Area Obituaries

Florine Mae Yoder, 90, Goshen, Indiana, died 12:52 p.m. Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at Courtyard Healthcare.  She was born March 14, 1930 in Kidron, Ohio, to Sylvester & Martha (Bixler) Lehman.  On June 2, 1956, in Ohio, she married Lester A. Yoder and he died Dec. 20, 2018. Surviving are 4 sons, Keith (Linda) Yoder,…

Lenore A. Hershberger DALTON – Lenore Ann Hershberger, age 78, passed away on December 2, 2020. Born on March 11, 1942 in Milford, NE to the late Uriah and Edna (Troyer) Stauffer, she was a life resident of the Dalton / Kidron area.  Lenore retired from Campbell Construction Co. in Wooster as an administrative assistant,…

Marilyn Schaffter, age 87, formerly of Orrville, Ohio, went to be with the Lord on December 6, 2020. She was born July 24, 1933 to Mayor Roy and Veneda Weygandt in Marshallville, Ohio. She was united in marriage to Richard Schaffter on October 23, 1977 in Marshallville. He predeceased her. Marilyn graduated from Dalton High…

Rich Szafran, 56, of Smithville, passed away Monday, November 9, 2020 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Although Rich was born in Pennsylvania, he made Ohio his home. Rich was truly a special man who was loved and will be missed by many.  He found it easy to make friends where ever he was,…

Earl Richard Mast, 83, of Mount Eaton, lost his battle with congestive heart failure and kidney disease on Tuesday, December 8, 2020. He was born in Wakarusa, IN on July 13, 1937 to the late Bill and Alma (Schmucker) Mast and married Twila Lehman on August 23, 1958.  She died on February 6, 2013.  He…

Noah D. Hershberger, 89, of Kidron, passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2020 at Accord Care Community in Orrville. He was born in Wayne County on May 26, 1931 to the late Dan N. and Lizzie (Nisley) Hershberger and married Mary Miller on November 29, 1953.  She died January 28, 2012. Noah served two years…

Lillian Gerber, 89, of Kidron, passed away on Saturday, December 5, 2020 at Accord Care Community in Orrville. She was born in Kidron on September 6, 1931 to the late Elmer and Lina (Lehman) Gerber and married Glenford N. Gerber on November 19, 1949. He died January 27, 2014. She was a loving mother and…

ORRVILLE- Glen Edwin Gerstacker, age 101, of Orrville, formerly of Oberlin, died Thursday, December 3, from a covid related illness at Accord Care Community in Orrville. Glen was born on January 11, 1919, in Lakewood, Ohio, to the late Edwin and Zouri (Colahan) Gerstacker and graduated from Lakewood High School in 1937. He served in…

Samuel R. Dodez, 83, of Apple Creek, passed away on Thursday, December 3, 2020 at Shady Lawn Nursing Home in Dalton. He was born in Apple Creek on April 4, 1937 to the late Frank and Mildred (Wear) Dodez and married Bonnie Nussbaum on June 14, 1959 and she survives. Sam was an Air Force…

Nolan Keith Stover, age 80 formerly of Brewster, resident of Altercare of Navarre nursing home, passed away Thursday, December 3, 2020 at Aultman Hospital, Canton due to declining health. He was born on November 11, 1940 in Beckley, WV to Dorsey and Bonnie Irene (Dunbar) Stover. Nolan married Barbara Sue (Daniels) Stover on April 30,…