Jerry Lin Ernsberger, 59, passed away Sunday, September 14, 2025, at his home. Jerry was born on September 24, 1965, to the late parents of Jack and Brenda (Thompson) Mason. Jerry loved taking his dog Jack to the lake, spending just a weekend or the whole week. While at the lake, he enjoyed hanging out […]
Obituaries
Vicki L. Beal
Vicki L. Beal passed away at home on September 12, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. A courageous three-time cancer survivor, Vicki concluded her 25-year battle with grace and strength at the age of 75. Born on October 4, 1949, in Galion, Ohio, to Robert ‘Bob’ and Wanda Price, Vicki graduated from Mansfield Senior High […]
Sandra E. Koser
Sandra Eileen Koser passed away peacefully in her home on September 12, 2025. She was 86. She was born on May 24, 1939 in Butler, Ohio to the late Arthur and Pearl (Nichols) Laribee. She grew up in the Fredericktown area and graduated from Fredericktown High School with the class of 1957. As a woman […]
Lt. Monte G. Voelp
Lt. Monte G. Voelp passed away on Thursday, September 11, 2025, at the age of 85. He was the son of Carl and Pauline (Potts) Voelp. In the summer of 1959, Monte fell in love with a beautiful red headed girl, Kay Selby, working at an ice cream shop! He married her a year later […]
Leo Arnett
Leo Arnett, age 86, of Mansfield passed away early Friday morning, September 12, 2025, at his home. He was born March 5, 1939, in Salyersville, Kentucky, to the late Nelda (Risner) and Sanford Arnett. On October 31, 1964, he married Marcella Johnston, and they made many treasured memories. Leo enlisted and proudly served his county […]
L. John Brinkerhoff
On Wednesday, September 10, 2025, L. John Brinkerhoff, Ph.D. of Ontario passed from this world at the age of 78. His parents were the late George B. and Betty R. (Williams) Brinkerhoff. In 2009, after more than thirty-five years of socio-psychotherapeutic practice, with doctorates in clinical psychology and sociology, he retired, devoting himself, since, to […]
Robert Jess Smith
Robert Jess Smith, 81, of Canton, Georgia, formerly of Mansfield, Ohio, passed away peacefully on July 30, 2025, with his family by his side. Born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, on November 3, 1943, Robert was the son of the late Jess and Doris Smith. His father, Jess, was a sheet metal worker and roofing contractor, and […]
Frederick “Fred” Martin Bocka
Frederick “Fred” Martin Bocka of Mansfield passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, September 9, 2025, at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital at the age of 82. He was born January 12, 1943, in Mansfield, Ohio, to the late Harry and Marymae (Fuhrer) Bocka. On May 5, 1962, he married his high school sweetheart, Penny Jo Scott and they shared […]
Judith Korbas
Judith Lee (Hetler) Korbas, age 84, of Greenwood, Indiana, passed away on Monday, September 8, 2025 at the Franciscan Hospice House in Indianapolis, Indiana. Judy was born on November 30, 1940 in Mansfield, Ohio to the late Leo and Elizabeth (Schramm) Hetler. Judy graduated in 1958 from St. Peter’s High School in Mansfield where she […]
Nellie Leona Gilliam Walters
Our beloved Mother and Grandmother, Nellie Leona Gilliam Walters, passed away Tuesday, September 9, 2025, at her home in Mount Gilead, Ohio, surrounded by her loving family at the age of 92. She was born on March 26, 1933, the daughter of the late Ira Lee and Marie Richmond Gilliam. She was born at the […]
