afternoon, January 3, 2016 at Country View of Sunbury where she had been a resident for the past four years. She was born December 18, 1924 in Nova, Ohio and was the daughter of Ira M. and Blance (Sponsler) Rickett. Esther married Stanton Beitzel in March […]

Calvin Varner, 90, of Mansfield, died Friday, January 1, 2016 at Mifflin Care Center. Born June 3, 1925 in Newark, Ohio, he was the son of Henry W. and Maggie D. (Keller) Varner. A veteran of the United States Marines, he served during World War II. He was self employed as a professional painter and […]

Frederick Wilson Barr, 89, of Galion, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016 at Signature Healthcare, Galion, after a brief illness. Fred was born in Galion on Dec. 18, 1926, the son of the late Arlie Joseph Barr and Bessie May Wilson Barr. He married Virginia (Kreps) Mateer Barr on Aug. 30, 1997 and she […]

Wayne Kilgore didn’t have a care in the world. So friendly and always jolly, he was an easy-going, good guy. Wayne was called from this life Sunday afternoon Jan. 3, 2016 from OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital. He was 78. Born June 13, 1937 in Bellville to Paul and Eunice (Zolman) Kilgore, he graduated from Bellville High […]

Peter McEwan Black, formerly of Mansfield, passed away Friday, Dec. 18, 2015 in Clark House at Fox Hill Village in Westwood, Massachusetts, following a long illness. He was 89. The son of the late Robert Blymer and Esther (McEwan) Black and the grandson of Frank Blymer Black, founder of The Ohio Brass Company, Mr. Black […]

Betty J. (Taylor) Vera, 87, of Alliance, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016, following a brief illness. Betty was born Oct. 6, 1928, in Mansfield to Burley and Myrtle (Huffman) Taylor. She attended cosmetology school in Wichita, Kansas, and enjoyed gardening, crocheting, and redecorating her home. She is survived by five children, Taryn (David) […]

Brenda Sue (Brown) Ray, 57, of Mansfield, passed away unexpectedly, on Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016, at Ohio Health MedCentral Hospital. Brenda was born on Jan. 29, 1958, in Mansfield, to Stearl R. and Betty Lou (Tackett) Brown. She married Dallas Ray on April 22, 1978, and he survives. She enjoyed reading books, and spending time […]

Don D. Eby, 84, of Mansfield, Ohio, passed away early Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2015, at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital. Born to Neil and Hazel (Troxel) Eby on June 11, 1931, he was a lifelong area resident. Don graduated from Savannah High School in 1949. A dairy farmer by trade, he also worked as an insurance […]

The writer of Ecclesiastes proclaimed: For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven. Somehow, Margaret Battisti had a time for everything. Remembered as a kind and unselfish woman, unwavering in her faithfulness to God and His creation, she taught those values to her family. The Lord was gracious to […]