Chester “Ivan” Gearheart, 91, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. He was born May 14, 1934, in Olive Hill, Kentucky, to William and Buelah (Stone) Gearheart. Ivan retired from Empire Steel Mill after many years of dedicated service. A man of deep faith, he was a founding member of the […]
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Donald “Doc” Daugherty
Donald “Doc” Daugherty, age 78, passed away Saturday, December 7, 2024, at his home. He was born March 27, 1946, in Mansfield, Ohio, to the late Roberta R. (O’Hara) and Donald L. Daugherty. He worked at Gorman-Rupp Pumps for 45 years. Doc enjoyed hunting, shooting and fishing and was a lifetime member of Richland County […]
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Robert Lane
Robert J. Lane, 85, passed away at his home on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. He was born November 17, 1939, at Point Pleasant, West Virginia to Robert E. Lane and Essie (Parsons) Lane. Robert reunited with the love of his life, whom he married on October 6, 1959. The two would’ve celebrated 60 years before […]
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Richard Adam Bricker
Richard A. Bricker, 90 of Fredericktown, Ohio passed away peacefully at his home on June 3, 2025. He was born on December 25, 1934, in Mansfield, Ohio to the late Carl and Barbara (Gross) Bricker. Richard worked for General Motors of Ontario, Ohio for 31.7 years where he retired from in 1989. He was a […]
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Jon “Jan” Evans
Jon “Jan” Evans, 86 of Mansfield, Ohio passed away surrounded by family on June 1, 2025. Jan is the son of Fred and Eva (Stephenson) Evans, Sr., born May 26, 1939, in Carter County, Kentucky. Jan married the love of his life, Darlene (Carroll) Evans on June 2, 1960, making them one day shy of […]
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Patricia Harris
Patricia JoAnna Harris, 90, died on Sunday morning June 1, 2025, at her residence at Wedgewood Estates. She had been in the wonderful & loving care of the Wedgewood family since August of last year. Pat had been in the gentle care of all the folks from Pathways Hospice during that time as well. Patty […]
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Mark Eugene Marlow
Mark Eugene Marlow passed away Saturday, May 31, 2025, at the age of 72. He was born October 12, 1952, in Mansfield, Ohio, to the late Forest and Arlene (Koon) Marlow. He graduated high school from Malabar High School, class of 1970. He retired from General Motors, as a welder, after 30 years of service. […]
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Erich Eisenloffel
Erich Eisenloffel, 85, of Mansfield, passed away on Friday, May 30, 2025, after a short illness. Erich was born on August 8, 1939, in Beshka, Yugoslavia (now Serbia), to Heinrich and Elisabeth (née Betsch) Eisenloeffel. They were part of a large ethnic German-speaking Protestant community in that region of Europe. In 1945 when the entire […]
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James Knackstedt
James Bruce Knackstedt, 82, of Mansfield, Ohio, passed away on May 18, 2025, at Country Meadow Nursing Home in Bellville, Ohio, following a recent illness. Born August 7, 1942, in Galion, Ohio, James proudly served the City of Mansfield as a firefighter from 1966 to 1992, until his retirement. He loved garage sales and flea […]
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Fredric Michael Zahn
Fredric Michael Zahn, age 91, of Mansfield, passed away Wednesday, May 28, 2025, at Crystal Care Center of Mansfield. He was born January 20, 1934, in Mansfield, Ohio, to the late Ludwig and Christine (Hallabrin) Zahn. He married Phyllis Gordon in January of 1960, and they made countless memories in their lifetime. A master builder, […]