Area Obituaries

Orrville — Everett Lee Gill, age 92, of Orrville, formerly of Rittman, died Tuesday, December 1, 2020, at Accord Care Community in Orrville, following a period of declining health. Everett was born on September 24, 1928, in Barnesville, to the late Howard and Goldia (Davis) Gill and worked as a Mixer and Compounder for Latex…

Wooster — Hazel Marie Himes, age 93, of Wooster, died Wednesday, December 2, 2020, at West View Healthy Living in Wooster, following a period of declining health. Hazel was born on May 6, 1927, in Kidron, to the late Noah and Agnes (Hofstetter) Nussbaum, graduated from Dalton High School in 1945, attended Bluffton College, and…

Kenneth L. Judd, Sr, 84, of Perry Township, passed away on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family following a courageous battle of cancer. He was born in Elton on September 5, 1936 to the late Emanuel and Mary (Everett) Judd and married Geneva Dolney on October 10, 1959 and she…

William (Bill) D. McCullough passed away December 1, 2020 following an extended illness. Born May 18, 1940 to William M. McCullough and Alice Marie (Smith) McCullough, Bill graduated from Dalton High School where he was a 4-year letterman in football, basketball and track. After high school he served in the Ohio National Guard and attended…

ORRVILLE — Walter Frank Snyder, age 70, of Orrville, died November 30, 2020, at home, in the loving care of his wife and son, following a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Frankie was born on October 15, 1950, in Mountain City, Tennessee, to Frank H. and Betty Snyder.  He married Diane Boggs on May 23, 1970,…

Marjorie F. Herman, 88, of Winesburg, passed away on Sunday, November 29, 2020 at Mercy Medical Center in Canton. She was born in Beach City on August 27, 1932 to the late Charles and Sevilla (Kandel) Sampsel Sr. and married Lester Herman on August 27, 1948.  He died December 13, 2008. She is survived by…

Orrville — Elaine Faye (Hartman) Swann, age 71, of Orrville, died Tuesday, November 24, 2020, at Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare in Wooster, following a battle with cancer. Elaine was born on May 3, 1949, in Lima, to the late Melvin and Mabel (Berkshire) Hartman and graduated from Central Christian High School in 1967.  She later earned…

Jerry L. Hershberger, 82, of Wilmot, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 26, 2020. He was born in Wilmot on June 10, 1938 to the late Joe N. and Beautrus (Reed) Hershberger and had lived his entire life in Wilmot.  He was a US Army veteran and retired from Sears following…

Orrville, OH — Edward P. Beers, was born on October 31, 1941, in Lylville Village R.D. Utahville, now Coalport, Pennsylvania, the fifth son of Cloyd V. and Edna P.(Sackett) Beers.  The family moved to his great grandfather Valentine Beers farm when he was two years old, where he was raised working on an active dairy…