Walter Merle Yoder Jr., age 94, passed away on Sunday, February 22, 2026, at Trustwell at Mansfield Place. Born August 1, 1931, in Mansfield, Merle was the son of Walter and Vera (Galloway) Yoder Sr. He was a lifelong resident of Mansfield and a proud member of the community he called home for more than nine decades. […]
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Anthony Tom Fanello
Anthony Tom Fanello, age 100, of Pensacola, Florida, passed away at Baptist Hospital on Wednesday, February 18, 2026. He was born February 6, 1926, in Mansfield, Ohio, and was the son of Joseph and Mary (Mazza) Fanello. He was employed as a mechanic at Shiloh Corporation. He attended Olive Baptist Church in Pensacola and enjoyed […]
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Dennis Ray Stickney
Dennis Ray Stickney, age 65, of Mansfield passed away at his home on Tuesday, February 17, 2026. He was born December 27, 1960, in Mansfield, OH, and was the son of Robert and Mary (Keith) Stickney. He was a graduate of Mansfield Senior High School and later retired from Car Star Body Shop, where he […]
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Rita Jean Osbourn Walker Hitchcock
Rita Jean Osbourn Walker Hitchcock, passed away Friday, February 13, 2026 with her son and daughter by her side. She was born May 16, 1942, in Sistersville, West Virginia. She was the cherished daughter of Ernest Raymond Osbourn and Helen Louise Wilcox Osbourn and was raised in Middlebourne, West Virginia. Rita graduated from Tyler County […]
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Nancy M. Haering
Nancy M. Haering, 87, passed away peacefully on February 16, 2026. She was born on June 15, 1938, in Mansfield, Ohio, one of two daughters to Otto V. and Elsie M. (Bailey) Stanninger. She was a 1956 graduate of Mansfield Senior High School. Growing up in a deaf household, with both parents deaf, she took […]
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Keith A. Kareff
Keith A. Kareff, born December 16, 1937, passed away, February 13, 2026, at the age of 88. Keith served twice as President of the Mansfield Board of Realtors as well as on many other committees, he liked to tell people that he sold real estate for 44 years. He had also owned a real estate […]
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Richard “Eddie” Edward McWilliams
Richard “Eddie” Edward McWilliams passed away on Friday, February 13, 2026, at Wooster Community Hospital after a brief illness. He was born on October 26, 1973, in Mansfield to Richard McWilliams and Linda Hayes McWilliams. He graduated from Madison High School in 1992. He worked at Greif Brothers in Kentucky, where he served as the Union President. […]
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Dollie Virginia Bigelow
Dollie (Dude) Virginia (Claxon) Bigelow, devoted mother of Robert Wayne, Larry Dean, Linda Elaine, and Stephen Rae, passed away peacefully of natural causes on February 14 (Valentine’s Day), 2026, removing the common origin for their natural lives that cannot be replaced. She was born outside Vanceburg, Kentucky to Alonzo and Safrona Claxon, the youngest and […]
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James “Jim” Elmer Parlett
James “Jim” Elmer Parlett of Mansfield passed away Friday evening, February 13, 2026, at Liberty Nursing Center. He was 75 years old. Born July 9, 1950, in Dayton, Ohio, he was the son of the late Ora N. and Margaret (Hayden) Parlett. Jim was quiet and reserved but had a wonderful sense of humor. He […]
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James Edward Vervoort
James Edward Vervoort of Mansfield, Ohio, Formerly of Saginaw, Michigan, Beloved son, brother and uncle passed away…at age 92 years. He was born on April 20, 1933, in Saginaw, Michigan to Alfred and Clara (Brown) Vervoort. He graduated from Saginaw High School in 1951. He graduated from Michigan State University in 1955 with a degree […]