Leonard “Lenny” Gerhardt was born on January 20, 1946, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and passed away on August 21, 2026, in Butler, Ohio. He lived a life defined by faith, family, friendship, craftsmanship, and a genuine appreciation for people. Raised in the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Lenny developed a strong faith in God that remained with him […]
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Elma E. (Fitzpatrick) Flores
Elma E. (Fitzpatrick) Flores, 89, of Mansfield, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. Elma was born June 20, 1937, in Red Jacket, West Virginia, the daughter of Arthur J. and Dessie Edna (Smith) Fitzpatrick. On June 1, 1984, she married Rodolfo “Rudy” P. Flores, and they shared 35 years together until his passing […]
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Peggy Cox
Peggy I. Cox, age 84 of Shelby, passed away on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, at Avita Health System – Ontario. She was born on July 15, 1942, in Beckley, West Virginia, to the late Louis P. and Birdie (Workman) Gomez, and on March 24, 1958, she married the love of her life, Emel J. Cox. […]
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Jolene Rissler-Manning
Jolene A. Rissler-Manning, age 86 of Mansfield, passed away on Sunday, August 9, 2026, at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital. She was born on August 16, 1939, in Ashland to the late Charles and K. Blanche Keith. Jolene worked at Eagle Rubber, Mansfield Plumbing Products, and most recently Cracker Barrel. She enjoyed reading and spending time with […]
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Larry Minard
Larry R. Minard, age 83 of Mansfield, passed away on Saturday, August 8, 2026, at The Waterford of Mansfield. He was born on February 22, 1943, in Mansfield to the late Walter R. and Mary E. (Hasenzahl) Minard, and on July 27, 1966, he married the love of his life, Janice (Black). Larry graduated from […]
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Dana Stewart-Reedy
Dana L. Stewart-Reedy, age 65 of Mansfield, passed away on Monday, August 3, 2026, at University Hospital Cleveland Medical Center. She was born on October 22, 1960, in Mansfield to Farley and Joyce (Dennis) Amos. To know Dana was to know love in its purest form. She was deeply selfless, compassionate, and devoted to those […]
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Destiny Ward
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Destiny Ward, 21, of Mansfield, Ohio. Though her time with us was far too short, the love she gave and the memories she created will live on in the hearts of all who knew her. Above all else, Destiny cherished being a mommy to […]
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Debra “Deb” Dewalt
Debra L. Dewalt, age 66 of Galion, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, August 1, 2026, at Unger Park Post Acute. She was born on April 20, 1960, in Mansfield to Lester and Ruth (Bowles) Persinger. Deb worked for General Mills, where she retired after 20 years. She was a loving woman with […]
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Geraldine Madge “Geri” Harmon Gibson
Geraldine Madge “Geri” Harmon Gibson, 73 of Morehead, Kentucky formerly of Mansfield, Ohio, passed away Saturday, July 25, 2026, after a long illness of congestive heart and kidney failure at U.K. St. Claire HealthCare in Morehead. She was born on July 30, 1952, at Jane Cook Hospital in Frenchburg, Kentucky, a daughter of the late […]
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Carol VanDeWiele
Carol A. Johnson-VanDeWiele, age 74 of Mansfield, passed away on Thursday, July 23, 2026, at Shelby Pointe Nursing Home. She was born on April 21,1952, in Mansfield, Ohio, to the late Clyde Johnson Jr. and Charlene Rowland. Carol was a 1970 graduate of Northmor High School, and she then went on to graduate Magna Cum […]