Area Obituaries

Dalton — Glenn W. Showalter, age 87, of Dalton, died unexpectedly at home on Saturday, August 7, 2021. Glenn was born on June 22, 1934, in Waynesburg, Ohio, to the late D. Warren and Gladys (Moomaw) Showalter and graduated from Dalton High School in 1952.  He married Lavina Ruth Graber on April 20, 1957, at…

Orrville — Sheila Lee Turner, age 73, of Orrville, passed away Friday, August 6, 2021, at Glendora Health Care Center in Wooster, following a period of declining health. Sheila was born on February 28, 1948, in Clarksburg, West Virginia, to the late Junior and Mary (Whitehair) Bucklew. She spent her life making her house a…

Orrville — Christopher Alan Wenger, age 36, of Orrville, died Tuesday, August 3, 2021, at his residence in Orrville. Christopher was born on December 21, 1984, in Orrville, Ohio, to Robert and Jayne (Moore) Wenger. He enjoyed watching movies and listening to music and was great at telling you who the artist was just by…

Orrville — Pamela Jean Graber, age 62, of Orrville, passed away Tuesday, August 3, 2021, at her home in Orrville, following a period of declining health. Pamela was born on June 13, 1959, in Orrville, Ohio, to Herbert and Carol (Cline) Wolfe, graduated from Rittman High School in 1977 and took several classes at Wayne…

Smithville — Odema M. “Dee” Gingrich, age 89, of Smithville, joined her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday, August 1, 2021, at her residence in Smithville, with her husband and children by her side, following a short period of declining health. Dee was born on January 16, 1932, in Sterling, Ohio, to the late…

Wooster — Katherine J.  Long , age 67, of Wooster, died Sunday, August 1, 2021, at her residence in Wooster, following a period of declining health and surrounded by her loving family. Katherine was born on February 3, 1954, in Mansfield, Ohio, to the late Robert and Shirley (Kirkpatrick) Kvochick and graduated from Orrville High…

Linda Miller, 85, of Wooster, passed away on Thursday July 29, 2021 at Danbury Senior Living in Wooster. She was born in Newstend, NY on October 29, 1935 to the late Monroe and Mary Ann (Yoder) Miller and had lived most of her life in Wayne County. She was a graduate of the Akron School…

Wooster — Carl Shaulis , age 61, of Wooster, passed away Friday, July 23, 2021, at his residence in Wooster, following a period of declining health. Carl was born on July 3, 1960, in Wadsworth, Ohio, to the late Carl and Betty (Killinger) Shaulis and formerly worked for Built-Right Box and Crate in Wooster. Carl…