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OBITUARIES
Dale Sapp
Dale C Sapp, passed away November 28, 2025 at home to go to his forever home in heaven. He was 78 years old and born to Ray and Helen Louise (Frye) in Knox County Ohio. He was in the first graduating class of East Knox High School along with his wife, Nancy (Farmer) Sapp. When…
Jim Stine
Jim Stine, age 97, a lifelong Shelby resident, died early Thursday morning, December 18, 2025 at his home. Jim was born February 28, 1928 in Shelby, the son of the late Otto and Teresa (Metzger) Stine. He graduated from Shelby High School in 1946 and subsequently served his country in the United States Navy and…
Martha “Marty” Phelan
Martha Armstrong Phelan, 98, passed away peacefully in her home in Indianapolis on November 29, 2025. Martha (Marty) was born in Shelby, Ohio, on July 26, 1927, to George W. and Anna Wood Armstrong. She grew up in Shelby surrounded by family and friends and graduated from Shelby High School. Thereafter, Marty graduated from Oberlin…
Gloria Lautzenhiser
Gloria Jean (Snavely) Lautzenhiser died December 16, 2025 at her home. She was born December 8, 1944 in Republic Ohio to Warren and Eleanore Snavely. On October 14, 1961, she married Richard (Dick) Lautzenhiser from Tiffin, Ohio. Gloria loved to travel and spend time with her family. Gloria loved to cook. Gloria worked for Galion…
Richard “Dick” Wesner
Richard D. Wesner, 82 of Ashland passed away, Tuesday morning, December 16, 2025, in his home with his family by his side. He was born in Ashland on June 7, 1943, the son of the late Donald R. and Gladys M. (nee Stone) Wesner. Dick graduated from Ashland High School, Class of 1962, where he…
Kathleen Ilo Buurma
Kathleen Ilo Buurma, age 90, of Celeryville, died Thursday, December 11, 2025 at Mercy Health- St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo. Born March 25, 1935, in New Haven, she was the daughter of the late Earnest James “Katy” and Ilo N. (Echelbarger) Atyeo. She graduated from New Haven High School in 1953. Later that same…
Charles “Chuck” Edward Hatfield
Charles “Chuck” Edward Hatfield, age 76, of Mansfield, passed away on Monday, December 15, 2025, at The Waterford, Mansfield. He was born December 24, 1948, in Mansfield, Ohio, to William and Mary (Nagel) Hatfield. Chuck was a welder with Local Union 42 in Norwalk. He had a passion for racing, competing in sprint cars as…
Juanita Conaway
On Monday, December 15, 2025 Juanita Louise (Kirkendall) Conaway of Shelby, Ohio passed away. She was born January 20, 1948 in Morgantown, West Virginia to Oliver Franklin Kirkendall and Estelle Ann (Mazurek) Kirkendall. She was preceded in death by both her parents and her beloved siblings, brother Michael Jack Kirkendall and sister Darlene (Kirkendall) McCormack.…
Annamarie Weimer
Annamarie Weimer, of Lexington, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 15, 2025. She was 87. She was born on October 31, 1938 in Astoria, New York to the late Thomas and Neddie (Cupolo) Colagrande. Annamarie grew up in the area and attended Queensville High School. On December 17, 1955 she married the love of…
Michael David Doherty
Michael David Doherty, age 66, of Ashland, passed away on Sunday, December 14, 2025, at OhioHealth, Mansfield. He was born November 4, 1959, in British Columbia, Canada, to Lawrence and Margaret (Barton) Doherty. He enjoyed video games, woodworking, fishing, and collecting sports cards. He deeply loved his dog, Jedi, who was a constant companion. He…
Paul Goin
Paul Eddie Goin, age 88, peacefully passed away at his residence on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. He was born on March 4, 1937, in Plymouth, Ohio, to the late Everett and Emma (Bradshaw) Goin. Paul married his beloved wife, Mary (Branam) Goin, on April 6, 1957, beginning a partnership rooted in love, devotion, and unwavering…
Marianne Zajack
Marianne Zajack, 88, passed away on Monday, December 15, 2025, at Liberty Nursing Home in Mansfield, OH. She was born in Munich, Germany on February 15, 1937, to Josef and Anna (Zenger) Kain. She met the love of her life, John Richard Zajack, Jr. in Germany, while he was serving in the Army. They were…
O’Bryan (Brian) S. Williams
O’Bryan (Brian) Scott Williams, 51 of Jeromesville, passed from this life on Wednesday morning, December 10, 2025 in Ohio Health Mansfield Hospital following an extended illness. He was born on August 6, 1974 in Ashland, the son of the late Ronald and Rita (nee O’Bryan) Williams Brian graduated from Hillsdale High School, Class of 1992.…
