Area Obituaries

Dalton — Shawn M. Feltis, age 37, of Dalton, died Tuesday, January 11, 2022, at LifeCare Hospice in Wooster, following a period of declining health. Shawn was born on Groundhog Day, February 2, 1984, in Wooster, Ohio, to Scott and Lee Ann (Davisson) Feltis. He graduated from Dalton High School in 2002. Shawn enjoyed playing…

Rita Louise Davidoff (Contrael), age 89, of Orrville, passed away peacefully on January 10, 2022, having lived a full life as a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and sister. Rita was born on March 20, 1932 in Vandergrift, Pennsylvania, to John and Louise Contrael. She graduated from Vandergrift High School in 1950 and moved to Cleveland,…

Jeremy Reid Felland Jerry Felland, passed away peacefully at his Wilmot, Ohio home on Jan. 10, 2022 at the age of 89. He enjoyed learning and earned advanced degrees, a B.A. in Botany at Hanover College and M.S. in Conservation at the University of Michigan.  He passed on his knowledge by teaching young and old…

Smithville — Carol A. Kauffman-Hinkel, age 81, of Smithville, died Saturday, January 8, 2022, at Smithville Western Care Center in Wooster, after a short period of declining health. Carol was born on June 16, 1940, in Orrville, Ohio, to the late Ivan and Bertha (Falb) Hochstetler. She graduated from Smithville High School in 1958 She…

The world lost a beloved wife, mother and grandmother, Carolyn Fitzwater, on December 29, 2021.  Carolyn battled breast cancer for over 12 long years.  She suffered often from it but seldom complained of any pains or discomfort to anyone.  Even though this discomfort was a constant reminder of what the cancer was doing to this…

Danny L. Shanklin, 69, of Brewster, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 2, 2022. He was born in Massillon on July 14, 1952 to the late Thomas and Eileen Shanklin and married Karen Mann on June 1, 1972 and she survives. He worked hard all of his life to take care…

Orrville — William “Willie” D. Severe, age 74, of Orrville, died Tuesday, January 4, 2022, at Aultman Orrville Hospital in Orrville, following a period of declining health. Willie was born on March 10, 1947, in Oakland, Maryland, to the late Dorothy Severe.  He married Linda C. Dawson on April 10, 1971, in Cumberland, MD. Linda…