Debra Cornell, 65, of Ontario Ohio passed away on October 1, 2023 at home surrounded by her family following a seven-month battle with cancer. On January 28, 1958 she was born in Ohio Valley General Hospital in McKees Rock, Pennsylvania, the daughter of the late Jacob C Gross and Bernice M. (Miller) Gross. On January […]
Richland County
Donald Arthur DeBaltzo
Donald Arthur DeBaltzo, 86, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 2, 2023. He was born June 14, 1937, in Cleveland, Ohio to Mary (Makuc) and Frank DeBaltzo. Don was a 1955 graduate of Cathedral Latin High School, where he was the Drum Major his senior year. The first in his family to go to college, […]
Michael Whisler
Mansfield: Michael C. Whisler, 69, of Mansfield passed away unexpectedly at home, Saturday September 30, 2023. The son of Jerome and Marilyn (Marshall) Whisler, Mike was born November 5, 1953 in Mansfield and graduated from Mansfield Senior High School. Even at a young age Mike was mechanically minded, disassembling and tinkering with almost anything. That […]
Robert Beverage
Robert Lee Beverage passed away at home on September 19, 2023. He is survived by his wife, Sandy; sister Brenda Davis of Findlay; brother Tom Clark and his wife Ruby Jane of Ontario. A lucky few called him Uncle Bob; niece Shelly Gerdemann, and nephews Boyd Davis, Tim Clark, and Rodney Clark who preceded him […]
Jennie Meyer
Jennie Laverne Meyer, 88, passed away at Arbors at Mifflin on Monday, September 25, 2023. She was born on June 1, 1935 in Speers, PA to Raymond Edgar and Bertha Viola (Walker) Shetterly. Laverne graduated from Bellmar High School in 1953. She married Barton Eugene Meyer on November 5, 1955 in Belle Vernon, PA and […]
Ruth M. (Pritt) Frye
Ruth M. (Pritt) Frye, 66, of Mansfield, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Monday, October 2, 2023. Ruth was born on March 5, 1957, in Mansfield, to Odie and Olive (Brown) Pritt. She retired after over 30 years from Richland Co. Children Services. Ruth had a servant’s heart, and worked […]
Gwendlyn Prater
Gwendlyn Kay Prater, age 76, resident of Greenwich passed away Sunday, October 1, 2023 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born July 4, 1947 in Mansfield to Robert Tooker and Alma (Patrick) Tooker, she had been a lifelong area resident. She was a 1964 graduate of Toledo High School and was self employed […]
William “Big Bill” Ray Ratliff Sr.
William “Big Bill” Ray Ratliff Sr., age 56, of Mansfield, passed away Saturday morning, September 30, 2023, at Avita Health System-Ontario Hospital. Born January 30, 1967, in Los Angeles, California, he was a 1985 graduate of Mansfield Senior High School. Bill was employed in the maintenance division of Rumpke for 21 years. He was a […]
Phyllis Elbert
Phyllis A. Elbert of Mansfield passed away peacefully on September 29th, 2023. She was born February 14, 1933 and raised in various small towns in Indiana. She graduated from Purdue University in 1955 with a degree in Pharmacy. She completed her Indiana state board examinations and worked in the Indianapolis Hospital Pharmacy. Phyllis and her […]
Spencer Pfleiderer
Spencer E. Pfleiderer, age 82, died Saturday, September 30, 2023, at his home in Shelby surrounded by his loving family. Spencer was born on July 16, 1941, to the late Hugh and Doris (Brown) Pfleiderer in Tiro. He has been an area resident his entire life. He worked for Ohio Steel Tube for 35 years […]