Barbara J. Markel
Barbara J. Markel, 89 of Ashland, formerly of Savannah passed from this life on Monday morning, December 15, 2025 in Brookwood Place at Brethren Care Village. She was born on September 12, 1936 in Ashland County, the daughter of the late David and Eva Jean (nee Wahl) Pence. Barb graduated from Ashland High School, Class…
Deloris A. Kurtz
Mansfield: Deloris A. Kurtz, age 88, of Mansfield passed away Saturday morning December 13, 2025 in OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital. She was born May 2, 1937 in Mansfield to the late Kenneth and Edith (Lowry) Hostler and graduated from Loudonville High School in 1955. After high school she attended Samaritan Hospital School of nursing and graduated…
Loretta Sampsel
Loretta C. Sampsel, age 69, of Crestline, Ohio passed away December 11, 2025 at home. On September 24, 1956 she was born in Shelby, Ohio the daughter of the late Warren and Fayma Martin. On May 1, 1981 she married Dale L. Sampsel Sr. and together they shared 30 years. Loretta retired from Lifetouch Church…
Fannie Mae Duck
Fannie Mae Duck, 81, passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by love on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. She was born in Marks, Mississippi on March 26, 1944, to Perry and Louise (Veal) Bradley. She had 2 brothers, 1 sister (one of four children), moved to St. Louis at about 12 years old, then to…
Thomas Miksel
Thomas B. Miksel, age 82 of Tiro, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 12, 2025 at Willard Mercy Hospital in Willard, Ohio. Born May 15, 1943 in Shelby, Ohio to Glenus and Evelyn (Miller) Miksel, he had been a 1961 graduate of Buckeye Central High School and served the United States Army overseas, in Vietnam…
Stephen Zemka
Stephen John Zemka, age 72, passed away Thursday, December 11, 2025, at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital. He was born August 28, 1953, in Warren, Ohio, to the late Kenneth and Ann Louise (Collins) Zemka. Steve was a veteran of the US Navy and retired from General Motors, where he worked as a press operator. He was…
Ophelia Anne Delise
Ophelia Anne Delise, age 2, was born on August 10, 2023, in Mansfield, Ohio, to Justin M. and Blythe E. (Caldwell) Delise. She passed away on Thursday, December 11, 2025, at OhioHealth Shelby Hospital. Ophelia carried a presence far larger than her physical size—one marked by determination, awareness, and a fierce, unmistakable spirit. Ophelia was…
James Albert Hellinger
James A. Hellinger passed away Thursday, December 11, 2025, at The Waterford in Mansfield. He was born May 23, 1949, in Galion, Ohio, and graduated from Ontario High School in 1967. He was a proud resident of the city of Ontario for nearly all his life. The first born child of Chester and Alice (Beck)…
Arthur “Art” Boyd Adams
Arthur “Art” Boyd Adams, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, November 27, 2025. He was born on June 19, 1955, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Walter and Marybell (Davis) Adams. Raised in Pennsylvania, Art made Mansfield, Ohio, his home in 2009. Art proudly served his country in the United States Navy from 1975 to…
Beef McMillen
Beef McMillen, age 58, of Galion, Ohio passed away on December 6, 2025 unexpectedly at home. He was born on July 6, 1967 in Galion, Ohio to Robert and Pat Tanner McMillen. Beef worked at Checkers’s Pizza and then helped start Tubby‘s Pizza in Galion. He loved to play pool and collect lawnmowers. He also…
Devon Pursley
Devon Thomas Pursley, beloved son, grandson, cousin, and friend, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at Hattie Larlham Center for Children with Disabilities in Mantua, Ohio at the age of 21. He was born on October 15, 2004, in Bamberg, Germany, to Thomas and Melissa (Hornung) Pursley. Devon was known for his joyful…
Willard “Willy” Bert Lind Jr.
Willard ‘Willy’ Bert Lind Jr., a beloved, hard-working, and endlessly creative soul, passed away on December 3, 2025, at the age of 84. Born on August 22, 1941, in Galesburg, Illinois, Willy was the son of Willard Bert Lind, Sr. and Alta (Woolley) Lind. Willy proudly served in the United States Navy for four years,…
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