Katy Hope Huff, 65, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at her home. She was born on November 28, 1960, in Olive Hill, Kentucky, to Lester Middleton and Maymie Tabor Middleton Browning. Katy was known as a strong, independent woman with a determined spirit and a touch of stubbornness that those who loved […]
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Arta “Brooks” Cox
Arta “Brooks” Cox of Ontario passed away Wednesday morning, April 22, 2026, at Country Meadow Nursing Center in Bellville, OH. She was 102 years old. She was born on July 8, 1923, in Cecilia, Kentucky, to the late Dwight E. and Cora Margarett (Morrison) Large. Known affectionately throughout her life as Brooks, she was one […]
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Else Klein
Else Klein, age 95, passed away Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at Avita Health System-Ontario Hospital. She was born on August 31, 1930, in Crvenka, Yugoslavia, to the late Philipp and Elisabeth (Oswald) Walter. After immigrating to the United States, she began working at and retired as a seamstress with the North American Knitting Mill. Else’s […]
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Joel Dalton Derr
Joel “Dalton” Derr, 86, passed away on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, in Ontario, Ohio. He was born May 30, 1939, to Arthur LeMonie and Mabel (Stranton) Derr, in Mansfield, Ohio. Dalton was truly larger than life. A 1957 graduate of Mansfield Senior High School, he went on to become a world-class musician, performing at the […]
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Mary Alice Komives
Mary Alice Komives of Mansfield passed away Friday, April 10, 2026, at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital. She was 99 years old. Born on November 26, 1926, in Mansfield, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Robert J. and Mary Anna (Basting) Stimens. She found great enjoyment in working in her flower beds and gardening, and […]
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Wilma Christine (Gerhardt) Wilson
Wilma Christine (Gerhardt) Wilson of Scottsdale, Arizona, went to be with her Lord and Savior on January 15, 2026, at Colter Luxury Assisted Living in Phoenix, Arizona, She had two established homes, one in the Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, and one in Mansfield, Ohio. She was 94 years old. She was born on August 25, 1931, in […]
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Mary Elizabeth McClain
Mary Elizabeth McClain of Perrysville, Ohio, passed away Saturday, April 11, 2026, at Majora Lane Nursing Home in Millersburg at the age of 82. She was born February 22, 1944, in Mansfield, Ohio, to the late Carl and Dorothy (Craig) Wolford. Mary retired from the Ohio Air National Guard base in Mansfield, Ohio, where she […]
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Luise Olga Holzwarth
Luise Olga Holzwarth of Mansfield passed away Tuesday afternoon, April 7, 2026, at her home. She was 93 years old. She was born on August 14, 1932, in Novi Verbas, Yugoslavia, the only child of the late Katherina (Silberhorn) and George Bambach. Luise endured unspeakable atrocities in her home country and overcame tragedy through an […]
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Keith Allen Fryman
Keith Allen Fryman of Mansfield passed away early Monday morning, April 6, 2026, at Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. He was 57 years old. Keith was born on May 27, 1968, in Mansfield, Ohio, and graduated from Madison High School. He was a member of Boy Scout Troop 113 and earned his Eagle Scout […]
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Gloria Lee Adkins
Gloria Lee Adkins, age 79, of Mansfield passed away early Friday morning, April 3, 2026, at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital. She courageously fought a decades-long battle with cancer with a smile on her face and is now resting in the arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. She was born on May 24, 1946, in […]