Area Obituaries

WOOSTER – Wayne E. Yutzy 81, of Wooster, died Wednesday, January 20th, 2021, after a period of declining health. Services will be Sunday, January 24th at 2 PM at East Union Mennonite Church near Orrville, OH with Pastor Elton Yutzy officiating. The service will be live streamed through https://www.facebook.com/blazerznation.  Burial will be in the church cemetery.…

Andyvo (Andy) Andrea Codispoti, of Brewster, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, January 20th, 2021 at Mercy Medical Center in Canton, Ohio . He was 93 years young. Born to Italian immigrants Mary and Bruno Codispoti on April 30th, 1927, he was a lifelong resident of Brewster. He joined the Navy in 1943, as a crewman…

Orrville — Cheryl A. Ellis, age 73, of Orrville, also of Punta Gorda, FL, died Saturday, January 16, 2021, at Hope Hospice in Cape Coral, FL, following a recent stroke. Cheryl was born on October 15, 1947, in Findlay, Ohio, to Earl and Ruth (Hensel) Stumpp (deceased), graduated from Upper Sandusky High School in 1965,…

Lessley Gene Alcorn, 77, of Navarre, passed away on Monday, January 18, 2021 at his home surrounded by loved ones. God has a new angel in Heaven. He was born in Akron on January 24, 1943 to the late Tom and Betty Alcorn and wife Brenda Chamness May 1, 1966. He worked at B&W in…

KEY WEST, FL — Dorothy Lee Brown, age 96, of Key West, FL, formerly of Orrville, died Sunday, January 10, 2021, at Palm Vista Nursing and Rehabilitation in Key West, following a period of declining health. Dorothy was born on January 23, 1924, in Vernon, Texas, to the late Lee and Gertrude (Morris) Palmer and…

Orrville — Ronald Birkbeck, age 81, of Orrville, died Thursday, January 14, 2021, at LifeCare Hospice in Wooster, following a period of declining health. Ron was born on June 13, 1939, in Orrville, to the late Ward and Grace (Mackey) Birkbeck, attended Orrville High School, graduated from Smithville High School in 1957, and served in…

DALTON — Clair Benjamin Good, age 76, of Dalton, died suddenly on Friday, January 15, 2021, at his home in Dalton. Clair was born on December 28, 1944, in Dalton, to Willard and Valley (Horst) Good, graduated from Dalton High School in 1963, and did volunteer service in Portland, OR for several years.  He returned…

Ervin J. Hershberger DALTON – Ervin J. Hershberger, age 78, passed away on January 14, 2021. Born on June 16, 1942 in Charm, OH to the late Jonas and Dena (Mullet) Hershberger, he was a resident of Dalton for over 20 years. A farmer most of his life, Ervin had also worked at Venture Products.…

Orrville — Barbara “Joan” Tomblin , age 81, of Orrville, died Tuesday, January 12, 2021, at Aultman Hospital in Canton, following a period of declining health. Joan was born on October 16, 1939, in Huntington, West Virginia, to the late Oscar and Grace (Curnutte) Lewis. She married Thurman H. Tomblin on July 26, 1958, in…