Mansfield: Kathaleen Pickens, age 93, passed away Friday, September 19, 2025 in Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus after a brief illness. She was born March 19, 1932 in Enterprise, Kentucky to parents Stewart and Stella (Masters) Hall. In 1943 she started school at the Erie School for Girls, a private religious school in Olive Hill, […]
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Helen Dye
Mansfield – Helen Dye, age 87, of Mansfield, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 18, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. She was born December 23, 1937, in Russell County, Virginia, to parents Carl and Mary (Compton) Keene. Helen built a life rooted in love, family, and simple joys. A gifted homemaker, Helen delighted in […]
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LeRoy Hoffman
LeRoy Eugene Hoffman, 74 of Crestline, passed away on Friday, September 19, 2025, at The James Cancer Hospital. LeRoy was born on December 13, 1950, in Crestline to the late Harl and Leona (Pollock) Hoffman. LeRoy was a graduate of Colonel Crawford High School, class of 1969. He married his high school sweetheart, Angela Teetrick […]
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Jeffry Billow
Jeffry “Jeffy Joe” Joseph Billow, 69, passed away on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at Avita Health System Galion Community Hospital. Jeffry was born in Alhambra, CA, to the late Joseph Billow and surviving Camille (Hoover) Moffat on May 12, 1956. He graduated from Galion High School, class of 1974. Jeff, a proud journeyman, spent many […]
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Gary Hipsher
Gary Lee Hipsher, 82 of Mansfield, Ohio, passed away on September 13, 2025, surrounded by his family. Gary was born in Shelby, Ohio, on October 23, 1942, to William Carl and Valeria (Fair) Hipsher. Gary was a 1960 graduate of Shelby High School. While there, he designed the hungry hound whippet for the high school. […]
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Florence Eileen “Flo” Baker
Florence Eileen “Flo” Baker, age 82, a lifelong Plymouth resident, passed away peacefully Thursday morning, September 18, 2025 at The Willows at Willard. Florence was born April 27, 1943 in Shelby, the daughter of the late Dominic and Olive (Goin) Dorion. A 1961 graduate of Plymouth High School, she married her high school sweetheart, Earl […]
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James “Jim” Overocker
James Alan “Jim” Overocker, 68, of Mansfield, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday, September 17, 2025. Born on April 2, 1957, in the small town of Protection, Kansas, Jim was raised with strong values and a deep love for sports. He graduated from Protection High School in 1975, where he excelled as a […]
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Bette J. Ferguson
Bette Jean Ferguson, age 77, passed away on September 18, 2025, at Ohio Health Hospital in Shelby, following a brief illness. Bette was born on January 19, 1948, in Albert Lea, Minnesota, to the late Lawrence Stevens and Lorene (Krueger) Nagel. She had been a Galion, Ohio resident for the majority of her life. At […]
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Carole Miller
Carole (Parks) Miller, age 97, of Bellville, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus. She was born on February 12, 1928 in Mansfield to the late Glenn & Carrie Divelbiss Parks. Carole grew up on a farm in Bellville. She was taught hard work and how […]
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Dorothy Dapper
Dorothy Jean Dapper, 93, formerly of Crestline, passed away on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, at Magnolia Terrace, Galion, Ohio. Dorothy was born in Crestline, on May 13, 1932, to the late Elmer and Mabelle (Winters) Bletz. She married Paul Albert Dapper on September 27, 1952, and he preceded her in death on December 17, 1991. […]