Area Obituaries

Orrville — Paul D. Booth , age 65, of Orrville, died Sunday, February 16, 2020, at his residence in Orrville, following a long period of declining health. Paul was born on November 14, 1954, in Parkersburg, WV, to the late Roma and Flora (Ross) Booth, attended Orrville HIgh School and the Wayne County Career Center…

FREDERICKSBURG — Andrew Sherman Hamsher, age 78, of Fredericksburg, died unexpectedly on Friday, February 14, 2020, at his residence. Andrew was born on July 8, 1941, in Walnut Creek, Ohio, to the late Paul and Ella (Sommers) Hamsher and graduated from Hiland High School. He founded and operated the former Dutch Country Apple Dumplings in…

Virgene Lizabeth Lehman, 71, formerly of Kidron, passed away on Sunday, February 9, 2020 at Scenic Pointe in Millersburg. She was born in Wooster on August 4, 1948 to the late Chester S. and Elrena M. (Hofstetter) Lehman.  She was a member of the Kidron Mennonite Church. Virgene was a woman of prayer who’s faith…

DALTON – Joyce K. McCrork, age 76, passed away on February 10, 2020. She was born December 1, 1943 in Barberton, OH to the late William and Martha (Gaddis) Hartley. A resident of Dalton, Joyce had been employed by Buehler’s in Orrville with over 16 years of service. Preceded in death by her husband, Robert…

WOOSTER – Esther Yutzy Miller passed away February 9, 2020 after a period of declining health at the age of 91.  Esther was born January 23, 1929 near Berlin, Ohio to Ervin and Emma (Troyer) Hershberger and married Wayne J Yutzy April 6, 1947.  He died March 23, 1996.  They were members of the Wooster…

Larry Pittman, 82 of Smithville, passed away Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at Smithville Western Care Center after a long battle with Vascular Dementia/Alzheimer’s. Larry was born June 2, 1937 in Sistersville, WV, to the late Lester and Pauline Kirby Pittman (Long). He married Marilyn Nussbaum of Dalton, OH, April 15, 1955. She survives. He is…

KIDRON — A. Heinz Peter, age 94, of Kidron, died Tuesday, February 4, 2020, at Shady Lawn Health Care Community in Dalton, following a period of declining health. Heinz was born on June 15, 1925, in Durnten, Zurich, Switzerland, to the late Jean and Marta (Raschka) Peter and graduated from Swiss Dairy College.  He married…

ORRVILLE—  Pamela Gable, age 61, of Orrville, received her angel wings on February 4, 2020, at Aultman Orrville Hospital, following a sudden illness. She was born on February 3, 1959, in Orrville, the daughter of Earl and Mattie (Westmoreland) DeHart Sr.  She was united in marriage to Timothy Gable on January 13, 2001, in Orrville. …