Howard Michael Gordon, age 79, of Shelby, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 20, 2026, at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital with his wife at his side. Howard was born November 19, 1946, in Mount Vernon, Ohio, to the late Ellis N. and Zenia E. (Barrett) Gordon. He was a 1964 graduate of Cardington Lincoln High School. […]
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Bonnie Jean Knepper
Bonnie Jean Knepper, age 88, of Ashland, Ohio, passed away on Friday, February 20, 2026. She was born February 28, 1937, in Elliott, Kentucky, and was the daughter of Kenneth and Mima (Pennington) Parsons. She had a bold, humorous, and sweet personality. Witty and smart, she was always determined. Bonnie was very creative, enjoying craft […]
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Russell Frederick Minch, Jr.
Russell Frederick Minch, Jr., age 85, of Mansfield, passed away at Crestwood Care Center on Saturday, February 14, 2026. He was born August 30, 1940, in Mansfield, OH, and was the son of Luella (Weaver) and Russell Frederick Minch, Sr. He was a proud 1958 graduate of Mansfield Senior High School, where he was an […]
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Betty Zartman
Betty J. Zartman, age 85 of Mansfield, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 20, 2026, at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital. She was born on March 22, 1940, in Shelby to the late Charles and Mae (Stauffer) Shaffner, and she married the love of her life, Larry R. Zartman, in 1961. Betty loved her family dearly. Her […]
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Dennis Ray Stickney
Dennis Ray Stickney, age 65, of Mansfield passed away at his home on Tuesday, February 17, 2026. He was born December 27, 1960, in Mansfield, OH, and was the son of Robert and Mary (Keith) Stickney. He was a graduate of Mansfield Senior High School and later retired from Car Star Body Shop, where he […]
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Rita Jean Osbourn Walker Hitchcock
Rita Jean Osbourn Walker Hitchcock, passed away Friday, February 13, 2026 with her son and daughter by her side. She was born May 16, 1942, in Sistersville, West Virginia. She was the cherished daughter of Ernest Raymond Osbourn and Helen Louise Wilcox Osbourn and was raised in Middlebourne, West Virginia. Rita graduated from Tyler County […]
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Nancy M. Haering
Nancy M. Haering, 87, passed away peacefully on February 16, 2026. She was born on June 15, 1938, in Mansfield, Ohio, one of two daughters to Otto V. and Elsie M. (Bailey) Stanninger. She was a 1956 graduate of Mansfield Senior High School. Growing up in a deaf household, with both parents deaf, she took […]
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Fog couldn’t stop futures: JA Inspire connects hundreds of students with local careers
MANSFIELD — Fog and two-hour delays may have put a few hiccups in the JA Inspire event on Thursday morning. But they couldn’t dim the excitement inside the career exploration event. Hundreds of students still showed up, eager to try new skills and imagine where their futures might lead. Junior Achievement of North Central Ohio […]
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Jean K. Gurski
Jean Kathryn Gurski (94) of Mansfield, Ohio, passed away peacefully Wednesday, February 18, 2026 surrounded by her family at Wedgewood Estates in Mansfield, Ohio. Jean was born March 8, 1931 in Monroe, Michigan to the late Andrew and Dorothy (Russow) Soleau. She was deeply loved by her husband, children and grandchildren. Jean graduated from Saint […]
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Ronald Brokaw
Ron Brokaw, 86, of Richland County, died on February 17th, 2026, surrounded by family, on the farm that he loved in Bellville, Ohio. Ron was born to Cecil and Bessie Brokaw in the Poorman family farmhouse in Richland County. In addition to his parents, Ron was preceded in death by his beloved wife Regina, his […]