Kory Alan Bevelhymer, age 30, of Orient, Ohio, passed away Saturday morning, December 27, 2025, at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Born November 27, 1995, in Galion, Ohio, to Roger and Annette (Strine) Bevelhymer, Kory had been a Shelby resident for numerous years before moving to Orient in 2019. He completed his education at […]
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Jeanine Gates
Jeanine Gates, age 70, died Wednesday, December 24, 2025, at Brookwood Place in Ashland, Ohio. Jeanine was born in Shelby, Ohio on April 11, 1955, to Kenneth R. and Marianne (Vail) Gates, and was a long-term Shelby resident. After graduating from Shelby High School in 1973, she obtained her education degree from The Ohio State […]
Elva Reed
Elva Reed, age 95 passed away peacefully Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at the Ohio Health Hospital in Mansfield. Born on May 22, 1930 to the late Kendall and Rosa (Shepherd) Bailey in Salyersville, Kentucky. Elva loved being a caregiver to her family. She was an avid gardener, cook and enjoyed sewing. Her holiday peanut brittle […]
Sharon Elaine Jordan
Sharon E. Jordan, age 82, passed away Thursday, December 18, 2025 at the Country Meadows Nursing Facility in Bellville, Ohio, surrounded by her loving family. Born August 10, 1943 to the late Sterling and Esther (Miller) Dull in Willard, Ohio, she had been a 1961 graduate of Plymouth High School. Sharon was a lifelong Plymouth […]
Saint & Soul E. Patrick
It is with profound sadness and heavy hearts that Makenna Hawk and Byron “BJ” Patrick share the heartbreaking news that they are no longer expecting their twin babies, Saint and Soul Eugene Patrick. Their precious children were called to their heavenly home on Monday evening, December 15, 2025, at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital. Though Saint 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 […]
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 […]
Larry Lee Fried
Larry Lee Fried age 78, passed away Monday, December 8, 2025, at St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo, surrounded by his loving family. Born January 13, 1947, in Shelby to Herschel W. and Dorothy J. (Cheeseman) Fried, he had been a Willard resident for over 50 years. A 1965 graduate of Shelby High School, he […]
Dr. Yogesh K. Desai
Dr. Yogesh K. Desai, age 72, passed away on Wednesday, December 3rd, 2025 in Mansfield, Ohio. Yogesh was born on August 19, 1953, in Borsad, Gujarat, India to Kanubhai and Lalitaben (Patel) Desai. He spent his childhood playing with friends and diligently reading. His uncle, the late Pravin Desai, the first physician in the family, […]
Nancy Fisher
Nancy Joan (Condon) Fisher, age 95, unexpectedly passed away Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at Crestwood Care Center in Shelby. Born May 19, 1930, in Mansfield to Charles C. Condon and Ruth Lucille (Koppes) Fisher, she had been an area resident for over 75 years. A 1948 graduate of Mansfield Senior High School, she went on […]
