Area Obituaries
Jordan, Rev. Walter F.
Navarre — Rev. Walter F. Jordan, Jr., age 82, of Navarre, formerly of Orrville, died Sunday, October 11, 2020, at Aultman Hospital in Canton, following a period of declining health. Walt was born on May 13, 1938, in Goes Station, Ohio, to Walter and Gladys (Payne) Jordan, graduated from Springfield High School in 1958, and…
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Mary A. Klett, 66, of Massillon, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, October 9, 2020 following a brief illness. She was born in Wooster on January 16, 1954 to the late Robert D. and Violet E. (Frase) Matter and married Charles E. Klett on August 27, 1983 and he survives. She is also survived by a…
Read MoreFisher, Jo A.
Orrville – Jo A. Fisher, 63, of Orrville, formerly of Canton, went home to be with the Lord Friday, October 2, 2020 at her residence following a period of declining health. She was born September 22, 1957 in Canton to the late Robert and Bonnie (Williams) Hanley and lived most of her life in Canton…
Read MoreYoder, Mattie M.
Mattie M. Yoder, 89, of 7806 Salt Creek Road, Fredericksburg died Sunday, October 4, 2020 at the home of her daughter Betty (Joseph) Yoder. She was born May 30, 1931 in Holmes County to the late Manelius and Lizzie (Raber) Yoder, and married Dan B. Yoder on November 14, 1957. He died November 4, 2006.…
Read MoreLehman, Harold L.
Harold L. Lehman, 88, of Kidron, passed away on Saturday, October 3, 2020 at his home following an extended illness. He was born near Kidron on January 20, 1932 to the late Noah and Mary (Kratzer) Lehman and married Sandra S. Crawford on June 5, 1965. She died July 3, 2018. He was the retired…
Read MoreHorst, Karl J.
Dalton — Karl J. Horst, age 53, died Thursday, October 1, 2020, at his home in Dalton, following a short period of declining health. Karl was born on October 8, 1966, in Massillon, Ohio, to Mervin and Ardella (Champ) Horst and graduated from Dalton High School in 1985. He worked for Steiner Turf and most…
Read MoreHershberger, Levi A.
Levi A. Hershberger, 82, of 1565 US 62, Wilmot, died Saturday, October 3, 2020 at Pomerene Hospital in Millersburg following a brief illness. He was born in Holmes County on October 2, 1938 to the late Abe L. and Mattie D. (Kurtz) Hershberger and married Mary J. Miller on January 16, 1958. She died September…
Read MoreYoder, Sarah B.
Sarah B. (Yoder) Byler, 84, of 1775 County Road 200, Dundee, passed away on Friday, October 2, 2020 at her home following an extended illness. She was born in Wayne County on August 11, 1936 to the late Ben S. and Elmina (Burkholder) Yoder and married Rudy R. Byler on January 16, 1962 and he…
Read MoreBacher, Rebecca J. “Becky”
Orrville — Rebecca J. “Becky” Bacher, age 75, of Orrville, left here to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 26, 2020, at Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare in Wooster, following a recent stroke. Becky was born on June 2, 1945, in Wooster, the daughter of the late Robert and Margaret (Baer) Hartshorn. She graduated from Waynedale…
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Dalton – Erwin Bartel, age 76, passed away at his home on Friday, September 25, 2020 after a brief illness due to pancreatic cancer. He was born in Stuttgart, Germany on May 12, 1944 to the late Ewald and Lydia Bartel. In 1949, a Mennonite Church in Kansas sponsored the family to make a new home…
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