Irene Pauline Yonker, 83
Orrville — Irene Pauline Yonker, age 83, of Orrville, passed away on Friday, March 27, 2026, at West View Manor in Wooster, following a period of declining health. Irene was born on February 18, 1943, in Cleveland, Ohio, to the late John and Pauline (Tkac) Vasko. On October 6, 1962, she married Robert Allen in…
Read MoreChester W. Gable, 100
ORRVILLE — Chester W. Gable, 100, went home to be with his Lord and beloved ones gone before on March 24, 2026, at LifeCare Hospice, following a brief decline. He was born to William and Amelia (Horst) Gable on January 20, 1926, just east of Lattasburg at Gable Rd., Chester Township, Wayne County, Ohio. He…
Read MoreEli D. Mast, 86
Eli D. Mast, 86, of Dalton, passed away on Saturday, March 21, 2026 at Danbury Senior Living of Wooster, surrounded by his family. He was born in Millersburg on December 18, 1939 to the late Dan A. and Bertha Mae (Miller) Mast and married Clara Troyer in 1960 in Mount Eaton. He was the owner…
Read MoreGUEST COLUMN ‘Get to know an immigrant. Or just talk or smile to them. It is easy and free!’
PHOTO PROVIDED Myriam Raber on her naturalization day “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” — 1883 Emma Lazarus poem at the base of the Statue of…
Read MoreIN LIVING TECHNICOLOR Drama Dawgs present ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’
PHOTOS BY CHRISTINA McCUNE | DGKN Dalton’s Carsten Nussbaum plays Joseph in “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” The Drama Dawgs are presenting three shows 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March 20 and 21 and 2 p.m. Sunday, March 22. Drama Dawgs Maya Wenger and Cora Hull are Narrators in “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor…
Read MoreJoanne E. Gerber (Ratzel), 65
Joanne E. Gerber (Ratzel), 65, of Dalton, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, March 15, 2026. Joanne was born and raised in Smithville, Ohio, and graduated from Smithville High School in 1980. She dedicated many years of service to the Apple Creek Developmental Center before retiring in 2003. Joanne was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, daughter,…
Read MoreCreed O. Parsons Jr., 80
Creed O. Parsons Jr., age 80, of Smithville, passed away at his home on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, following a period of declining health. Creed was born on November 3, 1945, in Massillon, Ohio, to the late Creed and Mabel (Miller) Parsons. On August 21, 1964, he married the love of his life, Esther Lautenschlager,…
Read MoreJanee L. Larson, 73
NORTH CANTON – Janee L. Larson, age 73, went home to be with the Lord on March 12, 2026, surrounded by family. Born on May 13, 1952 in Canton, OH to the late Warren and Doris (Greenawalt) Ryder, she was a resident of North Canton, previously of Dalton. Janee was a graduate of Dalton High…
Read MoreRalph E. Rheinheimer, 91
Orrville – Ralph E. Rheinheimer, age 91, of Orrville, died Thursday, March 12, 2026, at Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare in Wooster, following a period of declining health. Ralph was born on February 3, 1935, in Shipshewana, Indiana, to the late Edward and Laura (Reinhardt) Rheinheimer. He graduated from Shipshewana High School in 1953 and went on…
Read MoreMary Elizabeth (Geiser) Holderman, 98
Dalton – Mary Elizabeth (Geiser) Holderman, age 98, of Orrville, died Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at Shady Lawn Health Care Community in Dalton, following a period of declining health. Mary was born on September 23, 1927, in Orrville, Ohio, to the late Louis and Louisa (Soper) Geiser. She married David Holderman on September 1, 1962,…
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