Eva J. “Jeanie” Schluter, born December 18, 1934, to Molly Howell (Mott) and Frank Dorner, passed away Monday January 5, 2026, at Primrose Retirement Community. She lived a vibrant life filled with family, travel, and joy. On July 26, 1952, Jeanie married the love of her life, Charles E. Schluter, beginning a beautiful partnership that […]
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Charles “Charlie” Edward Adams
Charles “Charlie” Edward Adams, age 84, of Mansfield, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, January 1, 2026. He was born December 9, 1941, in Martin County, Kentucky, to the late Earnest P. and Ethel M. (Crisp) Adams. He moved to Ohio at an early age and attended the Mansfield City […]
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Carol Velma Martin
Carol Velma Martin, age 92 of Crestline, passed away on Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born on April 29, 1933 to the late Lester and Velma (Gerstenslager) Pfleiderer in Galion, Ohio. Carol met the love of her life, Robert Lee Martin, and the two were married on May […]
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Debra Ann Jeffries
Debra Ann “Debi” Jeffries, age 69, passed away peacefully at her home in Mansfield on January 5, 2026. Debi was born in Detroit, Michigan, to Floyd Harris and Carol (Fiedler) Harris. One of five children, she grew up in Detroit and graduated from Lakewood High School. Debi moved to Shiloh, Ohio, where she enjoyed the […]
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Thomas Thompson
Thomas Paul Thompson, 73, of Wooster and formerly of Mansfield, passed away peacefully on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, at the Wayne County Care Center after a brief period of declining health. Tom was born on Dec. 13, 1952, in Lodi to Richard “Dick” and Mildred Jean (Hull) Thompson and was a 1971 graduate of Waynedale […]
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Janna Louise Norris
Janna Louise (Gayheart) Norris, age 61, of Bellville, passed away on Monday, January 5, 2026, at The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, following a brief but courageous battle with cancer. Janna was born on December 5, 1964, in Willard, Ohio, to the late Roger F. Gayheart and Linda June (Pitzen) Gayheart. A 1983 graduate of […]
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Barbara Jean Hipp
Barbara Jean (Huggins) Hipp, 93, passed away on Sunday, January 4, 2026, in Mansfield, Ohio. She was born in Martinsburg, Ohio on January 29, 1932, to Ralph K. and Marcene G. (Burger) Huggins. She was a member of the VFW Eagles. A very independent person, she was a friend and caregiver to many. She lived […]
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Sheri Bowman
If you ever sat in a math class and thought, “This teacher means business,” there’s a good chance you met Sheri Bowman—and if you passed, you probably learned more than math along the way. Sheri Bowman, 72, of Bellville, passed away Sunday, January 4, 2026 in OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital. She was born on September 9, […]
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Chlotene Noble
Chlotene Noble, age 77 of Shelby, passed away on Monday, January 5, 2026 surrounded by her loving family. Born May 14, 1948, in Soldier, Kentucky, to the late Frank H. and Inez M. (Webb) Smith, she had been a Shelby resident for over 50 years and a member of Taylortown Community Church for about 49 […]
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Stanley Bowers
Stanley Ray Bowers passed from this world on January 3, receiving the “crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award… to all who have longed for his appearing” (2 Tim. 4:8). Stanley was the first child of Wilbur and Mary Bowers, born May 1, 1931. He was a proud Bellville Blue Jay, […]