Area Obituaries

Dalton — David Allen Smith, age 58, of Dalton, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, July 1, 2021, at residence in Dalton, David was born on November 23, 1962, in Orrville, Ohio, to the late John and Mickey (Martin) Airwyke and graduated from Orrville High School in 1981.  He married Elizabeth Movens on November 13, 1995,…

DALTON – Ruth M. Henthorne, age 79, passed away on July 1, 2021. Born on May 4, 1942 in Clarington, OH to the late John and Emma (Conner) Gilmore, she was a resident of Dalton since 2000, previously of East Greenville for 42 years.  Retiring from Volvo/White Heavy Truck in Orrville after 31 years of…

ORRVILLE — Kimberly Faith Jarvis, age 49, of Orrville, passed away Monday, June 28, 2021. Kim was born on August 4, 1971, in Orrville, Ohio, to Charles and Pamela (Bartlett) Jarvis and attended Orrville High School. Kim could always make you smile. She loved her children and grandchildren and will be missed. Kim had another…

Martha E. “Marty” Chaney, 78, of West Lebanon, passed away on Saturday, June 26, 2021 at Aultman Hospital. She was born in Upper Sandusky on March 6, 1943 to the late Frank and Violet June (Craft) Taylor and married Gary Chaney on November 12, 1961.  He died March 4, 1995. Marty cherished her time with…

Leroy D. Nussbaum, 75, of Apple Creek, passed away on Sunday, June 27, 2021. He was born near Dalton on May 7, 1946 to the late Amos I. and Ellen (Berg) Nussbaum and was raised by the late Lester D. and Lina Nussbaum. On October 23, 2009, he married Judy Kline and she survives. He…

Aynor, SC — Karen L. Wiles, age 72, of Aynor, SC, formerly of Canton, OH, died Saturday, June 26, 2021, at Portside at Grand Dunes in Myrtle Beach, SC, following a period of declining health. Karen was born on February 17, 1949, in Canton, Ohio, to the late A.W. and Velma Ruth (Snyder) Ketchum, graduated…

Orrville — Roy Barton “Bart” Drickhamer , age 84, of Orrville, passed away on Sunday, June 27, 2021, at Aultman Orrville Hospital in Orrville, following a period of declining health. Bart was born on October 16, 1936 in Fremont, OH. He was preceded in death by his parents, Roy C. Drickhamer, Florence M. (Rofkar) Drickhamer,…

Phyllis Siders, of Dalton, passed away on Tuesday, June 22, 2021, at Ohio’s LifeCare Hospice in Wooster after a period of declining health. She was 91. Born on March 9, 1930, Phyllis was the original “Garver Girl,” the eldest of three daughters of Don R. and Faye (Cooper) Garver. She grew up above her dad’s…

Orris Basinger, 91, of Berlin, died Wednesday, June 23, 2021. “You got a penny?  Don’t spend it all in one place.” Orris Lee Basinger was everything to us who called him Dad, Grandpa, Papa O, Pongkal, Hat Papa, Orris and O.  Slight in stature, but large in love, devotion, grace, and servitude. “It’s all part…

Frederick C. Helline, 79, of Wilmot, passed away on Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at his home. He was born in Massillon on January 24, 1942 to the late Walter A. and Irene M. (Balala) Helline Sr. and married Mary Ann Stotzer on April 17, 1971. In addition to his wife, Mary Ann, he is survived…