Area Obituaries

Raymond Henry Shaum, 73, of Orrville, Ohio went home to his Heavenly Father on November 6, 2025. He courageously fought a 21-month battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born on September 30, 1952 to Harvey & Susanna (VanPelt) Shaum. On October 6, 1973, he married Faye Wenger. Together they built a beautiful life filled with…

Dalton – Deborah Kay “Debbie” Zuercher, age 68, of Dalton, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, at Cleveland Clinic, following a courageous three-year journey with cancer. Debbie was born on August 29, 1957, in Orrville, Ohio, to Thomas and Marlene (Moser) Brown. She was a 1975 graduate of Dalton High School. On July…

Orrville – Linda Folga, age 70, of Orrville, formerly of Buffalo, New York, passed away on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, at Aultman Orrville Hospital, following a brief period of declining health. Linda was born on March 13, 1955, in Batavia, New York, to James and Barbara (Schrock) Roggie. She was a graduate of Alden High…

COLUMBUS, OH – Gavin L. Ross, age 33, passed away peacefully on October 30, 2025 surrounded by family.  After a courageous battle with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and many highs and lows, Gavin was at a moment in time cancer free and then received a successful stem cell donation for his brother. Unforeseen complications in his lungs…

Lois A. “Loi” Morris, age 73, formerly of Orrville, Ohio, died Tuesday, October 28, 2025, in Mount Vernon Ohio, following a period of declining health. Loi was born on December 22, 1951, in Palo Alto, California, to the late Ned and Roberta Jane (George) Davey. She graduated from The College of Wooster, where she met…

Donna Morgan Obituary Donna J. Morgan, 91, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 29, 2025. She was a life resident of Barberton. Donna retired from Whitehouse Chicken after 25 years of service. She was a lifetime member of First Lutheran Church of Barberton. Donna was a former member of the Barberton Liedertafel,…

Orrville — Rose Mary Murphy, age 79, of Orrville, passed away Wednesday, October 29, 2025, at Smithville Western Care Center in Wooster, following a period of declining health. Rose was born on September 14, 1946, in Ovapa, West Virginia, to the late Hubert and Susan (Hanshaw) O’Dell and married James Edward on January 6, 1966,…

DALTON – Linda M. Shane, age 79, passed away on October 19, 2025. Born on May 14, 1946 in Massillon, OH to the late Glen and Marguerite (Jordan) Maloy, she was a 1964 graduate of Tuslaw High School and resident of Dalton since 1971.  Linda retired after 32 years of service from the J.M. Smucker company. A…

Gary L. Lawrence, age 82, of Dalton, died Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at his daughter’s home in Orrville, following a period of declining health. Gary was born on October 25, 1942, in Massillon, Ohio, to the late John and Grace (Horst) Lawrence and graduated from Massillon Washington with the class of 1960 and attended The…

Buford Kandel, age 59, of Dalton, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly early Saturday, October 18 th , 2025. Born on March 2, 1966, in Orrville, Ohio, he was the son of Leroy and Martha E. (Troyer) Kandel. Buford was a proud small business owner and the operator of his own trucking company. A man of many…