Jacquelyne Ruth Davies, age 91, died Friday, July 11, 2025 at the Willows of Willard Nursing Facility. Born January 28, 1934, in Cleveland to Edward R. and Emma (Radick) Gertz, she had been a Shelby resident since 1953. Before moving to Shelby, Jackie graduated from Parma High School in 1951, and worked at the W. […]
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Russell Draper
Russell Keith Draper, age 68 of Mansfield, passed away Thursday, July 10, 2025 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born on February 24, 1957 to Melvin Draper and Vivien (Kane) Byron in New London, Ohio, he was a 1975 graduate of Hillsdale High School. Russell was employed with the Bob & Bob Door […]
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Avalene Barrick
Jessie Avalene Barrick was born November 22, 1925 in Cardington, Ohio to Walter and Lulu Sautter. After a few years in Cardington, her parents purchased a house and 24 acres on Route 95 east of Mt. Gilead not far from Walter’s parents home. Avalene attended a one room school, Whitehall, near her home for 4 […]
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Bonnie Allen
Bonita Sue “Bonnie” Allen, 83, of Bucyrus, passed peacefully at home on Wednesday, July 9, 2025 in the presence of loved ones. Bonnie was born in Bucyrus on September 9, 1941 to the late Archie B. and Dorothy N. (Meyers) Cover. She graduated from Mt. Zion High School where she was a cheerleader and also […]
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Kenneth L. Wellendorf
The greatest father, husband, friend, and hunter that ever lived, Kenneth L. Wellendorf, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, surrounded by loved ones. Kenneth was born on January 25, 1943, in Salem, Ohio, to Faye Albertis Wellendorf and Virginia Louise Perkins Wellendorf. He graduated from Greenford High School (now South Range High School) […]
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Danny Perry
Danny Perry, 72, sadly passed away after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was a fighter until the very end, facing every challenge with quiet strength and unwavering determination. Danny was preceded in death by his beautiful daughter, Miranda; his beloved mother and father, Juanita and Leonard Floro; Joseph and Bertha Perry; and […]
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Roberta Scully
Roberta Mae Scully (Chance), born September 19, 1944, daughter of Robert and Ardena (Pryor) Chance, went to be with the Lord peacefully in her home on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. Roberta was preceded in death by her parents and six siblings: Mildred “Rene” Harigle, Robert W. Chance, Barbara Chance, Ruthann Chance, and twin brothers David […]
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Bill Smith
William A. Smith, 75, passed away peacefully on June 28, 2025 in Lexington. Born in Fremont to Virginia Rose and Clayton Smith on September 23, 1949, Bill had paper routes in small towns across northwest Ohio, including Woodville and Bettsville, before his family settled in Tiffin. Bill’s sisters and brothers – older brother Mike, little […]
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John Huddle
John Paul Huddle, 82, passed away on the 15th of June 2025, in Oviedo, Florida. John was born on the 24th of June 1942 in Mansfield, Ohio to Paul Clifford & Effie Jane (Essig) Huddle. He married Annabelle Ruth DeLong on the 19th of September 1965 in Mansfield, Ohio. John attended high school at the […]
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Violet Wetzel
On June 26, 2025, Violet Wetzel returned to the source from whence she had come, with her family by her side at home. She was born on March 11, 1936 in Philadelphia, PA, the fourth of ten children, of the late Thomas C. and Violet (Milnes) Gray. “Vidie”, as she was known in her youth, […]