Area Obituaries
Hershberger, Beverly Sue (Stien)
Together Again Beverly Sue (Stien) Hershberger passed away Saturday, January 1, 2022 at the age of 82, at LifeCare Hospice in Wooster, after a period of declining health. Beverly was born in Dover, Ohio on March 4, 1939, to Harold and Mildred (Lieser) Stien. She was a 1957 graduate of…
Read MoreWirth, Wesley D. “Wes”
Orrville — Wesley D. “Wes” Wirth , age 82, of Orrville, died Thursday, December 30, 2021, at his home in Orrville, following a sudden illness. Wes was born on February 7, 1939, in Orrville, to the late Frederick and Pauline (Curie) Wirth, attended Orrville High School, and later married Carol Shelly on December 3, 1978,…
Read MorePhillips, Justin David “JD”
Apple Creek — Justin David “JD” Phillips, age 33, of Apple Creek, died Thursday, December 30, 2021, at Aultman Hospital in Canton, following a one month battle with COVID. Justin was born on June 29, 1988, in Orrville, to John David Phillips and Cheryl (Moore) Phillips and attended Orrville High School. He worked as a…
Read MoreMartha May (nee: Copus) Calame Martin
ORRVILLE — Martha May (nee: Copus) Calame Martin was born near Jeromesville, Ohio in 1929 to Frank and Lottie Copus. As a teenager she moved to the Wooster area where she later met and married George Calame. George and Martha were active members of the Wooster Foursquare Church, where Martha taught the kindergarten age Sunday…
Read MoreHeatwole, Myron Ralph
Myron Ralph Heatwole, 82, of North Lawrence, OH, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at his home. He was born, a triplet, in North Lawrence, OH, on January 2, 1939 to Gabriel and Ada (Eberly) Heatwole. In his youth he accepted Christ as his Saviour and was a faithful member of the Valley…
Read MoreDeitz, Wilma
Wilma Deitz, 77, passed away on December 14, 2021, after declining health. Wilma was born on April 3rd, 1944, to the late Lewis and Arlie Miller in Uler, WV and later became a lifelong resident of Orrville. She attended Orrville High School and married the love of her life, Theodore Deitz, on New Year’s Eve…
Read MoreConley, Lee D.
Lee D. Conley, 43, of Brewster, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, December 24, 2021. He was born in Meadville, PA on February 25, 1978 to David and Kathy Conley and married Erin Scholz on May 5, 2001. Lee graduated from Dalton High School and was employed by Wenger Excavating. He was a loving husband and…
Read MoreWilliam Dean “Bill” Tschiegg
William Dean “Bill” Tschiegg, 61, residing in Brookston, Indiana went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, December 26, 2021, after a short struggle with COVID pneumonia. He was born in Orrville, Ohio on September 23, 1960, the son of Robert E. and Mary Jean (Weeman) Tschiegg. He was married to Arlene…
Read MoreCrawford, Frank William
Marshallville, OH — Frank William Crawford, 76, of Marshallville, passed away Friday, December 17, 2021, at Wooster Community Hospital, following a short period of declining health. Frank was born on January 11, 1945, in Warsaw, New York, to the late Ellsworth and Estelle (Rowe) Crawford. Following graduation in 1964 from Perry High School, he went…
Read MoreMerriman, Donna J.
Donna J. Merriman DALTON – Donna J. Merriman, age 62, passed away on December 20, 2021. Born on April 15, 1959 in Newport News, VA to Jack and Reta (Ratliff) Rutherford, she was a resident of Dalton for 33 years. Donna was employed by the Wayne County Health Department for 9 years and had previously…
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