Wappner Funeral Directors-Ontario

Dorothy Jayne McBride went to be with the Lord on Monday, May 12, 2025, at Avita Health System-Ontario Hospital after waging a valiant battle with two lung diseases. Dottie was born August 7, 1944, in Mount Gilead, Ohio, to the late Harry K. and Valma (Volk) Allbaugh. She married Leonard McBride on June 2, 1963, […]

Geraldine “Jerri” Neal of Ashland passed away Saturday, May 3, 2025, at LSS The Good Shepherd Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation. She was 94 years old. Jerri was born on November 5, 1930, in Enterprise, Kentucky, to the late William E. and Pearly Lee (Dean) Sparks. She was a member of the Salvation Army Church in […]

John M. Pirman of Ontario passed away early Tuesday morning, April 29, 2025, at the age of 70. He was born October 27, 1954, in Newport News, Virginia, one of two sons of the late Nicholas and Anna (Waite) Pirman. He graduated from Padua Franciscan High School in 1973. He began his collegiate career at […]

David Leon Keith, age 69, of Kenton, Ohio, passed away Sunday, May 4, 2025, at his home. Born October 30, 1955, in Mansfield, Ohio, to the late Lacy M. and Ruby J. (Belcher) Keith, he retired as a Manager at Newman Technologies. He loved riding Harley-Davidson motorcycles and raced in the local flat track circuit. […]

Willard Jay McBride, age 98, of Mansfield passed away early Sunday morning, May 4, 2025, at his home. He was born on August 1, 1926, in Ontario, Ohio, to Chester and Mary (Reidel) McBride. He was a proud veteran serving in the United State Navy from January 18, 1945, to July 8, 1946, during World […]

Frances Jane Smith of Mansfield passed away early Wednesday morning, April 30, 2025, at Country Meadow Care Center. She was 98 years old. Born on December 17, 1926, in Blackfork, Ohio, she was the third of eleven children of Winfield Brock and Lillie Hendershot Brock. She married Lawrence Smith on December 15, 1945, just 2 […]

Adrian DeLeon, age 90, passed away Wednesday morning, April 30, 2025, at Crystal Care Center of Ashland. Born April 5, 1935, in Pharr, Texas, he was the son of the late Francisco and Catarina (Palomo) DeLeon. Adrian was a member of St. Peter’s Catholic Church where he served as an usher. He retired from White-Westinghouse […]

Robert Leroy Mitchell, age 89, passed away Monday, April 28, 2025, at his home. Born December 6, 1935, in Mansfield, Ohio, to the late George and Elsie (Young) Mitchell, he was one of seven children. Bob retired from RG Beer Corporation, where he worked on many projects, including Malabar Farm Barn, First Presbyterian Church, Holiday […]

Charles Thomas W. Sansom, 71, of Ontario, Ohio, passed away on April 19, 2025. Born on August 8, 1953, in Akron, Ohio, to Mildred Sophia Anderson and Rodger Merrit Sansom. He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Ellen Sansom. He is survived by his loving spouse, Christine H. Sansom, and their child, […]

Virginia “Ginny” Letizia, age 97, of Mansfield, passed away on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, surrounded by her family. She was born on August 13, 1927, in New Kensington, Pennsylvania, the only daughter of Dominic “Dom” and Louella Kipp Mascilli. She moved to Mansfield in 1943, attended and graduated from Mansfield Senior High School. Ginny married […]