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Janice Lou Beck, 79, of Johnsville passed away Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, at home surrounded by her loving family. The daughter of Erby V. and Lena L. (Van Horn) Fosson, Janice was born April 22, 1936 in Ashland, Kentucky. She began writing Robert Beck, (who was her brother’s friend) while he was serving in the […]

James E. “Eddie” Edgar, 86, of Iberia passed away Friday, Nov. 27, 2015 at Zusman Hospice House in Columbus. Born Jan. 30, 1929 in Piedmont, he was the son of the late Rev. Charles Harshman and Beatrice (Cunningham) Edgar. He married Betty M. (Poast) Edgar on May 16, 1948 and they enjoyed 66 years together […]

Margaret “Peggy” E. Knott, 80, of Mansfield, passed away Saturday morning, Nov. 28, 2015, in OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital. She was born Feb. 6, 1935, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and was raised by the Joseph F. and Marcella F. Kircher family due to her parents passing away when she was very young. Peggy grew up in Pittsburgh […]

Arthur C. Thompson, 91, Crestline, died Friday, Nov. 27, 2015 at the Ohio Veteran’s Home in Sandusky after a long illness. Born April 26, 1924, in Buchanan, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Bert H. and Emma (Yates) Thompson. He married Mary K. (Poffenbaugh) on Nov. 23, 1950, celebrating 65 years of marriage. […]

Frances E. (Clever) Kuhn, 88, of Mansfield, Ohio, died Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015. She was born Oct. 31, 1927, in Bellville, Ohio, to Leland Reese Clever and Ella Louise (Fisher) Clever. Frances was a Mansfield-area resident most of her life. She and her husband, Dave, spent many winters in Florida. She retired after 11 years […]

Charles “Chuck” Richard Ridenour, Sr., age 76, of Shelby, died Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015 at the home of his son, Chuck, in Shelby. Chuck was born on March 9, 1939, in Shelby to Cecil and Thelma (Dailey) Ridenour. A 1957 graduate of Shelby High School, he was a proud Democrat and his yearbook quote reflected […]

Jewel Mae “Cleo” Baldridge, age 77, of Shelby passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family, Wednesday evening, Nov. 25, 2015. She was born Feb. 28, 1938 in Salyersville, Kentucky, to Leonard and Frankie (Risner) Picklesimer. A resident of Shelby for the last 52 years, Cleo was a homemaker and a coach for the […]

H.R. “Skip” Wilson, 80, of Mansfield, died Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 25, 2015, at Hospice House in Ashland, Ohio. He was born June 30, 1935, at Sandy Hill (Lexington), Ohio, the only child of the late Walter Glen and Elsie Marie (Luedy) Wilson. Skip grew up on a dairy farm in Shelby, Ohio, and graduated from […]

Marion Ellen (Gee) Manning, 91, of Mansfield, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015 at Mansfield Memorial Homes following a brief illness. Marion was born on Aug. 19, 1924 in Elmira, N.Y. to Beldon and Elizabeth (Stremokihtg) Gee. She enjoyed puzzles and reading and was a member of the VFW #3494 Women’s Auxiliary. She is […]