Janet Mildred Demyan, was born August 5, 1923, in Topeka, Kansas, to the late Helen E. Cloud Snorgrass and Clarence E. Hamilton. She passed away at home on November 12, 2025. It’s hard to describe someone’s life after living 102 years. Janet Demyan grew up with very little, but her life became very full as […]
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Bonnie Blankenship
Bonnie Sue Blankenship, 77, passed away on Wednesday, November 5, 2025. She was born on May 1, 1948, in Louisa, Kentucky, to Ralph and Irene (Perry) Poe. As a child, Bonnie moved with her family to the Ontario area, where she would make her lifelong home. A private and devoted woman, Bonnie’s life centered around […]
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Helena Metzger
Helena Gerda Metzger passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 8, 2025. She was born in Fürth, Germany, to the late Margareta and Johann Heinrich (Bachhofuer) Haygis. Her first marriage took place in Germany in 1957 to James Lacey. On March 12, 1979, she married George Harold Metzger. Helena is survived by two sons, Robert E. […]
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William Spellman
William Richard Spellman, 91, of Lexington, passed away peacefully surrounded by family at his home on Wednesday, November 5, 2025. Born on February 21, 1934, to Lewis and Beradina (Deppe) Spellman, Bill lived a life marked by hard work, service, and devotion to family and community. He was employed for 38 years at Ohio Brass, […]
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George Washington Zeigler, Jr.
George Washington Zeigler, Jr., was born October 17, 1946, in Medina, Ohio, one of ten children of Lucille (Huffman) Zeigler and George Washington Zeigler, Sr. He passed away at his home on October 29, 2025, at the age of 79. George graduated from Jeromesville High School in 1964. He joined the Army and served from […]
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Gerald Lynn Craighead
Gerald Lynn Craighead (also known as Pops, Uncle Jerry or Fuzz), age 80, of Ontario, Ohio passed away Thursday, August 21, 2025, at Ohio Health – Mansfield. Gerald was born on June 20, 1945, to Harold Harter and Thelma Mae (Lybarger) Craighead in Mansfield, Ohio. He proudly served and was a veteran of the US […]
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Louise Marie Krutsch
Louise Krutsch, 83, passed away peacefully following a surgical procedure in Cleveland, Ohio. Formerly of Medina, she spent the last 15 years living in Mansfield, Ohio, closer to family and surrounded by a community she came to love. She most recently resided at The Waterford, where she had many friends. A retired registered nurse, Louise […]
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Carol Jean Campbell
On August 14, 2025, Carol Jean Campbell, loving mother, aunt, grandmother, and friend, passed away at the age of 83. Carol was born April 15, 1942, to Helen M. Hunt and Thomas J. Crawford. She graduated from Springfield Township School in 1960 and Mansfield General School of Nursing in 1963. Carol spent her life caring […]
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Effie Copley
Effie Gaynell “Gay” Copley, 83, passed away on Wednesday, July 30, 2025. She was born March 5, 1942, in Chattaroy, West Virginia, to the late Enos and Hazel (Sammons) Robinson. On September 28, 1957, she married the love of her life, Herman Copley, and together they shared 67 years of devoted marriage. Gay spent the […]
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Jeffrey Thomas Fields, Jr.
Jeffrey Thomas Fields, Jr., 47, passed after a courageous battle with cancer on August 1, 2025, at OSU Wexner Hospital, Columbus. He was born in Mansfield on February 20, 1978, to Jeffrey Thomas Fields, Sr. and Barbara (Fields) Sweet. He was a self-employed carpenter. Jeffrey was a people person, always doing something for someone else. […]